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Chicago Urban Life
  • 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.

  • "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.

  • 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.

  • Panel of women recipients discuss being welfare recipients in Chicago

    Jan. 1, 1969

    A panel of women discuss raising their families while getting welfare assistance and living in poverty in Chicago.

  • Chicago schools

    Chicago school teachers and principals discuss Chicago schools

    1970

    Discussing the state of West side Chicago schools with a panel of teachers and principals from four different schools.

  • Nelson Algren discusses "How the Devil Came Down Division Street"

    Feb. 2, 1959

    Nelson Algren discusses his short story, "How the Devil Came Down Division Street," the art of writing, and writers of the Beat Generation.

  • Jonathan Kozol

    Jonathan Kozol discusses his book "Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America"

    Jan. 16, 1989

    Discussing the book "Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America" (published by Fawcett Columbine) with the author and advocate for disadvantaged children, Jonathan Kozol. Jonathan Kozol discusses homeless people in America and how they live.

  • Anna Deavere Smith

    Anna Deavere Smith discusses her career

    May. 4, 1995

    Anna Deavere Smith discusses and demonstrates her unique character portrayals from her works "Fires in the Mirror" and "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992."

  • Carl Condit, Richard Nickel and Ben Weese

    Studs Terkel discusses the history of Chicago architecture and its future with Carl Condit, Richard Nickel, and Ben Weese

    1957

    Studs Terkel rebroadcasts a discussion on the Chicago School of Architecture and its future in memory of Carl Condit. Carl Condit, Richard Nickel, and Ben Weese share their opinions on the Auditorium Theatre, University of Illinois-Circle Campus, Chicago Civic Center, Monadnock Building, and historical continuity.

  • Carl Condit, Richard Nickel and Ben Weese

    Carl Condit, Richard Nickel and Ben Weese discuss architecture ; part 1

    Discussing Chicago architecture and interviewing Carl Condit, Richard Nickel and Ben Weese.

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