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

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".

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

Interviewing author Patricia Bosworth.

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.