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  • A young white cabbie talks with Studs Terkel

    Mar. 26, 1962

    Interviewing a young white cabbie and farewell comments on the plane ride home when Studs traveled home from Montgomery, Alabama.

  • A discussion with Bill Hosokawa and Robert Wilson

    Oct. 28, 1980

    The co-authors join Studs to discuss their book, East to America: A History of the Japanese in America, and to give some perspective on the lives of those affected by the actions of the United States government in the days before, during, and after World War II.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Sharon Tennison

    Apr. 9, 1984

    The peace activist, nurse, and housewife Sharon Tennison joins Studs to discuss her experiences in trying to ease nuclear tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States. This program also includes a clip from an interview with teen activist Debbie Cooney.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Ronald Takaki

    Jun. 17, 1993

    The American author, historian, and ethnic studies scholar talks with Studs about his book, A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Robert McElvaine

    Mar. 11, 1983

    The history professor shares some of the voices that are collected in his book, Down and Out in the Great Depression: Letters from the Forgotten Man. Included in the program are clips from interviews with working mother Jane Yoder, Chicagoan Clifford Burke, Appalachian resident Peggy Terry, and Virginia Durr of Montgomery, Alabama.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Philip Stern

    Mar. 6, 1984

    Discussing the nature and function of political action committees (PACs) with the co-chairman of Citizens Against PACs.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Hugo Black Jr.

    Dec. 19, 1975

    The son of Supreme Court associate justice Hugo Lafayette Black, also an attorney and author himself, discusses his book, My Father: A Remembrance.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Harry Barnard

    Sep. 1, 1981

    The biographer and journalist joins Studs to talk about the Haymarket anarchists, the Pullman labor strike, and the life of Illinois governor John Peter Altgeld, upon the reissue of his book, The Eagle Forgotten.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Gloria Steinem

    Jan. 30, 1992

    The author, feminist, and women’s rights activist discusses and reads from her book, Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem.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.

  • A conversation with Douglas Harper

    Jun. 24, 1982

    The sociologist and photographer spent four years traveling by freight train to gain understanding of the men described in this book, Good Company: A Tramp Life.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Dennis Smith

    Sep. 18, 1975

    The New York City firefighter and writer reads from his book, The Final Fire, and discusses his two careers.  Includes a clip of an interview with Brooklyn firefighter Tommy Gates.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Catherine McNicol Stock

    Mar. 6, 1997

    The author and history professor join Studs to discuss her book, Rural Radicals: Righteous Rage in the American Grain.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

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