The American playwright, author, and filmmaker discusses and reads lines from his Goodman Theatre adaptation of Pierre Laville's The Red River.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The poet and professor shares with Studs some insight into what inspires him to write and what he tries to capture in his poetry. His collection, The Book of Fortune, is discussed.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Studs asks the Canadian-American actress about her larger-than-life career. She reveals that finding vulnerability within her characters is the key to helping her develop them to their fullest.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The author and history professor join Studs to discuss her book, Rural Radicals: Righteous Rage in the American Grain.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The relationship between novelist Thomas Wolfe and theater director Aline Bernstein is covered in Carole Klein's book, Aline.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The American photographer discusses her latest collection, The Nomads of the Niger, a photographic celebration of the nomadic Wodaabe people.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The author and translator shares with Studs some of the works that make up his book, Cries From a Wounded Madrid, an anthology of the poetry of the Spanish Civil War.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The puppeteer and creator of the Kukla, Fran, and Ollie television show talks about his new book, The Dragon Who Lived Downstairs. He also offers some dramatic readings in the voices of some of the book's characters.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The journalist shares with Studs how he was inspired to write the semi-autobiographical memoir, Here at The New Yorker, about his long career at the famous magazine.  Includes excerpts from interviews with Rogers E. M. Whitaker and Dorothy Parker.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The New York Knicks basketball player (and future U.S. Senator) offers a thoughtful and unique perspective on his NBA career in the book, Life on the Run.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The American writer and movie producer discusses the inspiration and story behind the film Heartland, and how pioneering and homesteading changed the American family.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The married acting couple joins Studs for a conversation about their stage production of The Waltz of The Toreadors, at the Blackstone Theatre.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Anna Linchevskaya and Douglas MacDonald talk about their newly released, Six Poems & Requiem, a collection by the poet Anna Akhmatova, which they translated from Russian to English.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The Chicago poet and novelist talks about her family's Mississippi roots, her work with The Organization of Black American Culture (OBA-C), and her recent Illinois Arts Council fellowship.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Shulman joins Studs to discuss her novel, Burning Questions, about the Women's Liberation Movement as seen through the eyes of the main character, Zane, who leaves her small midwestern town for New York City.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations