His background as a chaplain prepared Dean Joe Matthews for his role at the Ecumenical Institute of Chicago. Here, he discusses what it means to be human and to truly live one's life.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Jane Kennedy talks about her political views and her view of society as a whole. She also discusses her experience in an all women's prison and how the prison system dehumanizes the inmates.

Jadwiga Lopez and Andrew Patner discuss Poland and tell stories about their latest visits before and during the Poland Crisis of 1980-1981. Topics discussed include the economic hardships, food shortages, the Solidarity Union, politics, and the arts. Parts of polish music is played at the start and end.

Discussing the book, "Hunger for Justice: The Politics of Food and Faith," and interviewing the author Jack Nelson.

Yiddish author Isaac Bashevis Singer discusses his collection of short stories, "Short Friday," as well as his writing style and spiritual influences.

Isaac Bashevis Singer explains whenever he writes, he writes about life. He said that his book, "Shosha", is kind of a memoir or an autobiography. IB Singer admits that he never marries his Shosha. A theme of the novel, if there is a God, how come there's so much sadness and disappointment around in life?

Friar Tuck, as he was also known, was very active in socialist causes in Chicago. In the sweatshops, working fourteen or fifteen hours was the norm. Carolyn Ashbaugh's book "Lucy Parsons" goes over Parsons' movement for the 8-hour work day.

Tenor Wilhelm Silber gives a preview of his performance of the 24 songs of Schubert's Winterreise cycle at McCormick Place.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The Chicago Reporter documents the city's struggles with issues of race and poverty, and the UUA is a liberal religious organization.

Celibacy, new religions, group marriages, and unorthodox lifestyles are covered in Lawrence Foster's book, Religion and Sexuality: the Shakers, the Mormons, and the Oneida Community.  According to the author, these things all came about because people were looking for something that was missing in their lives.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations