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  • Discussing the book "Killing Our Own: The Disaster of America's Experience with Atomic Radiation" with the author Harvey Wasserman and with Melony Moore, Coordinator of Citizens Against Nuclear Power Illinois

    Apr. 20, 1983
  • Dr. Helen Caldicott discusses the ill-effects of a nuclear bomb going off

    Apr. 7, 1981

    The world spends 600 billon dollars on the arms race, which is rather puzzling to Dr. Helen Caldicott when 2/3 of the world's children are starving. Caldicott explained if a bomb went off in Chicago, there'd be a crater a half a mile wide and 300 feet deep. In addition, 90% of the people will be dead, some from being vaporized.

  • Louis Font and Ed Fox

    Louis Font and Ed Fox discuss their time in the military and the Vietnam War

    Jun. 11, 1971

    Louis Font and Ed Fox discuss their time in the military, the Vietnam War, military rituals, and West Point military academy. They express their anti-war sentiments and describe atrocities committed in Vietnam.

  • Interviewing pacifist Reverend William Sloane Coffin

    Mar. 7, 1989
  • Interviewing Jack Weinberg, Coordinator, Great Lakes Project, Greenpeace International (USA)

    Dec. 11, 1990
  • Haig Allahverdian discusses Armenian music and arts

    May. 2, 1975

    Haig Allahverdian discusses Armenian music and culture as well as the Armenian massacre and its effects on the Armenian people on the whole. Copyrighted material has been removed from this program.

  • Discussing the book "What About the Russians - and Nuclear War?" with Roger C. Molander

    1980
  • Marc Chagall

    Through an interpreter, Marc Chagall discusses his approach to art and his views on people

    1970

    Professor John Nef explained that Marc Chagall came from an environment of nothing. From his dreams, Chagall created joy in his pieces of art. Nef lets the audience know that Chagall said he still has a lot of unfinished artwork to complete. The 3rd and last part of this program is a colloquy. Again, through another translator, Chagall’s words are translated. Chagall said his life’s purpose is art. Chagall said any man could be a bad artist but that no man can be an artist unless he is in fact, a good man.

  • R. Buckminster Fuller

    R. Buckminster (Richard ) Fuller talks with Studs Terkel

    Jan. 20, 1965

    A sprawling conversation with R. Buckminster Fuller including his great aunt Margaret Fuller, future communication, the nature of work, human nature, and physics.

  • Discussing steelworkers and labor unions with Edward Sadlowski and Theodore Smolarek

    Jul. 1, 1974

    Discussing steelworkers and interviewing Ed Sadlowski of the United Steelworkers of America and Ted Smolarek.

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