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Myths, Stories, Storytelling
  • Arthur Charles Clarke

    Arthur Charles Clarke discusses science fiction

    Jan. 27, 1959

    Arthur Charles Clarke discusses science fiction and his books "Childhood's End", "Prelude to Space", and "the Deep Range".

  • Anna Deavere Smith

    Anna Deavere Smith discusses her career

    May. 4, 1995

    Anna Deavere Smith discusses and demonstrates her unique character portrayals from her works "Fires in the Mirror" and "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992."

  • Discussing the book "The Coast of Chicago" with author Stuart Dybek

    May. 7, 1990

    Discussing the book "The Coast of Chicago" with author Stuart Dybek

  • Studs Terkel and Elsa Knight Thompson talking about interview strategies

    1970

    Discussing the art the of interviewing with Pacifica Radio counterpart Elsa Knight Thompson.

  • Discussing the book "PrairyErth: (A Deep Map)" with William Least Heat Moon

    Nov. 5, 1992

    Discussing the book "Blue highways: a journey into America" with William Least Heat Moon.

  • Discussing the book "Blue highways: a journey into America" with William Least Heat Moon

    Feb. 8, 1983

    Discussing the book "Blue highways: a journey into America" with William Least Heat Moon.

  • Madeleine L'Engle discusses her novel "A Severed Wasp"

    Jan. 30, 1983

    Author Madeleine L'Engle discusses her novel "A Severed Wasp," about a retired concert pianist (Katherine Forrester, who appeared in L'Engle's first novel, "The Small Rain") who puts on a benefit concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine at the request of her old friend, Felix Bodeway. Like Katherine, L'Engle is a pianist and the interview is interspersed with Bach fugues throughout. In addition to discussing the plot, Terkel and L'Engle discuss several of the book's characters and their histories and motivations.

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