The sociologist, music teacher, and author joins Studs to talk about his book, Ways of the Hand: The Organization of Improvised Conduct, and his unconventional approach to piano instruction.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The star of stage and screen joins Studs to talk about his portrayal of Paul Robeson at The Studebaker Theater.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The American journalist joins Studs to discuss the life of singer, actor, social activist, and lawyer Paul Robeson, as chronicled in her biography, Paul Robeson, All-American.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The British historian and author talks with Studs about the research that went into the creation of his book, Paderweski: A Biography, about the famed Polish pianist and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderweski.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The African American film scholar discusses the history of American musical films, especially during the Depression and into the 1950's.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

The poet and literary translator talks about his translation of Moliere's Tartuffe. Includes a clip from an earlier interview with Wilbur.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

The Australian-born American historian and China scholar discusses his book, Mao: A Biography.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The essayist and biographer discusses her book, Mabel: Hollywood's First I-Don't-Care Girl, and how she attempted to separate the myth from the reality of the life of Hollywood actress, director, and screenwriter Mabel Normand.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The British poet takes on the 1981 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas as the setting for his book, The Biggest Game in Town. He and Studs talk about the many people that inhabit Las Vegas at any given time - the tourists, the gamblers, the professional poker players, and everyone else.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The author and professor discusses her biography - Josephine Herbst: The Story She Could Never Tell - about the journalist and novelist who covered the Great Depression and The Spanish Civil War, and wrote proletarian novels on life in the 1920s and 1930s.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The lawyer, producer, and filmmaker joins Studs to discuss his documentary about Kansas City jazz musicians - The Last of the Blue Devils. Included are audio clips of Big Joe Turner, Count Basie, Lester Young, Paul Quinichette, and Jay McShann, all taken from the film.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The author and film critic discusses her book, Eye on the World: Conversations with International Filmmakers.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

While in London, Studs sits down for a discussion about American hobos, with the British author of Hard Travellin': The Hobo and His History.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

When Leon Edel set out to write a biography of Henry James, he thought it would take him three years. It ended up taking him twenty years.  Jean Strouse chose to focus on the life of the diarist Alice James, Henry's lesser-known younger sister.  Both books are considered to be definitive biographies.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The biographer discusses the early life of comedian Groucho Marx, his stage career, his brothers, and their mother/manager, all further described in the book, Hello, I Must be Going: Groucho & His Friends.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations