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  • Drs Marvin Schwarz, Hy Hirschfeld, and Ed Diener discuss the Elan School in Maine

    Aug. 11, 1975

    Dr. Marvin Schwarz, Dr. Hy Hirschfeld, and Ed Diener discuss the Elan School for troubled adolescents in Poland, Maine. The Elan School is a therapeutic boarding school for adolescents.

  • Dr. William Davidon talks with Studs Terkel

    Dec. 13, 1977
  • Dr. William Beecher, Dorothy Buell, Tom Dustin and Thelma McVey discuss the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

    Oct. 5, 1965

    Dr. William Beecher, Chi Academy of Sciences, Dorothy Buell, member of Dunes council, Tom Dustin, head of Indiana Issac Walton League, and Thelma McVey, head of the Sierra Club Midwestern, discuss why the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore must be saved, and the measures they are taking to do so.

  • Dr. Willard Gaylin discusses his book "Rediscovering Love"

    Oct. 10, 1986

    Thinking a person is special and trusting that person and committing yourself to that person are two steps for real love, as covered in Dr. Willard Gaylin's book, "Rediscovering Love". One can not go through life in an armored car but rather Gaylin talks about taking risks. One of Gaylin's last points, if you find yourself in a loveless life, to compensate, give love away.

  • Dr. Willard Gaylin discusses his book "In the service of their country"

    1970

    Dr. Willard Gayelin talks about and reads from his book "In the Service of Their Country." He talks about the imprisonment of conscientious objectors who did not want to participate in the war.

  • Dr. Willard Gaylen discusses his book "Feelings" and how humanity and feelings are connected

    Feb. 23, 1979

    Dr. Williard Gaylen, a physician and professor of psychiatry at Columbia, discusses how feelings define humanity. He explains that there are no "bad" or "good" feelings, because even anxiety and guilt are strictly human emotions. Dr. Gaylen also talks about how envy is the only useless feeling. Two recordings of people talking about pride and guilt are also played.

  • Dr. Victor Urbancic talks with Studs Terkel

  • Dr. Urie Bronfenbrenner

    Dr. Urie Bronfenbrenner discusses his book "Two Worlds of Childhood: U.S. and U.S.S.R."

    Jul. 22, 1970

    Dr. Urie Bronfenbrenner discusses the differences between how children and childhood are treated in the United States and the Soviet Union. Topics of discussion include the age segregation of American society, the value of intergenerational ties, peer group influences on children, and the influence of societal expectations on parenting and child raising.

  • Timothy Leary

    Dr. Timothy Leary discusses the stages of the psychadelic experience of turning on and his role as a Shaman ; part 2

    Dec. 1, 1966

    Studs interviews Dr. Timothy Leary about the three stages of the psychadelic experience: turning on, tuning in, and dropout. Leary discusses how his life changed from being a successful psychologist and professor at Harvard to renewing his life as a religious teacher. He shares how the drug LSD is used in the tribal communities who turn on and also explains the values of those who practice turning on. Leary also describes other methods used to turn on, which he considers a religious experience. Studs reads what Richard Goldstein said about Dr. Leary.

  • Dr. Thomas Szasz discusses his book "The Manufacture of Madness: A Comparative Study of the Inquisition and the Mental Health Movement"

    1970

    Dr. Thomas Szasz discusses his book "The Manufacture of Madness: A Comparative Study of the Inquisition and the Mental Health Movement" and the ways that mental illness has been used to control and maintain the status quo, scapegoat certain kinds of people, and label people as "other." Szasz asserts his belief that mental illness and mental health cannot be defined, that depression and schizophrenia are not diseases, and the distinction between individuals seeking mental health treatment and those who are institutionalized against their will.

  • Dr. Theodore Binder discusses his time in Peru and Mexico

    Nov. 3, 1975

    Interviewing Dr. Theodore Binder and discussing Peru and Mexico.

  • Dr. Theodor Rosebury discusses his book "Microbes and Morals" and the cultural history of communicable diseases and infections

    1970

    Dr. Theodor Rosebury discusses the history and myths of communicable and sexually transmitted infections, how they are represented in media, and the impact of shame.

  • Dr. Theodor Rosebury discusses his book "Life on Man"

    1969

    Dr. Theodor Rosebury dissects cultural ideas around cleanliness and shame as presented in his book "Life of Man".

  • Dr. Samuel Gorovitz discusses the book "Doctors' Dilemmas"

    Sep. 22, 1982

    In his book, "Doctors' Dilemmas: Moral Conflicts in Medical Care," Samuel Gorovitz tries to show his readers the moral dilemmas that doctors face. Gorovitz explained that physicians need to learn what it’s like to be a patient. Gorovitz also believed that before a student enter medical school, he or she should have spent some time in a hospital as a patient.

  • Dr. Samuel Floyd, Jr. discusses his book "The Power of Black Music: Interpreting Its History from Africa to the United States"

    Feb. 21, 1996

    Author Dr. Samuel Floyd discusses his projects in relation to black music and elements from his book "The Power of Black Music: Interpreting Its History from Africa to the United States." Includes an interview with Langston Hughes.

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