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William Craig talks to Studs Terkel
William Craig discusses his book "The Fall of Japan: The Final Weeks of World War II In the Pacific." He speaks mostly on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Includes several excerpts from the book.
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Louis Untermeyer reads from and discusses "The Library of Great American Writing" ; part 2
1960 Interviewing Louis Untermeyer [1 of 3 parts].
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Loren Baritz talks about his theories on professional intellectuals and discusses his book "The Servants of Power: A History of The Use of Social Science in American Industry"
Jan. 25, 1963 Loren Baritz a professor of Intellectual History discusses professional intellectuals as schizophrenics. His main theory being that they have to split themselves; the intellectual in the ivory tower and the Woman/Man, the side that needs to participate in society.
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Jill S. Robinson discusses her book "Perdido"
Feb. 24, 1993 Jill S. Robinson discusses her book "Perdido," her experiences growing up in Hollywood, CA, and how these experiences influenced her novel; reads a passage from the novel at 2:18 and 49:40, and the epigraph of the novel at 55:45.
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Interview with Norman Podhoretz ; part 2
1968 Norman Podhoertz discusses his book "Making It" his memoir about American intellectual life and academia. Discussing the parallels in the relationships between politics, money and education.
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Interview with Norman Podhoretz ; part 1
1968 Norman Podhoertz discusses his book "Making It" his memoir about American intellectual life and academia. Discussing the parallels in the relationships between politics, money, and education.