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Reading the letters of ex-convict Jimmy Blake
Jul. 11, 1962 Terkel comments and reads letters of ex-convict Jimmy Blake
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Reading Richard Wright's "The man who lived underground" with Michel Fabre ; part 1
1964 Terkel comments and reads from The Man Who Lived Underground
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Reading poetry with actor Gary Merrill.
Jul. 9, 1985 Terkel comments and reads poetry with Gary Merrill
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Reading Nicholas Von Hoffman's "Mississippi notebook II" with additional comments on South Africa
Sep. 24, 1964 Terkel comments and reads from Mississippi notebook II
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Reading from "I saw a Man," children's poems by John Anthony Ciardi, with two children, Peter Sheres and Iris Liberum
Apr. 5, 1959 Terkel comments and two children read from I saw a Man
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Ray Gordon and Susanne Nussbaum discuss the play "Disabled Genius" and people with disabilities
Nov. 27, 1979 Ray Gordon, writer and director, and Susanne Nussbaum, cast member of "Disabled Geniuses," discuss the play and the life of people with disabilities. Nussbaum recalls experiences of discrimination she and her friends have faced due to their differences. Both interviewees then talk about the members of the play and some of the characters involved.
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Ramsey Clark discusses his book “Crime in America”
Oct. 14, 1970 Interviewing author and former Attorney General Ramsey Clark. He discusses law, crime, and violence in the United States. 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.
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Ralph McGehee reads from and discusses his book "Deadly Deceits"
May. 11, 1983 Discussing the book "Deadly deceits: my twenty five years in the C.I.A" with the author Ralph McGehee.
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Ralph Ellison discusses music
Jun. 18, 1992 The blues and jazz are topics covered by Ralph Ellison. Ellison himself started to play the trumpet at the age of seven. Ellison said for him, when hearing classical music, he then had to go and find classical literature.
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Ralph Ellison American novelist and literary critic discusses his life and writing
1970 Ralph Ellison, winner of the National Book Award for Fiction for his book "Invisible Man," discusses his early life and education and his life as a writer and lifetime scholar. He speaks on being a musician (trumpet), the joy of music and the Church and how they fit into the lives of African Americans.
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Ralph Caplan discusses his book "By Design"
Nov. 16, 1982 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. Discussing the book "By Design: Why there are no locks on the bathroom doors in the Hotel Louis XIV, and other object lessons" with designer and author Ralph Caplan. Includes an interview with George Nelson.