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American History & Politics Working, Labor, Economy

Discussing the history of the Knights of Labor with John Gerlach, Herb Gutman, and Dave Montgomery
May. 18, 1979
Robert Conot talks with Studs Terkel about his book "Rivers of blood, years of darkness" about the Watts riots
1970
Discussing the book "The Great U-Turn: Corporate Restructuring and the Polarizing of America" with the author Ben Harrison
Jan. 27, 1989
John Kenneth Galbraith in conversation with Studs Terkel
Oct. 17, 1983
Discussing the book "The Anatomy of Power" (published by Houghton Mifflin) with the author, economist John Kenneth Galbraith.
Discussing the book "The End of Work: The Decline of the Global Labor Force and the Dawn of the Post-Market Era" with Jeremy Rifkin
Jan. 11, 1995
Discussing the book "Those Pullman Blues: An Oral History of the African American Railroad Attendant"with the David Perata and guests
Feb. 17, 1997
Interview with Bob Edney
1970
Interviewing Bob Edney, a strip-miner, while Studs was in Newburgh, Indiana.
Carl and Hallie Foster discuss living their lives in Newburgh, Indiana
1970
Carl and Hallie Foster talk about the good and the bad of Newburgh, Indiana. Having been a welder for most of his life, Carl Foster, reflects on the time he got sick while on the job. He had gotten cancer and had to be fed intravenously for six months. While he was out sick, the company did not compensate him. When asked about his hobby of growing banana trees, a true calm and passion takes over his personality, as noticed by Studs Terkel.
Interview with the Hardin family
1970
Interviewing with the Hardin family while Studs was in Newburgh, Indiana.
Interview with Nan Hardin
1970
Discussing the road to Louisville Kentucky with Nan Hardin.

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