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Julia Koscis discusses her family's daily work and life ; part 4
Julia Koscis discusses being an immigrant, racism and daily life. She talks with Studs about her fears of African Americans upon arriving at Ellis Island, New York from Hungary, and living closely with them before moving on to Dayton, Ohio. She discusses some of her life before moving to Chicago from Dayton, Ohio.
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Judy Nichol and seniors Jim and Kurt discuss drugs in high school
May. 8, 1973 As part of an on-going series, Chicago Sun Times reporter, Judy Nichol and her colleagues went to various high schools in Chicago and the suburbs to talk to students about drugs in the high schools. Lane Tech seniors Jim and Kurt said the reason they got into doing drugs was because of their peers and because they wanted to be a part of the crowd.
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Dr. Willard Gaylin discusses his book "In the service of their country"
1970 Dr. Willard Gayelin talks about and reads from his book "In the Service of Their Country." He talks about the imprisonment of conscientious objectors who did not want to participate in the war.
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Candy Armstrong-Jones discusses her book "City of Sin"
1970 Studs Terkel plays Wagner’s “Liebestod” to introduce his guest, author Candy Armstrong-Jones. The two discuss her second book, “City of Sin,” a romance about a couple who work at a Chicago newspaper. Despite negative reviews for being pornographic, Armstrong Jones says she is celebrity now, which makes her “swinging” complicated. She asks Terkel if he ever swings several times, to which Terkel replies that he is married.
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Interview with Dagmar Wilson
1967 Terkel interviews activist and children's author Dagmar Wilson. She discusses how she goes from a children's author to an activist for anti-nuclear testing.
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Interview with Patrick Sky
1967 Terkel interviews folk singer Patrick Sky on his latest project. A 19 minute film entitled "Down the Road" Sky directs and stars in the film about pollution. He describes how he acquired the help of local children to shoot the film and how he got permission from the city to shoot on location.
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Terkel comments and presents his program on capital punishment
Apr. 3, 1978 Terkel Interviews Michael I Rothstein (a lawyer) and Franklin E. Zimring (a law professor) on the subject of capital punishment.
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Buffy Sainte-Marie talks with Studs Terkel ; part 2
1968 Studs Terkel interviews Buffy Sainte-Marie in a two part interview.
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Studs Terkel in conversation with Buffy Sainte-Marie
Apr. 21, 1972 Studs Terkel interviews Canadian singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie.