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The folk singer and founder one of Britain's first folk clubs talks about his upbringing in Newcastle upon Tyne, where he learned about English and Irish folk traditions as well as American folk and country songs.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Studs Terkel has a conversation with Easley Blackwood, and Ralph Shapey, composers and Paul Fromm philanthropist and patron of the music arts. They discuss contemporary music, composing music, composers and the passion of creating music.

Studs Terkel interviews Debbie Zack and Denise Hennessey about their careers as nurses and why they decided to go into home nursing services.

Cole Porter biographer Robert Kimball talks with Studs about his book "Cole" and his subject's life and work as they listen to classic performances of some of his most beloved songs. They marvel at how Porter perfectly captured the zeitgeist of the times in his lyrics, his lyrical influences, his unique method of outside-in composing lyrics and music simultaneously, Bobby Short's masterful interpretations, controversies over some of his works, and how well his material holds up.

Discussing civil liberties in Chile with Isabel Letelier and Michael Moffitt, the authors of a report for the Institute for Policy Studies: "Human Rights, Economic Aid, and Private Banks: The Case of Chile."

Founded in 1971, Chiswick is Great Britain's first refuge for battered wives and their children.

The radio and television personality and senior editor of Cricket children's magazine joins Studs to talk about the importance of reading and storytelling.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations