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  • Discussing the book "Walter Lippmann and the American century" with the author Ronald Steel

    Sep. 18, 1980

    Studs Terkel and Ronald talk about Lippmann's privileged early life, his time at Harvard, and his positions as editor of The New Republic and New York World. They also discuss Lippmann's silence — as a Jewish man — regarding persecution of Jews in World War II.

  • Discussing the book "W.E.B. DuBois--Biography of a Race, 1868-1919" with the author, historian David Levering Lewis

    Oct. 25, 1993
  • Discussing the book "Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA, 1981-1987" with author and journalist Bob Woodward

    Oct. 19, 1987
  • Discussing the book "Up Against It" and interviewing the author-journalist Mike Royko ; part 2

    1967
  • Discussing the book "Up Against It" and interviewing the author-journalist Mike Royko ; part 1

    1967
  • Discussing the book "Unreliable Sources: A Guide To Detecting Bias in the News Media"with the author, journalist Norman Solomon

    Sep. 20, 1991
  • Discussing the book "Understanding Health Care Reform" with the author, Yale University Professor of Public Policy Management and Political Science Theodore Marmor

    Jan. 6, 1995
  • Discussing the book "Under God: Religion and American Politics" with author, journalist, and historian Garry Wills

    Nov. 22, 1991
  • Discussing the book "Two Years in the Melting Pot" with the author, journalist Zongren Liu

    Apr. 9, 1985
  • Discussing the book "Turning Point: The Inside Story of the Papal Birth Control Commission, and How Humanae Vitae Changed the Life of Patty Crowley and the Future of the Church" with Robert McClory, and Patty Crowley

    Jul. 18, 1995

    *Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Calvin (Bud) Trillin

    Discussing the book "Travels with Alice" with the author, humorist and poet Calvin Trillin

    Oct. 27, 1989
  • Calvin (Bud) Trillin

    Discussing the book "Too Soon To Tell" with the author, humorist and poet Calvin Trillin

    Jun. 15, 1995
  • Discussing the book "Timebends: A Life" with the Arthur Miller

    Nov. 18, 1987
  • Discussing the book "This Boy's Life: A Memoir" with author Tobias Wolff

    Feb. 13, 1989

    Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

  • Discussing the book "They Cannot Kill Us All: An Eyewitness Account of South Africa Today" with Richard Manning

    Oct. 22, 1987
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