William Shirer discusses his book “Twentieth Century Journey: 1930-1940: Volume II”
Discussing the book "Twentieth century journey: 1930-1940" with the author William Shirer.
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Discussing the book "Twentieth century journey: 1930-1940" with the author William Shirer.
Discussing the book "An orphan in history: retrieving a Jewish legacy" with the author Paul Cowan.
Interviewing historian Martin Broszat while visiting Munich, Germany at the Institute of Contemporary History(Institut für Zeitgeschichte). They discuss National Socialism(Nazism) in German & European History between World War I and World War II. As well as a brief discussion of the Neo-Nazi Movement in the 1960's in Germany.
Laura Fermi discusses Benito Mussolini and her book "Mussolini."
A discussion with sociologist and anthropologist St. Clair Drake at the time of his receiving an honorary award from Roosevelt University on the themes of his convocation address. A fascinating deep-dive into race relations from the Revolution to the Bicentennial, touching on the contradictions, crises, and struggles that led to Black institutions and liberation. Studs plays several excerpts from previous programs with St.
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Discussing the book "Lost Cities of Africa" with author Basil Davidson while Studs was in London.
Discussing the book "The 900 days" about the siege of Leningrad during World War II.
Garry Davis, an international peace activist and founder of the World Government Authority, discusses his philosophy on world peace and his stance on being a world citizen.
Edward W. Said talks about the importance of language in shifting perceptions of Middle Eastern people, refutes some opinions about Palestine, identities, and overlapping Eastern and Western cultures.
Discussing the book "Biko" with the author Donald Woods.