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  • William Hoffman, Jr. reads from and discusses his book "The Loser" ; part 2

    1968

    With the continuation of this interview, William Hoffman, Jr. talks about his experiences at the race track, his experiences when bouncing checks and his experience having spent one night in jail in Tijuana. With assistance from Gambler's Anonymous, Hoffman, started to write books and turn his life around, to become a winner.

  • William Hoffman, Jr. reads from and discusses his book "The Loser" ; part 1

    1968

    With this first part of the interview, William Hoffman, Jr. gives some background into his childhood and growing up, as well as some reasons why he felt the need to be successful at gambling.

  • Wendell Rawls Jr. discusses his book "Cold Storage"

    Feb. 29, 1980
  • Tribute to Randy Shilts, journalist and chronicler of the AIDS epidemic

    Mar. 7, 1994

    Program includes an excerpt of a discussion with Shilts about his book "And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic."

  • Charlotte Towle

    Tribute to Charlotte Towle

    1967

    Tribute to Charlotte Towle with Ner Littner, Pearl Rosenzweig, Alan Wade and Dame Eileen Younghusband.

  • Tom Vickery and Dale Muehler discuss the Rainbow Bridge coalition for gay and lesbian disabled people

    Apr. 19, 1993

    Activists Tom Vickery and Dale Muehler discuss the Rainbow Bridge coalition for gay and lesbian disabled people, particularly the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation and the planning that went into this. Studs plays “Song of the Soul” - Cris Williamson (1975), "You Could Never Shame Me" - Merle Louise & Brent Carver (1992)*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Theodore Marmor

    Theodore Marmor discusses his book "The politics of Medicare"

    Nov. 5, 1974

    Discussing the book, "The Politics of Medicare," and interviewing the author Theodore Marmor. Associate professor of Center of Health Administration studies at University of Chicago. Mr Marmor has been part of policy planning with the department of welfare, for medicare. He talks about National Healthcare or at the least affordable healthcare for all. He speaks of Medicare not covering all expenses specifically prescription drugs.

  • Television journalist Bill D. Moyers discusses his book "Healing and the Mind."

    Feb. 16, 1993
  • Sydney Lewis reads from and discusses her book "Hospital"

    Jan. 31, 1995

    "Hospital: An Oral History of Cook County Hospital" covers what was once the largest public hospital in the United States. With 6,000 employees, Sydney Lewis learned that County Hospital was a small city onto itself. One may have a long wait at the hospital, but Lewis found because of it's good health care, there was a kind of a loyalty toward County. With Chicago and its diversity, it was good for the people to see African American doctors and nurses that were Black and brown, too.

  • Sybil Leek discusses witchcraft and her book "The Jackdaw and the Witch: A True Fable"

    1966

    Sybil Leek discusses the history and beliefs of witchcraft, modern medicine compared to natural medicine, and animal familiars. "The Gloucester Witch" performed by John Allison has been removed.

  • Susan Sontag

    Susan Sontag discusses Tuberculosis

    Jun. 30, 1978

    Sontag reads from "Illness as Metaphor" and discusses differences between diseases, particularly tuberculosis and cancer, regarding historic understanding and cultural representation.

  • Susan Sheehan discusses her book "Is There No Place on Earth for Me?"

    Sep. 20, 1993

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

  • Susan Nussbaum and Michael Pachovas

    Susan Nussbaum and Michael Pachovas discuss the Disabled Americans Freedom Rally with Studs Terkel

    Feb. 28, 1981

    Susan Nussbaum, founder of Access Living and Michael Pachovas founder of Disabled Prisoners Program discuss the upcoming Disabled Americans Freedom Rally in the backdrop of the International Year of the Disabled Persons and President Reagan's budget cuts. Society needs to understand that expenditures are required to secure the rights of disabled people to live active, productive lives. They need to be able to get out of their apartment buildings or homes, travel on sidewalks and ride buses. That may require access ramps, working elevators, cut curbs, and hydraulic buses to lower steps.

  • Montessori

    Studs Terkel moderates and comments on a round-table debate about the Montessori educational theory

    Nov. 3, 1964

    A round-table debate about the Montessori educational theory. Four early childhood development professionals speak of the pros and the cons of the program. Speakers include: Fay Bauling advisor at Wilson Jr. College, Dr. Urban Fleege of DePaul University, Dr. Ner Littner from the Institute of Psychoanalysis, and Hannah MacLaren, head teacher from Ancona School.

  • Dr. Tessa Fischer, Dr. Mark Bonnell & Dr. David Moore

    Studs Terkel interviews three Cook County Hospital doctors about their 1975 strike

    Nov. 12, 1975

    Studs interviews three Cook County Hospital doctors: Dr. Tessa Fischer Dr. Mark Bonnell Dr. David Moore Main topic of conversation is the 18-day residents and interns strike at Cook County Hospital, Chicago, October-November 1975. At the time it was the longest doctors’ strike in U.S. history. Topics include: Patient care, benefits and wages, and working conditions. The distinction is made between a "strike" and what the doctors call a "job action".

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