Interviewing Candy Armstrong-Jones (Cathy Zmuda).

Discussing the book "Malignant neglect" with the author Joseph Highland.

Discussing the book "Chinese encounters" with the authors Arthur Miller and Inge Morath.

Discussing the book "Blue highways: a journey into America" with William Least Heat Moon.

Discussing the book "Beyond greed: how the two richest families in the world, the Hunts of Texas and the House of Saud, tried to corner the silver market - how they failed, who stopped them, and why it could happen again." with the author Stephen Fay.

Discussing past and present trends in American writing and interviewing distinguished American literary critic Malcolm Cowley.

Cole Porter biographer Robert Kimball talks with Studs about his book "Cole" and his subject's life and work as they listen to classic performances of some of his most beloved songs. They marvel at how Porter perfectly captured the zeitgeist of the times in his lyrics, his lyrical influences, his unique method of outside-in composing lyrics and music simultaneously, Bobby Short's masterful interpretations, controversies over some of his works, and how well his material holds up.

Discussing and reading from the book "The mismeasure of man" with the author Stephen Jay Gould.

Nick Rudall talks about directing his 7th play by George Bernard Shaw. Three cast members, Daria Martel, Tom Amandes and David New are part of the interview, too. The actors reenact various scenes of the play. Rudall explains Shaw wrote "Candida" as a way to sort through his complicated feelings with a woman.