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Iván Boldizsár discusses Hungarian culture and translation work
1966 Iván Boldizsár discusses Hungarian folk music, lyrical translations, and the difference in writing and educating peasants versus city dwellers in Hungary.
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Harrison Evans Salisbury discusses his book "A Time of Change"
Mar. 18, 1988 His experiences as a journalist are what's covered in Harrison Evans Salisbury's book, "A Time of Change: A Reporter's Tale of Our Time". Salisbury believed as a reporter, one truly needed to be at the event, in order to obtain the true story. Once Salisbury questioned if he was living in America because he was asked to switch rooms at a hotel in Birmingham, only to find out later that there were special, bugged rooms for reporters.
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David Scherman discusses “The Best of Life,” a book he edited
Oct. 12, 1973 Photographer David Scherman talks with Studs Terkel about the stories that photos can tell, famous photographers, and the book “The Best of Life,” which Scherman edited. A recording of the song “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” by the Weavers is played.
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Reporter and author John L. Spivak talks with Studs Terkel ; part 1
1967 Studs and Spivak talk all things labor: unions, strikes, and spies. Spivak's work reporting on Fascism and Socialism is also discussed.
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Reporter and author John L. Spivak talks about his autobiography with Studs Terkel ; part 2
1967 Several aspects of Spivak's career are discussed in detail, including his exposure of chain gangs, a Depression-era Communist forgery, investigating the anti-Nazi underground in Germany and how to exploit the insecurities of vigilantes.
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Joshua Rubenstein discusses his book Tangled Loyalties: The Life and Times of Ilya Ehrenburg"
Sep. 25, 1996 Joshua Rubenstein discusses his book "Tangled Loyalties: The Life and Times of Ilya Ehrenburg" and the importance of Ehrenburg during the Stalin regime.
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Wilfred Burchett discusses about his career on journalism
Oct. 24, 1977 Wilfred Burchett (an Australian journalist) discusses his journalism career. He was reporting conflicts in Asia (North Korea, Vietnam, China and Japan) and their Communist supporters. He speaks briefly about his experiences in Nazi Germany and concentration camps. Towards the end of the interview he talks about his interest in learning and reporting more about the new euro-communism (prominent in Italy, Spain and France).
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William Shirer discusses his book “Twentieth Century Journey: 1930-1940: Volume II”
Jun. 1, 1984 Discussing the book "Twentieth century journey: 1930-1940" with the author William Shirer.
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Interviewing Yehuda Lev
Jan. 17, 1963 Journalist and columnist Yehuda Lev reported on the trial of Holocaust perpetrator Adolph Eichmann for WFMT. Here, he joins Studs to discuss the aftermath of the trial and the importance of covering such issues.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
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