Bob Koester, record producer and owner of Delmark Records, the United State's oldest independent jazz and blues label, talks about jazz, blues, and bebop musicians.

Content Warning: This conversation has the presence of outdated, biased, offensive language.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. Former Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck Jr. reminisces about baseball and the American way of life.

Bess Myerson discusses her career including her experiences as Miss America and as Commissioner of Consumer Affairs for New York City.

While in Munich, Studs speaks with Berthold Spangenberg about postwar cultural reconstruction of Germany through the lens of Spangenberg's mid-sized publishing house. Spangenberg notes international influences and regional variances among German cities and the significance of a divided Berlin. Terkel ends with musings on his travels in Germany.

With an upcoming show put together by Joe Segal, Art Farmer and Ira Sullivan talk about their jazz careers and early lives.

Abena Joan Brown, President of ETA Creative Arts Foundation, a Chicago-based African American cultural performing arts institution discusses some upcoming shows and past activities. Artists, Paul Robeson, Mahalia Jackson, Billie Holiday, Sam Cooke and poet Angela Jackson are discussed.

A panel of producers and directors, Father Paul Carrico, Mike Whitney, Ron Sutton, Dick Lukenson, and Leo Dratfield discuss film theory and education on film in the classroom.

The businessman and author expounds on the concepts introduced in his book, The Human Cougar. He and Studs talk about the lives of working drifters and the American ideal of personal independence. (Recording engineer's note: some dropout and ambient noise)*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The playwright, director, and the founder of the Black Ensemble Theater returns to the studio to discuss her updated production of the Tennessee Williams play, A Streetcar Named Desire.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations