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Working, Labor, Economy
  • Interviewing with Jack M., a porter while Studs was in England

    1968
  •  Susan Catania, Clara Day, and Margaret Klimkowski

    Illinois state representative Susan Catania, Clara Day and Marguerite Klimkowski discuss the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

    Nov. 1, 1978

    Discussing the Equal Rights Amendment with Illinois Representative Susan Catania and political activists Clara Day and Margaret Klimkowski.

  • Stokely Carmichael

    Stokely Carmichael, Charlie Cobb, and Courtland Cox discuss the SNCC ; part 1

    Jul. 23, 1965

    Stokely Carmichael, Charlie Cobb, and Courtland Cox discuss civil rights and African Americans in politics. Discussing the philosophy of SNCC.

  • George Curry

    London newspaper vendor, George Curry, discusses politics and art, while Studs Terkel was in London, England

    Sep. 1975

    While in London, England, Studs Terkel interviews George Curry, a newspaper vendor with a storefront in a hotel. The two discussed Curry’s hometown of Dundee, Scotland and its politics, in addition to London’s current political atmosphere. They also talk about Curry’s political leanings; he is a socialist, and he criticizes England’s immigration policies. Curry comments on his interest in the arts and speaks on stereotypes surrounding the working class. The interview is interrupted intermittently by customers buying their morning paper.

  • Richard Hoggart

    Interviewing Richard Hoggart

    1968

    Interviewing Richard Hoggart : Studs in England.

  • R. Buckminster Fuller

    R. Buckminster (Richard ) Fuller talks with Studs Terkel

    Jan. 20, 1965

    A sprawling conversation with R. Buckminster Fuller including his great aunt Margaret Fuller, future communication, the nature of work, human nature, and physics.

  • Karel Reisz

    Interview with Karel Reisz and a London Cab Driver

    1962

    Interviewing a London cab driver and Karel Reisz while Studs was in England. Recorded in the cab and in Karel Reisz's London home.

  • Interview with Robert Theobald

    Jan. 8, 1968

    Discussing "New approaches to man and technology

  • Dr. Bertram Carnow and Bob and Joan Ericksen

    Dr. Bertram Carnow and Bob and Joan Ericksen discuss occupational illnesses and pollution

    Nov. 21, 1974

    Discussing pollution and health hazards at work and in the general environment and interviewing Dr. Bertram Carnow and Bob and Joan Ericksen.

  • Midlands Pub

    Studs speaks with patrons at Mr. and Mrs' Lawrence's pub in the British Midlands near Stratford-upon-Avon

    1962

    Studs interviews patrons in a the pub of the Falcon Hotel, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, while in Stratford-upon-Avon (Midlands) in England. A variety of questions were asked about favorite memories, jobs, and daily life.

  • Dr. Bertram Carnow and Bob and Joan Ericksen

    Studs Terkel, Dr. Bertram Carnow, and Joan and Bob Ericksen discuss health hazards in work environments

    Jun. 5, 1974

    Discussing health hazards in work environments and environmental pollution. Interviewing Dr. Bertram Carnow and Bob and Joan Ericksen.

  • Dr. Bertram Carnow

    Dr. Bertram Carnow discusses the environment and pollution

    Aug. 24, 1973

    Interviewing Dr. Bertram Carnow about environmental health, air pollution, and occupational diseases.

  • Dorothy Andrers, Berlene Bernette, Fay Williams

    Dorothy Andrers, Berlene Bernette, Fay Williams in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Oct. 28, 1982

    Discussing working conditions in the Hanes Factory in Galax, Virginia with three mill workers, Dorothy Andrers, Berlene Bernette, and Fay Williams.

  • Interview with Holly Arntzen

    Mar. 25, 1992

    Interviewing Holly Arntzen, a folk singer and songwriter of political and social protest songs.

  • Interview with Jack Beatty

    Oct. 8, 1993

    Interviewing Jack Beatty, author and editor of the Atlantic Monthly.

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