The original live interviews by studs terkel and various overview 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. The complete audio documentary as broadcast by npr, plus exclusive bonus interviews and commentary. The great interviewer of his day, terkel celebrated the uncelebrated, and working elevated the. The wfmt studs terkel radio archive a living celebration. Sep 30, 2016 taped interviews that studs terkel used for his book working had been packed in boxes for decades. Buster keaton interviewed by studs terkel 1962 audio duration. 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. Taped interviews that studs terkel used for his book working had been packed in boxes for decades. Studs terkel audio archive to go online the new york times. Dec 31, 2007 the complete audio documentary as broadcast by npr, plus exclusive bonus interviews and commentary.
Its not a stretch to use the name studs terkel in the same sentence with the name jean marie laskas. Remixer the wfmt studs terkel radio archive a living. Studs terkel, american author and oral historian who chronicled the lives of americans from the great depression to the early 21st century. The audio galleries on studs terkel radio archive website and now on soundcloud feature many of his radio show interviews covering the arts, literature, poetry, civil rights. A pulitzer prize winner interviews workers, from policemen to piano tuners.
Consisting of over one hundred interviews with everyone from a gravedigger to a. A young bob dylan talks and plays on the studs terkel program1963 duration. Coming of age by studs terkel audiobook highbridge audio. Working in america by studs terkel overdrive rakuten. Each individual interview is a unique portrait of one of the key personalities of our time. Hard times and other histories legendary chicago broadcaster studs terkel dedicated his life to capturing the stories of ordinary americans. Louis studs terkel may 16, 1912 october 31, 2008 was an american author, historian, actor, and broadcaster.
Oral historian studs terkel talks about the prime impulse of human beings. Browse audiobooks written by studs terkel sorted by best. Some of those oral histories of everyday workers talking about their jobs became a bestselling book published in 1974 called working. The studs terkel radio archive is a collaboration between the wfmt radio network and the chicago history museum chicago. The original live interviews by studs terkel 2005, cd, unabridged at the best online prices at ebay. In the early 1970s, author studs terkel went around the country with a reeltoreel tape recorder interviewing people about their jobs. Jonathan katz discusses his book gay american history. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
A digital archive of terkels oral histories is one of 177 projects funded by new grants from the national endowment for the humanities. This series is a part of the larger initiative working in america, which has an exhibit featuring images from pulitzer prizewinning photographer lynsey addario traveling the country right now. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Initially, i thought the premise of reporting interviews conducted with women would yield a harvest of wisdom. In touch and go, he offers a memoir that, embodying the spirit of the man himself, is youthful, vivacious, and enormous fun. In an interview with studs terkel, virginia foster durr, a prominent american civil rights activist, reflects on life during the great depression, particularly the way that people on government relief felt shame and guilt over their own suffering and poverty, rather than blaming the capitalist system. Listen to working in america audiobook by studs terkel and. The great interviewer of his day, terkel celebrated the uncelebrated, and working elevated the stories of ordinary people and their daily lives. Browse our growing archive of more than 1,200 programs.
Studs terkel american author and oral historian britannica. The good war is a testament not only to the experience of war but to the extraordinary skill of studs terkel as an interviewer and oral historian. The boston globe a national book award finalist and new york times bestseller studs terkels classic oral history working is a compelling look at jobs and the people who do them. Consisting of over one hundred interviews with everyone from a gravedigger. The studs terkel radio archive has been made possible in part by a major grant from the national endowment for the humanities. 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. Studs terkel, byname of louis terkel, born may 16, 1912, new york city, new york, u. Browse audiobooks written by studs terkel sorted by best selling this month page 1 audiobooks. For coming of age, pulitzer prizewinning author and peabody awardwinning radio host studs terkel interviewed a diverse assortment of men and women ranging in age from 70 to 99. These interviews provide unparalleled insights into the ideas and events that have shaped our lives. Studs terkel interviews bob dylan, shel silverstein, maya. Find out more at the working tapes is produced by joe richman, jane m. The interviews start about 6 minutes into the recording. 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.
I was thinking of studs terkel and his style of journalism. Inkind digitization services of the studs terkel radio archive are provided by the library of congress. The original live interviews by studs terkel 2005, cd, unabridged at the best. In the early 1970s, author and radio host studs terkel went around the country with a reeltoreel tape recorder interviewing people about their jobs. Terkel constructs division street in the oralhistory style that he used in so many of his other works. He was an american author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. The recentlylaunched digitization project popup archive hosts a great selection of studs terkel audio. Listen to 100s of interviews conducted by the multifaceted studs terkel who hosted the studs terkel program on chicagos fine arts radio station wfmt from 1952 to 1997. This is the official studs terkel radio archive soundcloud page. 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 richest and most powerful single document of the american experience in world war ii the boston globe. At nearly 95, studs terkel has written about everyones life, it seems, but his own. Voices of our time interviews by studs terkel highbridge. For decades, the tapes were packed away in studs home office.
Studs terkels classic oral history working is a compelling look at jobs and the people who do them. Hidden america is not just a good read, its an important one. His radio show was carried on stations throughout the country. He received the pulitzer prize for general nonfiction in 1985 for the good war. Studsterkel radio archive free listening on soundcloud. 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.
Studs terkel radio archive by studs terkel on free audio download. Jul 25, 2014 the creation of a publicly accessible digital archive with nearly 5,000 oral history interviews, conducted by the chicago journalist studs terkel, is one of 177 projects awarded a grant this week by the national endowment for the humanities. Voices of our time interviews by studs terkel highbridge audio. Studs terkel interview with emma tiller facing history. Terkel begins by taking us back to his early childhood with his father, mother, and two older brothers, describing the hectic life of a family trying to earn a living in chicago. Shes one hell of a journalist, a worldclass storyteller who takes us where we may not want to go, then makes us grateful we took the trip. Often called an oral historian, studs terkel preferred to be known for playing music on the radio. 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. Born in new york in 1912, he lived in chicago for over eight decades. Working by studs terkel, stephen schwartz, nina faso. From the 1950s through 1997, studs terkel, author of working, the good war, coming of age and eight other books, hosted a daily show on wfmt in. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. 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.
Studs terkel had a gift for connecting with people and collecting their stories. The audio galleries on and now on soundcloud feature many of his radio show interviews covering a variety of topics including everything from architecture to. Army private in world war ii, was one of the first american soldiers to cross the elbe river into germany and come facetoface with his counterparts in the red army. Apr 18, 2017 studs terkel talks about his book, the good war.
Highbridge audio firm for coming of age, the pulitzer prizewinning author and peabody awardwinning radio host, himself an octogenarian, has interviewed several very different men and women ranging in age from 70 to 99. 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. America is studs terkels look at twentieth century urban life in and around chicago. Interviewing chicago taxicab driver joseph polowsky, who as a young u. This audio includes the stories of 14 people who lived through the defining moments of the 20th century. Studs terkel audio books, best sellers, author bio. Aug 04, 2010 john callaway interviews aaron copland. In his 45 years on wfmt radio, studs terkel talked to the 20th centurys most interesting people. Cleve jones talks about the names project foundation and aids quilt. Nov 08, 2018 hard times audiobook charles dickens audiobooks full length duration. You can access more of terkel s audio recordings over at the web site, the site notably features more interviews from the hard times recording sessions. Youll also hear about the humiliations and acts of kindness that were part of everyday life. 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. Unfortunately, the interviews were so random and the the book so devoid of a unifying theme, the myriad of voices just seemed like clutter.
The good war by studs terkel overdrive rakuten overdrive. 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. The sites archive of interviews comes from terkels 19521997 radio show, the studs terkel program, on the chicago station wfmt. Hard times audiobook charles dickens audiobooks full length duration. 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. From the 1950s through 1997, studs terkel, author of working, the good war, coming of age and eight other books, hosted a daily show on wfmt in chicago. Stream tracks and playlists from studsterkel radio archive on your desktop or mobile device. Buster keaton interviewed by studs terkel 1962 audio. Audio cd audio cassette from the 1950s through 1997, studs terkel, author of working, the good war, coming of age and eight other books, hosted a daily show on wfmt in chicago. 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. Studs terkel audio books studs t erkel won the pulitzer prize in 1985 for his interviews with ordinary people in such books as working, the good war, and hard times. People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do all this week on npr, youll hear the voices from the pages of terkels book, thanks to radio diaries. Studs terkel won the pulitzer prize in 1985 for his interviews with ordinary people in such books as working, the good war, and hard times. Terkel interviewed hundreds of people across the united states for his book on the great depression of the 1930s.
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