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Urban Life
  • Hendaseyd Buchanan and Miss Dillon discuss life in London, England and Scotland, bookshops, and book selling; part 1

    1962

    Interviewing booksellers Hendaseyd Buchanan and Miss Dillon while Studs was in England. They discuss life in London, England and Scotland, their bookshops, and book selling.

  • Fred Christy and Frank Carney discuss life in Chicago ; part 1

    1968

    Fred Christy and Frank Carney discuss life, family, youth, and demographics in Chicago. Includes Studs Terkel interviewing a group of teenagers who call themselves the D.J.'s. about their life and ambitions.

  • Gladys Joyce Adams and Yvonne Hammond discuss female youth in Chicago ; part 2

    1968

    The D. J.'s, a group of teenagers, discuss their lives, interests, and ambitions. Gladys Joyce Adams and Yvonne Hammond discuss the female youth and youth groups in Chicago. Joyce and Hammond discuss the girl's club the Divine Ladies and other girl's clubs. Christy and Frank Carney in "West Side" (part 3).

  • Maria Cerda and Dick Simpson discuss Chicago: An Agenda for Change, with a focus on education

    Oct. 8, 1974

    Chicago: An Agenda for Change. Part 3 of 5. Maria Cerda is a former Chicago Board of Education member.

  • Konstantinos Doxiades discusses architecture and the modernization and industrialization of cities.

    Aug. 8, 1965

    Discussing architecture and modernization of cities with Greek city planner/architect Konstantinos Doxiades [also Constantinos Doxiadis, Doxiados]. They discuss the dangers of the city, modernizing nature, and losing natural beauty.

  • Konstantinos Doxiades discusses architecture and city planning.

    Mar. 18, 1968

    Konstantinos Doxiades discusses architecture, the population of cities, the modernization of cities, city planning, machines, and the city of the future.

  • Janet Beller discusses her work "Street People"

    Aug. 1, 1980

    Interviewing author-photographer of "Street People" Janet Beller.

  • Len O'Connor discusses his book "Clout--Mayor Daley and His City"

    Apr. 4, 1975

    Len O'Connor discusses his book, "Clout--Mayor Daley and His City;" reads passages from book.

  • "Come in at the Door" - featuring the writings of Nelson Algren with Studs Terkel ; part 2

    Feb. 20, 1960

    As a tribute to Nelson Algren after his death, a collection of his writing is dramatized in this radio program titled "Come in at the Door."

  • General Chaney, Charles Roche and Mary Lou Wolff discuss the Citizens Action Program

    Nov. 27, 1973

    Interviewing General Chaney, Charles Roche and Mary Lou Wolff of the Citizens Action Program.

  • Studs Presents Joy Street II: Portrait of an Outsider as a Young Man

    1965

    In part two of the six part series Joy Street, Studs focuses on the life of one particular young man. Eighteen year old Jimmy shares with Studs his daily routine, his triumphs and tragedies, and what he would hope to accomplish during his life, if he ever gets that chance.

  • Gage Park residents discuss race relations and racial integration at Gage Park High School ; part 2

    Aug. 4, 1970

    A diverse panel of Gage Park residents discuss racial integration at Gage Park High School, neighborhood change, and race relations in general.

  • Rita Boscari

    Rita Buscari interviews inner-city youth in Chicago

    1968

    Rita Buscari interviews inner-city youth in Chicago in the aftermath of the 1968 riots. Several pre-teen and teenaged African American youth are featured, discussing their experiences during the Chicago riots of April 1968. Topics include: Relationships between children and adults, relationships between police and civilians, relationships between blacks and whites, and the impact that Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Jean Komaiko and Dr. Quentin Young

    Jean Komaiko and Dr. Quentin Young discuss hunger in Chicago

    Feb. 6, 1969

    Discussing hunger in Chicago and interviewing Jean Komaiko and Dr. Quentin Young.

  • Nathan Wright

    Nathan Wright discusses Black power ; part 1

    1967

    Author and scholar Nathan Wright discusses black power and identity and his book, “Black Power and Urban Unrest.” Wright talks about the importance of identity in the Black community; leadership; violence and poverty in urban Black communities; the importance of higher education for Blacks; and the nature of power and how its creative use can bring about social change.

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