Dr. Carlo Levi talks about his book "Christ Stopped at Eboli", the human condition, and compassion for those suffering during and after World War 2.

Dr. Carlo Levi talks about the differences in Italian and American literature in the first part. In the second part, children Julio and Phillipo sing Italian nursery rhymes. In the last part, Maria Caniglia and husband Pino Donati discuss opera; part 2.

Terkel comments and presents Don Luce reading poetry

Joy Humes, a teacher of poetry at Virginia State Penitentiary's continuing education program, describes her experiences working with death row inmates.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Murray Kempton discusses race relation in the United State of America and the Black Panther Trial in New York. Murray also discusses his book, originally published as, "The Briar Patch: The People of New York versus Lumumba Shakur, et al." This book was reprinted as "The Briar Patch: The Trial of the Panther 21" in 1997.

Jane Kennedy talks about her political views and her view of society as a whole. She also discusses her experience in an all women's prison and how the prison system dehumanizes the inmates.

Jessica Mitford an English born author, investigative journalist, and civil rights activist discusses her book "Kind and Usual Punishment: The Prison Business,". Ms Mitford and Studs discuss her finding that prisoners were used as test subjects for drug trials and other medical research, and slave labor. Ms Mitford's book makes the argument that prisons are a governments means to making money from the prisoners they have punished. They speak about reform needed in the laws and decriminalization of many things and the abolishing of prison altogether. Ms.

Interviewing William Stringfellow, American lawyer and activist. He discusses various topics including religion, social issues, and activism. Includes an interview with Cora Weiss. Content Warning: This conversation has the presence of outdated, biased, offensive language. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion.

The non-fiction writer and novelist turned to the true crime genre to tell the story of former doctor and Army captain Jeffrey MacDonald, who was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters. The resulting book, Fatal Vision, led to a television miniseries and several subsequent court cases and publications.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations