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WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Travel & Culture - General
  • Victor Banerjee

    Victor Banerjee discusses the film "Passage to India"

    Apr. 23, 1985

    In addition to talking about the film "Passage to India," Victor Banerjee, also talks about Gandhi and India's class system. Included in this interview are excerpts of Satyajit Ray and Shanta Gandi.

  • Vic Banks discusses his latest book "The Pantanal: Brazil's Forgotten Wilderness"

    Feb. 19, 1992

    Author Vic Banks discusses his travels as a travel photographer and his recent excursion in the UNESCO World Heritage site the Pantanal which is the world’s largest wetland. Banks, highlights troubles facing the wetland including poaching, land development encroachment and mining.

  • The Collier Family, Dr. Kawalak, and Augustine Stevens discuss Sierra Leone and the Peace Corps; part 1

    Jul. 26, 1966

    Discussing Sierra Leone, the Peace Corps, and interviewing the Collier Family, Dr. Kawalak, and Augustine Stevens. They also discuss the languages, culture, religion, and history of Sierra Leone. Includes clips of African music (from Sierra Leone).

  • Terkel comments and Ronald Blythe reads Report from an English village ; part 2

    Sep. 19, 1986

    Reading "Report from an English Village" and interviewing the author Ronald Blythe while Studs was in London.

  • Studs and talks with journalist Dieter Strand in Stockholm

    Nov. 20, 1973

    Journalist Dieter Strand discusses his upbringing in Germany, political apathy and natural characteristics of Swedes. The two also review the urbanization, Protestant work ethic and Strand's writing. Recorded in Stockholm.

  • Richard and Patricia Waterman talk with Studs Terkel ; part 1

    1953

    Terkel interviews anthropologists Richard and Patricia Waterman. This interview is done in two parts.

  • Reflecting on the European trip

    Dec. 17, 1962

    Terkel comments about the European trip

  • Rahul Barpute discusses his career and life experiences ; part 2

    Aug. 29, 1963

    Actor and editor of the newspaper Majhi Kahani, Rahul Barapute discusses his first impressions and experiences in the United States.

  • Pierre Brasseur talks with Studs Terkel ; part 2

    May. 1, 1960
  • Pierre Brasseur talks with Studs Terkel ; part 1

    May. 1, 1960
  • Paul Theroux

    Paul Theroux discusses his book "Mosquito Coast"

    Feb. 23, 1982

    Discussing the book "Mosquito coast" with the author novelist Paul Theroux.

  • Paul Linn in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Sep. 28, 1976

    Interviewing Paul Linn.

  • Paul Jacobs talks with Studs Terkel

    1970
  • Noted Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl discusses his most recent book

    Oct. 9, 1981

    Noted Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl discusses his most recent book "The Tigris Expedition: In Search of Our Beginnings" in which Heyerdahl and a crew of 10 men built a reed boat in Iraq and sailed it through the Persian Gulf, around the Horn of Africa, to Pakistan and eventually the Red Sea. Their goal was to prove that the ancient peoples of Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley could have been in contact through marine trade and migration.

  • Norma Field reads from and discusses the book "In the Realm of a Dying Emperor"

    Jan. 22, 1992

    "In the Realm of a Dying Emperor: A Portrait of Japan at Century's End," is Norma Field's story of dissenters against Emperor Hirohito. There's the story of Mr. Chibana, a supermarket owner, who was arrested for burning the flag of the Rising Sun because he learned of the mass suicides by the people of Okinawa. There were also some that believed Emperor bore some responsibility for WWII when being told it was imperative to fight the sacred war.

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