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Dennis Smith discusses his experiences as a firefighter in New York City
Firefighter and writer, Dennis Smith, shares some of the encounters he's had as a firefighter and discusses his book and magazine based on these experiences.
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Lillian Smith discusses reactions to her books and writings
Lillian Smith explores the responses she received from her books that address racial prejudice and discrimination, especially in the south.
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Studs Terkel discusses interviews he conducted for his book "Working"
Aug. 22, 1978 Studs Terkel plays reenacted excerpts of interviews of various people from his book "Working." These interviews include people in a number of occupations including a car hiker, newspaper delivery boy, farm worker, homemaker, and waitress.
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Studs Terkel discusses his book and the musical adaption of his book titled “Working”
Jul. 1979 Studs Terkel shares interviews with actors and workers featured in his book “Working.” Includes interviews with Paul Deitch, Eleanor Nemitz, and Arny Freeman.
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Dr. William Beecher, Dorothy Buell, Tom Dustin and Thelma McVey discuss the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Oct. 5, 1965 Dr. William Beecher, Chi Academy of Sciences, Dorothy Buell, member of Dunes council, Tom Dustin, head of Indiana Issac Walton League, and Thelma McVey, head of the Sierra Club Midwestern, discuss why the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore must be saved, and the measures they are taking to do so.
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Dalton Trumbo reads from and discusses his book "Additional Dialogue ; part 1
Nov. 27, 1970 In his book, "Additional Dialogue: Letters of Dalton Trumbo, 1942-1962," Dalton Trumbo gives his audience a better understanding of why he was believed to have been warty, abrasive and stubborn. Trumbo believed people have the right to silence and they have the right to speak. He was angered when a book review was written about one book but another author's book was ignored. Trumbo spent time in prison where he was not allowed to write anything negative about the living conditions.
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Doris Lessing and Arnold Wesker discuss this primitive society ; part 2
Dorris Lessing says in this society, we are all savages. According to Lessing, in 10 years, millions will die of starvation. Arnold Wesker says we live in a society of chaos and as a society, our end goal is produce something to deal with and eliminate the chaos.
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