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Law, Crime, Prison World History & Politics
  • Interview with Scott Anderson and John Lee Anderson discussing the World Anti-Communist League

    1980

    Discussing "Inside the League: The Shocking Expose of How Terrorists, Nazis, and Latin American Death Squads have Infiltrated the World Anti-Communist League" (published by Dodd Mead & Co.) with the authors, journalists Scott Anderson and Jon Lee Anderson.

  • Reporter and author John L. Spivak talks about his autobiography with Studs Terkel ; part 2

    1967

    Several aspects of Spivak's career are discussed in detail, including his exposure of chain gangs, a Depression-era Communist forgery, investigating the anti-Nazi underground in Germany and how to exploit the insecurities of vigilantes.

  • Interview with Harold Rubin, Barno Hughes and Carl [J.?] Douglas Fuchs

    1963

    Interviewing Barno Hughes, Harold Rubin, Carl Douglas Fuchs : Studs Terkel in South Africa.

  • Discussing the book "The Fatal Shore: A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia, 1787-1868" with author, cultural historian, art critic and documentary filmmaker Robert Hughes

    Jan. 30, 1987
  • Dr. Carlo Levi discusses Italian literature; Julio & Phillipo sing nursery rhymes, Maria Caniglia discusses opera; part 2

    1962

    Dr. Carlo Levi talks about the differences in Italian and American literature in the first part. In the second part, children Julio and Phillipo sing Italian nursery rhymes. In the last part, Maria Caniglia and husband Pino Donati discuss opera; part 2.

  • Walter Schneir talks with Studs Terkel Part 2

    1970
  • Dr. Carlo Levi discusses his exile and humanity in southern Italy after WW2; part 1

    1962

    Dr. Carlo Levi talks about his book "Christ Stopped at Eboli", the human condition, and compassion for those suffering during and after World War 2.

  • Alfred McCoy discusses heroin trafficking; part 2

    1971

    Alfred McCoy discusses the history of heroin trafficking within the context of American foreign policy.

  • Walter Schneir talks with Studs Terkel Part 1

    1970
  • Discussing the book "Children of Cain: Violence and the Violent in Latin America" with author, journalist Tina Rosenberg

    Jan. 6, 1991
  • Alfred McCoy discusses heroin trafficking; part 1

    1971

    Alfred McCoy discusses the history of heroin trafficking within the context of American foreign policy.

  • Elizabeth Rich

    Elizabeth Rich discusses her book "Flying Scared: WhyWe Are Being Skyjacked and How to Put a Stop to It"

    1970

    After writing the book “Flying High” about her experiences as an airline stewardess, Elizabeth Rich moved on to research the trend of skyjacking in her second book “Flying Scared: Why We Are Being Skyjacked and How to Put a Stop to It.” Rich is one of the first people to conduct a study on these crimes, and criticizes both the US government and Federal Aviation Administration for essentially ignoring repeated skyjacking.

  • Discussing the book "A Miracle, A Universe: Settling Accounts with Torturers" with the author, journalist and nonfiction novelist Lawrence Weschler

    Apr. 20, 1990
  • Haig Allahverdian discusses Armenian music and arts

    May. 2, 1975

    Haig Allahverdian discusses Armenian music and culture as well as the Armenian massacre and its effects on the Armenian people on the whole. Copyrighted material has been removed from this program.

  • Discussing rape as a weapon of war with Vivian Stromberg, Vera Litricin, Durda Knesevic, Sofija Sarich and Mirna Cunningham

    Mar. 25, 1993

    These five women are from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Nicaragua.

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