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  • Micheál Mac Liammóir discusses his show "The Importance of Being Oscar"; part 2

    Nov. 17, 1961

    Micheál Mac Liammóir, actor and playwright, discusses his upcoming performance based on the writings of Irish playwright and poet Oscar Wilde.

  • Michael Tilson Thomas discusses his career

    Jun. 11, 1985
  • John Cage

    Merce Cunningham and John Cage discuss music and dance

    Jan. 14, 1971

    Merce Cunningham, choreographer and John Cage musician and composer speak about music and dance. The two gentlemen discuss with Studs how music and dance come together to create the avant-garde of art in both worlds (music and dance).

  • Robert Rauschenberg

    Mary Lynn Kotz discusses her book "Rauschenberg, Art and Life"

    Oct. 29, 1991

    In Mary Lynn Kotz's book, "Rauschenberg, Art and Life," Kotz recounts the works and story of 20th century art pioneer Robert Rauschenberg. They survey his career beginning in Port Arthur, TX, discussing his Depression-era upbringing which caused him to reuse and salvage virtually any object and transform it into art, his studies in Paris, made possible by the G.I.

  • Linda Winer

    Linda Winer discusses Cuban dance, culture, and politics

    Dec. 13, 1974

    Art critic Linda Winer discusses her Chicago Tribune series on Cuba social culture and political conditions, especially in regards to dance companies. Studs plays a live version of "Guantanamera" - Pete Seeger (1963), "Canto Para Elegua" - Grupo Folklorico de Cuba, and “Canto a Wamba” - El Conjunto Experimental Santero.

  • Laurie Anderson discusses her album "Big Science"

    Laurie Anderson discusses her album "Big Science" and talks about he creative process. Talks briefly about her transition from plastic arts to performance artist and her perspective of the world after World War II and her collection of short stories and songs called "United States"

  • Kris Kristofferson

    Kris Kristofferson discusses his career

    Apr. 30, 1971

    The broadcast begins with an excerpt from interview with Pat Zimmerman where Mr. Zimmerman Plays "Sunday Morning" by Kris Kristofferson . Kris Kristofferson discusses his career as a songwriter and performer during the 1960's and 1970's. Mr. Kristofferson discusses working during that time with Janis Joplin, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Cash.

  • Jonathan Kozol

    Jonathan Kozol discusses his book "Children of the Revolution: A Yankee Teacher in the Cuban Schools"

    Nov. 10, 1978

    Studs has a spirited discussion with Jonathan Kozol who shares his adventures and learnings in Cuba that formed the basis of his book "Children of the Revolution: A Yankee Teacher in the Cuban Schools." Kozol explains the ambitious Cuban Literacy Campaign begun in the 1960s that aimed to educate the entire population, tells of children teaching adults in remote villages by lantern light, and the unity and national pride that resulted. He and Studs explore the idea of generative words in literacy education and contemplate Kozol's hope to adapt a similar approach to American education.

  • John Vinci, David Van Zanten, and Wim de Wit discuss the Chicago Historical Society’s exhibition “Louis Sullivan: The Function of Ornament”

    Aug. 27, 1986

    Architect John Vinci, art and architectural historian David Van Zanten, and curator Wim de Wit discuss Louis Sullivan and the Chicago Historical Society’s exhibition “Louis Sullivan: The Function of Ornament.” The group discusses Sullivan’s use of ornament to add an organic element to his architecture; as well as some of Sullivan’s most prominent work, including the Chicago Stock Exchange Building, the Auditorium Building, and the Sullivan Center. This program includes a clip from 1956 of Frank Lloyd Wright discussing Sullivan and his impact on architectural design.

  • John Frohnmayer in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Apr. 30, 1993

    Discussing the book "Leaving Town Alive: Confessions of an Arts Warrior" (published by Houghton Mifflin) with author John Frohnmayer.

  • Jim Grigsby discusses art classes with sound

    Artist Jim Grigsby and other unnamed guests talk about introducing sound into art classes. Includes an unrehearsed production by a woodworking class.

  • Yves Montand

    Interviewing Yves Montand in Paris ; part 4

    1962
  • Interviewing Micheál Mac Liammóir ; part 1

    Nov. 17, 1961
  • Interviewing members of the Pintig Cultural Group

    Oct. 7, 1992

    Public Relations Director Jerry Alfafara, Executive Director Angela Mascarenas, Artistic Director Edessa Ramas, and actors Daisy Castro, Larry Leopaldo, and Joseph Palma.

  • Jim Haynes headshot

    Interviewing impresario Jim Haynes while Studs in England ; part 2

    1968
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