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Discussing past and present trends in American writing and interviewing distinguished American literary critic Malcolm Cowley
Mar. 7, 1974 Discussing past and present trends in American writing and interviewing distinguished American literary critic Malcolm Cowley.
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Interview with three members of the International Alliance of Atomic Veterans
May. 17, 1984 Interviewing an American, Australian and Scottish member of the International Alliance of Atomic Veterans. The International Alliance of Atomic Veterans is a veterans' group committed to the abolishing of all nuclear weapons.
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Son House discusses his life and career as a blues musician
Apr. 19, 1965 Son House discusses his life and career as a preacher and blues musician. He talks about his family, his religious background as a preacher, and his recent comeback after disappearing from music scene in 1943. He performs several songs during the interview, which have been removed due to copyright.
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Edgar Zodiag Friedenberg talks with Studs Terkel
Mar. 11, 1960 Edgar Zodiag Friedenberg talks about his book "The Vanishing Adolescent." He discusses how experience of adolescence has changed.
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Fred W. Friendly discusses his book "Due to Circumstances Beyond Our Control"
1968 Studs Terkel interviews Fred W. Friendly to promote his book "Due to Circumstances Beyond Our Control." Although this interview seems to be the conclusion of a longer discussion, Friendly offers two key points: we should learn from a crisis to better handle the next one and television will shape the world. Duration 1:26. (Part 2 of 2)
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Susan Brownell Anthony discusses her book "The Ghost in My Life"
Oct. 29, 1971 Ms. Anthony, the grand-niece of Susan B. Anthony, comments on the women's liberation movement, her personal political life and her view of Christian life.
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William Least Heat-Moon discusses his book "PrairyErth: (A Deep Map)"
Nov. 5, 1992 Discussing the book "Blue highways: a journey into America" with William Least Heat Moon.
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Interview with Harold Rubin, Barno Hughes and Carl [J.?] Douglas Fuchs
1963 Interviewing Barno Hughes, Harold Rubin, Carl Douglas Fuchs : Studs Terkel in South Africa.
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Joan Didion reads from and discusses her novel "A Book of Common Prayer"
Apr. 7, 1977 Joan Didion describes the main characters Charlotte and Charlotte's ex-husbands, Warren and Leonard of her novel, "A Book of Common Prayer". Didion said she based her novel from the song, "If I Ever Cease to Love You". A fan of Didion, who after reading her novel, made the comparison and asked Didion, "So you knew my ex-husband, too?"