Joan Baez speaks with Studs Terkel about role of music and the responsibility of musicians in the specific historical moment of the late '60's.

Terkel interviews folk singer Patrick Sky on his latest project. A 19 minute film entitled "Down the Road" Sky directs and stars in the film about pollution. He describes how he acquired the help of local children to shoot the film and how he got permission from the city to shoot on location.

Presenting live musical performance of Bob Gibson and company with reflections on the Grateful House benefit concert from folk singers Bob Gibson and Anne Hills-Burda, and musician Ray Tate.

Jim Jennings, Jake Dowling and Jim Hastings, members of The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) talk about unions. Union folk songs by Pete Seeger and Joe Glazer are played periodically.

Terkel comments and presents a musical performance of Utah Phillips

Program includes an excerpt of a 1978 interview with songwriter and labor rights activist Florence Reece.

Terkel comments and presents a musical performance by John McCutcheon

Judy Collins discusses how she began writing her own songs; successes in her career; and the fight for abortion rights.