Terkel was a master interviewer, and some of these tapes are beautiful time capsules. For example, this interview with Shel Silverstein in 1961, conducted when Silverstein was only 30 and still «just» a Playboy cartoonist and songwriter. (His children’s books would come a few years later.)

Guest curated by Austin Kleon. From Weekly Filet #176, in September 2014.

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