Live musical performance by Smokey Stewart and Jaye Stevens

Presenting "Hard Times: an oral history of the great depression": "Honor and humiliation" with Judge Sam Heller, Herman Shumlin, Anna Ramsay, Elsa Ponselle, Howard Worthington, Ben Isaacs, Ward James, Mick (Milton) Shufro, Eileen Barth (a pseudonym for Id) (program XI)

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Discussing the book, "The Rape of the Taxpayer," and interviewing the author Philip M. Stern.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers talk with Studs about the forming of the Folk singing group Peter, Paul and Mary and their first year together. They perform their music throughout the interview. Song: "The Shape of Things to Come," Winn, John--ends: 00:08:42 Begins 00:08:50 (recording change).

Discussing the book "Time bomb" with the author Peter Van der Linde.

Peter Martinsen and David Tuck continue their conversation with Studs about the Vietnam War and the atrocities committed.

Peter Lyon discusses the book "Success Story: The Life and Times of S. S. McClure." Includes recitation of "Immortality" by William Jennings Bryan.

Author Peter Lyon discusses his book "To Hell in a Day Coach: An Exasperated Look at American Railways".*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Peter Collier discusses his book "The Rockefellers: An American Dynasty", describing the fortune the family created, the public conflicts the family faced, and their philanthropic efforts.

Farmer Jim Nelson from Minnesota was the impetus of Paul Wellstone's book, "Powerline: The First Battle of America's Energy War". Topics of the book include U.S. energy policy, civil disobedience, corporate power, the role of American family farmers in the democratic process, and the possible dangers of electric power lines.

Author, comedian and satirist Paul Krassner joins Studs Terkel in a “mosaic” of an interview, as Krassner calls it, to discuss his book, “Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut: Misadventures in the Counter-Culture.” The conversation begins with two clips from Abbie Hoffman and Lenny Bruce, friends of Krassner’s and fellow key figures in the counterculture movement of the 1960s. Krassner speaks on his friends’ legacies, and then begins telling his story, reading a passage from his book about when he first started questioning society.