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Discussing Concerned Care, Inc., a Chicago home nursing service, with Debbie Zack and Denise Hennessey
Sep. 2, 1985 Studs Terkel interviews Debbie Zack and Denise Hennessey about their careers as nurses and why they decided to go into home nursing services.
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Discussing Cole Porter's work and the book "Cole" and interviewing its author Robert Kimball
1970 Cole Porter biographer Robert Kimball talks with Studs about his book "Cole" and his subject's life and work as they listen to classic performances of some of his most beloved songs. They marvel at how Porter perfectly captured the zeitgeist of the times in his lyrics, his lyrical influences, his unique method of outside-in composing lyrics and music simultaneously, Bobby Short's masterful interpretations, controversies over some of his works, and how well his material holds up.
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Discussing civil liberties in Chile
Sep. 1, 1978 Discussing civil liberties in Chile with Isabel Letelier and Michael Moffitt, the authors of a report for the Institute for Policy Studies: "Human Rights, Economic Aid, and Private Banks: The Case of Chile."
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Discussing Chiswick Women's Aid with Erin Pizzey and Steve Harper
1980 Founded in 1971, Chiswick is Great Britain's first refuge for battered wives and their children.
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Discussing children's literature and interviewing author Clifton Fadiman
Dec. 26, 1973 The radio and television personality and senior editor of Cricket children's magazine joins Studs to talk about the importance of reading and storytelling.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
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Discussing Chicago Opera Theater's production of the play, "The Crucible," with artistic director Alan Stone and stage director Roger Brunyate
Sep. 16, 1985 Music by Robert Ward and text based on the Arthur Miller play.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
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Discussing Chicago architecture with Carl Condit and Maurice English ; part 2
1964 Condit wrote the book The Chicago School of Architecture: A History of Commercial and Public Building in the Chicago Area, 1875-1925, and English edited The Testament of Stone: Themes of Idealism and Indignation from the Writings of Louis Sullivan.
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Discussing Chicago architecture with Carl Condit and Maurice English ; part 1
1964 Condit wrote the book The Chicago School of Architecture: A History of Commercial and Public Building in the Chicago Area, 1875-1925, and English edited The Testament of Stone: Themes of Idealism and Indignation from the Writings of Louis Sullivan.
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Discussing Carl Sandburg and his wife Lilian Steichen with their daughter, poet Helga Sandburg.
Jan. 5, 1977 The author of A Great and Glorious Romance joins Studs to discuss her search into her parents' past, including their families' roots in Sweden and Luxembourg.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
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Discussing British depression with a physician at Tavistock Square [part 3] while Studs was in England
Sep. 21, 1970 Studs interviews a physician at Tavistock Square while visiting England. This is an interview done in three parts.
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