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  • Leon Golub

    Leon Golub discusses current art projects at the Museum of Contemporary Art

    Sep. 6, 1974

    Leon Golub talks about his current art projects and the power of the largeness of a canvas and its representations can have in the art experience.

  • Leon Forrest in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Sep. 8, 1976

    Tribute to William Faulkner with Leon Forrest

  • Leon Forrest in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jun. 23, 1977

    Interviewing novelist and Northwestern University Professor Leon Forrest.

  • Leon Forrest in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Sep. 15, 1992

    Discussing the book "Divine Days" (published by Another Chicago Press) with author Leon Forrest.

  • Leon Forrest in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jan. 17, 1997

    Discussing the book "The Furious Voice For Freedom: Essays" (published by Asphodel Press) with author Leon Forrest.

  • Leon DesPres, Quentin Young, and Bob Volen discuss being spied upon by the police and the FBI

    Mar. 30, 1978

    Leon DesPres, Quentin Young, and Bob Volen discuss being spied upon by the Police and the FBI. They discuss the nature of spying, protests, and lawsuits. Includes the song "Die Gedanken Sind Frei" sung at the end.

  • Leon Depres discusses discrimination, corruption, and segregation in Chicago

    Feb. 3, 1975

    Interviewing lawyer and alderman, Leon Despres. Depres discusses Richard Daley’s time as mayor of Chicago and political events during his terms. Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion.

  • Leo Szilard

    Leo Szilard talks with Studs Terkel

    Dec. 3, 1961
  • Lenore Griesing, Carol Kleiman, and Joan Smutny discuss women suffrage and the event they organized, "Woman Power Through Education"

    Mar. 1, 1969

    Studs interview with Lenore Griesing, Carol Kleiman, and Joan Smutny, organizers of "Woman Power through Education" at the National College of Education. Studs played a part of a recorded interview he had with Sybil Thorndike, a pacifist. The recording was about women's right to vote and political involvement. He also played part of a song that was played at Susan B. Anthony's birthday party but no title was given. The interview covered motherhood, education for women, family life, choices, and liberation.

  • Lena Horne talks about her influences and her career

    1984

    Lena Horne talks about her memories of Paul Robeson and Billie Holiday, how her skin color affected her career, and her relationship with her audience.

  • Len O'Connor discusses his book "Clout--Mayor Daley and His City"

    Apr. 4, 1975
  • Leah Schaeffer talks with Studs Terkel

    Nov. 22, 1974
  • Lawrence Weschler discusses his book “Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonder”

    Jan. 22, 1997

    Lawrence Weschler discusses his book “Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonder” and the Museum of Jurassic Technology. Weschler discusses the director of this museum, David Hildebrand Wilson, and the surreal and often humorous exhibits on display in the museum. Studs plays "Suite Anglaise No. 2 in A Minor: II. Bourrée 1 et 2" - Jean-Frédéric Neuburger.

  • Lawrence W. Levine in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Oct. 18, 1996

    Discussing the book "The Opening of the American mind: Canons, Culture, and History" (published by Beacon Press) with the author, historian Lawrence Levine.

  • Lawrence Ferlinghetti

    Lawrence Ferlinghetti discusses his poetry

    Oct. 15, 1959

    Includes Lawrence Ferlinghetti reading and discussing his poems from his books "A Coney Island State of Mind" and "Big Table."

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