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  • Father Don Hedley, Sister Kay Kelly, Rene Golden and Secundine Ramirez discuss the tragic state of El Salvado

    Feb. 19, 1981

    Who's guilty for the death of 10,000 peasant farmers in El Salvador, the group of Father Don Hedley, Sister Kay Kelly, Rene Golden and Secundine Ramirez want to know. The fight and struggle for basic human rights has been going on in El Salvador for many, many years. The most recent tragic deaths of the four Catholic missionaries were because they sided with the poor.

  • Father Daniel Berrigan discusses his life

    Jun. 1, 1972

    Fr. Daniel Berrigan speaks about his early life, and relationship with his family, on his becoming a priest, and on being an anti-Vietnam War activist.

  • Father Bernard Serval discusses his background and his experiences in Nicaragua

    Oct. 16, 1978

    His belief of experiencing something for himself led Father Bernard Serval to live in the 3rd world country of Nicaragua. People there are so poor, they live on the side of the roads, explained Serval. People work long hours and only earn $2.00 a day. Contracting malaria is an issue because people can't afford the $5.00 it costs to buy a net for protection. Serval wants people to be aware all the poverty in Nicaragua but he knows it will never become of importance because the US will never benefit monetarily from that country.

  • Excerpts from the Division Street recordings Oral Histories, regarding race, religion and humanity

    1970

    Studs presents excerpts from the Division Street recordings, regarding race, religion and humanity.

  • Martin Scorsese

    Examination of various interpretations of the life of Jesus Christ

    Aug. 18, 1988
  • Ewan MacColl discusses his singing career ; part 1

    Nov. 16, 1962

    Scottish folk singer and song collector Ewan McColl discusses the folk song revival occurring in the United Kingdom and his repertoire of folk songs.

  • Ewan MacColl and Pete Seeger discuss folk music at the Newport Folk Festival

    Jun. 26, 1960
  • Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger discuss Scottish folk music

    Oct. 28, 1980
  • Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger discuss Scottish folk music

    Nov. 4, 1960

    The following songs were removed due to copyright restrictions: Weaver's song, Robert Burns, "A Wee Drop of It," "Come, Fill Up Your Glasses," and "This Is Not My House."

  • Ewa Demarczyk discusses her career

    Jan. 28, 1987

    Interviewing Polish singer Ewa Demarczyk on her career as a multilingual poet singer.

  • Evelyn Lear in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Nov. 17, 1987
  • Eva Le Gallienne

    Eva Le Gallienne discusses theater

    Feb. 1, 1965

    Eva Le Gallienne discusses and compares American theater and European theater. She also discusses different playwrights such as Henrik Johan Ipsen and Anton Chekhov.

  • European correspondent Daniel Singer discusses the independently published magazine “The Nation” and French politics and government

    Apr. 10, 1996

    European correspondent and journalist Daniel Singer discusses the independently published magazine “The Nation” and French politics and government. Singer focuses his discussion on the 1995 strikes in France and the political and economic events leading up to and influencing these strikes. Studs plays the French national anthem “La Marseillaise.”

  • Eulogy for three non-adjusted men: Big Bill Broonzy, John Ciardi's father and Robert Redfield

    Feb. 6, 1959

    Terkel comments and presents a eulogy for three non-adjusted men. Broonzy, Big Bill ; Ciardi, John ; Redfield, Robert

  • Eugenie Leontovich discusses her acting career

    Jul. 7, 1959

    The Russian-born actress Eugenie Leontovich talks about how she researched books in order to prepare for the role of Anastasia. Madame Leontovich also talks about using the Stanislavski Method when teaching her students about acting and performing. Today's theatre arts in America are very strong, Leontovich commented.

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