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Historians Radio programs. Literature
  • William Kennedy discusses his book "Very Old Bones"

    May. 13, 1992

    Discussing the book "Very Old Bones" (published by Viking Press) with the author William Kennedy.

  • William Kennedy discusses his book "The Flaming Corsage"

    Jun. 4, 1996

    Discussing the book "The Flaming Corsage" (published by Viking) with the author William Kennedy.

  • William Kennedy discusses his book "Riding the Yellow Trolley Car"

    May. 18, 1993

    Discussing the book "Riding the Yellow Trolley Car: Selected Nonfiction" (published by Viking Press) with the author William Kennedy.

  • Paul Angle and Win Stracke

    Paul Angle, historian and writer, and Win Stracke, folk musician, discuss "Crossroads: 1913," part 3

    Jul. 1, 1963

    Paul Angle discusses his book "Crossroads: 1913," and Win Stracke provides a musical review. The three gentlemen talk in depth about the book with live and recorded music interspersed. Music: "Water--Oh!, Water For Me" and "The Rosary." "The Voice of Vienna" (a waltz).

  • Paul Angle and Win Stracke

    Paul Angle, historian and writer, and Win Stracke, folk musician, discuss "Crossroads: 1913," part 2

    Jul. 1, 1963

    Paul Angle discusses his book "Crossroads: 1913," and Win Stracke provides a musical review. The three gentlemen talk in depth about the book with live and recorded music interspersed. Songs include: "Casey Jones - The Union Scab," "Sweet Adeline," "We Shall Overcome," "Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Be," and "Immortality" by William Jennings Bryan (1908).

  • Jack Conroy talks with Studs Terkel

    Mar. 28, 1962
  • Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discusses race and the magazine "Critical Inquiry"

    Jan. 24, 1986

    As the guest editor of “Critical Inquiry,” Henry Louis Gates, Jr. covered the importance of Black writers and their contributions. Because there is no color blindness is the western world, explained Gates, pointing out that one is a Black writer or a Black doctor is important to society. Gates also covers the issue of race not being solely about Black and white people but rather it has to do with multi-ethnic and multi-cultural people.

  • Helene Kazantzakis talks with Studs Terkel; Part 2

    May. 13, 1969

    Helene Kazantzakis talks about “The Great Passion” which was written by her husband, Nikos Kazantzakis. She also talks about the book that she is writing about her husband’s life. Studs Terkel reads aloud from “The Great Passion” and Helene reads aloud some of letters featured in the biography titled “Nikos Kazantzakis.”

  • Helene Kazantzakis talks with Studs Terkel; Part 1

    May. 13, 1969

    Helene Kazantzakis talks about “The Great Passion” which was written by her husband, Nikos Kazantzakis. She also talks about the book that she is writing about her husband’s life. Studs Terkel reads aloud from “The Great Passion” and Helene reads aloud some of letters featured in the biography titled “Nikos Kazantzakis.” This interview opens with a song written by Nikos Kazantzakis called “The Dance” and closes with the song “Myrtia.”

  • Gore Vidal discusses his book “Lincoln”

    Jun. 22, 1984

    Discussing the book "Lincoln" with the author Gore Vidal.

  • Discussing the books written by Nat Hentoff for young people

    Apr. 28, 1982

    Discussing the books written by Nat Hentoff for young people: "The First Freedom: The Tumultuous History of Free Speech in America," and the novel, "Does This School Have Capital Punishment?" Includes oral reading from the books.

  • Discussing the book, Sparrows Point: Making Steel: The Rise and Ruin of American Industrial Might with Mark Reutter

    Feb. 1, 1989
  • Discussing the book "Witches and Jesuits" with author, journalist, and historian Garry Wills

    Dec. 27, 1994
  • Discussing the book "The Long Affair: Thomas Jefferson and the French Revolution, 1785-1800 with Conor Cruise O'Brien.

    Oct. 24, 1996
  • Discussing the book "The Immigrant World of Ybor City: Italians and their Latin Neighbors in Tampa, 1885-1985" with the Gary Mormino.

    Jun. 24, 1987
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