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  • Iván Boldizsár discusses Hungarian culture and translation work

    1966

    Iván Boldizsár discusses Hungarian folk music, lyrical translations, and the difference in writing and educating peasants versus city dwellers in Hungary.

  • Irving Howe discusses "World of our fathers"

    Apr. 8, 1976
  • Irv Kupcinet discusses his autobiography "Kup: A Man, An Era, A City"

    Dec. 8, 1988

    Irv Kupcinet said he was embarrassed to admit how many hours he'd spend per day working on one story for his column. Kup explained his work life, his social life and personal life all gelled together because he was working about 18 hours a day. Reading papers every morning and making phones to his various contacts were the main ways Irv Kupcinet got his information.

  • Ira B. Harkey

    Ira B. Harkey discusses the south, civil rights, race relations, racism, his newspaper, and his career ; part 2

    1966

    Ira B. Harkey discusses the south, civil rights, race relations, racism, his newspaper, and his career. Includes Ira Harkey reading from his newspaper the Mississippi "Chronicle-Star".

  • Ira B. Harkey

    Ira B. Harkey discusses the south, civil rights, race relations, racism, his newspaper, and his career ; part 1

    1966

    Ira B. Harkey discusses the south, civil rights, race relations, racism, his newspaper, and his career. Includes Ira Harkey reading his writing from his newspaper the Mississippi "Chronicle-Star."

  • Interviewing Yehuda Lev

    Jan. 17, 1963

    Journalist and columnist Yehuda Lev reported on the trial of Holocaust perpetrator Adolph Eichmann for WFMT.  Here, he joins Studs to discuss the aftermath of the trial and the importance of covering such issues.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Interviewing with Theodore Solotaroff editor of New American Review ; part 2

    1971
  • Interviewing with Theodore Solotaroff editor of New American Review ; part 1

    1971
  • Interviewing with art critic of Time, Alexander Eliot and presenting Spring songs.

    Mar. 21, 1960
  • Interviewing Wagenbach editor and Green Party member, Thomas Schmid

    Sep. 1, 1986
  • Interviewing Virgil Partch

    Jul. 5, 1963
  • Interviewing Vincent Canby

    Mar. 28, 1975

    Long-time film critic Vincent Canby talks about his first novel, Living Quarters, which explores the impermanence of life.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Interviewing the editor of "Christian Century" magazine and Professor of the History of Christianity Martin Marty and Lutheran jazz composer Andrew Tecson

    Apr. 26, 1983
  • Interviewing Susan Sheehan

    Apr. 30, 1982

    The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer discusses her book, Life For Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair, the foster-care system of New York, and the resilience of the people that inspired her to tell the story.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Interviewing Sun-Times editorial cartoonist Jacob Burck

    Apr. 27, 1959
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