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  • Dr. Kosta Tsipis discusses the dangers of nuclear war

    Mar. 9, 1982

    Discussing the dangers of nuclear war and its effect on people with nuclear physicist and co-director of the program of Science and Technology at MIT, Dr. Kosta Tsipis.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Dr. Helen Caldicott discusses the ill-effects of a nuclear bomb going off

    Apr. 7, 1981

    The world spends 600 billon dollars on the arms race, which is rather puzzling to Dr. Helen Caldicott when 2/3 of the world's children are starving. Caldicott explained if a bomb went off in Chicago, there'd be a crater a half a mile wide and 300 feet deep. In addition, 90% of the people will be dead, some from being vaporized.

  • Dr. Charles Clements talks with Studs Terkel

    Apr. 13, 1984

    Discussing observations and experiences as a medical practioner in Vietnam and then Central America, principally, El Salvador with Charlie Clements M.D.

  • Discussing the possibility for a peaceful future in the Middle East Yael Lotan and Sam Day

    Nov. 12, 1992
  • Discussing the opposition to nuclear power and the Clamshell Alliance with Sam Lovejoy

    Dec. 5, 1977

    Sam Lovejoy discusses the opposition to nuclear power, the Clamshell Alliance, politics, environmental concerns, and anti-nuclear sentiments and movements.

  • Discussing the Nicaraguan Revolution, the Somoza regime, and the United States government's reaction to both with Sister Mary Hartman and Sergio Garcia

    Apr. 1, 1982
  • Discussing the new Socialist government in Greece, traditional Greek culture, and U.S. and Greek diplomatic relations with former actress and Greek Minister of Culture Melina Mercouri and Former First Lady of Greece and peace activist Margarita Papandreou

    Mar. 8, 1984
  • Discussing the Irish Civil Rights Movement with Mairead Corrigan

    Jun. 8, 1978

    Content Warning: This conversation has the presence of outdated, biased, or offensive language. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations  

  • Discussing the dangers of nuclear war and interviewing Frank Barnaby, author of several books on the subject

    Oct. 22, 1979

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

  • Discussing the current political situation in Nicaragua with Dr. Ray Hooker

    Mar. 1, 1985

    Discussing the current political situation in Nicaragua in comparison to the state of politics and society before the overthrow of Samoza's government with Dr. Ray Hooker, a member of the Nicaraguan National Assembly

  • Discussing the book, "Taken on Trust" with the author Terry Waite

    Oct. 22, 1993

    A hostage negotiator for the Archbishop of Canterbury, Waite was himself taken hostage in Lebanon in 1987 and held for 1,760 days.

  • Discussing the book "We Gave Away A Fortune: Stories of People Who Have Devoted Themselves and Their Wealth to Peace, Justice, and the Environment" with Christopher Mogil and Anne Slepian along with Grace Ross, Charles Gray

    Nov. 24, 1992
  • Discussing the book "The Trimtab Factor: How Business Executives Can Help Solve the Nuclear Weapons Crisis" with Harold Willens.

    Feb. 1, 1984
  • Discussing the book "The New Tyranny: How Nuclear Power Enslaves Us" with author Robert Jungk

    Jun. 13, 1979
  • Discussing the book "Solidarity and Treason: Resistance and Exile, 1933-1940" with the author Lisa Fittko

    Jan. 28, 1993

    Lisa Fittko discusses her experience as an anti-fascist resistance fighter in Berlin, Germany during World War II. They also explore accounts from her book "Solidarity and Treason: Resistance and Exile, 1933-1940".

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