00 / 00 ©Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images Discussing the book "If You Can't Say Something Nice" with the author, humorist and poet Calvin Trillin BROADCAST: Nov. 30, 1988 | DURATION: 00:51:36 Details Broadcast Date Nov. 30, 1988 Physical Format 1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in. Duration 51 minutes, 36 seconds Digital Format WAV Ownership The Chicago History Museum Language English Topics Comedy, Satire Poetry People Authors, Writers Tags WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Trillin, Calvin--Interviews Trillin, Calvin. If you can't say something nice. Authors, American--20th century--Interviews Poets, American--20th century--Interviews Humorists, American--20th century--Interviews Audiotapes. Radio programs. Trillin, Calvin,--interviewee Related Programs Jonathan Yardley discusses his book about Ring Lardner Sep. 15, 1977 Interview with Karl Jay Shapiro Apr. 28, 1989 Discussing Russian poet and author Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin with Irwin Weil, Northwestern University professor of Slavic languages and literatures Mar. 24, 1984 A conversation with Lisel Mueller 1980 Mike Forrest, Beulah Garrick, and Donald Moffat discuss the work of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas Mar. 22, 1961 Victor S. Navasky in conversation with Studs Terkel May. 17, 1996
