Presenting "Hard Times: an oral history of the great depression": "A gathering of survivors" with Joe Morrison, Evelyn Finn, Jose Iglesias, Bob Stinson, Oscar Heline, Eml & Ruth Loriks, Buddy Blankenship, Mary Owsley, Sally Rand, Jerome Zerbe, John Beeche (promgram XIII)

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

The American journalist and humorist, described by Studs as a sit-down comic, shares selections from his book, Uncivil Liberties, and some of the anecdotes behind it.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The American humorist talks about the difficulty in satirizing the already ludicrous world of post-Watergate America. He joins Studs upon the publication of his collection of columns, The Buchwald Stops Here.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Author Calvin Trillin discusses the world of professional writing and his novel, Floater. Both Trillin and Studs read excerpts from the book.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The investigative journalists discuss and read from America: What Went Wrong? The book is based on a series of articles in the Philadelphia Inquirer about corporate greed and its effects on the middle class.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The sports journalist, perhaps best known for The Boys of Summer, his book about the Brooklyn Dodgers, joins to Studs to talk about his latest, A Season in the Sun.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist joins Studs to talk about life in Virginia and Baltimore during the Great Depression, as further described in his memoir Growing Up.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The American editor, journalist, and novelist talks with Studs about his Civil War novel, Unto This Hour, and how he did not set out to romanticize the war, but to show that war does not always lead to glory, despite the bravery of the fighting soldiers.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The syndicated columnist talks about his many years of covering American political conventions and how much goes on behind the scenes and away from the television cameras. Studs asks Reeves about the various conventions that are described in his book, Convention.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The American author and staff writer at The New Yorker talks about the Solidarity movement in Poland, as further detailed in his book, The Passion of Poland.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The American journalist and historian joins Studs to talk about political morality and the uses of power, as further described in his book, Cincinnatus: George Washington and The Enlightenment.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The Chicago newspaperman gives Studs some insight into what's happening in the city's many taverns, folk clubs, and blues bars, as further described in his book, Dr. Night Life's Chicago: An Intimate & Informative Guide to the City's Best Entertainment.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

While traveling for his book - American Journey: Traveling with Tocqueville in Search of Democracy in America - Richard Reeves was surprised to learn how much people really loved America and being Americans.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations