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Audiotapes.
  • Maya Angelou

    Interview with Maya Angelou

    1980

    Discussing "I know Why The Caged Bird Sings," with the author Maya Angelou.

  • Margaret Atwood

    Margaret Atwood discusses her poetry and her novel, "Surfacing"

    Jan. 28, 1976

    Canadian poet and novelist Margaret Atwood discusses her poetry and her first novel, “Surfacing,” focusing on the novel’s symbolism and the themes of nature, religion and memory. She compares life, attitudes, and politics in Canada with those of the United States.

  • Joseph Abileah, Mohammed Milham in conversation with Studs Terkel

    May. 8, 1981
  • Gordo Adams in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Nov. 1, 1981
  • Nelson Algren in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Apr. 21, 1986

    Reading the short story, Leave it to Aunt Ellie

  • Robert Boyle

    Discussing the book, "Acid Rain," with the co-author Robert Boyle. Boyle is a naturalist who writes about bass fishing

    Apr. 6, 1983
  • Interview with Gwendolyn Brooks

    1967

    Discussing the book "In the Mecca" and interviewing the author Gwendolyn Brooks.

  • Michael Harold Brown

    Discussing the book, "Laying Waste: The Poisoning of America by Toxic Chemicals"

    May. 16, 1980

    Discussing the book, "Laying Waste: The Poisoning of America by Toxic Chemicals," with the author, Michael Harold Brown.

  • Oscar Brown Jr.

    Oscar Brown Jr. discusses his life and music ; part 2

    Apr. 17, 1961
  • Interview with Raleigh Campbell, Nan Hardin and Johanna Saylor

    1964

    Interviewing Raleigh Campbell of the Council of Southern Mountains, also Nan Hardin and Johanna Saylor: "Appalachian in Chicago"

  • Alfred Alvarez in conversation with Studs Terkel

    May. 5, 1972
  • Dorothy Andrers, Berlene Bernette, Fay Williams

    Dorothy Andrers, Berlene Bernette, Fay Williams in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Oct. 28, 1982

    Discussing working conditions in the Hanes Factory in Galax, Virginia with three mill workers, Dorothy Andrers, Berlene Bernette, and Fay Williams.

  • Dominick Argento

    Interview with Dominick Argento

    Mar. 26, 1987

    Interviewing composer Dominick Argento.

  • Enrique Arias

    Interview with Enrique Arias

    Jun. 21, 1993

    Interviewing pianist Enrique Arias.

  • Armenian musicians

    Interview with Armenian musicians Ashot Durian and Armen Mandakounian

    Mar. 18, 1983

    Interviewing Armenian musicians.

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