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(Brian Lehrer and Studs Terkel at Grand Central Station)
There’s a new installation in Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall. It’s a recording booth set up by Storycorps, a nationwide initiative to encourage Americans to record their older relatives’ oral histories. From the Storycorps booth, Brian Lehrer speaks with author Studs Terkel.
Season of Debt
Michelle Singletary, writer of "The Color of Money" column on personal finance for the Washington Post, talks about personal finance in the holiday season.
Fare Play
Eric Lipton, Metro Reporter for the New York Times and author of City In The Sky: The Rise and Fall of the World Trade Center (Henry Holt, 2003), discusses the proposed taxi fare raise and increase in medallions.
Terminal Velocity
Walter Zulig, retired speical counsel for Metro North and Vice President of the National Historical Railway Society - Metropolitan Region, reveals the history of Grand Central Terminal where the Story Corps booth is set up
Wild Turkel
Studs Terkel, oral historian, radio broadcaster and author of Hope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Difficult Times (New Press November 3, 2003), on how to collect oral history and tells his own story to Brian.
Sam's Your Uncle
Sam Lehrer, Brian's 88-year-old uncle, joins Brian for an oral history interview
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