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Discussing the book "Loneliness in America" with the author Suzanne Gordon
May. 20, 1983 Discussing the book "Loneliness in America" with the author Suzanne Gordon.
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Terkel comments and reads prose from Spain and Poland
Jun. 1983 Reading prose from Spain and Poland by editor of Northwestern Literary Magazine "Tri-Quarterly" with editor Reginald Gibbons.
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Discussing the book "The eagle forgotten: the life of John Peter Altgeld"
Sep. 1, 1981 Discussing the book "The eagle forgotten: the life of John Peter Altgeld" with the author Harry Barnard.
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Ray Patlan and Mark Rogovin discuss mural art
Apr. 14, 1975 Ray Patlan and Mark Rogovin discuss mural art and the community engagement surrounding this artform. This program includes an audio clip of passers by commenting on the 1967 unveiling of Pablo Picasso’s Chicago sculpture and what they think it represents and the conversations it is meant to evoke. Studs reads Pete Seeger's introduction from Mark Rogovin, Marie Burton, and Holly Highfill’s book “Mural manual: How to paint murals for the classroom, community center, and street corner.”
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Studs Terkel discusses, through music, inventions that made the lives of men and women easier
Jun. 10, 1988 Songs include "Hello, Frisco" sung by Sam Ash and Elida Morris; "He'd Have to Get Under - Get Out and Get Under (To Fix Up His Automobile)" sung by Will Halley; "Come Josephine in my Flying Machine" sung by Blanche Ring; "Jay Gould's Daughter" sung by Ed McCurdy; "Mr.
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Discussing jazz and interviewing Billy Taylor
Aug. 28, 1980 Studs interviewing Billy Taylor discussing the creativity of his jazz colleagues and influences such as, Art Tatum, Nat Cole, Lester Young, Bud Freeman, Mil Jackson, Duke Ellington, and Earl Heinz, Nat Cole.
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Margaret Atwood discussing "The Handmaid's Tale"
Mar. 13, 1986 Margaret Atwood discusses her book "The Handmaid's Tale" and the real life and biblical events that inspired it. The show also includes two interludes with Erich Fromme discussing "Escape from Freedom".
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Rich Bailey and Rick Cluchey discuss Samuel Beckett and theater
Jul. 11, 1975 Rich Bailey and Rick Cluchey discuss performing Endgame by Samuel Beckett and Beckett's influence on their careers. Duplicate to file ID 18646. This recording does not include the musical tribute.