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James Baldwin on the "Incredible Humiliation" of Black People in America
Apr. 16, 2018 In 1961, author James Baldwin sat down with Studs Terkel to discuss his collection of essays, "Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son."
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IT’S ALMOST MEMORIAL DAY
May 26, 2016 Thanks to Megan, one of our interns, for her post in honor of Memorial Day.
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Planned Parenthood, 1965
Jun. 27, 2017 Most Americans probably believe that Planned Parenthood is a quintessentially American organization, especially since we have been seeing it in the news so frequently lately.
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Digital Bughouse
Enjoy these creative new re-uses of Studs’ interviews, courtesy of radio producers, podcasters, journalists, filmmakers, and musicians around the world.
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Maya Angelou on Con Men
May 6, 2018 by Allison Schein Holmes“The only way you can be a mark is if you want something for nothing.” -- Maya Angelou
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Hunter S. Thompson on Outlaws
May 6, 2018 by Allison Schein Holmes“I keep my mouth shut now. I’ve turned into a professional coward.” - Hunter S. Thompson in 1967
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Buckminster Fuller on The Geodesic Life
May 6, 2018 by Allison Schein Holmes"I must reorganize the environment of man by which then greater numbers of men can prosper." - Buckminster Fuller in 1965, as told to Studs Terkel
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Nora Ephron on Crazy Salad
May 6, 2018 by Allison Schein Holmes"It’s okay being a woman now. I like it. Try it some time.” - Nora Ephron, in a 1975 interview with Studs Terkel
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Carl Sagan on Extraterrestrials
May 6, 2018 by Allison Schein Holmes"A literal reading of the Bible simply is a mistake; I mean it’s just wrong" - Carl Sagan on October 4, 1985, as told to Studs Terkel.
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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
May 6, 2018 by Allison Schein HolmesWe were delighted to audio from Studs Terkel's 05/12/1959 conversation with Lorraine Hansberry included in American Masters --Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart.