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Discussing her reflections of what she saw in North Vietnam, including the bombed hospital, Bach Mai, with former nun Lillian Shirley. An elderly woman told Shirley that she didn't blame the American people for the bombings. Despite seeing 18 of 20 buildings of the Bach Mai Medical Center totally destroyed, Shirley said she found the Vietnamese people to be most cordial and happy.
Discussing the songs and music of the Vietnam War with author Larry Heinemann, musician Chuck Rosenburg, and folk singer Saul Brody.
Discussing the novel "Paco's Story" (published by Farrar, Strauss & Giroux) with the author Larry Heinemann.
In her book, "After Sorrow: An American Among the Vietnamese," Lady Burton tells stories and reflects on what it was like to live among the village people in South Vietnam. Borton found the people to be smart. Among some of her stories, she learned how women carried messages and weapons through enemy territories.
Content Warning: This conversation has the presence of outdated, biased, offensive language. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion. In his book, "Feiffer on Nixon: The Cartoon Presidency," Jules Feiffer tries to give his readers his take on politics and the government. In addition, through his descriptions of the cartoon panels, Feiffer offers his explanations of who President Nixon was.
Discussing "How the Good Guys Finally Won : Notes from an Impeachment Summer" and interviewing Jimmy Breslin.
Jane Kennedy talks about her political views and her view of society as a whole. She also discusses her experience in an all women's prison and how the prison system dehumanizes the inmates.
James Cameron describes his experiences while in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War as the first Western correspondent admitted.
Program includes songs about the Vietnamese Conflict.
Interviewing an American, Australian and Scottish member of the International Alliance of Atomic Veterans. The International Alliance of Atomic Veterans is a veterans' group committed to the abolishing of all nuclear weapons.
Discussing the book "Backfire: A History of How American Culture Lead Us Into Vietnam and Made Us Fight The Way We Did," (published by W. Morrow) with the author Loren Baritz.
Interviewing Vietnam veterans and peace activists Dr. Charles Clements and Asa Baber.
His experiences as a journalist are what's covered in Harrison Evans Salisbury's book, "A Time of Change: A Reporter's Tale of Our Time". Salisbury believed as a reporter, one truly needed to be at the event, in order to obtain the true story. Once Salisbury questioned if he was living in America because he was asked to switch rooms at a hotel in Birmingham, only to find out later that there were special, bugged rooms for reporters.
Discussing the book "M.I.A., or, Mythmaking in America" (published by L. Hill Books) with the author Professor H. Bruce Franklin.
Interviewing former war correspondent, journalist and author Gloria Emerson.