Discussing the book "There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing up in the Other America" with author Alex Kotlowitz. Includes excerpt from WFMT doumentary, "Born to Live".

Interviewing author Patricia Bosworth.

Discussing the book "Life For Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair" (published by Pantheon) with the author, journalist Susan Sheehan.

Discussing the book "Is there no place on earth for me?" with the author Susan Sheehan.

Discussing the book "Don't Shoot, We are your Children!" with the author Anthony Lukas.

Interviewing Newton Minow, Chicago lawyer and chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He discusses broadcasting as a public service and spends a great deal of time on the history of commercials and how they changed over time.

Terkel interviews journalist/editor/author Lois Wille.

Family and family secrets like Ms. Nelson's bout with alcoholism or her sister's mental health issues are covered in the book. Working for the Washington Post, she thought would be the highlight of her career, however, she talks about losing her journalistic integrity while working at that environment.