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  • Chicago area college teachers discuss recent grievances

    1969

    Discussing the role of the teacher and the Chicago Junior College teachers' grievances with Dr. Mary Mainwaring, Gordon Murray, Dr. Peter Senn and Dr. Morris Springer.

  • Charles Hurst talks with Studs Terkel

    Mar. 18, 1970
  • Charles Hardin discusses his book, "Presidential Power and Accountability: Toward a New Constitution"

    Jun. 26, 1974

    Charles M. Hardin, political science professor, discusses his book, "Presidential Power and Accountability: Toward a New Constitution." Hardin discusses presidents from Roosevelt to Nixon and explores political parties and the Constitution and the role both play in the American Government. He explains his studies in political science and how he has come to believe that the Constitution should be re-written and creating more political parties could limit presidential powers, which he believes could cause problems in the future.

  • Duke Ellington

    Celebrating jazz composer and musician Duke Ellington's birthday with jazz scholar and historian Richard Wang

    Apr. 9, 1991

    Celebration for Duke Ellington's birthday

  • Bertrand Russell discusses science and world peace. Phyllis Evans discusses the National Health Plan ; part 1

    1962

    Sir Bertrand Russell says scientists have a fundamental obligation to let the authorities know if and when what they're working on could lead to or cause a war. Russell claims, no matter the side, there are no winners as a result of war. The world could be a far better place, Russell explained, if it weren't for the fact of man's hatred toward other men. If one lives in the United States and has a grave illness or needs a major surgery, Phyllis Evans says one should not have to go into bankruptcy because of all the costs.

  • Arthur Miller & John O'Brien

    Arthur Miller and John O'Brien discuss privacy and surveillance

    1970

    Arthur Miller, author of "Assault on Privacy: Computers, Data Banks, and Dossiers," and John O'Brien discuss issues relating to technological privacy and surveillance.

  • Anna Deavere Smith

    Anna Deavere Smith discusses her career

    May. 4, 1995

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

  • American Conservatory Theater actors talk with Studs Terkel ; part 2

    1967

    Terkel interviews four principle actors from the American Conservatory Theater: Richard A. Dicer, Robin Gammell, Renee Obajinhua, and Janis Young. This is an interview done in two parts.

  • American Conservatory Theater actors talk with Studs Terkel ; part 1

    1967

    Terkel interviews actors from the American Conservatory Theater: Richard A. Dysart, Robin Gammell, Rene Auberjonois, Janis Young, and William Ball. This is an interview done in two parts.

  • Alexander Cockburn discusses his book “The Fate of the Forest: Developers, Destroyers, and Defenders of the Amazon”

    Nov. 20, 1989

    Author and journalist Alexander Cockburn discusses his book “The Fate of the Forest: Developers, Destroyers, and Defenders of the Amazon.” Cockburn discusses the detrimental effects of deforestation not only on the environment, but for the indigenous groups, such as the Kayapo people, as well. Studs plays "Cancão Da Terra (Song of the Earth)" - Zelia Barbosa (1968).

  • Alan Lomax discusses collecting international folk music ; part 2

    Jun. 30, 1959

    This 1959 broadcast was recorded after Alan Lomax traveled Europe collecting folk music.

  • Alan Lomax discusses collecting international folk music ; part 1

    Jun. 30, 1959

    This 1959 broadcast was recorded after Alan Lomax traveled Europe collecting folk music.

  • Marilyn Turkovich, Dennis Brutus, Joe Elder, Daphne Maijorca and Nieus Ingren

    A panel of academics discuss education

    Jun. 18, 1982

    Studs Terkel leads a panel discussion on global education and the issues immigrants face in the American educational system. Panel members include Marilyn Turkovich, Dennis Brutus, Joe Elder, Daphne Maijorca, and Liu Zongren.

  • A discussion with Dr. S. Frederick Starr, Perrin Yang, and Glen Nikitin

    Aug. 1, 1988

    Studs sits down with a musicologist and jazz musician, an American violinist, and a Russian violinist to discuss their cross-cultural and musical genre-bending collaboration - the American Soviet Youth Orchestra (AKA the American Russian Young Artists Orchestra).*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Ronald Takaki

    Jun. 17, 1993

    The American author, historian, and ethnic studies scholar talks with Studs about his book, A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

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