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  • Carl Charnett, Director of Gateway House, and residents ; part 2.1

    1970

    Carl Charnett discusses Gateway House, a community for the cure of drug addiction (part 2 of 2). Includes interviews of Ira Robinson, Bill Jacobson, and other residents. This has additional content not included in part 2.

  • Carl Charnett, Director of Gateway House, and residents ; part 2

    1970

    Carl Charnett discusses Gateway House, a community for the cure of drug addiction (part 2 of 2). Includes interviews of Ira Robinson, Bill Jacobson, and other residents.

  • Carl Charnett, Director of Gateway House, and residents ; part 1

    1970

    The director of Gateway House, Carl Charnett, discusses Gateway House, a community for the cure of drug addiction (part 1 of 2). Includes interview of a resident, Linda.

  • Carl Bernstein reads from and discusses his book "Loyalties"

    Apr. 4, 1989

    Carl Bernstein's parents had always hoped that government would be used to better the lives of the American people. Bernstein's book, "Loyalties: A Son's Memoir," happened as a result of his parents being accused of being disloyal and of being communists. The book also covers Bernstein's relationship with his father.

  • Carl and Hallie Foster discuss living their lives in Newburgh, Indiana

    1970

    Carl and Hallie Foster talk about the good and the bad of Newburgh, Indiana. Having been a welder for most of his life, Carl Foster, reflects on the time he got sick while on the job. He had gotten cancer and had to be fed intravenously for six months. While he was out sick, the company did not compensate him. When asked about his hobby of growing banana trees, a true calm and passion takes over his personality, as noticed by Studs Terkel.

  • Cao Ngoc Phuong discusses being a Buddhist in Southern Vietnam and starting the Buddhist School of Youth for Social Service

    Feb. 25, 1970

    Discussion with Cao Ngoc Phuong a Buddhist educator from Southern Vietnam and, one of the founding members of the Buddhist Student Movement, and the Buddhist School of Youth for Social Service. Includes poetry reading by Thich Nhat Hanh from his book "Vietnam: Lotus in a sea of fire-a Buddhist proposal for peace" Includes songs sung by Cao Ngoc Phuong: "The old man and the child" by Trinh Cong Son, "The Cio Linh mother" by Pham Duy, and "Lullaby" by Chinh Ba and Nhat Hanh.

  • Candy Armstrong-Jones discusses her book "City of Sin"

    1970

    Studs Terkel plays Wagner’s “Liebestod” to introduce his guest, author Candy Armstrong-Jones. The two discuss her second book, “City of Sin,” a romance about a couple who work at a Chicago newspaper. Despite negative reviews for being pornographic, Armstrong Jones says she is celebrity now, which makes her “swinging” complicated. She asks Terkel if he ever swings several times, to which Terkel replies that he is married.

  • Candace Wayne

    Candace Wayne talks about domestic violence

    Jan. 12, 1979

    Candace Wayne talks about domestic violence and the legal process in the field and her role as an attorney-at-law at the Battered Women's Center in Chicago.

  • Calvin (Bud) Trillin

    Calvin Trillin discusses his book “Third Helpings”

    Apr. 22, 1983

    Writer Calvin Trillin talks about his book “Third Helpings” and different regional foods and the ethnicities that influence them. Both Studs Terkel and Calvin Trillin read excerpts from Trillin’s book, and a soundbite from the former Commissioner of Immigration, Leonel Castillo, is played.

  • Calvin (Bud) Trillin

    Calvin Trillin discusses his book “Killings”

    Feb. 13, 1984

    Writer Calvin Trillin discusses his book “Killings” and the murder cases included in the book. Trillin also reads a poem written by one of the victims.

  • Calvin (Bud) Trillin

    Calvin Trillin discusses his book “Enough’s Enough (and Other Rules of Life)”

    Nov. 9, 1990

    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).

  • C.D.B. Bryan talks with Studs Terkel

    Jul. 14, 1976

    C.D.B. Bryan discusses his book "Friendly Fire" and the Vietnam War. Bryan discusses the true story of Michael Mullen who was killed by friendly fire in Vietnam and his family.

  • C. Northcote Parkinson talks with Studs Terkel ; part 2

    Jan. 29, 1962
  • C. Northcote Parkinson

    C. Northcote Parkinson talks with Studs Terkel

    Jan. 29, 1962
  • Buzz Hirsch discusses the film "Silkwood"

    Jan. 6, 1983

    Discussing the film "Silkwood" a movie about Karen Silkwood and the circumstances surrounding her death with movie producer Buzz Hirsch.

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