Publisher, HighBridge Audio (June 2005)

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The cassette version received the coveted "AUDIOFILE EARPHONES AWARD" (August/September, 1999) for exceptional narrative voice and style, vocal characterizations, appropriateness for audio format and enhancement of the text!

Studs Terkel [gets] people to say things in such a way that you know at once they have finally said their truth, and said it better than they ever believed they could say it." —Chicago Sun Times

For five decades, Louis "Studs" Terkel, bestselling author of Working, The Good War, Coming of Age, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, and eight other books, brought artists, philosophers, scientists, and activists—the voices of our time—into our living rooms through his nationally syndicated, Peabody Award-winning radio program on WFMT in Chicago. An ideal showcase for his wonderful wit, maverick opinions, and expert interviewing skills, this show helped elevate him to the level of an American icon.

Studs led his guests into lively dialogue about their accomplishments, their difficulties, and their dreams. Individually, each interview is a powerful portrait of a leading personality of our time; taken together, the interviews provide compelling insight into the people, ideas, and events that shaped our lives and culture.

Voices of Our Time comprises highlights from 48 of Studs' most important interviews from the 1950s to the 1990s including:

Mel Brooks
Woody Allen
Daniel Ellsberg
Mahalia Jackson
Arthur Miller
Bob Woodward
Oliver Sacks
Dorothy Parker
and Ralph Ellison.