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The Damn Human Race

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  • ABOUT Studs Terkel

    Studs Terkel was an American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1985 for The Good War, and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show in Chicago. Profile
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I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work for it.       

Click play to listen. Recorded on November 8, 1997.

Studs Terkel, Chicago native and urban sage, speaks up for the little guy, the salt of the earth and your average work-a-day Joe. With a keen eye towards humanity, and a razor-sharp tongue, Studs gives us his idea of "work and play" (two terms that he does not think are mutually exclusive). After only a few minutes of speaking time, Studs, at the ripe age of 85, quickly turns to the audience for a question and answer session that will leave you laughing and inspired. Listen to this classic 1997 lecture.

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