Discussing the book "The civilizing process" with the author Norbert Elias.

In 1953, one of the very first broadcasts on WFMT was with Lorenzo Turner. Topics that Turner cover include the Gullah language, his travels to Nigeria, and music. Turner also explains how using different inflections on a word can change its meaning.

In the of first of many appearances on Studs' radio show, Oliver Sacks discusses his book "Awakenings" and recounts several patient profiles from his groundbreaking treatment application of L-DOPA to sufferers of Sleeping sickness and Parkinson's disease. They explore his work in the context of Studs' concept of Feeling Tone and Sacks tells of a remarkable scene with aphasic patients reacting to a speech of then President Ronald Reagan.

Discussing the book, "The Closing Circle: Confronting the Environmental Crisis," and interviewing the author, Dr. Barry Commoner.

At the conclusion of this interview, Dr. Paul Ehrlich predicts that 5 to 6,000 people will have died of starvation. "The Population Bomb," covers why women should stop having children and why the government should pass out $500 every year to women who don't have kids.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Discussing the dangers of nuclear war and its effect on people with nuclear physicist and co-director of the program of Science and Technology at MIT, Dr. Kosta Tsipis.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Discussing the book "Center of the Cyclone: An Autobiography of Inner Space" with the author Dr. John C. Lilly.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

His book, "The Island of the Colorblind," was the result of Dr. Oliver Sacks' travels to Micronesia. Sacks was puzzled by how people that were color blind could tell if a banana was ripe. A man told him that one must rely on the smell of the banana and its texture. The second part of the book is devoted to Sacks' travels to Guam.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Presenting a debate over nuclear energy