In his interviews on WFMT from 1952 to 1997, Studs Terkel delved into every major topic of the day. A great many of these topics and viewpoints remain very relevant in 2015. Here’s a sneak peek at just three of those topics, so you can begin your exploration while we continue building this groundbreaking website.
Shows already available
- Interview with Curtiss Brooks, Jan Hestor and Philip Hauser: 1965
- Anna Bruehan, Peggy Terry, Lois Arthur, Evie Kramer and Lucy Jefferson: 1980
- Dennis Brutus, John Fry and Judith Todd: 1973/04/28
- James Clement, Mrs. Barry Norton and Pearl Shaw: 1965
- William Cooley and Martin Marty: 1965/04/27
- Allen Davis: 1973/12/14
Upcoming digitized programs
- Tribute to Saul D. Alinsky: 1970
- John Bailey, Robert Tucker and Dick W. Simpson: 1974/10/09
- Jan Bauer, Mary Garrity, Ann Griffin and Harry Wells: 1978/03/13
- Mark Berry, Maria Carmel, Prexy Nesbitt and Marilyn Turkovich: 1970
- Interview with Dr. Bruno Bettelheim and Marlene Dixon: 1969/02/06
- Bruno Bettelheim and Marlene Dixon: 1969/02/07
- Dr. Mark Bonnell, Dr. Tessa Fischer and Dr. David Moore: 1975/11/12
- Paul Booth, Casey Lewan and Margaret Person: 1973/11/20
- Mary Lynn McCree Bryan: 1970/01/13
- Sister Betty Campbell and Father Peter Hind: 1981/09/03
- Interview with Raleigh Campbell, Nan Hardin and Johanna Saylor
- Dr. Bertram Carnow and Bob and Joan Erickson: 1974/06/05
- Dr. Bertram Carnow and Bob and Joan Erickson: 1974/11/21
- Dr. Bertram Carnow: 1973/08/24
- Carl Charvett: 1970
- Gale Cincotta: 1977/07/07
- Gale Cincotta: 1982/07/06
- Bill Cunningham: 1979/01/05
- Demetria Dazzetto, Loreen Mastelewski, Kenny Swader: 1969/11/05
- Leon Despres: 1975/02/03
- Leon Despres, Dick Simpson and Nancy Jefferson: 1977/02/09
- Jerry Dinson and Michael Sternberg: 1975/05/14
- Earl Doty, Hans Mattick and John Ray: 1965
- St. Clair Drake: 1976/05/10
- Father Len Dubi, Denise Ponzetti and Mary Lou Wolf: 1972/12/13
- Ronnie Dugger: 1982/07/15
- Roger Ebert: 1996/12/03
- Leonard Fuchs and Margaret Person: 1981/10/14
- Elmer Gertz talks with Studs Terkel: 1965/06/08
- Paul Goren, Paul McCree, Shelby Taylor, Jean Tucker: 1975/04/07
- Dick Gregory: 1965/02/19
- Greising, Carol Kleiman and Joan Smutny: 1969/03
- Karen Grzybek, Barbara Tekiela and Mark Smith: 1981/08/26
- Morris Haimowitz: 1960
- Father Dan Hedley, Sister Kay Kelly, Rene Golden and Secundine Ramirez: 1981/02/19
- Harold Katz and Jeanette Musinga: 1979/03/19
- Herman and Rick Kogan: 1976/10/15
- Jean Komalko and Dr. Quentin Young: 1969/02/06
- Alex Kotlowitz: 1991/02/28
- Latin American Defense Organization members: 1969
- Sidney Lens: 1973/06/22
- David Lowe: 1975/12/08
- David Lowe: 1979/11/07
- Hans Mattick and Father Robert Taylor: 1968
- John A. McDermott and Sister Mary Peters: 1965/09/15
- Anita Miller and Jeanne Madeline Weimann: 1981/07/17
- Ross Miller: 1990/06/07
- Hazel Montgomery, Stanley Nappolomi, and Bernie Willow: 1975/01/14
- Julie Nadelhoffer and May Theilgaard Watts: 1969
- Carl Condit, Richard Nickel, and Ben Weese
- Susan Nussbaum and Michael Petchovis: 1981/02/28
- Len O'Connor: 1975/04/14
- Renault Robinson and Dick W. Simpson: 1974/09/01
- Florence Scala: 1963/07/09
- Florence Scala, Jesse F. (Jesse Florence) Binford: 1966/07/18
- Florence Scala and Peggy Terry: 1973/08/15
- Father Bernard Serval: 1978/10/16
- Dick W. Simpson: 1980/07/08
- Dick W. Simpson: 1981/07/06
- Dick W. Simpson and Maria Cerda: 1974/10/08
- Dick W. Simpson, Andrea Rozran, and Alexander Polikoff: 1974/10/14
- Laurel Snyder: 1980/08/26
- Hal Kemp and Andy Karzas:
- Metro High School students: 1970
- Discussion about the destruction of the children's mural at McClaren school: 1978/07/20
- Lane Technical High School students: 1978/12/19
Shows already available
Upcoming digitized programs
- Harvey and Jessie O'Connor: 1975/03/14
- Vivian Adams: 1982/06/15
- Bernard Brommel: 1981/10/06
- Nick Cherniarsky and Bobbi Herndon: 1976/07/20
- Paul Dietsch: 1983
- Berman Gibson, Joe Norrick, and John Pierce: 1965/04
- Michael Harrington and Ralph Helstein: 1977/02/17
- Dolores Hayden talks with Studs Terkel at WFMT ; 1981/04/30
- Delores Huerta: 1975/04/16
- Robert Janicki and Richard Kasperson: 1976/02/23
- Kathy Keller and Mary Runyon: 1982
- Barbara Kopple: 1992/03/20
- Jadwiga Lopez and Andrew Patner: 1981/09/10
- Bronislaw Misztal: 1981/12/24
- Henry Ohlendor: 1974/02/14
- Jim Paulei: 1981/10/05
- Marlene and Ed Sadlowski: 1974/11/18
- Ed Sadlowski and Ted Smolarek: 1974/07/01
- Robert Schrank: 1978/05/08
- William Serrin: 1973/04/26
- Einar Thorsrud and Sid Roger: 1977/03/22
- Jerry Wurf: 1974/07/17
Shows already available
Upcoming digitized programs
- Jesse F. (Jesse Florence) Binford, John B. Allan, Perry Miranda
- Interview with Jessie Binford and Florence Scala
- Interview with Florence Scala
- Interview with Jessie Binford
- Janeway, Elizabeth
- Jo Freeman, Mary Jean Robson, Naomi Weisstein
- Terkel comments and presents women's lib program
- Bird, Caroline
- Terkel comments and presents Women as witches and heroines
- Toni Dewey, Coleen Dishon, Connie Seals
- A panel of midwives
- Terkel comments and presents the Equal Rights Amendment march program
- Laurel Snyder
- Anita Miller, Jeanne Madeline Weimann
- Terkel comments and presents songs about battered women
- Meridel Le Sueur
- Vivian Adams
- Gloria Steinem
- Jesse F. (Jesse Florence) Binford, Sybil Thorndike
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Studs Terkel: Conversations with America