Discussing life in Chicago and its underworld in the 1930s, longer interview that was the basis of his Hard Times book appearance.

Discussing British depression with Will Paynter at Speakers Corner, Hyde Park (part 1) while Studs was in England.

Discussing the depression in Sweden and interviewing Sture Kjellberg while Studs was in Sweden.

Discussing British depression with Mr. & Mrs. David Heppelwhite of Jarrow (part 1) while Studs was in England.

Content Warning: This conversation has the presence of outdated, biased, offensive language.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. Interviewing with Aunt Katherine Haynes while Studs was in Kentucky.

Discussing British depression with Frank Crawshaw at the Empress Theatre (part 3) while Studs was in England.

Discussing the British Depression with Frank Crawshaw at the Empress Theater, members of the West Ham old people's home, and Tommy Titmus of Clerkenwall Green while Studs was in England.

Discussing British depression with Ellis Jackson at his home (part 2) while Studs was in England.

Interviewing Barbara Cartland at her castle and a Welsh physician in Tavistock Square while Studs was in England.

Discussing British depression with Barbara Cartland at her castle (part 2) while Studs was in England.

Interviewing Arthur Miller.

Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. 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.

Hard Times Demo

Colonel Hamilton Fish III discusses American history. Major topics include The Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt, World War II, and Communism. Fish also reads a personal letter sent to him from Martin Dies, Jr. Content Warning: This conversation has the presence of outdated, biased, offensive language.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.

Author Gordon Thomas discusses his book “The Day the Bubble Burst: A Social History of the Wall Street Crash of 1929” and other stories from the Stock Market Crash of 1929 with Studs Terkel. Both Thomas and Terkel read excerpts from Thomas’ book and an audio clip is played of Sidney Weinberg, a man who experienced the Stock Market Crash firsthand.