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The practice of plea bargaining / Jack Litman

Jack Litman, Assistant District Attorney, City of New York, speaks about the inherent dangers of plea bargaining and points out its irrational nature.

V.R. Lang : a memorial / produced by Charles Ruas and Susan Howe

A memorial program to the late poet and playwright Violet Ranney "V.R." "Bunny" Lang (1924-1956).

The rite of football / Dr. William Arens ; interviewed by Barbara Londin.

State University of New York Stony Brook Professor Dr. William Arens talks about his "Natural History" magazine article called "The Rite of Football," an anthropological piece in which U.S. football and its followers are seen to share characteristics with primitive religions: violence, sexual exhibitionism, submersion of the individual to the mob.

"The Harder They Come": Jimmy Cliff

"The Harder They Come" is a criminal film produced by Perry Henzell, starring Jimmy Cliff and was filmed in Jamaica in 1972. The film tends to defy classification and provides insights to the black Jamaica, not tourist Jamaica. The main character, Ivan, goes to Kingston to find fame, but finds himself in difficult situations.

All The Livelong Day: The Meaning And Demeaning Of Routine Work / by Barbara Garson; interviewed by Bonnie Bellow.

Bonnie Bellow talks with Barbara Garson (b. 1941), the author of "Macbird," about her new book "All the Livelong Day: The Meaning and Demeaning of Routine Work", about the alienating nature of routine labor. They discuss Garson's interviews with working people conducted at a wide variety of workplaces, and Garson reads segments from these interviews.

Films with Joan Mellen / interviewed by Paul McIsaac.

Paul McIsaac's guest is Joan Mellen, associate professor of English at Temple University, film critic, and author of "Women and Sexuality in the New Film and "Voices from the Japanese Cinema," who discusses the character of modern films.

An evening with Maya Angelou / produced by Lin Harris.

Poet Maya Angelou (1928 - 2014) reads and sings passages from her two autobiographies, I know why the caged bird sings and Gather together in my name, and poetry from her two collections Just give me a good drink of water 'fore I die and Oh pray my wings are gonna fit me well. She also discusses what writing means to her and the effect that her art has had on her life.

The Kitchen Sink Papers / Corrinne McGrady and Mike McGrady ; interviewed by Viv Sutherland.

Mike McGrady is the author of "The Kitchen Sink Papers: My Life as a Househusband." This interview with McGrady and his wife Corinne reveals the changes in their lives brought about by his fortieth birthday decision to exchange places with his wife for one year. She went out in the world to be the family breadwinner while he stayed home to take care of the house and children.

Rose Kushner / interviewed by Viv Sutherland

Viv Sutherland interviews Rose Kushner (1929 - 1990), author of "Breast Cancer: A Personal History and Investigative Report" about her experience having breast cancer and current practices treating breast cancer.

Older women / produced by Viv Sutherland.

A collection of tapes from the National Organization of Women-New York City (NY-NOW) conference entitled "The Real World of the Older Woman -- How Old Am I?", which took place June 7-8, 1975.

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