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  • Talking with Michael Thomas

    Sep. 23, 1982

    The novelist joins Studs to discuss money, art, and power - among the many themes explored in his book, Someone Else's Money.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking with Lily Tomlin, and her collaborators George Boyd, Cheryl Swannack, and Larry Freeman

    Jul. 22, 1981

    The American actress and comedian gives some insight into how she develops her vivid characters, and how her colleagues help bring them to the stage and screen. Four of Tomlin's comic pieces are included in the interview.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking with Judith Martin AKA Miss Manners

    Dec. 6, 1982

    The columnist and etiquette authority joins Studs to talk about her manual, Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior, as well as her novel, Gilbert: A Comedy of Manners.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking with Harrison Salisbury

    Jun. 15, 1983

    Studs remembers the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with a rebroadcast of an interview about his memoir, A Journey For Our Times.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking with Gordon Parks

    Jun. 9, 1977

    The African American writer, composer, film director, and photographer - described by Studs as a quadruple threat - joins the program to discuss his wide-ranging career and most recent film - Leadbelly - about the blues singer Huddie Ledbetter (AKA Lead Belly).*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking with Calvin Trillin

    Jun. 4, 1982

    The American journalist and humorist, described by Studs as a sit-down comic, shares selections from his book, Uncivil Liberties, and some of the anecdotes behind it.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking with Art Buchwald

    Oct. 1978

    The American humorist talks about the difficulty in satirizing the already ludicrous world of post-Watergate America. He joins Studs upon the publication of his collection of columns, The Buchwald Stops Here.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking to journalist, humorist, and novelist Calvin Trillin

    Nov. 11, 1980

    Author Calvin Trillin discusses the world of professional writing and his novel, Floater. Both Trillin and Studs read excerpts from the book.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking to Barry Lopez

    Oct. 22, 1979

    The nature writer discusses his book, Of Wolves and Men, a National Book Award finalist.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking poetry with Walter Lowenfels

    1970

    The poet and journalist talks about abandoning his family's butter business to pursue a writing life in Paris where he became friendly with other writers, like Henry Miller and Ford Maddox Ford.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking music, with George T. Simon

    Dec. 7, 1979

    The American jazz writer and historian shares stories of the lives, careers, and personalities of some of the most popular performers of the 20th Century in his book, The Best of the Music Makers.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking film, with Molly Haskell and Andrew Sarris

    Feb. 15, 1980

    The film critics - and married couple - offer their opinions on various films, covering stereotypical depictions of women and the modern trend of dumbing-down plots and characters. An excerpt of an interview with Buster Keaton is included.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking baseball, with Roger Angell

    May. 24, 1982

    The sports essayist shares some of the observations that populate his book about baseball in the late 1970s and early 1980s - Late Innings: A Baseball Companion.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking baseball, with John Thorn and Pete Palmer

    Apr. 13, 1993

    The editors of Total Baseball, an encyclopedia and stats reference book, sit down with Studs to talk about the history of the game in relation to American history.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking baseball with Roger Kahn

    Jul. 1, 1977

    The sports journalist, perhaps best known for The Boys of Summer, his book about the Brooklyn Dodgers, joins to Studs to talk about his latest, A Season in the Sun.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

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