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  • Omar Cabezas

    Interview with Deborah Shaffer

    Feb. 26, 1988

    Discussing the film "Fire from the Mountain," a biography of Omar Cabezas, a Nicaraguan politician and anti-Somaza agitator, with the film's producer and director Deborah Shaffer.

  • Interview with Karl Jay Shapiro

    Apr. 28, 1989

    Discussing his book "New & Selected Poems, 1940-1986" (published by University of Chicago Press) with poet Karl Jay Shapiro.

  • Sidney Shapiro discusses life in China

    Sep. 21, 1987

    Studs Terkel speaks with translator and lawyer Sidney Shapiro about Shapiro’s life in China and what life was like there before and after the Communist Revolution. An audio clip is played of Dr. George Hatem discussing his experiences of being a doctor in China during the Long March.

  • Interviewing Indian musicians Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and Ustad Hussain

    Apr. 5, 1985
  • Interviewing United Airlines' flight attendants Patina Sharp and Dianna Rushing

    Sep. 14, 1993

    two United Airlines flight attendants

  • Frank Sherry discusses immigration and anti-immigration attitudes

    Sep. 8, 1993

    Interviewing Frank Sharry, the Executive Director of The National Immigration Forum. The Forum advocates and builds public support for immigration and refugee-friendly policies in the United States.

  • Sir Roy Shaw

    Sir Roy Shaw discusses the arts

    Oct. 1, 1985

    Secretary General of the British Arts Council Sir Roy Shaw and Studs Terkel discuss making the arts accessible for everyone and how the arts are a benefit to communities. Studs Terkel reads a quote from Kingsley Amos.

  • John Paul Vann

    Neil Sheehan discusses his book "A Bright Shining Lie"

    Nov. 1, 1988

    With his book, "A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam", Neil Sheehan wanted to tell what happened in Vietnam and why it happened through telling the story of Lt. Colonel John Paul Vann. Sheehan said Vann had a keen sense of reality. Vann knew if they didn't change the Saigon government into something decent that would appeal to its own people, they'd never succeed at anything other than getting American soldiers killed for nothing. Although readers will find painful experiences in the book, Sheehan explained that his book is not an anti-war book.

  • Derek Shearer discusses his book "Economic Democracy"

    Jun. 13, 1980

    Studs Terkel speaks with writer and economist Derek Shearer about the book “Economic Democracy: The Challenge of the 1980s,” which Shearer co-authored with Martin Carnoy. Terkel and Shearer also discuss workers’ rights and equality in economics. Shearer reads a few excerpts from his book as well as a quote from labor leader Sidney Hillman.

  • Neil and Susan Sheehan discuss their respective books “A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam" and "Is There No Place on Earth for Me?"

    Apr. 11, 1990

    Studs Terkel speaks with journalists Neil and Susan Sheehan about their respective books “A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam” and “Is There No Place on Earth for Me?” Further discussion is had about journalism and Neil and Susan’s collaborations together. Audio clips of when Neil Sheehan and Susan Sheehan were previously on Terkel’s program are played.

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