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  • Knud W. Jensen

    Knud W. Jensen discusses the Louisiana Museum ; part 2

    1968

    Interviewing Knud W. Jensen, founder and director of the Louisiana museum while Studs was in Denmark.

  • Knud W. Jensen

    Knud W. Jensen discusses the Louisiana Museum ; part 1

    1968

    Knud W. Jensen, founder and director of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humblebaek, Denmark, talks about the importance of having a place for art to be shared, stored and preserved. The Louisiana Museum is unlike traditional museums, as it is housed in what was once a residential home.

  • Klaus Rifbjerg

    Klaus Rifbjerg discusses his writing and films

    1968

    Klaus Rifbjerg talks about his upbringing, hibooks "Terminal Innocence", "Lonni og Carl", and "The Opera Lover", and the impact of translation.

  • Kiyoshi Tanimoto, Mrs. Kiyoshi Tanimoto in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Oct. 1, 1982
  • King's Singers

    King's Singers in conversation with Studs Terkel

    May. 22, 1992

    Interviewing the British vocal ensemble King's Singers.

  • King's Singers

    King's Singers

    Jul. 20, 1995

    Terkel comments and presents a musical performance by the King's Singers

  • Barry Byrne

    King Solomon discusses his life and Barry Byrne discusses Frank Lloyd Wright

    1968

    Both interviews incomplete. King Solomon as Kid Pharaoh, hot dog shop owner in Chicago, and former prize fighter. Mr. Solomon talks about his business and how he has earned his place. He talks about being a gambler, and speaks of being "rough" and receiving his money in an unorthodox manner, "protection" so to speak. The Interview ends abruptly at 13:42. At 13:43 interview begins with Barry Byrne architect and student of the "Prairie Style" talks about his education with Frank Lloyd Wright. He speaks fondly of "father"(Frank Lloyd Wright) and his time studying under him.

  • Kimon Friar discusses Nikos Kazantzakis and the art of Greek translation

    Dec. 12, 1977

    Poet and translator Kimon Friar discusses Nikos Kazantzakis and the art of Greek translation. Friar discusses the common theme in all of Kazantzaki’s works, how all of nature is set out to transform matter into spirit. Friar discusses and reads Nikos Kazantzakis’s “The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel”, Constantine Cavafy’s “Ithaka”, and Odysseus Elytēs’s “The Autopsy”. This program includes an excerpt of an interview with Eleni Kazantzakis, Nikos’s wife, where she describes how Nikos always saw the excitement in every person he met.

  • Kim Townsend in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Nov. 24, 1987
  • Kermit Eby discusses his book "Protests of an ex-organization man."

    Nov. 21, 1961

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

  • Kenneth Donaldson discusses his book "Insanity Inside Out"

    Jul. 19, 1976

    Kenneth Donaldson discusses his book, "Insanity Inside Out" and his experience after being involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. Topics of discussion include the conditions of the hospital, his experience being held there against his will, and the court case he won in front of the Supreme Court of the United States, O'Connor v. Donaldson.

  • Kenneth and Sarah Vaux discuss landscape architect Calvert Vaux

    Mar. 19, 1982

    Kenneth and Sarah Vaux discuss the father of landscape architecture Calvert Vaux and his influence on other landscape architects including Frederick Law Olmsted. Kenneth and Sarah focus their discussion on public parks and how these parks were a response against industrialization and served to provide a space for the working class to gather in nature. This program includes an excerpt of an interview with labor activist Edward Sadlowski discussing the working class’ interest in nature, books, theater, and music.

  • Kenan Heise in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jan. 18, 1990

    Discussing the book "The Chicagoization of America, 1893-1917" (published by Chicago Historical Bookworks) with Chicago author Kenan Heise.

  • Ken Wooden discussing "Weeping in the playtime of others"

    May. 12, 1976

    Discussing the book "Weeping in the playtime of others" with the author Ken Wooden.

  • Ken Nordine with selections from his album

    Mar. 26, 1980
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