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  • Studs Terkel

    Terkel comments and presents "Hard Times: an Oral History of the Great Depression" ; Chapter 7

    1971

    Presenting "Hard Times: an Oral History of the Great Depression" High Life, Sixteen Ton: Chapter 7. Sally Rand talks about the creation of her signature fan dance and predictions for future depressions. Doc Graham discusses his upbringing, Chicago mobs, and Count Victor Lustig. Tony Soma talks about prohibition before and after the 1929 crash. Jerome Zerbe talks about inventing paparazzi photography, spending two weeks working in a coal mine, and the New Deal. Buddy Blankenship recalls working 16 hour days in West Virginia coal mines. Mary Owsley remembers life as a coal miner's wife.

  • Studs Terkel

    Terkel comments and presents "Hard Times: an Oral History of the Great Depression" ; Chapter 7

    1971

    Presenting "Hard Times: an Oral History of the Great Depression" High Life, Sixteen Ton: Chapter 7. Sally Rand talks about the creation of her signature fan dance and predictions for future depressions. Doc Graham discusses his upbringing, Chicago mobs, and Count Victor Lustig. Tony Soma talks about prohibition before and after the 1929 crash. Jerome Zerbe talks about inventing paparazzi photography, spending 2 weeks working in a coal mine, and the New Deal. Buddy Blankenship recalls working 16 hour days in West Virginia coal mines. Mary Owsley remembers life as a coal miner's wife.

  • Ralph Nader

    Ralph Nader in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jun. 25, 1986

    Discussing the book "The Big Boys: Power and Position in American Business" (published by Pantheon) with the author, lawyer and consumer advocate Ralph Nader.

  • John Kenneth Galbraith in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Oct. 17, 1983

    Discussing the book "The Anatomy of Power" (published by Houghton Mifflin) with the author, economist John Kenneth Galbraith.

  • Interviewing Linda Wright, Steve Braxton, Sam Turner, and Oneal Howell

    Oct. 20, 1993
  • Ferdinand Lundberg discusses his book "Rockefeller syndrome"

    Dec. 18, 1975
  • Discussing the book "The Great U-Turn: Corporate Restructuring and the Polarizing of America" with the author Ben Harrison

    Jan. 27, 1989
  • Discussing the book "The End of Work: The Decline of the Global Labor Force and the Dawn of the Post-Market Era" with Jeremy Rifkin

    Jan. 11, 1995
  • Discussing the book "Blues For America: A Critique, A Lament, and Some Memories" with the author Douglas Dowd

    May. 5, 1997
  • Discussing Oxfam America with Newell Flather and Joe Short

    May. 3, 1981

    Oxfam America invests privately raised funds in partnership with local organizations across the globe to promote social and economic justice and search for solutions for hunger, poverty, and injustice.

  • Discussing Oxfam America with Joe Short

    Aug. 8, 1980

    Oxfam America invests privately raised funds in partnership with local organizations across the globe to promote social and economic justice and search for solutions for hunger, poverty, and injustice.

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