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

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