Studs Terkel Archive Podcast

First broadcast on January 09, 1986. In making this film, Lanzmann interviewed death-camp survivors and Nazi functionaries.

First broadcast on January 03, 1961. Gwendolyn Brooks, Poet Laureate of Illinois, talks about her poetry, her books, and some of her influences.

First broadcast on January 01, 1969. A panel of women discuss raising their families while getting welfare assistance and living in poverty in Chicago.

Community organizer and social activist, Saul Alinsky speaks about his newest book, "Rules for Radicals," and reminisces about his work in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, his advocacy for African-American labor rights, and his connection with the Mexican-American civil rights movement in California. Although Studs' introduction states that this is a rebroadcast of a 1962 interview, that is incorrect. The interview was recorded in 1971.

First broadcast on December 27, 1974. Milton Mayer, journalist and educator, talks with Studs about Quakerism. They talk about how religion relates to society in the times of change. Mr Mayer describes an exchange with a gentleman who asked what is a Quaker. The man had been an SS officer who told Mr Mayer his story. The man had been touched by the anonymous generosity of the Quakers many years before. Mr Mayer speaks of A. J. Musty, clergyman and political activist as his mentor and friend, and the things he learned from him.

First broadcast on December 19, 1978. Discussing "Cadbury tales," about teacher Vivian Cadbury, with students from Lane Technical High School in Chicago.

First broadcast on December 17, 1964. This interview begins with a clip of one of Dick Gregory’s performances, where he talks about nonviolence and Native Americans. Studs Terkel introduces his guest as an observer, explaining that comedians are the best observers in society. Gregory offers extended analogies to communicate his views on a variety of topics, including the Vietnam War, race relations, segregation, human rights, and urban renewal. [The date is unclear, but it has to be after 1970, since the Kent State Shootings were mentioned]

First broadcast on December 12, 1963.