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Jules Feiffer
May 16, 2002
As part of his ninetieth birthday celebration, Studs Terkel
interviews author and cartoonist Jules Feiffer. His latest book
is By the Side of the Road. |
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Myra MacPherson
April 10, 2002
Myra MacPherson, author of Long Time Passing: Vietnam, The
Haunted Generation and She Came to Live Out Loud,
talks to Studs Terkel. |
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September 11 and Hiroshima
March 11, 2002
Chicagoan and Hiroshima survivor Tammy Snyder talks to Studs
Terkel about how the September 11 attacks brought her back to
the horror of August 6th, 1945. |
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Remembering Langston Hughes
January 31, 2002
Eight Forty Eight celebrates the life and work of poet
Langston Hughes, who would have been 100 years old on February
1, 2002, with these three program segments:
- Hughes reads part of his poem "The Weary Blues."
- Studs Terkel interviews Hughes during this conversation
recorded in 1960. (excerpt only)
- Richard Steele discusses the Hughes's legacy with Haki
Madhubuti, poet and author and director of the Gwendolyn
Brooks Center at Chicago State University.
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Studs Terkel on his book Will The Circle Be
Unbroken? Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith
December 12, 2001
Studs Terkel shares stories from his latest book. |
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Opera Singer Theodor Uppman
December 5, 2001
Studs Terkel talks with Theodor Uppman, who premiered the role
of Billy Budd in 1951. The work was performed by Lyric Opera
of Chicago during its 2001-2002 season. |
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Keillor and Studs Terkel
model their red socks. |
Garrison Keillor
November 13, 2001
Studs Terkel interviews Garrison Keillor, host of A Prairie
Home Companion and the author of the new book, Lake
Wobegon: Summer 1956. |
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Opera Director Sir Peter Hall
October 4, 2001
Studs Terkel discusses Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello with director
Sir Peter Hall. |
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Studs Terkel Refects on September 11
September 14, 2001
Studs Terkel shares his thoughts on the terrorist attacks with
Richard Steele. |
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Classical Pianist Garrick Ohlsson
August 27, 2001
Studs Terkel talks with classical pianist Garrick Ohlsson. |
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Terkel with author Gerald Nicosia and Eight Forty-Eight
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Vietnam Veterans
June 25, 2001
Gerald Nicosia, author of Home to War: A History of the
Vietnam Veterans Movement, discusses his book with
Studs Terkel. |
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Memorial Day Special
May 28, 2001
Studs Terkel's Memorial Day Special, first produced more than
40 years ago |
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Actor John Mahoney
May 11, 2001
Eight Forty-Eight special contributor Studs Terkel talks
with actor John Mahoney. |
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Studs Terkel Reads from The Neon Wilderness
April 25, 2001
Studs Terkel reads from The Neon Wilderness by the late
Chicago author Nelson Algren. |
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Walter Mosley
December 2 and 3, 1999
Special contributor Studs Terkel talks with Walter Mosley, author
of the novel Walkin' the Dog. |
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Timuel Black
August 17 and 18, 1999
Studs Terkel and Timuel Black discuss chronicling Chicago. |
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A Reading from Studs Terkel
August 2, 1999
Studs Terkel reads from his friend Nelson Algren's book Chicago:
City on the Make Reading. Studs reads "Silver-Colored
Yesterday." |
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Living in the Aftermath of Violence
May 14, 1999
A Chicago couple tells Studs Terkel about their experience with
violence and its effect on their marriage, family, and community.
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