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  • Citizens Action Program Senior Citizen Panel

    Nov. 20, 1973

    Interviewing Paul Booth, Casey Lewan, and Margaret Person at a Senior Citizen's Panel sponsored by Citizens Action Program in Chicago.

  • Alexander Tcherepnin

    Alexander Tcherepnin discusses his career

    Nov. 10, 1959

    Russian composer Alexander Tcherepnin discusses his early upbringing, training, and composing bagatelles in Saint Petersburg, as well as the influence of his composer father, Benois family relatives, Russian/Asian/European cultural influence, electronic music.

  • Geoffrey Bridson BBC broadcaster and Joyce Bridson public relations at BBC talk about their work in radio through the years

    Oct. 30, 1970

    Geoffrey Bridson and his wife Joyce, discuss his book "Prospero and Ariel: The rise and fall of radio a personal recollection.", as well as his life and career as a producer/broadcaster for BBC radio. The interview is interspersed with several excerpts from recordings: Excerpt of conversation at the home of Bridsons in England 1962. He talks about the play "Aarons field" and the sequel "Aarons Fallout shelter". Excerpt from Joyce Bridson backstage after the play "Oh what a lovely war" in New York.

  • Aragon Ballroom

    Andy Karzas discusses the Aragon Ballroom

    Aug. 2, 1963
  • Henry Steele Commager discusses the history of American ideal

    Jul. 4, 1974

    Discussing American democracy and interviewing Henry Steele Commager. Commager is an eminent historian who published an annotated version of Alexis de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America".

  • Mairead Corrigan Maguire

    Nobel Peace Prize recipient Mairead Corrigan Maguire discusses the struggle for peace in Northern Ireland, and around the world

    Dec. 1, 1993

    Nobel Peace Prize recipient Mairead Corrigan Maguire discusses the struggle for peace in Northern Ireland, and around the world. Maguire, an Irish peace activist, founded Community of Peace People.

  • Jacques Tati

    Studs Terkel discusses the film "Mon Oncle"with creator Jacques Tati

    Dec. 12, 1958

    Studs Terkel reintroduces this 1958 broadcast with Jacques Tati in a 1992 rebroadcast. At 39:06, Terkel includes a musical epilogue to the conversation with Jacques Tati with French children's songs such as "Cadet Rousselle". Tati discusses his films "Mr. Hulot's Holiday" and" Mon Oncle" and his emphasis as writer, director, actor, and producer to maintain a naturalness. He doesn't want lights, cameras or action to influence the actors. Naturalness will respect independence and keeping it simple and real will create pride and invite people in.

  • Studs Terkel discusses "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat and Other Clinical Tales" with Oliver W. Sacks

    Mar. 3, 1986

    Oliver Sacks sits down with Studs Terkel to discuss aspects of "other clinical tales" from his book "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales". Sacks discusses the important role played by the visual arts, music, drawing and math in the lives of people suffering from autism, Parkinson's disease, and mental challenges. He also discusses the repercussions and loss of unique abilities to make patients more socially acceptable.

  • Studs Terkel joins the Evanston Township High Schools' "The spirit of soul" with musical director Avon Gillespie

    1970

    Studs Terkel listens in on Evanston Township High Schools', soul choral group, "The Spirit of Soul" as they rehearse for an upcoming concert. Musical director, Avon Gillespie, describes how the vocal improvisation of "The Spirit of Soul" singers brings an on the spot sense of joy. This reflection of African Heritage through song closes the gap between Africa and American shores and teaches Black people that their heritage is real, alive, and strong!

  • Adam Makowicz discusses his career

    Jan. 18, 1982

    This is an interview with Adam Makowicz (Polish musician) in which he talks about the formation of his music career on jazz.

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