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Terkel at Sun-Times Book Week Luncheon presents "Hard Times: an oral history of the great depression"
Apr. 29, 1968 Presenting At The Sun-Times Book Week and Author Luncheon with A. E. Hotchner, Liz Carpenter, and Studs Terkel moderated by Herman Kogan.
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Presenting "Hard Times: an oral history of the great depression": "Honor and humiliation"
Jun. 24, 1971 Presenting "Hard Times: an oral history of the great depression": "Honor and humiliation" with Judge Sam Heller, Herman Shumlin, Anna Ramsay, Elsa Ponselle, Howard Worthington, Ben Isaacs, Ward James, Mick (Milton) Shufro, Eileen Barth (a pseudonym for Id) (program XI)
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Inteviewees discuss a variety of topics from the Hard Times: an Oral History of the Great Depression program; excerpts part 3
Excerpts from different episodes of "Hard Times: an Oral History of the Great Depression". Concerning The New Deal: Ed Paulsen talks about conflicting feelings regarding the New Deal and how the government seemed more present in daily life. Gardner C. Means explains how the New Deal was created to help save the country. Joe Marcus remembers feeling like his ideas were valued and were making a difference in his government job. John Beecher talks about working in the transient camps.
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Inteviewees discuss a variety of topics from the Hard Times: an Oral History of the Great Depression program; excerpts part 2
Excerpts from different episodes of "Hard Times: an Oral History of the Great Depression". Bonnie Laboring Boy: Joe Morrison talks about generational differences in laborers. Evelyn Finn talks about trying to unionize at clothing factories. Two Strikes: Jose Yglesias talks about strikes in cigar factories and the lifelong stigmas of strikebreakers. Bob Stinson discusses working at General Motors and the sit-down strike. The Farmer is the Man: Oscar Heline explains farmer's actions in response to farm foreclosures.
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Chapter 2 of 13 of "Hard Times: Voices of the Great Depression" [includes introduction by Studs]
1971 Terkel comments and presents Hard Times: an oral history of the great depression
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Caroline Bird discusses her book, 'Born Female: The High Cost of Keeping Women Down'
Caroline Bird discusses her book, 'Born Female: The High Cost of Keeping Women Down', published in 1968. Studs plays interviews from dissenters of the Women's Liberation Day and Caroline Bird responds. The discussion continues on issues of sexism and the future of the women in the workforce.
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Ann Banks in conversation with Studs Terkel
Feb. 2, 1981 The journalist, writer, and editor discusses her book, First Person America, which documents over 80 oral histories from the time of the Federal Writers' Project, which was part of the Works Progress Administration.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations