Terkel comments and presents a new annual Halloween program with the Armstrong family.

Discussing Halloween and interviewing singers George, Gerry, Becky and Jennifer Armstrong.

Discussing the folk music of Scotland with singers George and Gerry Armstrong. Rebroadcast.

Discussing the folk music of Scotland with singers George and Gerry Armstrong. Rebroadcast.

Interviewing members of the folk group Bright Morning Star.

Interviewing singer and storyteller Anndrena Belcher.

Interviewing singer and storyteller Anndrena Belcher.

Jim Jennings, Jake Dowling and Jim Hastings, members of The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) talk about unions. Union folk songs by Pete Seeger and Joe Glazer are played periodically.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Interviewing Cornish-heritage activist Howard Curnow and Cornish folk musicians Sue Pellowe and Jim Wearne.

Singer-songwriter and activist Holly Near discusses her work for fighting for social justice through outlets such as her music. Near a prominent proponent for the LGBTQ community has streamlined her work using folk and protest-inspired songs. Near has been awarded multiple honors from organizations such as the ACLU and the National Organization for Women for her work for social change.

Harry Jackson discusses his career as a singer, painter, and sculptor and the inspiration he took from fellow contemporaries and Italian sculpture. Between 10:00 and 11:00, Jackson remarks that Mary Wright "from the south fork of the Shoshone River" is in the studio with them.

Studs interviews Harry Chapin about his music and career. They discuss Chapin’s style of writing songs. Chapin describes some of his songs such as “Cats In the Cradle,” “Sniper,” “WOLD,” and “Mr. Tanner.” He stresses that his songs tell stories and often are influenced by real-life events. For example, “30,000 Bananas Pounds of Bananas” came from a trip he took on a Greyhound bus through Pennsylvania where there was a truck accident.

The conversation continues with Belafonte talking about his album, "Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean". The songs, explained Belafonte, were both reflections of his childhood and things he was exposed to as an adult. Belafonte believed both Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden played important roles in jazz music.