203 episodes
Studs Terkel Archive Podcast Ben Welsh
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 94 Ratings
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Selections from the WFMT collection of Terkel’s radio interviews, delivered several times each week. An unofficial feed.
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Brian Dennehy discusses the Goodman Theater's production of "A Touch of a Poet"
First broadcast on May 02, 1996.
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A young white cabbie talks with Studs Terkel
First broadcast on March 26, 1962. Interviewing a young white cabbie and farewell comments on the plane ride home when Studs traveled home from Montgomery, Alabama.
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Fred W. Friendly discusses his book "Due to Circumstances Beyond Our Control"
Studs Terkel interviews Fred W. Friendly to promote his book "Due to Circumstances Beyond Our Control." Although this interview seems to be the conclusion of a longer discussion, Friendly offers two key points: we should learn from a crisis to better handle the next one and television will shape the world. Duration 1:26. (Part 2 of 2)
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Fred W. Friendly discusses his book "Due to Circumstances Beyond Our Control" and his career, part 1
Fred W. Friendly discusses his book "Due to Circumstances Beyond Our Control" and his career. Fred W. Friendly discusses television and mass media. (Part 1 of 2)
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Eugene J. McCarthy in conversation with Studs Terkel
First broadcast on November 07, 1977.
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Discussing the young vs. adults with teenagers at Saint Timothy Elementary School
Studs Terkel presents a roundtable conversation with children ranging from ages 13-17. They discuss relationships with their family members, other students, growing up in Chicago, and race relations in the U.S.
Customer Reviews
Treasures!
Wow, what a wonderful archive. Terkel was such a great interviewer and his guests were always fascinating. I plan to listen to all of these.
Thank you!
This is an immeasurably important archive and it’s such a blessing to have it in podcast form. Every episode makes my life richer. Thank you for doing this.
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Highlights of just 10 of the 169 Studs Terkel Archive Podcast Episodes, I found them both moving and inspirational.
DEC 28TH, 2023
Leonard Bernstein Discusses his career ……
Bernstein singing from memory an old Marc Blitzstein tune.
NOV 17, 2022
Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry ……
Sonny explain how he made a song out of the sound of a stream locomotive
SEP 1, 2021
Buster Keaton
Buster explains what makes comedy work.
JUL 21, 2021
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill playing his guitar for background as he told his story.
MAY 9, 2021
British Actor George Harland
The reading of, “Captain Murderer” a tale that Charles Dickens said was read to him by his nanny when he was a child.
DEC 26, 2020
Milton Mayer discusses Quakerism’s impact on society
Mayer and Studs discuss the legacy of A J Muste
DEC 18 2020
Canterbury Tales/Cadbury Tales
Kids reading the character sketches they wrote of people in their lives.
DEC 30, 2020
Saul Alinsky, American community organizer
Tales of what prepared him for writing the book, “Rules for Radicals”
JAN 26, 2023
Bill Veeck,Jr, former owner of the Chicago White Sox
Veeck talks about his love of baseball
JUN 22, 2023
Ian McKellan
Discussing the art of performing on stage.
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