Novelist Robert Kotlowitz discusses his book "The Boardwalk;" reads passages from book.

Anna Deavere Smith discusses and demonstrates her unique character portrayals from her works "Fires in the Mirror" and "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992."

Sterling "Red" Quinlan discusses his book "Inside ABC: the American Broadcasting Company's rise to power" published in 1979. Sterling "Red" Quinlan was a pioneering Chicago TV executive that worked for ABC (which later became WLS-Ch. 7), WFLD-TV, WTTW (Chicago's public television station) and founding member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications.

Interviewing William Gibson.

Vine Deloria discusses Native American rights and history focusing on treaties formed and broken by the United State government. Original recording 1965063-3-1 includes music by Buffy Sainte-Marie.

Peter Lyon discusses the book "Success Story: The Life and Times of S. S. McClure." Includes recitation of "Immortality" by William Jennings Bryan.

Photographer David Scherman talks with Studs Terkel about the stories that photos can tell, famous photographers, and the book “The Best of Life,” which Scherman edited. A recording of the song “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” by the Weavers is played.

Discussing the book "Angry middle-aged man" with Pat Watters.

Terkel interviews author/journalist Judith Wax. They discuss her book of essays "Starting in the middle."

Terkel interviews journalist/editor/author Lois Wille.

Interviewing sportswriter Ira Berkow.

Reading "Report from an English Village" and interviewing the author Ronald Blythe while Studs was in London.

Reading "Report from an English Village" and interviewing the author Ronald Blythe while Studs was in London.

Discussing the book "Blue highways: a journey into America" with William Least Heat Moon.