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Jane Leavy discusses her career and her book "Squeeze Play"
Jun. 7, 1990 In Jane Leavy’s book, “Squeeze Play,” similar to her main character, Leavy recalled her 1st time in a men’s locker room, covering a New York Knicks game. Luckily for Leavy, a player by the name of Phil Jackson, helped her feel comfortable being with the other players. Leavy explained that at that encounter, it was Jackson, who fed her the story that she needed. The theme of the book throughout is fragility. Some players, Leavy explained, felt more comfortable talking about their infertility issues with Leavy, a woman sportswriter.
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Lawrence W. Levine in conversation with Studs Terkel
Oct. 18, 1996 Discussing the book "The Opening of the American mind: Canons, Culture, and History" (published by Beacon Press) with the author, historian Lawrence Levine.
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Philip Levine in conversation with Studs Terkel
Jun. 4, 1987 Discussing "Sweet Will: Poems" (published by Atheneum) with poet Philip Levine.
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Sydney Lewis reads from and discusses her book "Hospital"
Jan. 31, 1995 "Hospital: An Oral History of Cook County Hospital" covers what was once the largest public hospital in the United States. With 6,000 employees, Sydney Lewis learned that County Hospital was a small city onto itself. One may have a long wait at the hospital, but Lewis found because of it's good health care, there was a kind of a loyalty toward County. With Chicago and its diversity, it was good for the people to see African American doctors and nurses that were Black and brown, too.
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Interviewing author and historian Sydney Lewis
Dec. 8, 1997 Interviewing author and historian Sydney Lewis.
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Richard C. Lewontin in conversation with Studs Terkel
Mar. 4, 1982 Discussing the controversy over teaching evolution in public schools, correcting popular misinterpretations of Darwin's theories, and defining Social Darwinism with author and geneticist Richard Lewontin.
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Reading poetry with actor Gary Merrill.
Jul. 9, 1985 Terkel comments and reads poetry with Gary Merrill