The English journalist and social critic discusses her life and her work as a muckraker. Her book, Poison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of Muckraking, collects some of her most well-known essays and can also serve as a manual for investigative journalists.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
The cast members of Richard Howard's Two-Part Inventions at the Goodman Theater discuss Edith Wharton and a meeting between Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
The folk singer and dulcimer player describes her upbringing in Kentucky, how she came to learn about Appalachian folk traditions, and the links between American, English, and Irish songs and hymns.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
Jean Redpath, the folk-song collector and singer, joins Studs and musicologist Guy Carawan to give some historical context and perspective on the music of her native Scotland.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
Jean Redpath describes some of the folk stories and traditions she learned in her native Scotland.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations