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  • Thom Bishop discusses the musical revue "Suburbs of Heaven"

    Feb. 7, 1979

    Interviewing the cast of the musical revue "Suburbs of Heaven," songwriter Thom Bishop, singers Marty Peifer and Megon McDonough. Songs include "Mr. Arthur's Place," "Why Not Talk to Me?" "The Telephone Song," "Just Because You Didn't See Me," "Suburbs of Heaven," "Times I Tried to Love You," "Amateur Night/New Year's Eve," and "Somebody Feels the Water."

  • Economist Robert Theobald discusses his ideas for a better world

    Jan. 8, 1968

    Poor people, politicians, guaranteed basic income and power are all among the topics that Robert Theobald covers to achieve a better world for mankind. Using the media better to sway the public's opinion, so that the politicians will vote in the masses' interests are all apart of Theobald's plan, too.

  • Bill Ayers reads from and discusses his book "A Kind and Just Parent"

    Jun. 25, 1997

    Bill Ayers' book, "A Kind and Just Parent: The Children of Juvenile Court" takes a look at kids getting caught up and lost in the system. While observing in the courts, Ayers said all kids just became a thing.

  • V. (Vladimir) Leechkis in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Mar. 13, 1995

    Interviewing Russian pianist and DePaul University Professor Vladimir Leechkis.

  • Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry discuss their careers as blues musicians

    Jan. 28, 1970

    Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry discuss their careers as blues musicians and longtime collaborators. The close relationship between Terry and McGhee is apparent as they perform a number of original and traditional songs during the interview. Songs have been removed due to copyright.

  • Dr. Meir Yoeli discusses medicine

    1969

    It is not enough to just treat a disease, explained Dr. Meir Yoeli. Dr. Yoeli said there needs to be a bridge for both science and for the truth of the heart. Also a poet, Dr. Yoeli reads a poem in English and then in Hebrew.

  • Interviewing people on the train ride to Washington, D.C., going to the civil rights March on Washington

    Aug. 28, 1963

    Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. 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. While aboard a train with 803 passengers, Studs Terkel spoke to various people about what this train meant to them. A female passenger said she was so happy to be on the train.

  • Victor S. Navasky discusses blacklisting of entertainers

    Dec. 1980
  • Leon Golub

    Leon Golub discusses current art projects at the Museum of Contemporary Art

    Sep. 6, 1974

    Leon Golub talks about his current art projects and the power of the largeness of a canvas and its representations can have in the art experience.

  • Jim Haynes headshot

    Interviewing impresario Jim Haynes while Studs in England ; part 2

    1968
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