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  • Physicist Leo Stodolsky and film director Gerald Temaner talk with Studs Terkel ; part 2

    Nov. 1, 1961

    Leo Stodolsky and Gerald Temaner discuss college students' activity — or lack thereof — and their magazine, New University Thought.

  • Peter van der Linde discusses his book “Time Bomb”

    Mar. 1978

    Discussing the book "Time bomb" with the author Peter Van der Linde.

  • Orville Schell

    Orville Schell discusses his book "Modern Meat: Antibiotics, Hormones, and the Pharmaceutical Farm"

    May. 22, 1984

    Discussing the book "Modern meat: antibiotics, hormones and the pharmaceutical farm" with the author Orville Schell.

  • Oria and Iain Douglas-Hamilton discussing their book "Among the Elephants"

    Jul. 7, 1975

    Oria and Iain Douglas-Hamilton discuss their lives among the elephants at Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania. They talk about the elephant life-cycle and the elephant social behavior. The two also discuss conservation and preservation of elephants across Africa.

  • Oliver Sacks

    Oliver W. Sacks talks with Studs Terkel

    Mar. 15, 1995

    Discussing the book "An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales" (published by Knopf) with the author, neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks.

  • Oliver W. Sacks discusses the history of ASL and deaf community

    Sep. 21, 1989

    Dr. Oliver W. Sacks talks about the treatment of deaf people throughout history and the development of ASL as written in his book "Seeing Voices".

  • Oliver W. Sacks discusses the book "Seeing Voices: A Journey Into the World of the Deaf"

    Feb. 5, 1990

    Discussing the book "Seeing Voices: A Journey Into the World of the Deaf" (published by University of California Press) with the author, neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks. Includes passage from the book.

  • Oliver W. Sacks discusses his patients from the book "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat"; part 2

    Dec. 4, 1985

    Dr. Oliver W. Sacks details his experiences and approaches to helping patients with various intellectual and physical neurological disorders; part 2.

  • 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.

  • Oliver W. Sacks discusses deaf experiences as detailed in his book "Seeing Voices"

    Oct. 26, 1990

    Dr. Oliver W. Sacks discusses people and concepts presented in his book "Seeing Voices"; the interview is for the paperback release.

  • Oliver Sacks discusses his work in neurology and the books he has written

    Dec. 4, 1985

    Oliver Sacks, a neurologist and author, speaks with Studs Terkel about his work in neurology and some of the books he has written. This is the first part of two interviews with Sacks.

  • Jacques Cousteau

    Oceanographer Jacques Cousteau talks with Studs Terkel

    Aug. 26, 1976

    Oceanographer Jacques Cousteau discusses man's effect on the planet. Includes a clip with whale sounds and statements by Joan McIntyre.

  • Norman Mailer

    Norman Mailer discusses the meaning and future of space exploration

    Jan. 29, 1971

    Norman Mailer discusses how recent trips to the moon fit into the American consciousness, technology and machines in modern life, individuality, and the future of space exploration. Studs and Mailer read excerpts from "Fire on the Moon."

  • Mortimer J. Adler

    Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher, educator & author discusses his book "The Difference of Man and the Difference it Makes"

    1967

    Discussing "The Difference of Man and the Difference it Makes" and the philosophical ideals of Mortimer J. Adler. Mr. Adler speaks of his idea that the difference between human and animal behavior is a radical difference in kind.

  • Margaret Mead

    Margaret Mead discusses different cultures, anthropology, and society

    1965

    Margaret Mead discusses different cultures, anthropology, and society. Margaret Mead discusses topics such as immigrants, American society, poverty, and population explosion.

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