Discussing the controversy at U.C. concerning the administration's refusal to renew Mrs. Dixon's contract (she later was reinstated but refused to accept) with Dr. Bruno Bettelheim, University of Chicago psychiatrist and Dr. Marlene Dixon, University of Chicago professor.

Studs Terkel interviews Rachel Barton, Wendy Warner and Peggy Wise during the preparation for a benefit concert at the James R. Thompson Center. The benefit concert will be held on March 22, 1997.

The music professor and well-traveled concertmaster of several orchestras joins Studs to discuss Bach, William Jennings Bryan, and the Chautauqua education and social movement.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Program includes an excerpt of a 1978 interview with songwriter and labor rights activist Florence Reece.

Both of the recipients are educators from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Heaney is a Catholic and Richardson is a Protestant.

The Hungarian-American cellist discusses his career, his travels, and his work with pianist Gyorgy Sebok.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations