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  • Discussing Chicago mobster Murray "the Camel" Humphreys and other noted figures of Welsh ancestry with John Morgan

    May. 16, 1983
  • Discussing Chicago architecture with Carl Condit and Maurice English ; part 2

    1964

    Condit wrote the book The Chicago School of Architecture: A History of Commercial and Public Building in the Chicago Area, 1875-1925, and English edited The Testament of Stone: Themes of Idealism and Indignation from the Writings of Louis Sullivan.

  • Discussing Chicago architecture with Carl Condit and Maurice English ; part 1

    1964

    Condit wrote the book The Chicago School of Architecture: A History of Commercial and Public Building in the Chicago Area, 1875-1925, and English edited The Testament of Stone: Themes of Idealism and Indignation from the Writings of Louis Sullivan.

  • Discussing Carl Sandburg and his wife Lilian Steichen with their daughter, poet Helga Sandburg.

    Jan. 5, 1977

    The author of A Great and Glorious Romance joins Studs to discuss her search into her parents' past, including their families' roots in Sweden and Luxembourg.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Discussing Armistice Day with Studs reading from selections by Dalton Trumbo

    Nov. 11, 1971
  • Discussing and reading the poem "Long Goodbye," with author and poet Thomas McGrath

    1980
  • Discussing and reading poetry from the books "The Fact of a Doorframe: Poems Selected and New, 1950-1984" and "Sources" with Adrienne Rich

    Jul. 17, 1985
  • Discussing and reading from the book "Shoeless Joe"with W. P. Kinsella

    May. 24, 1982
  • Discussing and reading from his collection "Wild Gratitude: Poems" with poet Edward Hirsch

    Feb. 24, 1986
  • Discussing and reading excerpts from the book "Mermaids in the Basement: Poems for Women," with Carolyn Kizer

    Oct. 31, 1985
  • Discussing American political campaigns and conventions with Ralph Martin

    May. 18, 1964

    The author of Ballots and Bandwagons gives an overview of many of the presidential campaigns and conventions of the first half of the 20th century.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Discussing a production of the play, "Never Come Morning", with playwright Paul Peditto and cast members Jennifer Markowitz, Andy Hawks and Lara Phillips

    Sep. 19, 1994

    Adapted by Peditto, the play, "Never Come Morning", is based on the Nelson Algren novel of the same title, a story about a man working his way out of a low-income neighborhood in Chicago. The cast discusses their familiarity with Algren’s work and how they found their way into this production. Studs and the cast of this production read through several of the scenes from the play. This program includes clips of interviews and performances of Nelson Algren that capture his storytelling abilities.

  • Discussing a collection of poems "Voices From The Ho Chi Minh Trail: Poetry of America and Vietnam, 1965-1993" the author, poet Larry Rottmann and novelist Larry Heinemann

    Mar. 24, 1994

    Both Rottmann and Heinemann are Vietnam veterans.

  • Discussing a book-in-progress "140 Years of Opera in Chicago," with former Chicago Sun-Times music critic and author Robert Marsh

    Dec. 7, 1994
  • Discussing "With grief acquainted" with Stanford Williamson ; part 2

    Sep. 1964
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