Discussing 1981 with James Cameron.
Interviewing Dieter Lattman : Studs Terkel in Germany.
Discussing the election with James Cameron.
Authors and journalists Howard Wolinsky and Tom Brune discuss their book “The Serpent on the Staff: The Unhealthy Politics of the American Medical Association.” They discuss the political aspects of the healthcare and medical industry in the United States, with particular emphasis placed on the business-side of the American Medical Association (AMA). This program includes an excerpt of an interview with Dr. Quentin Young discussing the AMA. Studs plays "Like a Surgeon" - "Weird Al" Yankovic (1985).
While in a Dusseldorf prison, Gitta Sereny spent 70 hours interviewing Franz Stangl, the commandant of the Treblinka extermination camp. Her book, "Into That Darkness: An Examination of Conscience," questions how could an ordinary man with a wife and children become such an evil monster. Stangl rationalized his job by saying he never hurt anyone, that he never murdered anyone. Sereny said in the end, the only guilt Stangl harbored was that of still being alive.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
One of the main reasons Georgie Anne (Geegee) Geyer became a foreign correspondent was due to her personal interest in Latin America and its jungles. Geyer talks about her travels to various countries and offers her personal insight into Fidel Castro.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
Discussing the book, "The Kennedy Imprisonment: A Meditation on Power," and interviewing the author Garry Wills.
Discussing the book, "Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence," and interviewing the author Garry Wills.
Studs and Mike Royko read from transcripts of FBI recordings of city inspectors convicted of bribery.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
Discussing the book "With enough shovels: Reagan, Bush and nuclear war " with the journalist-author Robert Scheer.