The best of studs terkels working tapes audio cd audiobook, cd. In 1952, terkel began studs terkel s almanac on radio station wfmt in chicago. It is hard to read working, studs terkel s oral history of working life published 30 years ago, without thinking about what has gone wrong in the workplace. Stream tracks and playlists from studsterkel radio archive on your desktop or mobile device. Studs terkel audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Working in america by studs terkel overdrive rakuten. The quintessential book about labor day was published 30 years ago last spring. Although born in new york, chicago became studs terkel s home and the source of the material that made him famous. Studs terkels classic oral history working is a compelling look at jobs and the people who do them. Rereading studs terkels working for pandemic chicago. 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. Working in america explores authentic, raw, and honest stories focused on the daily desire to survive, thrive, participate and contributestories of how we locate ourselves in society, how we are seen or made invisible, and how we find meaning.
Terkel compiled a series of books based on oral histories that defined america in the 20th century. Theatre works fullcast performance featuring eileen barnett, orson bean, harry groener, kaitlin hopkins, michael kostroff, kenna ramsey, vickilyn reynolds, vincent tumeo and b. People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do received a national book award nomination in 1975. Terkel interviewed hundreds of people across the united states for his book on the great depression of the 1930s. The result is a stunning audio documentary that captures the. When she was studs terkels guest in 1964, they took turns reciting her intense, iconic prose. Studs terkel s classic oral history working is a compelling look at jobs and the people who do them. 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. Studs terkel so now the major portion of your book begins and this is incredible.
Working by studs terkel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In the early 1970s, author and radio host studs terkel went around the country with a reeltoreel tape recorder interviewing people about their jobs. Read working by studs terkel for free with a 30 day free trial. 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.
People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do by studs terkel. Studs terkel audio archive to go online the new york times. The great interviewer of his day, terkel celebrated the uncelebrated, and working elevated the stories of ordinary people and their daily lives. 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. Susan birkenhead author craig carnelia performer 1998. He was an actor, known for eight men out 1988, medium cool 1969. The concept is deceptively simple, but what it reveals about a common activity that unites all of humanity is often truly surprising. This audio includes the stories of 14 people who lived through the defining moments of the 20th century. As an oral historian, his interviews with everyone from quiet heroes to. Although born in new york, chicago became studs terkels home and the source of the material that made him famous. Studs terkel were talking about a prison system here, perhaps you may, you go ahead and recount it, as i remember it from the book, that is hard to believe existing in the 20th century.
People talk about what they do all day and how they. 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. He died on october 31, 2008 in chicago, illinois, usa. This book, being about work, is, by its very nature, about violence to the spirit as well as to the body. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Working by studs terkel, stephen schwartz, nina faso. Coming of age by studs terkel audiobook highbridge audio. The complete audio documentary as broadcast by npr, plus exclusive bonus interviews and commentary. 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. Browse studs terkels bestselling audiobooks and newest titles.
All this week on npr, youll hear the voices of people studs terkel interviewed in his book, working. A rousing musical with a cast of twenty, working is for anyone who has ever punched a clock, a cow or a supervisor or wanted to. People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do is a 1974 nonfiction book by the oral historian and radio broadcaster studs terkel. 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.
Studs terkel had a gift for connecting with people and collecting their stories. The best of studs terkel brings you a midcentury doubleheader with two trailblazing cultural icons. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The wfmt studs terkel radio archive a living celebration. The studs terkel radio archive is a collaboration between the wfmt radio network and the chicago history museum chicago. Bourdain all things bright and beautiful by james herriot working by studs terkel. Working investigates the meaning of work for different people under different circumstances, showing it can vary in importance. Studs terkel was born on may 16, 1912 in new york city, new york, usa as louis terkel. Born in new york in 1912, he lived in chicago for over eight decades. This is the official studs terkel radio archive soundcloud page.
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. Oliver burkeman talks to studs terkel books the guardian. Introduction this book, being about work, is, by its very nature, about violenceto the spirit as well as to the body. Studsterkel radio archive free listening on soundcloud. Or you could open working by studs terkel, which was published 46 years ago this spring, though like many of you right now, it bristles with familiar questions and complaints and aspirations. Studs terkel has spent his life interviewing ordinary people to chronicle his country. And although terkel s voice and narration are only present for the following pages of the introduction, giving way to 600 pages of the voices of. Working audiobook written by studs terkel, stephen schwartz, nina faso. Studs terkels classic book working is nothing more than a large volume of transcribed confessions of working people. Raised in chicago in the 1920s and 30s, gwendolyn brooks stands among the most influential and best known american writers of the 20thcentury.
Working by studs terkel overdrive rakuten overdrive. The best of studs terkels working tapes studs terkel. Studs terkel s classic book working is nothing more than a large volume of transcribed confessions of working people. Studs terkel 19122008 was a free spirit, an outspoken populist, a pulitzer. 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. People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do.
People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do 1974. Sep 30, 2016 meet some of the voices from working then and now taped interviews that studs terkel used for his book working had been packed in boxes for decades. Working in america is inspired by, celebrates, and brings forward the tradition and humanity of studs terkel from his influential book working. What studs terkel s working says about worker malaise today. Among the interviews youll hear this week are a telephone operator and hotel piano player. Some of those oral histories of everyday workers talking about. Men and women from every walk of life talk to him, telling him of their likes and dislikes, fears, problems, and happinesses on the job. Feb 12, 1974 studs terkel opens working with one of the most stirring sentences i have read of late.
Once again, turkel has created a rich and unique document that is as simple as conversation, but as subtle and heartfelt as the meaning of our lives. He was an actor, known for eight men out 1988, medium cool 1969 and studs place 1949. People talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do hardcover february 12, 1974. His radio show was carried on stations throughout the country. It is about ulcers as well as accidents, about shouting matches as well as fistfights, about nervous breakdowns as well as kicking the dog around.
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