Jean Shepherd discusses his book "In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash". Includes earlier clip of Jean Shepherd talking in the beginning. Includes excerpts of Jean Shepherd and Studs Terkel reading from Shepherd's book.

Discussing the book "Not Exactly What I Had in Mind" (published by Atlantic Monthly Press) with the author, journalist and humorist Roy Blount.

Author, humorist, and poet Calvin Trillin discusses and reads from his book “Enough’s Enough (and Other Rules of Life),” a collection of humorous essays about everyday topics, from social to political. Studs and Trillin discuss why we get cold fronts from Canada, not Greenland; and how to spot a moderate out in public. Studs plays "Out of My Road, Mr. Toad" - Bud Freeman (1970).