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Editors Journalism & Broadcasting
  • Wendell Rawls Jr. discusses his book "Cold Storage"

    Feb. 29, 1980
  • Terkel comments and reads prose from Spain and Poland

    Jun. 1983

    Reading prose from Spain and Poland by editor of Northwestern Literary Magazine "Tri-Quarterly" with editor Reginald Gibbons.

  • Terkel comments and presents musical performance of Pat Ferrari, Ron Steele and Jim Crockett

    Jun. 30, 1980

    Presenting music and interviewing studio musicians Pat Ferrari, Ron Steele and Jim Crockett editor of Guitar Play Magazine.

  • Eric Lüth

    Studs Terkel talks with Erich Lüth on his first hand experiences living in Hamburg through the rise and fall of Hitler ; part 1

    1968

    Erich Lüth discusses his experiences, observations, and accounts of life in Hamburg, Germany during the rise and fall of Hitler. He recounts how as a member of Parliament he brought in Hitler's, "Mein Kampf" and read portions aloud and was laughed at by his colleagues. He states they were blind to what Hitler declared in his book he would do and some are still blind by wanting to rub out their past, their history.

  • Soviet intellectuals discuss Soviet arts and culture

    May. 28, 1962

    Soviet intellectuals Tamara Mamedova, Nicolai Pogodin, and Anatol Safronov talk with Studs Terkel about their work with the Institute for Soviet-American Relations (U.S.) and Soviet arts and culture.

  • Richard Pollak, editor, writer and investigative journalist, talks with Studs about his life and work.

    Jun. 17, 1975

    Mr. Pollak editor of "[More]" an investigative journalism magazine and author of "Stop the Presses, I Want To Get Off!", talks with Studs about his life and work. Both Studs and Mr Pollak read excerpts from the book.

  • Physicist Leo Stodolsky and Gerald Temaner talk with Studs Terkel ; part 1

    Nov. 1, 1961

    Leo Stodolsky and film director Gerald Temaner discuss college students' activity — or lack thereof — and their magazine, New University Thought.

  • Physicist Leo Stodolsky and film director Gerald Temaner talk with Studs Terkel ; part 2

    Nov. 1, 1961

    Leo Stodolsky and Gerald Temaner discuss college students' activity — or lack thereof — and their magazine, New University Thought.

  • Peter Lyon

    Peter Lyon discusses the book "Success Story: The Life and Times of S. S. McClure"

    Aug. 1, 1967

    Peter Lyon discusses the book "Success Story: The Life and Times of S. S. McClure." Includes recitation of "Immortality" by William Jennings Bryan.

  • Lois Wille discusses the many problems at Crane High School

    Dec. 14, 1965

    Lois Wille caused an uproar with the story she wrote for the Chicago Daily News, "Inside a Slum High School." According to Wille's investigation, a lack of money, over crowding of students, lights that don't work in the school and no books were among some of the problems that Wille found at Crane High School. Students also had a pessimistic view, explained Wille, as she found students didn't believe the teachers and counselors cared what theyd do after they got out of high school but they just wanted them to get out and leave Crane.

  • Iván Boldizsár discusses Hungarian culture and translation work

    1966

    Iván Boldizsár discusses Hungarian folk music, lyrical translations, and the difference in writing and educating peasants versus city dwellers in Hungary.

  • Ira B. Harkey

    Ira B. Harkey discusses the south, civil rights, race relations, racism, his newspaper, and his career ; part 1

    1966

    Ira B. Harkey discusses the south, civil rights, race relations, racism, his newspaper, and his career. Includes Ira Harkey reading his writing from his newspaper the Mississippi "Chronicle-Star."

  • Interviewing Norman Cousins and Father Grant ; part 1

    1964
  • Interview with Edward Keating

    Apr. 30, 1965

    Interviewing Edward Keating editor of "Ramparts

  • Interview with Clifton Fadiman

    Dec. 3, 1992
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