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  • Interviewing David Halberstam

    May. 11, 1979

    Halberstam's book, The Powers That Be, explores transparency and information regarding national news organizations such as CBS, Time, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times. This program also includes clips of President Franklin Roosevelt and Edward R. Murrow.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking baseball, with Roger Angell

    May. 24, 1982

    The sports essayist shares some of the observations that populate his book about baseball in the late 1970s and early 1980s - Late Innings: A Baseball Companion.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • A conversation with P. D. James

    Sep. 23, 1982

    The English novelist talks with Studs about her latest Cordelia Gray mystery, The Skull Beneath the Skin, and how she strives to give emotional and psychological depth to her characters.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking with Judith Martin AKA Miss Manners

    Dec. 6, 1982

    The columnist and etiquette authority joins Studs to talk about her manual, Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior, as well as her novel, Gilbert: A Comedy of Manners.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Talking about Moliere with Richard Wilbur

    Dec. 13, 1973

    The poet and literary translator talks about his translation of Moliere's Tartuffe. Includes a clip from an earlier interview with Wilbur.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

  • A conversation with Jean Marsh and Ellis Rabb

    Jun. 16, 1978

    The co-creator and star of the British drama series Upstairs, Downstairs joins Studs to talk about her role as Viola in Shakepeare's Twelfth Night at the Academy Festival Theatre. They are joined by Ellis Rabb, who plays Malvolio.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Colin Turnbull

    Discussing the book "The Mountain People" with the author, anthropologist Colin Turnbull ; part 2

    Mar. 15, 1973

    Studs Terkel continues his discussion with Colin Turnbull and expands upon the effect that colonial powers redrawing boundary lines had upon the Iks. The Iks refusal to move created a loveless environment for the Iks in one generation. This is made clear when Turnbull describes a dying man's request of Turnbull for a cup of tea and the tea is stolen from the man's hands by a family member for the taste of tea and the earthenware.

  • Interview with Steve Allen

    May. 3, 1981

    Steve Allen, the versatile entertainer and musician, discusses his travels and his book, "Explaining China."*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations   

  • Bernadette Devlin discusses civil rights in Ireland

    Sep. 28, 1989
  • Interviewing Nicholas von Hoffman

    Oct. 10, 1978

    In his book, Make-Believe Presidents: Illusions of Power from McKinley to Carter, the American journalist Nicholas von Hoffman examines which presidents had power and which did not.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

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