Studs Terkel was an American icon who had no use for America’s cult of celebrity. He was a leftist who valued human beings over political dogma. In scores of books and thousands of radio and television broadcasts, Studs paid attention—and respect—to “ordinary” human beings, as they talked about their lives as workers, dreamers, survivors. Come hear Alan Wieder discuss Studs Terkel: Politics, Culture, but Mostly Conversation, the first comprehensive book about Studs, at either—or both—Manhattan locations:
Wednesday, September 28 at The Workmen’s Circle, 247 W. 37th Street, 6-8:00pm
Thursday, September 29 at Bluestockings, 172 Allen Street, 7-9:30pm
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