Shel Silverstein discusses his books and children's literature, and art. Shel Silverstein discusses his contemporaries, art, and life experiences.

Dick Simpson, a professor of political science and former Chicago alderman, speaks with Studs Terkel about the book he edited "Chicago's Future: An Anthology of Reports, Speeches, and Scholarship Providing an Agenda for Change," Jane Byrne’s administration, and the infrastructure of Chicago’s political leadership. Terkel plays a few audio clips of an interview he previously conducted with Byrne.

Jessie Binford discusses Hull House and Chicago.

Discussing Reaganomics and federal economic assistance to local government and interviewing Dick Simpson.

Theater director Douglas Turner Ward talks with Studs Terkel about the play "The River Niger." Further discussion is had about the play's writer, Joseph Walker, as well as the story and characters, and the play's connection to the African-American community.

British baritone Ian Wallace discusses the Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Recorded while Studs was in England.

British baritone Ian Wallace discusses Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Recorded while Studs was in England.

Robert Black, Robert Johnson, Dr. Gordon Livingston, and Steve Perriman talk about the Vietnam War. All three are officers in the military and veterans of the Vietnam War. They discuss their lives before and after the war and the contradiction and changes that came after seeing the horrors of the Vietnam War.

Institute of Design instructor John E. Walley discusses teaching techniques and design trends.