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Frank Morgan discusses jazz.
May. 25, 1988 Terkel comments and presents a performance at the Jazz Showcase
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Ewa Demarczyk discusses her career
Jan. 28, 1987 Interviewing Polish singer Ewa Demarczyk on her career as a multilingual poet singer.
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Guy Carawan and Evan Carawan discuss the impact of the Highlander Folk School
Feb. 23, 1995 Interviewing activist and musician Guy Carawan and his son, musician Evan Carawan. They discuss the impact of the Highlander Folk School during the Civil Rights Movement and their relationship with folk music. Includes a test tone that lasts 20 seconds. Content Warning: This conversation has the presence of outdated, biased, offensive language. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion.
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Hoagy B. Carmichael discusses his father’s life as a jazz musical
May. 20, 1993 Hoagy B. Carmichael discusses his father and legendary jazz musician, Hoagy Carmichael. He also explores his work as a music producer, author, bamboo fly rod builder, and manager of his father’s music. Includes a test tone that lasts 25 seconds. music.
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Anthropologist and linguist Lorenzo Turner discusses the Gullah dialect
Sep. 27, 1953 In 1953, one of the very first broadcasts on WFMT was with Lorenzo Turner. Topics that Turner cover include the Gullah language, his travels to Nigeria, and music. Turner also explains how using different inflections on a word can change its meaning.
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Martin Duberman discusses his book "Paul Robeson"
Feb. 28, 1989 Martin Duberman, historian and biographer, discusses his latest work which focuses on the singer, actor, and political activist Paul Robeson. Robeson was known for his performance in Showboat and Emperor Jones.
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Morris Dees discusses his latest book "A Season for Justice: the Life and Times of Civil Rights Lawyer Morris Dees"
May. 31, 1991 Southern Poverty Law Center founder and attorney Morris Dees discusses his career and pursuit of ending racism. Some cases associated with Morris Dees include NAACP v. Dothard and Person v. Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.