Back in his day, there was no journalism school, explained Russell Baker. He spent time with the police and that's how he often got his stories about the underclass or the superfluous. Baker pointed out when a paper didn't want to print one of his stories, Baker was told the subject matter was in poor taste.

Discussing the book "Boston Boy," with author Nat Hentoff.

Tribute to William Faulkner with Leon Forrest

Discussing the book "Damon Runyan," (published by Ticknor & Fields) with the author Jimmy Breslin.

Discussing the book "Dalton Trumbo" (published by Scribner) with author and biographer Bruce Cook.

Douglas Clayton's book, "Floyd Dell: The Life and Times of an American Rebel" is a biography of a well-known author of his time. Clayton pointed out what's covered in his book. Not only did Dell write a number of books, but he also wrote a play. He was also charged twice for his subversive literature. He worked for the WPA under FDR in 1935.

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Discussing "The Romantic Egoists" and interviewing Scottie Fitzgerald.

Discussing the craft of writing plays with William Saroyan.

The journalist shares with Studs how he was inspired to write the semi-autobiographical memoir, Here at The New Yorker, about his long career at the famous magazine.  Includes excerpts from interviews with Rogers E. M. Whitaker and Dorothy Parker.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations