Presenting an award-winning summary program of "Hard Times: an oral history of the great depression" series 1971-72: "A gathering of survivors" (part two) with Jim Sheridan, Pauline Kael, Emma Tiller, Frank Czerwonka, Cesar Chavez, William Benton, Sidney Weinberg. Chapter 12.

Interviewing satirist Michael Frayn, followed by excerpts of humor by Spike Milligan, Flanders & Swann, Cooke & Moore (2 parts) while Studs was in London.

The author and communications professor offers some insight into his book Black and White Styles in Conflict. This program includes clips from recordings of a Black preacher's sermon and a white attendee of the 1963 March on Washington.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The columnist and etiquette authority joins Studs to talk about her manual, Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior, as well as her novel, Gilbert: A Comedy of Manners.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The American journalist and broadcaster spent years researching the history of the Middle East for her book, From Time Immemorial: The Origins of the Arab-Jewish Conflict over Palestine. It has since been praised and criticized by a wide range of scholars.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The American editor, journalist, and novelist talks with Studs about his Civil War novel, Unto This Hour, and how he did not set out to romanticize the war, but to show that war does not always lead to glory, despite the bravery of the fighting soldiers.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The journalist, memoirist, and actor discusses her biography of the photographer Diane Arbus (the first American to have photographs displayed at the Venice Biennale).*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The British-American theater and film producer, actor, and director discusses his memoir, Run-through, a chronicle of life in theater.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Studs joins the Puerto Rican-born American playwright and actor to discuss the play Short Eyes.  Kathy Slade from Free Street Theater also participates in the discussion.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Studs asks the actor how he researched and prepared for his portrayal of Edgar Allan Poe at Chicago's Theatre Building.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations