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• [1] bob from Brooklyn December 11, 2007 - 12:18PM

  Lenny, I have to say THANK YOU so much for sitting back and letting Studs talk. He sounds old and broken down but I think I detect diamonds and pearls flying out of my radio.

  
  
• [2] Greg Burrows from Riverdale/The Bronx December 11, 2007 - 12:28PM

  I love Studs Terckel -- today's LL show was my first real 'introduction' to him. All hail the great sage and thank God for heart medication!! Studs, you are a wise spirit and you tell the real story of American history, the way it should be told--untainted by fake 'patriotic' hoopla.

  
  
• [3] TM December 11, 2007 - 12:29PM

  Bob, that's the sound of angels singing.

  
  
• [4] Mark December 11, 2007 - 12:36PM

  I love this guy.. I wonder what his opinion is on Ron Paul?

  
  
• [5] David Scoff from Endwell, NY December 11, 2007 - 12:45PM

  Did I hear right? Mr. Terkel believes the doped up, draft dodging, lay back slackers (I’m generalizing here) of the sixties were the greatest generation ever? What an insult to the men and women of the WWII generation who selflessly sacrificed in so many ways to defeat the tyrannical enemies from Japan and Germany.

  
  
• [6] Barbara from NJ December 11, 2007 - 12:45PM

  I am here with tears in my eyes having been moved deeply by your interview with Studs Terkel who is a truly great man to me. Leonard handled the interview just right letting Studs talk and share his wisdom with the audience. Studs inspires me!

  Barbara

  
  
• [7] Greg from Bronx December 11, 2007 - 01:05PM

  David's comment above about the "draft dodging, doped up, laid back" lost generation is a precise description of our current 'president' and his master, Dick. There is no Greatest Generation. Time to deflate Brokaw's myth. Let's honor the troops and innocent victims of all wars. Finally, as the Dalai Lama has stated: in our time, War is obsolete--may this be the last one.

  
  
• [8] joe from Brooklyn December 11, 2007 - 01:05PM

  Studs may be amazing for 95, but he's still the same boring old leftist he has been for all the years I've been aware of him (I'm 68). Leonard was unable to solicit one truly interesting remark out of him re his latest book; every time he asked a question, Studs went off on another general diatribe and you could hear the host vainly trying to get a word or question in again. The WWI marches and songs were "baloney"; the greatest generation was not that of the WWII era, but of the 1960s drug and self-interest culture; we have forgotten that the Russians killed more Germans than we did; the striking air controllers did so for passenger safety; the NRA was responsible for some poor woman's death when she was shot by a relative, etc., etc. To quote a less respected authority, one Lawrence Berra, it was deja vu all over again!This segment did neither Studs nor the listeners any favors and I couldn't wait for the "interview" to be over. Interestingly, it was followed by a segment on skeletons; was this (perhaps subconciously) intended as a sequel to the prior half-hour?

  
  
• [9] Shirley Hawkinson from Yonkers, NY December 11, 2007 - 02:44PM

  What a treat to listen to Studs Terkel! And I must say that Leonard you were so gracious and allowed him to give his piece which edified the listener. I really appreciated his explanation of the phrase "touch and go."

  
  
• [10] Rick from Bronx, NY December 11, 2007 - 03:58PM

  "we have forgotten that the Russians killed more Germans than we did"

  uh.. your point being? the united states entered the war after everyone else. in fact, the americans wanted to befriend and do business with the germans (as they did) even after having knowledge of the holocaust. so what does your comment have to do with anything?

  
  
• [11] Renee Hankins from Kettering, Ohio March 19, 2008 - 10:21PM

  Hello Mr. Terkel -

  Being a keen listener takes practice. Asking on-target questions asks the interviewer to be patient. How did you bring a sense of ease with your slew of interviewees that would allow you an audience? What would us younger folks do to become refined in listening and asking questions - as you have learned over these years? Ever so thankful. Respectfully, Renee Hankins