The historian and scholar describes how the suicide attempt which lead to his blindness gave him a new appreciation for life. Studs also plays a clip of a blind Chicago housing project resident.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

A conversation with the dancer and choreographer about the evolution of dance, including the distinctive style for which he was known, made famous in his "Junk Dances."*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

The writer, activist, and educator discusses Death at an Early Age, a chronicle of his first year of teaching at a crowded school in Boston.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The writer, activist, and educator discusses Death at an Early Age, a chronicle of his first year of teaching at a crowded school in Boston.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Anti-war activist Don Luce and Doan Hong Hai, a visiting student from a village near Saigon, talk about the bombing and defoliation of Vietnam.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The Greek actress and singer talks with Studs about her many roles on stage and on screen.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The blue-collar writer and poet joins Studs to reminisce about the hard times of the 1920s and 1930s and the founding of his Chicago-based College of Complexes.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Discussing the folk songs of Italy and interviewing musician Roberto Ruberto.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The music professor and choral director of the University of Chicago's Rockefeller Chapel Choir joins Studs to discuss the context and history behind some of the selections featured in their performances.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Interviewing Peter Heyworth, British music critic of "The London Observer"*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations