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Workers
  • Dan Berman and Bob Fowler

    Dan Berman and Bob Fowler discuss death on the job

    Mar. 29, 1979

    Discussing death on the job with Dan Berman and Bob Fowler.

  • Elizabeth Rich

    Elizabeth Rich discusses her book "Flying Scared: WhyWe Are Being Skyjacked and How to Put a Stop to It"

    1970

    After writing the book “Flying High” about her experiences as an airline stewardess, Elizabeth Rich moved on to research the trend of skyjacking in her second book “Flying Scared: Why We Are Being Skyjacked and How to Put a Stop to It.” Rich is one of the first people to conduct a study on these crimes, and criticizes both the US government and Federal Aviation Administration for essentially ignoring repeated skyjacking.

  • Sebastiao Salgado

    Sebastiao Salgado discusses the book "Workers: An Archaeology of the Industrial Age"

    Sep. 27, 1993

    Sebastiao Salgado, a Brazilian documentary photographer and photojournalist, converses with Studs about his book "Workers: An Archaeology of the Industrial Age". Mr. Salgado shares stories with Studs of the people he has photographed, and the things he has learned about the perseverance of human nature. Several songs are interspersed; "Funeral de um lavrador(farmers funeral)" Chico Buarque song from Good Friday festival in Italy(un-named) "Train call" track building team in Alabama "a death tribute" Name of song not given referred to as written.

  • Barbara Garson in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jun. 16, 1988
  • Bill Hogan in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Nov. 26, 1979
  • Dov Irmiya in conversation with Studs Terkel

    May. 6, 1985
  • Jim Jennings, Jake Dowling, Jim Hastings in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Aug. 26, 1993
  • Ralph Orduua, Sammy Rayner, Bill Thompson, John W Rogers in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Feb. 5, 1985

    Tuskegee Airmen

  • Sara Paretsky in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jan. 29, 1992
  • David D. Perata in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Feb. 17, 1997
  • Marsha Rouse, Marla Santucci, Kaphy Long, Joy Terkel, Barbara Smith in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jul. 30, 1986

    five TWA flight attendants

  • William Schultz in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Dec. 5, 1996
  • James Sherburne in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Aug. 22, 1973
  • Ben Toomer in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Nov. 30, 1984
  • Andrew H. Vachss in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Dec. 13, 1988
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