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Presenting a Halloween program: Ghost of John with George and Gerry Armstrong
Oct. 30, 1964 Terkel comments and presents Halloween program
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Presenting a concert at Oak Park Mall with jazz pianist Art Hodes and blues musician Corky Siegel
Jun. 15, 1983 Terkel comments and presents a concert at Oak Park Mall
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Presenting 18th and 19th century American parlor music with members of the Oriana Singers and Director Bill Chin
Oct. 31, 1989 Terkel comments and presents a performance of 18th and 19th century American parlor music
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Presenting "Pasiones [Songs of the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939]," with Jamie O'Reilly and Michael Smith
Apr. 25, 1997 Terkel comments and presents songs of the Spanish Civil War
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Presenting "Hard Times: an oral history of the great depression": "Honor and humiliation"
Jun. 24, 1971 Presenting "Hard Times: an oral history of the great depression": "Honor and humiliation" with Judge Sam Heller, Herman Shumlin, Anna Ramsay, Elsa Ponselle, Howard Worthington, Ben Isaacs, Ward James, Mick (Milton) Shufro, Eileen Barth (a pseudonym for Id) (program XI)
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Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club members discuss rowing
1970 Studs Terkel’s trip to England included a visit to the Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club. Its members discuss the Great River Race and the culture of working on the Thames’ docks.
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Polly Podewell and Johnnie McDonough discuss jazz music and vocalists
Oct. 15, 1979 Polly Podewell and Johnnie McDonough evaluate jazz vocalists, musical influences, and compare music genres. Jazz music performances of Polly Podewell (from private tape) are interspersed throughout the interview as well as recordings from Mildred Bailey, Helen Ward, and Billie Holiday. Songs are removed on this file due to copyright reasons.
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Poet and editor John Frederick Nims talks about Poetry Magazine
Feb. 14, 1978 Many of the great 20th century poets were published for the first time in Poetry Magazine. Among the poets discussed here are Robert Frost, e e cummings, Wallace Stevens, Ogden Nash, Richard Wilber, Gwendolyn Brooks, and W.H. Auden.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
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Poet and activist Rose Styron reads works by exiled writers
Nov. 8, 1977 Rose Styron and Studs read works by exiled writers and performers and discuss Amnesty International.
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Playwright August Wilson, actor James Earl Jones, and director Lloyd Richards discuss their play "Fences"
Feb. 7, 1986 The Goodman Theatre cast of the play “Fences” discuss some of the major themes from the play, including the African-American experience and race relations, particularly in Major League Baseball.
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Placido Domingo discusses his career as a tenor singer
Dec. 14, 1979 Placido Domingo discusses his career as a tenor singer and conductor, including his role in the film "Otello" directed by Franco Zeffirelli and based on the opera by Giuseppe Verdi.
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Pietro Di Donato in conversation with Studs Terkel
Nov. 15, 1979 Discussing Italians with novelist Pietro Di Donato.
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Pierre Burton discusses his book “The Impossible Railway”
Oct. 1972 Pierre Burton, Canadian writer and journalist, discusses his book “The Impossible Railway,” touching on topics including the significance of the Canadian Pacific Railway, poor labor conditions on the railway, and differences between America and Canada. Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals.
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