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  • Jane Stedman discusses story and music collecting ; part 2

    Jul. 29, 1961

    *Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Jane Stedman discusses story and music collecting ; part 1

    Jul. 29, 1961

    *Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Jane Leavy discusses her career and her book "Squeeze Play"

    Jun. 7, 1990

    In Jane Leavy’s book, “Squeeze Play,” similar to her main character, Leavy recalled her 1st time in a men’s locker room, covering a New York Knicks game. Luckily for Leavy, a player by the name of Phil Jackson, helped her feel comfortable being with the other players. Leavy explained that at that encounter, it was Jackson, who fed her the story that she needed. The theme of the book throughout is fragility. Some players, Leavy explained, felt more comfortable talking about their infertility issues with Leavy, a woman sportswriter.

  • Jane Kennedy talks with Studs Terkel

    Oct. 14, 1971

    Jane Kennedy talks about her political views and her view of society as a whole. She also discusses her experience in an all women's prison and how the prison system dehumanizes the inmates.

  • Jane Kennedy talks with Studs Terkel

    Feb. 5, 1970
  • Jane Kennedy talks about her anti-war activism, crimes and experience in prison

    Nov. 6, 1975

    Jane Kennedy (part of the group Beaver 55) went to prison for the scrambling of magnetic tapes at the Dow Chemical napalm producing plant in Midland, Michigan, and, a week later, the destruction of draft files in Indianapolis, Indiana. Both companies were profited from the Vietnam War.

  • Jane B. Katz

    Jane B. Katz talks about her book "I Am the Fire of Time: The Voices of Native American Women"

    Jun. 26, 1978

    Jane B. Katz discusses the sources for her book and the plight of Native Americans; the second half of the program includes poetry.

  • Jan Peerce discusses his career

    May. 15, 1961

    Jan Peerce discusses his career as a tenor, both in opera and on Broadway. He discusses his vocal technique and trends in sacred music.

  • Jan Myrdal in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Apr. 4, 1992

    Discussing the books "Childhood" and "The Confession of a Disloyal European" (both published by Lakeview Press) with the author Jan Myrdal.

  • Curtiss Brooks, Jan Hestor, and Philip Hauser

    Jan Hestor, Curtiss Brooks and Dr. Philip Hauser discuss racial discrimination in Chicago ; part 5

    1965

    The discussion of discrimination in metropolitan Chicago continues with Jan Hestor, Curtiss Brooks and Dr. Philip Hauser talking about bigotry, prejudices, open occupancy and education. Included in this part of the interview is an excerpt of 17 year-old Jimmy talking about how his grandmother would rather work than be on welfare.

  • Jan Bauer, Mary Garrity, Ann Griffin, and Harry Wells discuss Chicago law system and community groups

    Mar. 13, 1978

    Jan Bauer, Mary Garrity, Ann Griffin and Harry Wells discuss crime, poverty, law, and community relations. They each come from different community programs which are trying to make Chicago safer for everyone.

  • Jamie Gilson discusses her children's book "Harvey the beer can king"

    May. 22, 1978
  • James Weinstein discusses the independent socialist magazine “In These Times”

    Jul. 14, 1997

    Weinstein states how at the time of creation for this magazine, most newspapers were bipartisan, intended to serve and satisfy as many people as possible, which allowed for less and less variation of opinion; Weinstein sought to combat this by producing a magazine that was very assured in its views. Studs plays "We Shall Not Be Moved" - Pete Seeger (1955).

  • James Talley discusses his life reflected in his folk music

    Mar. 10, 1978

    Studs interview with James Talley, who shares his life story through his music. Talley describes his childhood experiences through the depression and the Dust Bowl Migration. He also shares the various jobs he has had and how that has influenced his music. All musical numbers are removed from this edited version.

  • James T. Farrell on his book "The Silence of History" as it is part of a new cycle of books

    Mar. 9, 1963

    Discusses future literary plans as well as past works (the Studs Lonigan trilogy in particular). Also, briefly on Chicago.

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