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Healthcare, Medicine, Mental Health Music
  • Oliver W. Sacks discusses his book "Awakenings"

    1985

    In the of first of many appearances on Studs' radio show, Oliver Sacks discusses his book "Awakenings" and recounts several patient profiles from his groundbreaking treatment application of L-DOPA to sufferers of Sleeping sickness and Parkinson's disease. They explore his work in the context of Studs' concept of Feeling Tone and Sacks tells of a remarkable scene with aphasic patients reacting to a speech of then President Ronald Reagan.

  • Bernard Asbell

    Interview with Bernard Asbell

    Jun. 14, 1995

    Interviewing author, singer and songwriter Bernard Asbell.

  • Terkel comments and presents musical performance of Bob Gibson, Ray Tate and Anne Hills-Burda

    Sep. 2, 1982

    Presenting live musical performance of Bob Gibson and company with reflections on the Grateful House benefit concert from folk singers Bob Gibson and Anne Hills-Burda, and musician Ray Tate.

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