![[Chicago author interviews: Studs Terkel]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/645396261_640-228x160.jpg)
An interview with Studs Terkel for a documentary on Chicago authors. Terkel discusses his work in early Chicago television and radio, specifically his work on Studs’ Place, his work as a writer with the Works Progress Administration during the Depression, his thoughts on important Chicago authors and writers of the last century, and his own interviewing style.
![[Studs Terkel interview with Jackie Bange]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/studs-terkel-interview-with-jackie-bange-video-thumbnail-228x160.jpg)
Jackie Bange of WGN News interviews Studs Terkel at his home in Chicago. The video includes both the raw footage and the finished piece that aired on WGN. This tape also includes a recording of a WGN nightly newscast from late 2000 and two full episodes of This Old House.
Prologue Theatre’s 1991 musical production of Studs Terkel’s award-winning “The Good War.” Using a simple set and minimal props, the cast evokes myriad characters whose monologues voice the different perspectives of those alive during World War II, including American soldiers, German soldiers, nurses, teenagers, Japanese civilians, and scientists.
![[Studs Terkel at the Wells-Grand talking about Thanksgiving 1933 and prohibition repeal]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653862678_640-228x160.jpg)
Brief segment where Studs Terkel revisits the Wells-Grand Hotel, the men’s hotel operated by his parents, and reminisces about Thanksgiving following the prohibition repeal.
![[Studs On A Soapbox raw: Mirko #3]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653864641_640-228x160.jpg)
Raw footage of an interview for the program “Studs On A Soapbox.” Tom Weinberg and others visit Studs Terkel at his home in Uptown. Terkel discusses a variety of topics including: his current book, Will The Circle Be Unbroken?, his writing process and methodology, his work ethic, and a little bit about his wife Ida, who had fairly recently passed on.
![[Studs Terkel with Dave Marsh, part 1]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653863639_640-228x160.jpg)
Raw footage of Studs Terkel with music critic Dave Marsh on WFMT, who is promoting his new book “The Heart Of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made.” Terkel plays clips from Marsh’s list of the greatest rock singles ever made while Marsh explains their deep connections to society and culture. (Note: while music plays, their dialogue is inaudible.)
A video recording of Mendocino College’s stage adaptation of Studs Terkel’s book “The Good War: An Oral History of World War II.” Actors play people recalling memories about different aspects World War II (combat, home front, etc.) while still images related to WWII are projected onto a wall behind the stage. Actors and actresses sing WWII-era songs between monologues.
Woody Guthrie tribute show taped in front of a live audience. The show combines Guthrie’s writings, read by Studs Terkel, with live performances of Guthrie’s songs. Fans of Guthrie will enjoy hearing his words read and his songs played. Studs Terkel does an excellent performance, reading poetry and Guthrie’s own words, so fans of Studs will also find this enjoyable. All song titles are guesses based on song choruses and checked against Guthrie’s songs on http://www.allmusic.com.