Studs Terkel Archive Podcast
Ben Welsh
Selections from the WFMT collection of Terkel’s radio interviews, delivered several times each week. An unofficial feed.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jun 30, 2023 • 56min
Robert Caro reads from and discusses his book "The Years of Lyndon Johnson"
First broadcast on December 09, 1982. Discussing "The years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol 1: the path to power" with the biographer Robert Caro.
Jun 23, 2023 • 56min
Ian McKellan discusses National Theatre of Great Britain's performance of Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" at the Blackstone Theatre in Chicago
First broadcast on May 07, 1986.
Jun 16, 2023 • 53min
Interview with members of the Chicago 8
First broadcast on March 26, 1988. Interviewing Abbie Hoffman, Bobby Seale, and Dave Dellinger of the Chicago 8.
Jun 9, 2023 • 19min
Interviewing Howard Zinn ; part 1
Jun 9, 2023 • 32min
Interviewing Howard Zinn ; part 2
Jun 2, 2023 • 25min
Woody Allen discusses his work as a comedic writer and performer
First broadcast on June 01, 1965. Woody Allen discusses his life and art, the influence of both success and failure on his work, and how he finds comedy in life’s difficulties and trials. He discusses his first screenplay, “What’s Up Pussycat?” and other comedians who have influenced the development of his own comedic work, including Mort Sahl, Charlie Chaplin, the Marx Brothers, and George S. Kaufman.
May 26, 2023 • 38min
Terkel reads from "The Swimmer" and interviews author John Cheever
May 19, 2023 • 46min
Stuart Dybek reads from and discusses his book "The Coast of Chicago"
First broadcast on May 07, 1990. Hearing Chopin being played through the pipes of another apartment and a tale about a young girl who died and whose father froze her body in an ice house are among the stories in Stuart Dybek's book, "The Coast of Chicago." Dybek explained that although his stories may seem dream-like, he tries to come up up with stories from some place of reality.
May 12, 2023 • 51min
Interviewing Tuskegee Airmen Ralph Orduna, Sammy Rayner, Col. Bill Thompson, and Judge John W. Rogers
First broadcast on February 05, 1985.
May 5, 2023 • 58min
Interviewing students at Metro High School on the Near North Side of Chicago
Metro High School on the Near North Side of Chicago is only one of three high schools in the country that operates without walls and uses the resources of the city for learning. Four students convey how marine biology is taught at the Shed Aquarium, radio production at WIMD, TV production at Dick Barnett studio WMAQ, drafting at architectural firms and blue collar jobs at factories.
