The English novelist joins Studs to discuss and read from his panoramic saga, Earthly Powers.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Two dancers from different generations share their perspectives on modern dance and how they came together to work on a new project.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Choreographer and dancer Amalia Hernandez discusses her influences, drawn from Mexican culture and Mesoamerican civilizations.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The Czech-born Austrian pianist, painter, poet, and essayist joins Studs to talk about performing, writing, Haydn, and humor.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

A wide-ranging conversation with the Russian composer, pianist, and music professor - about his time in Chicago and his upcoming departure for New York.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The classical guitarist and student of Andres Segovia stops by the studio before a performance at the Old Town School of Folk Music.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The sometimes controversial biographer of celebrities takes on the life of sometimes controversial comedian Lenny Bruce.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Lithuanian-American filmmaker and magazine editor Adolfas Mekas talks about the making of his groundbreaking film, Hallelujah The Hills.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

The director and principal actor of Brecht's The Resistible Rise Arturo UI join Studs to discuss the parallels between the play about Chicago gangsters and the events of Nazi Germany.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The actor, musician, and social activist talks to Studs about his career and his formative years in Chicago.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The Swedish-American actress talks with Studs about her one-woman show, I Am A Woman, at the St. Nicholas Theater. The program includes some clips from an earlier interview with Lindfors.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Interviewing Ulick O'Connor, biographer of the Irish poet and politician Oliver St. John Gogarty.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

During a visit to the Old Town School of Folk Music, musician Tadashi Tad Hidaka discusses Japanese folk songs. Includes a rice planting folk song, a mining song, and several farewell songs.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

Steve Allen, the versatile entertainer and musician, discusses his travels and his book, "Explaining China."*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations   

The blue-collar writer and poet joins Studs to reminisce about the hard times of the 1920s and 1930s and the founding of his Chicago-based College of Complexes.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations