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Mr Bugliosi and Mr. Gentry discuss, "Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders,". Bugliosi was the prosecutor in the case against the Manson "family" for the murders of Sharon Tate and others. The interview opens with "Home is where you are happy" performed by Charles Manson and an excerpt of Catherine Shur Manson's sister talking about her brother. They speak in depth on the Manson "family" and the key players in the murders; Susan Atkins, Steve Grogan, Linda Kasabian, Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten and Charles Watson.
In his book, "Soweto, My Love: A Testimony to Black Life in South Africa" Molapantene Collins Ramusi talks about the love for his homeland and one day hoping to see it free. Ramusi also talks about going to the 1st grade when he was 17. Ramusi became a lawyer to defend the defenseless. He was a warrior in the courts, defending widows who were told they were breaking the law by living in an apartment that belonged to their dead husbands.
Dr. Benjamin Spock, Paul Robeson and Jimmy Hoffa are a few of Leonard Boudin's clients. Although some people were outraged Boudin welcomed Hoffa as a client, Boudin's belief had always remained that whether a person be good or bad, that person is, like all people, entitled to civil liberties and good representation. Boudin lastly explained he liked law students and that from what he witnessed, he was hopeful for their/our futures.
Interviewing lawyer and alderman, Leon Despres. Depres discusses Richard Daley’s time as mayor of Chicago and political events during his terms. Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion.
Journalist and Author Jessica Mitford discusses her life and her works, including and her books, "The American Way of Death," "Kind and Usual Punishment: The Prison Business," and "Poison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of Muckraking."
Journalist and author Jessica Mitford discusses her life and her work as a muckraker journalist including her exposing The Famous Writer's School and her "short and happy life as a professor" at San Jose State University. She also discusses her books, "The American Way of Death," "Kind and Usual Punishment: The Prison Business," and "Poison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of Muckraking."
Jan Bauer, Mary Garrity, Ann Griffin and Harry Wells discuss crime, poverty, law, and community relations. They each come from different community programs which are trying to make Chicago safer for everyone.
Discussing the book "The Turkey Shoot: Tracking the Attica Cover-Up" (published by Grove) with the author Malcolm Bell.
Interviewing with lawyer Harry Caudill while Studs was in Kentucky.