Discussing the book "Hollywood" and interviewing the author Garson Kanin.

Discussing the book "Malignant neglect" with the author Joseph Highland.

Discussing the book "Like I was sayin" with the author-journalist Mike Royko.

Discussing the book "Illusion of peace" with the author Tad Szulc.

Discussing the book "Hunger of memory: the education of Richard Rodriquez" with the author Richard Rodriquez.

Discussing the book "How it feels when a parent dies" with the author Jill Krementz.

David D. Duncan discusses his book "Goodbye, Picasso" and talks about the artwork of Pablo Picasso and his friendship with him. The program opens with Gertrude Stein reading from her poem "If I told him". Excerpts from the dedication of "The Picasso" statue in Daley Plaza. Studs speaks with residents of Chicago and gets their thoughts on the sculpture.

Discussing the book, "Freedom and beyond," and interviewing the author John Holt (includes an excerpt of A. S. Neill 1962-12).

Discussing the book "Family web: a story of India" with the author Sarah Hobson.

Nick Salvatore discusses Eugene V. Debs' life.

Discussing the book "Edgar Snow's China" with the author Lois Wheeler Snow.

Discussing the book "Dr. Rocksinger and the age of longing" with the author Jill Robinson.