The English actress and the founding director of Chicago's Court Theatre discuss their staging of John Osborne's The Entertainer and the demise of music hall tradition as metaphor for the waning of the British Empire.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Paul Wilkes discusses his book, Trying Out the Dream: a Year in the Life of an American Family, about a blue-collar worker and his family adapting to suburban life in the 1970s.  Includes a clip from an interview with steelworker Mike Lefevre.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The founder and director of Chicago's Free Street Theater joins Studs to talk about bringing contemporary theater to the communities, especially those that don't ordinarily get out to theaters.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The anti-apartheid activist Pat Duncan, on a visit to Chicago, compares and contrasts conditions in South Africa with those in America.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Hirschfeld is best known for his theatrical images and his long career with the New York Times.

A discussion of Pilat's book - Pegler: Angry Man of the Press - about the right-wing populist journalist Westbrook Pegler.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

Choral director Noah Greenberg previews a performance of The Play of Herod at The University of Chicago's Rockefeller Chapel.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations