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  • Discussing the book, "Robert Kennedy and His Times," and interviewing the historian and author, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

    Sep. 8, 1978
  • Dennis Smith

    Discussing the book, "Report from Engine Co. 82," about firefighters in the Bronx, New York, and interviewing its author Dennis Smith

    1970
  • Discussing the book, "Nothin' But Good Times Ahead" with journalist and author Molly Ivins

    Sep. 29, 1993
  • Discussing the book, "Lyndon, An Oral Biography," about President Lyndon Johnson and interviewing the author Merle Miller

    Sep. 25, 1980

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

  • Discussing the book, "Jerry Brown: The Man on the White Horse"

    1970

    Discussing the book, "Jerry Brown: The Man on the White Horse," and interviewing the author J. D. Lorenz.

  • Discussing the book, "J. W. Gitt's Sweet Land of Liberty," and interviewing McKinley Mac Olson

    Jul. 14, 1975

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

  • Discussing the book, "If Men Were Angels," and interviewing the author Milton Mayer

    1970
  • Discussing the book, "How Children Fail," and interviewing the author John Holt ; part 2

    1970

    Educator John Caldwell Holt discusses his book "How Children Fail," part 2. This is a continuation of the conversation from "1993414-4-1."

  • Discussing the book, "How Children Fail," and interviewing the author John Holt ; part 1

    1970

    Educator John Caldwell Holt discusses his book, "How Children Fail," part 1.

  • Discussing the book, "Global Reach: The Power of the Multinational Corporations," and interviewing the author Richard Barnet

    Feb. 7, 1975
  • Edgar Smith

    Discussing the book, "Getting out", and interviewing its author, Edgar Smith

    Feb. 14, 1973

    Discussing the book, "Getting out," and interviewing its author, Edgar Smith. Topics include imprisonment, the legal system, and capital punishment. Includes a clip of an interview with Hermann Field a former Polish prisoner. Includes clip of an interview with former prison inmate Jimmy Blake.

  • Hunter F. Thompson

    Discussing the book, "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72." with Hunter S. Thompson

    Mar. 14, 1973

    Discussing the book, "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72." Includes a clip of Ron Kovic speaking at the Nixon campaign headquarters, courtesy of KPFA/Pacifica Archives.

  • Helen and Scott Nearing

    Discussing the book, "Continuing the Good Life: Half a Century of Homesteading," with the authors, Scott and Helen Nearing

    Apr. 22, 1979

    Scott and Helen Nearing, advocates of simple living, discuss their book "Continuing the good life: half a century of homesteading" and the simple lifestyle they lead. Includes excerpt from previous interview with Scott and Helen Nearing.

  • Discussing the book, "City of Sin," with "Candy Armstrong-Jones"

  • Discussing the book, "Chicago: An Agenda For Change," with Perre De Vise and the author, Dick Simpson : part 1

    Sep. 24, 1974
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