Studs Terkel

I heard a couple of these extraordinary interviews, with Americans who lived through the Great Depression, on This American Life a couple weeks ago. Considering the moment, the interviews are made all the more meaningful:

Studs Terkel interviewed hundreds of people across the United States for his book on the Great Depression of the 1930s, Hard Times. 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).

Studs Terkel (Trivia: whom I share a birthday with) was an American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster based in Chicago. He passed away last month at 96 years.