Discussing the book, On Doing Time, and interviewing the author Morton Sobell.  Includes clips of Studs asking various people what they know about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The poet, playwright, and essayist - in town for a visit to the School of The Art Institute - talks with Studs about his connections to Janis Joplin, nature poetry, and scientist Francis Crick. His collection, Scratching the Beat Surface, is discussed.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The English writer discusses her semi-autobiographical novel, The Long Way Home (Keepers of the House), loosely based on some of her life experiences, having been married to a Venezuelan man and having lived and worked on a farm.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

When Otto Friedrich wrote his book, Going Crazy: An Inquiry Into Madness in Our Time, his intention was to find out from those with mental illness what it was like to go crazy. Of the people Friedrich asked, about a third of them were treated with professional help, a third were helped with medications, and the other third preferred to be left alone.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Studs and John Nims continue along in their tour of the poems that make up the Harper Anthology of Poetry.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The Canadian journalist shares with Studs some of his experiences in China while researching his book, The Chinese: Portrait of a People.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Visual arts and literature are covered in Jane B. Katz's book, This Song Remembers: Self-Portraits of the Native Americans in the Arts. When talking to artists, Katz learns that they aren't just capturing their past, but that they're keeping their cultures alive for future generations.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The French-born American writer and literary critic joins Studs to discuss the paperback release of her novel, Lovers and Tyrants.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The American poet and writer adapts nursery rhyme forms to address modern day topics like corruption, unemployment, and domestic abuse in her play, Street Dreams: The Inner City Musical, at The Apollo Theater.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The novelist and journalist reflects on his childhood in small-town America, as described in his book, Prairie City, Iowa: Three Seasons at Home.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The distinguished South African poet and Northwestern University professor joins Studs for a wide-ranging conversation about apartheid, poetry, and sports.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Studs interviews Berg about the biography, Maxwell Perkins: Editor of Genius, and the discovery and development of the classic American writers Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Thomas Wolfe.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Discussing the novel, The War Between the Tates, and interviewing the author Alison Lurie.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The writer and Vietnam War veteran gathered various accounts from his fellow soldiers in an effort to document the thoughts and emotions of those who fought. His book, Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War, is discussed here with Studs.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

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