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Presenting "Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression" Chapter 3: Big Business & A Portrait of Two Women. William Benton credits Pepsodent's survival of the Great Depression to Amos 'n Andy. Arthur Robertson talks about the initial aftermath of the 1929 crash as a Wall Street businessman. Sidney Weinberg discusses the confusion on Wall Street after the crash and praises FDR's programs. Jimmy McPartland talks about the importance of working and the success of WPA to boost morale.
Terkel comments and presents a musical performance by Wilbur Pauley and Danny Newman
The members of the Vlach Quartet Prague are Jana Vlachova (violin), Karel Stadtherr (violin), Petr Verner (viola), Mikael Ericsson (cello).
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Old Town School of Folk Music (Chicago, Ill.)
Bob Koester, record producer and owner of Delmark Records, the United State's oldest independent jazz and blues label, talks about jazz, blues, and bebop musicians.
With an upcoming show put together by Joe Segal, Art Farmer and Ira Sullivan talk about their jazz careers and early lives.