Jonathan katz discusses his book gay american history. 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. 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. Stream tracks and playlists from studsterkel radio archive on your desktop or mobile device. Working by studs terkel, stephen schwartz, nina faso. Its not a stretch to use the name studs terkel in the same sentence with the name jean marie laskas. 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.
Louis studs terkel may 16, 1912 october 31, 2008 was an american author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. The complete audio documentary as broadcast by npr, plus exclusive bonus interviews and commentary. Studsterkel radio archive free listening on soundcloud. Studs terkel interviews bob dylan, shel silverstein, maya. At nearly 95, studs terkel has written about everyones life, it seems, but his own. 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. He was an american author, historian, actor, and broadcaster.
With his trademark grace and compassion, terkel evokes a mosaic of memories from those who were richest to those who were destitute. Browse audiobooks written by studs terkel sorted by best. 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. 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. These interviews provide unparalleled insights into the ideas and events that have shaped our lives. I was thinking of studs terkel and his style of journalism.
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. Studs terkel, american author and oral historian who chronicled the lives of americans from the great depression to the early 21st century. 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. 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. Dec 31, 2007 the complete audio documentary as broadcast by npr, plus exclusive bonus interviews and commentary. 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. 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.
Studs terkel had a gift for connecting with people and collecting their stories. Inkind digitization services of the studs terkel radio archive are provided by the library of congress. The studs terkel radio archive has been made possible in part by a major grant from the national endowment for the humanities. The richest and most powerful single document of the american experience in world war ii the boston globe. Remixer the wfmt studs terkel radio archive a living. Nov 08, 2018 hard times audiobook charles dickens audiobooks full length duration.
Listen to working in america audiobook by studs terkel and. 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. In touch and go, he offers a memoir that, embodying the spirit of the man himself, is youthful, vivacious, and enormous fun. Studs terkel audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Studs terkels classic oral history working is a compelling look at jobs and the people who do them. The original live interviews by studs terkel 2005, cd, unabridged at the best. 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. Terkel constructs division street in the oralhistory style that he used in so many of his other works. Coming of age by studs terkel audiobook highbridge audio. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Each individual interview is a unique portrait of one of the key personalities of our time. 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. Oral historian studs terkel talks about the prime impulse of human beings. Voices of our time interviews by studs terkel highbridge. 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. 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. 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.
Studs terkel american author and oral historian britannica. Voices of our time interviews by studs terkel highbridge audio. The original live interviews by studs terkel 2005, cd, unabridged at the best online prices at ebay. In his 45 years on wfmt radio, studs terkel talked to the 20th centurys most interesting people.
A digital archive of terkels oral histories is one of 177 projects funded by new grants from the national endowment for the humanities. 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. A pulitzer prize winner interviews workers, from policemen to piano tuners. Browse audiobooks written by studs terkel sorted by best selling this month page 1 audiobooks.
Youll also hear about the humiliations and acts of kindness that were part of everyday life. 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. In the early 1970s, author studs terkel went around the country with a reeltoreel tape recorder interviewing people about their jobs. This audio includes the stories of 14 people who lived through the defining moments of the 20th century. 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. 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. Hard times and other histories legendary chicago broadcaster studs terkel dedicated his life to capturing the stories of ordinary americans. Terkel interviewed hundreds of people across the united states for his book on the great depression of the 1930s. 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.
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. After spending his early childhood in new york city, terkel moved with his family to chicago at age nine. 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. America is studs terkels look at twentieth century urban life in and around chicago. Some of those oral histories of everyday workers talking about their jobs became a bestselling book published in 1974 called working. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Cleve jones talks about the names project foundation and aids quilt. A young bob dylan talks and plays on the studs terkel program1963 duration. The recentlylaunched digitization project popup archive hosts a great selection of studs terkel audio. Buster keaton interviewed by studs terkel 1962 audio 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. This is the official studs terkel radio archive soundcloud page.
Find out more at the working tapes is produced by joe richman, jane m. Tape 4 studs terkel a compilation of extraordinary interviews from 40 years of radio broadcasting. The great interviewer of his day, terkel celebrated the uncelebrated, and working elevated the stories of ordinary people and their daily lives. 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. For decades, the tapes were packed away in studs home office. His radio show was carried on stations throughout the country.
The great interviewer of his day, terkel celebrated the uncelebrated, and working elevated the. Hard times audiobook charles dickens audiobooks full length duration. Aug 04, 2010 john callaway interviews aaron copland. 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. 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 sites archive of interviews comes from terkels 19521997 radio show, the studs terkel program, on the chicago station wfmt. The good war by studs terkel overdrive rakuten overdrive. Apr 18, 2017 studs terkel talks about his book, the good war. Hidden america is not just a good read, its an important one.
Consisting of over one hundred interviews with everyone from a gravedigger to a. Browse our growing archive of more than 1,200 programs. Here is the complete audio documentary as broadcast by npr, plus exclusive bonus interviews and commentary. Taped interviews that studs terkel used for his book working had been packed in boxes for decades. 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. Unfortunately, the interviews were so random and the the book so devoid of a unifying theme, the myriad of voices just seemed like clutter. 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. He received the pulitzer prize for general nonfiction in 1985 for the good war. 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, byname of louis terkel, born may 16, 1912, new york city, new york, u.
Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Studs terkel interview with emma tiller facing history. 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. Often called an oral historian, studs terkel preferred to be known for playing music on the radio. In the early 1970s, author and radio host studs terkel went around the country with a reeltoreel tape recorder interviewing people about their jobs. Interviewing chicago taxicab driver joseph polowsky, who as a young u. 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. Initially, i thought the premise of reporting interviews conducted with women would yield a harvest of wisdom. Born in new york in 1912, he lived in chicago for over eight decades. Studs terkel radio archive by studs terkel on free audio download. Terkel with nelson algren, and talking about richard j. But until now, few of the interviews have ever been heard before. Working in america by studs terkel overdrive rakuten. The interviews start about 6 minutes into the recording.
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