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  • Interview with David Brower

    Jul. 1, 1988

    Interviewing environmentalist and Friends of the Earth founder David Brower.

  • Interview with David Brower

    Mar. 1, 1992

    Interviewing environmentalist and Friends of the Earth founder David Brower.

  • David Attenborough

    Interview with David Attenborough

    Feb. 8, 1985

    Discussing the television program "The Living Planet," with broadcaster David Attenborough.

  • Haig Allahverdian discusses Armenian music and arts

    May. 2, 1975

    Haig Allahverdian discusses Armenian music and culture as well as the Armenian massacre and its effects on the Armenian people on the whole. Copyrighted material has been removed from this program.

  • Dr. William Davidon talks with Studs Terkel

    Dec. 13, 1977
  • Dr. William Beecher, Dorothy Buell, Tom Dustin and Thelma McVey discuss the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

    Oct. 5, 1965

    Dr. William Beecher, Chi Academy of Sciences, Dorothy Buell, member of Dunes council, Tom Dustin, head of Indiana Issac Walton League, and Thelma McVey, head of the Sierra Club Midwestern, discuss why the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore must be saved, and the measures they are taking to do so.

  • Dr. Theodor Rosebury discusses his book "Microbes and Morals" and the cultural history of communicable diseases and infections

    1970

    Dr. Theodor Rosebury discusses the history and myths of communicable and sexually transmitted infections, how they are represented in media, and the impact of shame.

  • Dr. Theodor Rosebury discusses his book "Life on Man"

    1969

    Dr. Theodor Rosebury dissects cultural ideas around cleanliness and shame as presented in his book "Life of Man".

  • Dr. Samuel Epstein discusses his book, "Hazardous Waste in America"

    Mar. 14, 1983

    Dr. Samuel Epstein, author and Director of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, at the University of Illinois Medical School, talks about his book, "Hazardous Waste in America." Dr. Epstein explains the four types of hazardous waste, (nuclear, petroleum, mining, and fossil fuels) and describes how they can better be disposed of including burning, recycling/renewing, and interim storage. He also describes a case study of Hoffman-Taff in Verona, Missouri.

  • Dr. Ronald Glasser discusses his the book "The Greatest Battle"

    Nov. 29, 1976

    Dr. Ronald Glasser talks about his book "The Greatest Battle," which explores cancer and the environmental factors that can cause it. He talks about smoking, food additives and diet, infectious diseases, and germs.

  • Dr. Paul R. Ehrlich discusses his book "The Population Bomb"

    1969

    At the conclusion of this interview, Dr. Paul Ehrlich predicts that 5 to 6,000 people will have died of starvation. "The Population Bomb," covers why women should stop having children and why the government should pass out $500 every year to women who don't have kids.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Dr. Oliver Sacks discusses his book "The Island of the Colorblind"

    Jan. 16, 1997

    His book, "The Island of the Colorblind," was the result of Dr. Oliver Sacks' travels to Micronesia. Sacks was puzzled by how people that were color blind could tell if a banana was ripe. A man told him that one must rely on the smell of the banana and its texture. The second part of the book is devoted to Sacks' travels to Guam.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Dr. Montagu discusses the impact of music on people

    Mar. 3, 1976
  • Dr. Leo Seren discusses atomic fission and nuclear experiments

    Feb. 21, 1978

    Nuclear physicist, Dr. Leo Seren, discusses atomic fission and nuclear experiments.

  • Dr. Kosta Tsipis discusses the dangers of nuclear war

    Mar. 9, 1982

    Discussing the dangers of nuclear war and its effect on people with nuclear physicist and co-director of the program of Science and Technology at MIT, Dr. Kosta Tsipis.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

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