The British playwright discusses his nine-hour adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby, at Chicago's Blackstone Theatre.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

While in London, Studs sits down for a discussion about American hobos, with the British author of Hard Travellin': The Hobo and His History.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

A conversation about ecology, with the authors of Saving the Earth: A Citizen's Guide to Environmental Action.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The author and photographer discusses companionship, intimacy, friendship, and love among the abled and disabled, as further described in his book, Incurably Romantic.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations   

The investigative journalists discuss and read from America: What Went Wrong? The book is based on a series of articles in the Philadelphia Inquirer about corporate greed and its effects on the middle class.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The veteran journalist (New York Times and Esquire) reads from and discusses his family memoir, Unto the Sons.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The playwright, director, and the founder of the Black Ensemble Theater returns to the studio to discuss her updated production of the Tennessee Williams play, A Streetcar Named Desire.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The playwright and former dancer join Studs to talk about the Black Ensemble Theater's production of Me and Miss D., the musical biography of Gomez and dancer and choreographer Katherine Dunham.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The novelist discusses his book, Long Road Home, a fictional account of a 1938 farm workers' strike in California's Central Valley.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The Australian-born American historian and China scholar discusses his book, Mao: A Biography.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations