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  • Interviewing Earl B. Dickerson, a Chicago lawyer

    Oct. 28, 1975

    The distinguished lawyer and former Chicago alderman reflects on his long career, before being honored at an NAACP Legal Defense Fund event at the Continental Plaza Hotel. Studs includes a clip of W.E.B. DuBois speaking.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Interviewing Harvey O'Connor and Jessie Lloyd O'Connor

    Mar. 14, 1975

    The political activist couple joins Studs to reflect on their long careers as journalists and advocates for workers' rights.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Lawrence S. Ritter discusses baseball and his book, The Glory of Their Times.

    1970

    After interviewing multiple ballplayers whose careers spanned the first half of the 20th century, Lawrence S. Ritter published a well-received collection of their stories and perspectives. Included are some clips of Ritter's recordings.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Interviewing Jonathan Miller, author of The Body in Question

    Apr. 13, 1979

    Already a versatile theatre and opera director, comedian, actor, and physician, Jonathan Miller joins Studs to talk about his latest venture, as author of The Body in Question, a history of modern medicine.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Interviewing journalist and author Jimmy Breslin

    Oct. 9, 1973

    Jimmy Breslin discusses his novel, World Without End, Amen. The recording includes parts of an interview of Vince Maher (note: this is a code name for an anonymous individual), an excerpt from the novel, a recitation of Mike Royko's review of the novel, and an excerpt of a speech from Irish civil rights activist Bernadette Devlin.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Discussing the electrical inspectors scandal with the author-journalist Mike Royko

    Nov. 9, 1979

    Studs and Mike Royko read from transcripts of FBI recordings of city inspectors convicted of bribery.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Roger Baldwin

    Roger Baldwin discusses his life as an activist

    Jun. 26, 1974

    Roger Baldwin one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU) discusses his life as an pacifist and activist for civil rights and true freedom for all.

  • Discussing Paris with professor Henry Knepler

    Jan. 21, 1974

    Henry Knepler, author and professor of English at the Illinois Institute of Technology, shares some of his experiences with French culture after serving as visiting professor at the Sorbonne in Paris.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Interviewing Jean Redpath, with guest Guy Carawan

    May. 22, 1970

    Jean Redpath, the folk-song collector and singer, joins Studs and musicologist Guy Carawan to give some historical context and perspective on the music of her native Scotland.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Discussing English folk music and interviewing Lou Killen

    Oct. 15, 1971

    The folk singer and founder one of Britain's first folk clubs talks about his upbringing in Newcastle upon Tyne, where he learned about English and Irish folk traditions as well as American folk and country songs.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

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