Episode Summary:
Studs Terkel was many things – a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, oral historian, radio legend, fiery populist, labor advocate and, above all, a master listener. For 45 years, his Chicago radio show invited everyday people to share their stories – the kind of history that often gets forgotten.
In 2006, we turned the tables and asked Studs to tell us his story. This never-before-released interview was one of his last before his death at age 96. Before we left, he signed our copy of his book about the Depression, Hard Times, with a simple message: “Keep up the good work.”
And that’s what we’re trying to do with The People’s Recorder – carry forward Studs’ legacy of person-first storytelling.
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Credits:
Host: Chris Haley
Director and Interviewer: Andrea Kalin
Producers: Andrea Kalin, David A. Taylor, James Mirabello
Editor: Ethan Oser
Featuring Music from Pond5
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