Interviewing Al Booth, founder and president of the International Music Foundation, about the "Do-It-Yourself-Messiah" which he first organized in Chicago in 1975. In the "Do-It-Yourself-Messiah," a production of George Frideric Handel's "Messiah" is stag
Citizen Action and the New American Populism
Dr. Benjamin Spock, Paul Robeson and Jimmy Hoffa are a few of Leonard Boudin's clients. Although some people were outraged Boudin welcomed Hoffa as a client, Boudin's belief had always remained that whether a person be good or bad, that person is, like all people, entitled to civil liberties and good representation. Boudin lastly explained he liked law students and that from what he witnessed, he was hopeful for their/our futures.
Discussing the book "Backyard Revolution: Understanding the New Citizen Movement," (published by Temple University Press) with the author Harry C. Boyte.
Presenting music by coronet player Ruby Braff prior to an appearance at Rick's Cafe.
Discussing Illinois, its prairies, rivers and cities through music and poetry with singer and poet Marita Brake and documentary photographer Rhondal McKinney.
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. Self-righteousness and values are topics covered by Marlon Brando. Here in the states, Brando said, we are living a dream. We do not want strife in our lives, and yet he says it seems as though we seek it.
Discussing the book "Damon Runyan," (published by Ticknor & Fields) with the author Jimmy Breslin.
Interviewing author and journalist Jimmy Breslin.