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Laurel Snyder discusses prostitution and the COYOTE organization
Aug. 26, 1980 Laurel Snyder describes to Studs Terkel her journey into prostitution and her involvement in the organization COYOTE, which advocates for the rights of sex workers and the decriminalization of prostitution.
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Knud W. Jensen discusses the Louisiana Museum ; part 2
1968 Interviewing Knud W. Jensen, founder and director of the Louisiana museum while Studs was in Denmark.
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Lute Jerstad discusses "Everest Diary"
1968 Lute Jerstad discusses "Everest Diary." Includes passages from Lute Jerstad.
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Rudolph Ganz discusses his career
Feb. 23, 1964 When Rudolf Ganz was younger, he first played the cello. After his cello broke into 800 pieces, Rudolph Ganz's father told Ganz he had to play the piano. Ganz became a world-renowned pianist and composer. Ganz's attitude toward music: in order to be progressive, one has to respect the past.
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Donald Johanson discusses his book "Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind"
Mar. 16, 1981 Studs talks with Donald Johanson about his book "Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind," in which the famed paleoanthropologist describes his discovery of the female hominin fossil in Ethiopia. The conversation includes talk of Charles Darwin, Eugène Dubois' Java Man discovery, what makes a hominid, holes in the fossil record, fossil dating, his disagreements with Louis and Richard Leakey, site discovery, and his belief that the Hadar Formation in the Afar Triangle of Ethiopia holds the keys to the evolutionary puzzle. Includes snippets of the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."
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Interviewing Stan Brakhage
Oct. 11, 1961 Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations