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  • Art Buchwald

    Art Buchwald reads from and discusses his book "Laid Back in Washington"

    Feb. 1982

    Discussing the book "Layed back in Washington" and interviewing Art Buchwald.

  • Arnold Wesker

    Arnold Wesker talks with Studs Terkel ; part 1

    1962

    Terkel Talks with known English Dramatist Sir Arnold Wesker (part 1) about the economy of England. The talk begins with the subject of apprenticeship. This is a two part interview.

  • Anna Russell

    Anna Russell discusses her singing career

    Mar. 20, 1960
  • Anna Russell

    Anna Russell discusses her career, beginning in opera, and moving into satirical comedy music performance

    Feb. 27, 1976
  • An interview with the insightful stage and film veteran Victor Spinetti

    Sep. 18, 1975

    This lighthearted interview with actor, director and author Victor Spinetti is juxtaposed by the September 5, 1975 bombing of the London Hilton, which took place mere hours beforehand and "two blocks away," according to Studs. The two discuss Spinetti's Welsh background, acting and comedy with nervous energy against a backdrop of gunshots and bomb threats.

  • A discussion with Doug Marlette

    Aug. 10, 1982

    The cartoonist discusses his comic strip collection, Kudzu, and its humorous approach to such everyday themes as wanting to leave one’s hometown, moving through life without a father, and seeking out the local preacher for guidance.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with Nora Ephron

    May. 6, 1983

    The journalist and writer discusses Heartburn, her first novel, which, according to Terkel, is best read out loud. He and Ephron take turns readings their favorite passages and analyzing the characters. The novel was later made into a film of the same name starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A converation with Willard Espy

    Feb. 22, 1980

    The editor and philologist talks with Studs about his book, Say It My Way, an examination of the evolution of the English language and its many accidental changes through American through songs, poems, and idioms.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

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