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  • Interview with James Cameron ; part 2

    Jun. 4, 1973
  • Interview with James Cameron

    Jan. 1981

    Discussing 1981 with James Cameron.

  • Interview with Dieter Lattman

    Mar. 1, 1967

    Interviewing Dieter Lattman : Studs Terkel in Germany.

  • Interview with British journalist and writer James Cameron

    Nov. 3, 1976

    Discussing the election with James Cameron.

  • Howard Wolinsky and Tom Brune discuss their book “The Serpent on the Staff: The Unhealthy Politics of the American Medical Association”

    Sep. 8, 1994

    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).

  • Gitta Sereny discusses her book "Into That Darkness"

    Feb. 7, 1983

    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 

  • Georgie Anne Geyer discusses her career as a foreign correspondent

    Dec. 22, 1961

    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 

  • Garry Wills discusses his book "The Kennedy Imprisonment: A Meditation on Power"

    Mar. 16, 1982

    Discussing the book, "The Kennedy Imprisonment: A Meditation on Power," and interviewing the author Garry Wills.

  • Garry Wills discusses his book "Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence"

    Jul. 2, 1981

    Discussing the book, "Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence," and interviewing the author Garry Wills.

  • Discussing the possibility for a peaceful future in the Middle East Yael Lotan and Sam Day

    Nov. 12, 1992
  • Discussing the electrical inspectors scandal with the author-journalist Mike Royko

    Nov. 9, 1979

    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 books "Hannibal's Footsteps," "The Way We Live Now," and "Enthusiasms" with the author and journalist Bernard Levin

    Jan. 8, 1986
  • Discussing the book "Wordstruck: A Memoir" with the author, journalist Robert MacNeil

    Mar. 23, 1989
  • Discussing the book "With enough shovels: Reagan, Bush and nuclear war" with the journalist-author Robert Scheer

    Nov. 30, 1982

    Discussing the book "With enough shovels: Reagan, Bush and nuclear war " with the journalist-author Robert Scheer.

  • Discussing the book "Up Against It" and interviewing the author-journalist Mike Royko ; part 2

    1967
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