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Studs Terkel interviews three Cook County Hospital doctors about their 1975 strike
Nov. 12, 1975 Studs interviews three Cook County Hospital doctors: Dr. Tessa Fischer Dr. Mark Bonnell Dr. David Moore Main topic of conversation is the 18-day residents and interns strike at Cook County Hospital, Chicago, October-November 1975. At the time it was the longest doctors’ strike in U.S. history. Topics include: Patient care, benefits and wages, and working conditions. The distinction is made between a "strike" and what the doctors call a "job action".
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Licia Albanese discusses her opera performances
Feb. 27, 1960 Licia Albanese discusses her performance preparations, advice to young new opera singers, the conductor techniques from Fausto Cleva, and the late Arturo Toscanini.
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Musical performance of Giuseppe Sabbatini
Sep. 10, 1993 Celebrated young tenor Giuseppe Sabbatini discusses his upcoming performance as Alfredo in "Traviata" at the Lyric Opera as well as beginnings, church music, debuts with little/no rehearsal and more.
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Lawrence (Bud) Freeman discusses jazz with Studs Terkel
May. 11, 1971 Studs Terkel interviews Lawrence "Bud" Freeman about his career in jazz.
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Discussing jazz and interviewing Bud Freeman
Sep. 16, 1974 Saxophonist Lawrence "Bud" Freeman discusses his career at the time of his book, "You Don't Look Like A Musician," with talk of his music and his colleagues in The World's Greatest Jazz Band.
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Aaron Copland discusses his career
Mar. 10, 1961 Aaron Copland discusses his music, his colleagues, contemporaries, musicians, and composers.
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Peter Sellars discusses his job at the Los Angeles Festival
Feb. 16, 1990 Actor Peter Sellars takes on a different role as director of the Los Angeles Festival. The sixteen day event will happen in parks, streets, churches and community centers all over Los Angeles, says Sellers. With all the diverse groups living in Los Angeles, there's so much culture to share with one another & Sellers wanted people to get out and see things that they never experienced before.
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Teresa Stich-Randall talks with Studs Terkel ; part 1
Dec. 1, 1964 Studs Terkel interviews soprano Teresa Stich-Randall about her musical performances of Don Giovanni. Some of the interview is spoken in German.
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Live musical performance by Isaac Stern
Jan. 20, 1989 Studs Terkel sits down to interview American Violinist Isaac Stern. Stern performs for Terkel on the radio.
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Studs Terkel discusses race relations and economic disparity with four Chicago area women ; part 1
Jan. 27, 1965 Studs discusses race relations and economic disparity with four Chicago area women in a program entitled "Each of us can act". This recording was the last of a 6-part series, "Rearing the Child of Good Will", broadcast under the auspices of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The series focused on prejudice, race, religion, and community. Interviewees are: Madeline Bonsigniore of Chicago's south suburbs, Naomi Brodky of the Marynook neighborhood of Chicago, Lynn Williams of Winnetka, and Harriet White of the NCCJ.