Originally published under the title the spectator, this knowledgeable and perceptive library journal look at show business presents the actors directors, playwrights, dancers, lyricists, and. Browse our growing archive of more than 1,200 programs. In this book, the pulitzer prize winner and national book award finalist studs terkel, author of the new york times bestseller working, turns to the ultimate human experience. Harry kreisler welcomes studs terkel, prizewinning author and radio broadcast personality, on this edition of conversations with history. Studs terkel s book interviews resurface as audio september 25, 2016 all this week on npr, youll hear the voices of people studs terkel interviewed in his book, working. Thank you for your interest in the great books foundation studs terkel radio archive audio curriculum pilot program. Consisting of over one hundred interviews with everyone from a gravedigger.
In 1974, oral historian studs terkel published a book with an unwieldy title. Feb 12, 1974 studs terkel opens working with one of the most stirring sentences i have read of late. The good war by studs terkel meet your next favorite book. Interviews from studs terkels book resurface as audio wbez.
This gallery includes the interviews in those programs. Library of congress 21 in 1998, terkel and wfmt, the radio station which broadcast terkel s longrunning program, donated approximately 7,000 tape recordings of terkel s interviews and broadcasts to the chicago. An oral history of the great depression represents a pinnacle of documentation of what it meant to live through the most severe economic disaster of the 20th century in america. Studs terkel s music interviews, includes excerpts of interviews with bob dylan, janis joplin, oscar petersen, and memphis slim. Not long after studs terkel, the historian of the everyman, died in october, this american life featured a series of interviews that terkel once conducted with americans who lived through the depression. In the early 1970s, author studs terkel went around the country with a reeltoreel tape recorder interviewing people about their jobs. Taped interviews that studs terkel used for his book working had been packed in boxes for decades. Studs recorded all of his interviews on a reeltoreel tape recorder, but after the book came out the tapes were packed away in boxes and few have ever been. Studs terkel interview with eileen barthe facing history. Sep 30, 2016 taped interviews that studs terkel used for his book working had been packed in boxes for decades.
Consisting of over one hundred interviews with everyone from a. He received the pulitzer prize for general nonfiction in 1985 for the good war, and is best remembered for his oral histories of common americans, and for hosting a longrunning radio show in chicago. And after working came out, something surprising happened. Studs talks to everybody about their work, holding nothing backthe book leaves you with the feeling that people do the best they can, and its done with warmth and candor. Studs terkel s book interviews resurface as audio all this week on npr, youll hear the voices of people studs terkel interviewed in his book, working. Studs terkel interview with emma tiller facing history. Historian and author studs terkel shares his new book, coming of age. Raised in chicago in the 1920s and 30s, gwendolyn brooks stands among the most influential and best known american writers of the 20thcentury. The studs terkel radio archive is a collaboration between the wfmt radio network and the chicago history museum chicago. In this audio reading lisa delpit scholar, author, writer and motherwrites to her daughter about her own experiences with racism growing up in the united.
Studs terkel at the miami book fiar international, 1995. In world war ii memories, terkel has found a great, untold storywith foreshadowings of vietnam and aftershocks of atomic warfare. And although terkel s voice and narration are only present for the following pages of the introduction, giving way to 600 pages of the voices of. Studs terkel opens working with one of the most stirring sentences i have read of late. Studs terkels book interviews resurface as audio all this week on npr, youll hear the voices of people studs terkel interviewed in his book, working. Browse audiobooks written by studs terkel sorted by best. From the 1950s through 1997, louis studs terkel, bestselling author of hard times, working, the great war, coming of age, and eight other books, hosted a daily onehour show on wfmt radio in chicago. Studs terkel pilot program the great books foundation. These interviews provide unparalleled insights into the ideas and events that have shaped our lives. As always, his subjects are open and unrelenting in their analyses of themselves and their experiences, producing what people magazine has called a splendid epic history of world war ii.
People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what. Radio diaries the working tapes of studs terkel radio diaries. In his 45 years on wfmt radio, studs terkel talked to the 20th centurys most interesting people. Great depression the wfmt studs terkel radio archive a. Sep 06, 2004 the quintessential book about labor day was published 30 years ago last spring. A pulitzer prize winner interviews workers, from policemen to piano tuners. The wfmt studs terkel radio archive a living celebration. Studs terkel 19122008 was a free spirit, an outspoken populist, a pulitzer prizewinning author, a terrible ham, and one of the bestloved characters on the american scene.
Louis studs terkel was an american author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. Dec 01, 2017 journalist studs terkel on his book, the spectator. And how could a guy named studs terkel not do a cool book. People talk about what they do all day and how they.
Journalist studs terkel on his book, the spectator. Studs terkels classic oral history working is a compelling look at jobs and the people who do them. Sep 07, 2016 journalist studs terkel on his book, the spectator. Consisting of over one hundred interviews with everyone from a gravedigger to a studio head, this book provides a brilliant and enduring portrait of peoples feelings about their working lives. Originally published under the title the spectator, this knowledgeable and perceptive library journal look at show business presents the actors directors, playwrights, dancers, lyricists, and others who.
Buehrer discusses the unitarian church and his book changing climate of religion jul. Film and theater collects the pulitzer prizewinning oral historians remarkable conversations with some of the greatest luminaries of film and theater. Browse studs terkels bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Talk about movies and plays with those who made them. And an interview with james baldwin is punctuated by the unmistakable sound of a zippo lighter in use.
Cleve jones talks about the names project foundation and aids quilt. The great depression topic contains a series of memorable radio programs created using terkels interviews for the book as well as many. Studs terkel interviews doc watson about his music career dec. We are so pleased that you have volunteered to take part in the pilot of our new materials, and we appreciate your help. Terkels audio recordings of peoples reactions to chicagos picasso sculpture at its unveiling. Theatre works fullcast performance featuring eileen barnett, orson bean, harry groener, kaitlin hopkins, michael kostroff, kenna ramsey, vickilyn reynolds, vincent.
The best of studs terkel brings you a midcentury doubleheader with two trailblazing cultural icons. Studs said, i came up the year the titanic went down, he said that often. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Studs terkels music interviews, includes excerpts of interviews with bob dylan, janis joplin, oscar petersen, and memphis slim. Apr 24, 2008 harry kreisler welcomes studs terkel, prizewinning author and radio broadcast personality, on this edition of conversations with history.
He talked to a wide cross section of society musicians, hobos who traveled on train cars, the wealthy, coal miners, cesar chavez, farmers, migrant workers, union activists, doctors, social workers, a really great and very. Terkel went around the country with a reeltoreel tape recorder interviewing. May 28, 2016 historian and author studs terkel shares his new book, coming of age. The boston globe a national book award finalist and new york times bestseller studs terkel s classic oral history working is a compelling look at jobs and the people who do them. Oct 31, 2008 studs terkel, oral historian and radio legend, 96 terkel, who came of age during the great depression, often said america suffered from what he called a national alzheimers disease. The quintessential book about labor day was published 30 years ago last spring. About studs terkel the wfmt studs terkel radio archive a.
Irv kupcinets autobiography published by bonus books with the author, chicago newspaper columnist and radio and television broadcaster, irv kupcinet. The complete audio documentary as broadcast by npr, plus exclusive bonus interviews and commentary. This book, being about work, is, by its very nature, about violence to the spirit as well as to the body. Here a wide range of people address the unknowable culmination of our lives, the possibilities of an afterlife, and their impact on the way we live, with memorable. He is well known as a chronicler of the lives of ordinary americans. The good war, for which studs terkel won the pulitzer prize, is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of terkel as interviewer. Introduction studs terkel 19122008 was an awardwinning authorcontinue reading. The book has such a simple premise studs terkel interviewed people about their experiences during the great depression. Jonathan katz discusses his book gay american history. People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do. The best of studs terkels working tapes audio cd audiobook. Theatre works fullcast performance featuring eileen barnett, orson bean, harry groener, kaitlin hopkins, michael kostroff, kenna ramsey, vickilyn reynolds, vincent tumeo and.
Born in new york in 1912, he lived in chicago for over eight decades. Studs terkel interview 2000 the best documentary ever. He is the author of more than a dozen books that tell the stories of people he has interviewed, including chicago, working, the great divide, race, and the spectator. Studs terkel interviews emma tiller, a cook who describes how african americans would feed people who were in need during the great depression, without any regard to their skin color. Library of congress 21 in 1998, terkel and wfmt, the radio station which broadcast terkels longrunning program, donated approximately 7,000 tape recordings of terkels interviews and broadcasts to the chicago. A rousing musical with a cast of twenty, working is for anyone who has ever punched a clock, a cow or a supervisor or wanted to. Studs terkel interviews bob dylan, shel silverstein, maya angelou. Explore the wfmt studs terkel radio archive a living. The program is designed for students and teachers in grades 1012, in social studies and english language arts. In 1973, he selected several interviews that were included in his book to be broadcast in eleven parts on the studs terkel program on wfmt radio chicago, il.
This is the official studs terkel radio archive soundcloud page. Studsterkel radio archive free listening on soundcloud. Oral historian studs terkel talks about the prime impulse of human beings. Terkel interviewed hundreds of people across the united states for his book on the great depression of the 1930s. Studs terkel, oral historian and radio legend, 96 terkel, who came of age during the great depression, often said america suffered from what he called a national alzheimers disease. About studs terkel the wfmt studs terkel radio archive. Studs terkel audio books, best sellers, author bio.
He included interviews with immigrants from other lands, like george drossos from greece, and those who migrated to chicago looking for work such as eva barnes from rural illinois and mrs. The good war, for which studs terkel won the pulitzer prize, is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of terkel as interviewer as always, his subjects are open and unrelenting in their analyses of themselves and their experiences, producing what people magazine has called a splendid epic history of world war ii. But until now, few of the interviews have ever been heard before. And they all sang, a lifetime of interviews by veteran 94yearold writer and broadcaster studs terkel, brings out the essence of his favourite musicians, says sean ohagan. Terkel explains the title, matteroffactly, as the vietnam, nuclearwar contrast. The first revised and updated version of this 1970s cult classic. Jan 04, 2010 oral historian studs terkel talks about the prime impulse of human beings. His radio show was carried on stations throughout the country. The tapes would eventually provide the material for his book, hard times. A television institution for years, a radio staple for decades, a literary lion since 1967, when he wrote his first bestselling book at age 55, louis studs terkel was born in new york on may 16, 1912.
America is studs terkels look at twentieth century urban life in and around chicago. September 25, 2016 all this week on npr, youll hear the voices of people studs terkel interviewed in his book. The great books foundation has developed standardsaligned curriculum for a singlephase pilot program utilizing curated audio from the studs terkel archives. Irv kupcinet in conversation with studs terkel the wfmt. Book club genres all book club genres sorting by best selling this month. When she was studs terkels guest in 1964, they took turns reciting her intense, iconic prose. This collective portrait of america was based on more than a hundred interviews studs did around the country. The original live interviews studs terkel, various on. Studs terkel interview with eileen barthe in this segment of an interview conducted by studs terkel, eileen barthe, a government relief case worker during the great depression, remembers an experience that caused a recipient of relief to face deep humiliation. Using the backdrop of james baldwins nobody knows my name and baldwins feelings that blacks were ashamed of where they came from, terkel interviews professor and chairman of the political science department of roosevelt university on his book coauthored with stokely carmichael entitled black power. Stream tracks and playlists from studsterkel radio archive on your desktop or mobile device. The story of our century by those whove lived it, which includes interviews with people aged 7090 about their memories of.