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Studs Terkel interviews author Sandra Cisneros
Jun. 30, 1991 Sandra Cisneros recounts the creation of her works from her new release "Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories" as well as "House on Mango Street". The following have been removed due to copyright restrictions: "Eleven", "Mexican Movies", "Eyes of Zapata", "Bien Pretty" and "One Holy Night". From "House on Mango Street" she reads "A Smart Cookie", "Hips", "My Name", and "Mi Tocayo," "Those Who Don't."
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Terkel comments and presents the Hi-Fi Show
Sep. 18, 1957 Live performance taking place at the Hi-Fi Show at the Morrison Hotel, featuring Marilyn Child, Glenn Yarbrough and Odetta.
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Ingrid Superstar, Gerard Malanga, Paul Morrissey and Sterling Morrison discuss the "Exploding Plastic Inevitable"
Jun. 23, 1966 Members of the Purple Underground, Ingrid Superstar, Gerard Malanga, Paul Morrissey and Sterling Morrison discuss being apart of Andy Warhol's "Exploding Plastic Inevitable". EPI is a production of films, strobe lights, music and dancing. The group talks about the large audiences going to the shows out of curiosity. They also talk about items being thrown at them while they're on stage and that half of their audiences walk out before the performance is over.
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Elsa Knight Thompson discusses interviewing guests
1970 Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. 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. While visiting KPFA, a noncommercial radio station in Berkeley, CA, Studs Terkel was being interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson about how he goes about interviewing his guests.
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John Leonard in conversation with Studs Terkel
Mar. 20, 1997 Discussing the book "Smoke and Mirrors: Violence, Television and Other American Cultures" (published by The New Press) with the author, media critic John Leonard.
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Ute Lemper in conversation with Studs Terkel
Nov. 1, 1994 Interviewing German actress and cabaret singer Ute Lemper. Program includes excerpts of a November 9, 1963 interview with Lotte Lenya, and a November 30, 1960 interview with Marlene Dietrich.