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  • Vine Deloria

    Vine Deloria discusses his book "The Metaphysics of Modern Existence"

    Oct. 12, 1979

    Vine Deloria discusses his book "The Metaphysics of Modern Existence", religion, ethics, Native Americans, Native American culture, and Native American history. Includes a previous interview with Vine Deloria at O'Hare Airport.

  • Richard C. Lewontin in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Mar. 4, 1982

    Discussing the controversy over teaching evolution in public schools, correcting popular misinterpretations of Darwin's theories, and defining Social Darwinism with author and geneticist Richard Lewontin.

  • Peter van der Linde discusses his book “Time Bomb”

    Mar. 1978

    Discussing the book "Time bomb" with the author Peter Van der Linde.

  • Orville Schell

    Orville Schell discusses his book "Modern Meat: Antibiotics, Hormones, and the Pharmaceutical Farm"

    May. 22, 1984

    Discussing the book "Modern meat: antibiotics, hormones and the pharmaceutical farm" with the author Orville Schell.

  • Oliver W. Sacks discusses the history of ASL and deaf community

    Sep. 21, 1989

    Dr. Oliver W. Sacks talks about the treatment of deaf people throughout history and the development of ASL as written in his book "Seeing Voices".

  • Oliver W. Sacks discusses his patients from the book "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat"; part 2

    Dec. 4, 1985

    Dr. Oliver W. Sacks details his experiences and approaches to helping patients with various intellectual and physical neurological disorders; part 2.

  • Oliver W. Sacks discusses his book "Awakenings"

    1985

    In the of first of many appearances on Studs' radio show, Oliver Sacks discusses his book "Awakenings" and recounts several patient profiles from his groundbreaking treatment application of L-DOPA to sufferers of Sleeping sickness and Parkinson's disease. They explore his work in the context of Studs' concept of Feeling Tone and Sacks tells of a remarkable scene with aphasic patients reacting to a speech of then President Ronald Reagan.

  • Oliver W. Sacks discusses deaf experiences as detailed in his book "Seeing Voices"

    Oct. 26, 1990

    Dr. Oliver W. Sacks discusses people and concepts presented in his book "Seeing Voices"; the interview is for the paperback release.

  • Joseph Needham talks with Studs Terkel

    Jun. 6, 1977
  • Jeremy Bernstein discusses his book "Three Degrees Above Zero: Bell Labs in the Information Age"

    Nov. 22, 1984

    Theoretical physicist and author Jeremy Bernstein discusses his latest work. The book focuses on the inventors and innovations that came out of Bell Laboratories, also known as Bell Telephone Laboratories, AT&T Bell Laboratories, and recently Nokia Bell Labs.

  • Jeffrey Goodman in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Feb. 12, 1981
  • Interviewing Michael Stewart

    Sep. 28, 1983
  • Lord Bertrand Russell

    Interviewing Lord Bertrand Russell while Studs was in Wales

    Dec. 1, 1962
  • Interviewing archaeologist Richard Mitchell

    1963
  • Interview with Dr. Robert Coles

    Jun. 2, 1978

    Interviewing author and child psychiatrist Dr. Robert Coles.

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