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  • Interview with Glenn Ohrlin

    Oct. 23, 1965

    The cowboy singer and poet entertains Studs with tales of his childhood in Minnesota and his days on the road in California and Nevada.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

  • Interview with Gabriel Fielding

    1969

    The English novelist began his writing career after having established a medical practice in Kent. Here, he discusses his time in the Royal Army Medical Corps as well as his careers in medicine, literature, and academia.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

  • Interview with Evelyn Lear

    Nov. 2, 1966

    The American soprano sits down with Studs before her Chicago debut as Poppea in Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea at the Lyric Opera.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Interview with Edith Mason

    1959

    Soprano Edith Mason and Studs reminisce about the golden days of Chicago opera.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Interview with Eamon Kelly

    Jan. 26, 1967

    The Irish actor and playwright joins Studs to discuss his role in "Philadelphia, Here I Come!" at the Shubert Theatre.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

  • Interview with Dr. Herbert Zipper

    Mar. 15, 1982

    The Austrian-American conductor and longtime director of the Winnetka School of Music shares with Studs some of the musical discoveries he made while on a recent trip to China as educator and arts advocate.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Interview with Doctor X AKA Dr. Alan Nourse

    Jul. 16, 1965

    Discussing Intern by Doctor X, the candid journal written by Dr. Alan Nourse, who published under a pen name to protect his identity.

  • Interview with Bertrand Russell and Phyllis Evans Part 2

    1962

    Interviewing Bertrand Russell and Phyllis Evans while Studs was in England.

  •  Susan Catania, Clara Day, and Margaret Klimkowski

    Illinois state representative Susan Catania, Clara Day and Marguerite Klimkowski discuss the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

    Nov. 1, 1978

    Discussing the Equal Rights Amendment with Illinois Representative Susan Catania and political activists Clara Day and Margaret Klimkowski.

  • Hugh Tracey discusses world music and dance

    Nov. 16, 1960

    *Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Horst Voight discusses his background and his future ; part 2

    Horst Voight reflects on the bad job he believes teachers are doing by solely glossing over current history and only saying, "Hitler was a bad man". Voight believed those over 18 know they lost the war and they must pay the price for their fathers' involvement and mistakes of the war. Voight concluded with his love of journalism and how he hopes to be a great reporter, by getting both sides of every story.

  • Horst Voight discusses his background ; part 1

    Horst Voight was only eight months old when his father died. Voight looked into and studied letters that his father had written because he wanted to understand how his father could be a soldier and align himself with Adolf Hitler.

  • Hope Cooke reads from and discusses her book, Time Change

    Mar. 12, 1981

    The American-born socialite experienced tragedy early in life after her mother was killed in a plane crash. She and her sister were then abandoned by their father and raised by aloof grandparents and a series of nannies. Later, she studied and traveled in Iran and India, married the last Chogyal (King) of Sikkim (northeast India), and wrote an autobiography.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Helmut Frenz

    Helmut Frenz discusses Amnesty International

    Sep. 22, 1980

    Discussing Amnesty International with Helmut Frenz.

  • Harold Clurman discusses the theatre and his book "The Fervent Years"

    Mar. 20, 1978

    Being both a theatre critic and a theatre director prompted Harold Clurman to write his book, "The Fervent Years: The Group Theatre and the 30's". Clurman hopes that with every play a viewer sees, he or she then takes that material and ponders the message. Clurman explained that plays were a way to communicate truth about life.

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