Discussing the impact of Francisco Goya's art with Consuelo Sanz-Pastor, curator of the Madrid Art Gallery.

Cesar Chavez discusses unionizing migrant farm workers, and how nonviolent tactics made the farm workers' struggle a cause with nationwide support(grape boycott). Includes excerpt from Hard Times: Voices of the Great Depression.

Cesar Chavez discusses the United Farm Workers effort to gain rights for farm laborers and his childhood that led him to become a labor rights activist.

Terkel interviews Carmen Alvarez and Juan Aguirre about the changing political climate in Spain during the mid-seventies when Francisco Franco was losing power and the fight for democracy was gaining traction throughout Spain.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations. This recording includes audio from a 1937 newsreel about Spanish novelist and philosopher Miguel de Unamuno.  

Discussing the novel "The Old Gringo" (published by Harper & Row) with the author, novelist and essayist Carlos Fuentes.

Discussing the book "The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World" (published by Houghton Mifflin) with the author, novelist and essayist Carlos Fuentes.

Anna Deavere Smith discusses and demonstrates her unique character portrayals from her works "Fires in the Mirror" and "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992."

Choreographer and dancer Amalia Hernandez discusses her influences, as the ensemble that she founded, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, prepares for an upcoming performance at the Arie Crown Theater.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

The novelist discusses The Nirvana Blues, part of a trilogy of stories about New Mexico which also includes The Milagro Beanfield War and The Magic Journey. This program includes an excerpt of an interview with two west coast farmers, George Balas and Jessie de la Cruz, about fast foods’ effects on agriculture and farming in Western United States.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations