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  • Tribute to journalist and biographer Milton Mayer

    May. 16, 1986

    *Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Tribute to Chicago journalist and literary critic Herman Kogan

    Mar. 8, 1989

    Tribute to Herman Kogan

  • Tribute to British journalist James Cameron

    1985
  • Tribute to Bill Leonard on WFMT

    Jan. 7, 1977

    Tribute to Bill Leonard

  • Alger Hiss

    Tony Hiss discusses his book "Laughing Last"

    Mar. 14, 1977

    Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion. The book, "Laughing Last: Alger Hiss" is the biography of Tony Hiss' father. Although Alger Hiss was convicted of perjury and did time in prison, Tony Hiss said his father, Al, was doing all right.

  • Tom Wolfe

    Tom Wolfe discusses an essay on Las Vegas

    Aug. 11, 1965

    Studs Terkel has a brief conversation with Tom Wolfe and reads "Las Vegas (What?) Las Vegas (Can't hear you! Too noisy) Las Vegas!!!!" from Tom Wolfe's collection "The Kandy-Kolored, Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby." Songs of the 20's interspersed throughout: "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" Cole Porter "Puttin on the Ritz" Irving Berlin "Look for the Silver lining" Jerome Kern/B.G. DeSylva "Sunny Side Of the Street" Jimmy McHugh/Dorothy Fields

  • Tom Wicker discusses his book "On Press: A Top Reporters Life In, And Reflection On, American Journalism"

    May. 18, 1978

    Wicker discusses advocacy journalism versus objective journalism, freedom of the press, and the role of the press in American society.

  • Tom Wicker discusses his book "A Time to Die: The Attica Prison Revolt"

    Feb. 20, 1976

    Tom Wicker discusses his book "A Time to Die: The Attica Prison Revolt", published in 1975. Wicker talks about his experience as one of those summoned as an unbiased observer.

  • Todd Gitlin discusses his book "The Sixties"

    Mar. 29, 1988

    Some people thought the 60's were glorious years and other people thought they were destructive years. "The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage," is Todd Gitlin's autobiography where he offers his perspective of those years.

  • The very "U" girl talks with Studs Terkel ; part 2

    1962

    Interviewing with the very "u" girl at the establishment (Part 2) while Studs was in England.

  • Terkel comments and presents musical performance of old jazz duets with Don DeMichael

    Sep. 20, 1978

    Don DeMichael, editor-in-chief of DownBeat, has brought a collection of jazz duets and critiques and evaluates the songs with Studs Terkel.

  • Terkel comments and presents German Lach und Schiess Gesellschaft (political cabaret)

    1967

    Terkel comments and presents German Lach und Schiess Gesellschaft (political cabaret). Freilien Margo Schtega is the interpreter for Sammy Drechsel. However, Terkel comments that Sammy understands him 'just fine'.

  • Terkel comments and presents Bridge for Humanity--Bosnian Youth Project program

    May. 9, 1996

    Discussing and presenting music from an upcoming benefit for Bridge for Humanity - Bosnian Youth Project with journalist Jan Muller, Swedish singer Mattias Nilsson, Bridge for Humanity Executive Director Vesna Rebarnek, and health columnist Benjamin Girando.

  • Terkel comments and presents 1968 Democratic Convention documentary

    1968

    Terkel comments and presents 1968 Democratic Convention documentary. He is introduced by William F. Malloch, a composer at the Convention.

  • Studs Terkel

    Terkel comments and presents "Hard Times: an oral history of the great depression" ; Program 5 ; part 1

    1971

    Presenting "Hard Times: An oral history of the great depression": "Bonnie laboring boy" with Joe Morrison, Evelyn Finn and Jose Yglesias (program V).

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