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  • A conversation with Estelle Parsons

    Jan. 19, 1982

    The Academy Award-winning American actress talks with Studs about her one-woman show, Miss Margarida's Way, at the Goodman Theater.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Ellen Goodman

    May. 3, 1979

    The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist joins Studs to talk about change, both personal and social. The topic is further explored in her book, Turning Points: How People Change, Through Crisis and Commitment.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with editors John Frederick Nims and Joseph Parisi

    Nov. 8, 1978

    The two editors give a brief history of Poetry Magazine and its founder, Harriet Monroe, upon the publication of their new collection, Poetry Anthology 1912-1977.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Eartha Kitt

    Nov. 7, 1978

    Talking with the American singer and actress about her career, her travels, and her performance in Timbuktu! at the Arie Crown Theatre. Includes some clips from an earlier interview.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Douglas Harper

    Jun. 24, 1982

    The sociologist and photographer spent four years traveling by freight train to gain understanding of the men described in this book, Good Company: A Tramp Life.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Derek Walcott

    Apr. 20, 1981

    The Saint Lucian poet and playwright joins Studs to talk about his staging of Mustapha Matura's Play Mas, at the Goodman Theatre.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Dennis Smith

    Sep. 18, 1975

    The New York City firefighter and writer reads from his book, The Final Fire, and discusses his two careers.  Includes a clip of an interview with Brooklyn firefighter Tommy Gates.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with David Schoenbrun

    Jun. 19, 1980

    The American broadcast journalist and World War II Army correspondent talks about his book, Soldiers of the Night: The Story of the French Resistance, and the experience of reuniting with some of the people he knew during the war.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Daniel Mark Epstein

    Jan. 11, 1983

    The poet and professor shares with Studs some insight into what inspires him to write and what he tries to capture in his poetry. His collection, The Book of Fortune, is discussed.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Colleen Dewhurst

    Nov. 17, 1976

    Studs asks the Canadian-American actress about her larger-than-life career. She reveals that finding vulnerability within her characters is the key to helping her develop them to their fullest.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Catherine McNicol Stock

    Mar. 6, 1997

    The author and history professor join Studs to discuss her book, Rural Radicals: Righteous Rage in the American Grain.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Carole Klein

    Apr. 26, 1979

    The relationship between novelist Thomas Wolfe and theater director Aline Bernstein is covered in Carole Klein's book, Aline.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Carol Beckwith

    Mar. 19, 1984

    The American photographer discusses her latest collection, The Nomads of the Niger, a photographic celebration of the nomadic Wodaabe people.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Carlos Bauer

    Aug. 4, 1984

    The author and translator shares with Studs some of the works that make up his book, Cries From a Wounded Madrid, an anthology of the poetry of the Spanish Civil War.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Brendan Gill

    Apr. 11, 1975

    The journalist shares with Studs how he was inspired to write the semi-autobiographical memoir, Here at The New Yorker, about his long career at the famous magazine.  Includes excerpts from interviews with Rogers E. M. Whitaker and Dorothy Parker.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

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