Studs discusses literature, mining and Moberly, Missouri with author Jack Conroy. Conroy had recently (1966) released "Anyplace But Here", a republished version of "They Seek A City", in collaboration with Arna Bontemps. Topics include proletarian literature, coal mining in America, Conroy's home town of Moberly, Missouri, and Conroy's earlier work, including "The Disinherited" (1933).