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  • Interview with Doctor X AKA Dr. Alan Nourse

    Jul. 16, 1965

    Discussing Intern by Doctor X, the candid journal written by Dr. Alan Nourse, who published under a pen name to protect his identity.

  • Interview with Barbara Cartland

    Mar. 5, 1970

    Interviewing Barbara Cartland at her castle and a Welsh physician in Tavistock Square while Studs was in England.

  • Ina May Gaskin, Norma Swenson in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jun. 18, 1992

    Discussing the Chicago community of midwives and the book "The New Our Bodies, Ourselves: a Book By and For Women" (published by Simon & Schuster) with one of the book's authors Norma Swenson and midwife and author Ina May Gaskin.

  • Howard Wolinsky and Tom Brune discuss their book “The Serpent on the Staff: The Unhealthy Politics of the American Medical Association”

    Sep. 8, 1994

    Authors and journalists Howard Wolinsky and Tom Brune discuss their book “The Serpent on the Staff: The Unhealthy Politics of the American Medical Association.” They discuss the political aspects of the healthcare and medical industry in the United States, with particular emphasis placed on the business-side of the American Medical Association (AMA). This program includes an excerpt of an interview with Dr. Quentin Young discussing the AMA. Studs plays "Like a Surgeon" - "Weird Al" Yankovic (1985).

  • Howard Lyman discusses the beef industry and the environmental and health-related risks associated with consuming animal products

    Mar. 1, 1995

    Anti-beef lobbyist and family farmer Howard Lyman discusses the beef industry. Lyman discusses the environmental and health risks associated with animal products, specifically beef. Lyman states that it was precisely his experience growing up on a farm and seeing the production of animal products that inspired his stance on the beef industry. Studs plays "Foodophobia" - Susannah McCorkle (1981).

  • Hollie Brock and Jim Potter

    Hollie Brock and Jim Potter both paraplegics, discuss what it is to "be" a paraplegic

    1968

    Mr. Brock, a recreational therapist, and Mr. Hollie, a nurse, discuss paraplegia. Each of the gentlemen discuss the individual accidents that caused their injuries, their recovery and how they got through it. They talk to Studs about the things they enjoy doing and goals they are trying to reach.

  • Gitta Sereny discusses her book "Into That Darkness"

    Feb. 7, 1983

    While in a Dusseldorf prison, Gitta Sereny spent 70 hours interviewing Franz Stangl, the commandant of the Treblinka extermination camp. Her book, "Into That Darkness: An Examination of Conscience," questions how could an ordinary man with a wife and children become such an evil monster. Stangl rationalized his job by saying he never hurt anyone, that he never murdered anyone. Sereny said in the end, the only guilt Stangl harbored was that of still being alive.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Garrett O'Connor

    Garrett O'Connor discusses "Reflections in the rubble."

    Feb. 1, 1970

    Psychiatrist Dr. Garrett O'Connor discusses his article "Reflections in the rubble: some thoughts in the aftermath of civil disorder." Topics of conversation include his experiences working in community clinics with blue collar workers and African Americans; the ways that poverty, racism, and classism are maintained by the American economy; the Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Former halfway house residents discuss halfway houses

    Oct. 16, 1973

    Discussion about halfway houses with a panel of former halfway house residents.

  • Fitzhugh Mullan discusses his book "White coat clenched fist"

    Mar. 10, 1977
  • Eric Marcus discusses his book "Making Gay History"

    Jun. 9, 1992

    Discussing the book "Making Gay History: The Struggle For Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945-1990: An Oral History" (published by Harper Collins) with the author, journalist Eric Marcus.

  • Ellen Chesler discusses her book "Woman of Valor: Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement in America"

    Jul. 8, 1992

    Ellen Chesler discusses and reads from her book "Woman of Valor: Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement in America." Throughout her interview, Chesler discusses additional prominent women in this movement such as Emma Goldman, Jane Addams, and Ethel Byrne. Studs plays "The Women's Marseillaise" - Mascottes Ladies Band (1908-1911) and "Bread and Roses" - Judy Collins (1976).

  • Ellen Afterman, Clinton Sanders, and Spellman Young discuss the drug epidemic

    1980

    Ellen Afterman and Clinton Sanders (authors of "Drugs and Your Life") and Spellman Young discuss drug use through the lenses of race, sex, and socioeconomic status.

  • Ellen Afterman, Clinton Sanders and Spellman Young discuss the exclusionary power of language

    1970

    Ellen Afterman, Clinton Sanders and Spellman Young discuss the exclusionary power of language; i.e. white, middle-class language as the standard by which people are intellectually and socially judged, and how groups are using language to define identity.

  • Drs. Quentin Young, Ron Shansky and Mike Gray talks with Studs Terkel

    Dec. 3, 1975

    Interviewing Dr. Quentin Young and others about Cook County Hospital and public health services in Chicago and throughout the country.

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