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  • Discussing race relations in the workplace with Clarence Page and Charles Hamilton

    Mar. 29, 1990
  • Discussing Lord of the Dance with author, journalist and historian Garry Wills ; part 2

    Sep. 5, 1997
  • Discussing Italian culture in America with Italian Americans, attorney Tony Scariano and historian Dominic Candeloro

    Sep. 19, 1983
  • Discussing Ireland, Africa, and world history with Dr. Conor Cruise O'Brien

    Jun. 6, 1985
  • Discussing continuity and change and tradition vs. traditionalism with Jaroslav Pelikan

    Jun. 5, 1983
  • Discussing "The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom, 1750-1925," with author and historian Herbert Gutman

    Oct. 26, 1976
  • Discussing "Reagan's America: Innocents at Home" with author, journalist, and historian Garry Wills

    Aug. 20, 1987
  • Discussing "Reagan's America: Innocents at Home" with author, journalist, and historian Garry Wills

    Aug. 20, 1987
  • Director Nick Rudall discusses the play "Candida"

    Sep. 20, 1990

    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.

  • Denis Mack Smith discusses the book “Italy: A Modern History”

    May. 30, 1964

    Visiting Professor of History at the University of Chicago Denis Mack Smith discusses the book “Italy: Modern History.” Smith primarily focuses this discussion on the political history of Italy.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

  • Dempsey Travis discusses jazz artists and recalls his early memories of Chicago jazz

    Feb. 1, 1989

    Dempsey Travis presents a jazz program and discusses the life, the music, and the community of Chicago jazz from before The Great Depression until World War II. Travis discusses 1920s-1930s Chicago for Black families including rent parties, breakfast dances, employment opportunities, union strikes, and jazz.

  • Dempsey Travis discusses his memories of Jazz artists

    May. 23, 1989

    Dempsey Travis, author and jazz historian, recalls his memories meeting Jazz artists of the 1920-1940s. Some artists discussed include Jimmie Lunceford, Sy Oliver, Duke Ellington, Chick Webb, Chu Berry, Andy Kirk and others. Travis also discusses his father and his own time playing Jazz.

  • Dempsey Travis discusses his book "An Autobiography of Black Jazz"

    Nov. 7, 1983

    Dempsey Travis talks about his book, "An Autobiography of Black Jazz," as he recalls his childhood memories of Jazz, Blues, and Boogie-Woogie artists that he met.

  • Dempsey Travis discusses big band jazz players

    Nov. 21, 1994

    Dempsey Travis, real estate entrepreneur and civil rights activist turned historian and author, recalls his earlier days meeting and listening to many of the African American jazz artists. Some of the musicans mentioned are Louis Armstrong, Jimmie Lunceford, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Earl Hines, Art Tatum, Cab Calloway, Nat King Cole, and Benny Goodman.

  • David Thomson, two Welshmen and Ann Thomson discuss rugby and Wales

    Studs starts by talking to David Thomson and two Welshmen outside of a rugby tournament. He then ends talking to David Thomson's wife Ann.

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