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Historians Working, Labor, Economy
  • Terkel comments and presents May Day panel

    Apr. 29, 1976
  • Robert Conot talks with Studs Terkel about his book "Rivers of blood, years of darkness" about the Watts riots

    1970
  • Max Holland discusses "When the machine stopped"

    Mar. 12, 1990
  • Joseph Needham talks with Studs Terkel

    Jun. 6, 1977
  • Gordon Thomas discusses his book “The Day the Bubble Burst: A Social History of the Wall Street Crash of 1929”

    Oct. 16, 1979

    Author Gordon Thomas discusses his book “The Day the Bubble Burst: A Social History of the Wall Street Crash of 1929” and other stories from the Stock Market Crash of 1929 with Studs Terkel. Both Thomas and Terkel read excerpts from Thomas’ book and an audio clip is played of Sidney Weinberg, a man who experienced the Stock Market Crash firsthand.

  • E.J. Hobsbawm discusses his book "Age of capital, 1848-1875"

    Jun. 10, 1976
  • Discussing the history of the Knights of Labor with John Gerlach, Herb Gutman, and Dave Montgomery

    May. 18, 1979
  • Discussing the book, Sparrows Point: Making Steel: The Rise and Ruin of American Industrial Might with Mark Reutter

    Feb. 1, 1989
  • Discussing the book, "Jerry Brown: The Man on the White Horse"

    1970

    Discussing the book, "Jerry Brown: The Man on the White Horse," and interviewing the author J. D. Lorenz.

  • Discussing the book "The Streets of East London" with the author, Professor William J. Fishman

    Oct. 5, 1982
  • Discussing the book "The Haymarket Tragedy," with the author, historian Paul Avrich

    Dec. 27, 1984
  • Discussing the book "The harder we run" with the author William Harris

    Jan. 21, 1982

    Discussing the book "The harder we run" with the author William Harris.

  • Discussing the book "Living Inside Our Hope : A Steadfast Radical's Thoughts on Rebuilding the Movement" with the author, historian Staughton Lynd

    Oct. 24, 1997
  • Blue Money : Pornography and the Pornographers - an intimate look at the two-billion-dollar fantasy industry

    Discussing the book "Blue Money : Pornography and the Pornographers - an intimate look at the two-billion-dollar fantasy industry" and interviewing the author Carolyn See

    Aug. 16, 1974

    Discussing the book "Blue Money: Pornography and the Pornographers - an intimate look at the two-billion-dollar fantasy industry" and interviewing the author Carolyn See. Includes Carolyn See reading an excerpt from the book at the beginning.

  • Discussing South Africa with Jennifer Davis, Bill Sutherland and Zola Zembe

    Feb. 27, 1979
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