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Alistair Cooke discusses his book "Alistair Cooke's America"
Oct. 30, 1974 Discussing the book "Alistair Cooke's America" and interviewing the author Alistair Cooke.
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Margaret Atwood discusses her poetry and her novel, "Surfacing"
Jan. 28, 1976 Canadian poet and novelist Margaret Atwood discusses her poetry and her first novel, “Surfacing,” focusing on the novel’s symbolism and the themes of nature, religion and memory. She compares life, attitudes, and politics in Canada with those of the United States.
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Margaret Atwood discusses her novel "Life Before Man"
Mar. 3, 1980 Author Margaret Atwood discusses her novel "Life Before Man;" interview begins at :45.
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Lew Kreinberg, German (Herman) Leyte, and Nate Duncan discuss Maxwell Street, Chicago
Dec. 8, 1993 Discussing Maxwell Street with Lew Kreinberg and vendors German (Herman) Leyte, and Nate Duncan.
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Interviewing authors Robert Metz, author of "CBS : Reflections in a Bloodshot Eye," and Michael Korda, author of "Power! : How to get it, how to use it"
Sep. 19, 1975 Interviewing authors Robert Metz, author of "CBS : Reflections in a Bloodshot Eye," and Michael Korda, author of "Power! : How to get it, how to use it."
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TV critic Les Brown discusses his book "Encyclopedia of Television"
Dec. 9, 1977 TV critic Les Brown discusses his book "Encyclopedia of Television."
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Nelson Algren discusses love of a city
Mar. 9, 1961 Author Nelson Algren discusses what it means to love a city, the re-release of his book, "Chicago: City on the Make," and his interactions with Irish writer and playwright, Brendan Behan.
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Nelson Algren, Nathan Kantrowitz, and David Maurer discuss language and characteristics of the criminal underworld
Jan. 29, 1967 Nelson Algren, Nathan Kantrowitz, and David Maurer discuss language and criminal subculture, including the development of institutional slang at different prisons, the nature of drug addiction and its influence on criminal language and vocabulary, and the myth of the criminal mind. Includes an Interview with an inmate at a Chicago prison.
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Harold Taylor on his book "Students Without Teacher: The Crisis in the University" ; part 2
May. 16, 1968 Discussing the book, "Students Without Teachers: The Crisis in the University," and interviewing its author, Dr. Harold Taylor (2 parts). Dr. Taylor is an educator.
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Interview with Jeremy Taylor, Andrew Tracey and Paul Tracey
1963 Interviewing Jeremy Taylor, Andrew Tracey and Paul Tracey in conversation and song (parts 2 and 3) while Studs was in South Africa.