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Jacques Cousteau on Atlantis and Cognac

"We're going to investigate every single one of these hypotheses, and we'll tell you what

4:45
Oliver Sacks on Ripe Bananas

"I’m very interested in how people adapt to extremes” - Oliver Sacks on July 28, 1996

6:28
Leonard Cohen on Moonlight

“I don’t feel any compulsion just to stand under the spotlight night after night unless I

5:34
Stevie Wonder on Keys of Life

"If God didn‘t want me to sing it, he wouldn‘t have given me the talent to do it“ - Stevie

5:22
Aldous Huxley on Technodictators

"If you want to preserve your power indefinitely, you have to get the consent of the rule.

6:05
Marlene Dietrich on Sex Symbols

Marlene Dietrich in 1969, as interviewed by Jay Kent Hackleman

5:25
Nora Ephron on Crazy Salad

"It’s okay being a woman now. I like it. Try it some time.” - Nora Ephron, 1975

5:34
Bob Dylan at 20 on Freak Shows

“I‘m never going to become rich and famous” - Bob Dylan in 1962.

4:37
Frank Zappa on Fads

"I don‘t think that there‘s a girl around that would fit in with what we do."

5:00
Rod Serling on Kamikazes

Rod Serling interviewed in 1963.

5:14
Cher on Kitsch

“I’m a cookie-decorating mom. I don’t bake them. I decorate them.“

5:39
Martin Scorsese on Framing

"Sometimes when it all comes together ... you become the film you’re making."

5:20
Carl Sagan on Extraterrestrials

Carl Sagan on October 4, 1985, as told to Studs Terkel.

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Richard Feynman on What It Means

"The key was somehow to know what was important and what was not important."

5:31
Buckminster Fuller on The Geodesic Life

Buckminster Fuller in 1965, as told to Studs Terkel

5:46
Dame Stephanie Shirley on Survival Code

Dame Stephanie Shirley in 2010 from an oral history at the British Library.

4:43
Jane Goodall on Instinct

"When I was about 10, 11 I fell in love with Tarzan." - Jane Goodall, 2002

5:42
Temple Grandin On Her Search Engine

"Everything in my mind works like a search engine set for the image function."

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Frank Lloyd Wright on Arrogance

“Any man who really has faith in himself will be dubbed arrogant by his fellows”

5:22
Sally Ride on Dumb Questions

Sally Ride in 1983 as interviewed by Gloria Steinem.

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Garrison Keillor on Humor

"There was a price to be paid for being interested in fiction.” - Garrison Keillor, 1994

5:43
Nina Simone on Shock

"I feel more alive now than I ever have in my life." - Nina Simone

5:23
Kurt Vonnegut on Man-Eating Lampreys

"Nothing means anything" - Kurt Vonnegut on November 8, 1970

5:44
Bill Murray on Being Obnoxious

"I‘m just an obnoxious guy who can make it appear charming." - Bill Murray

5:57
Patty Hearst on Reasonable Doubt

"I'm sorry, I‘m a coward. I didn’t want to die." - Patty Hearst in 1982

6:54
Tom Waits on Everything and Nothing

"I don’t know what the ‘big time’ is" - Tom Waits in 1988

5:18
Hunter S. Thompson on Outlaws

“I keep my mouth shut now. I’ve turned into a professional coward.”- Hunter S. Thompson

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Dustin Hoffman in 1971 on Duplicity and Famosity

Dustin Hoffman in 1971, as interviewed by Milton Hoffman.

5:43
Roger Ebert on Ego

Roger Ebert in 1990, as interviewed by Lawrence Grobel.

5:31
Michael Jackson on Godliness

"My singing i'll just say it simple as possible: it's just godly." - Michael Jackson

6:05
Meryl Streep on Beauty

Meryl Streep in 2008, as interviewed by Christine Spines.

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Tim Gunn On His FBI Agent Father | Blank on Blank

"I was not the son he wanted to have." - Tim Gunn

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Janis Joplin on Rejection

"In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn't like me. It's silly." - Janis Joplin

4:57
Fidel Castro: the Lost Interview

"If this Revolution falls, what we will have here in Cuba is a hell." - Fidel Castro

6:43
Farrah Fawcett on Stiletto Power

"I've got on these stiletto heels aimed for his face." - Farrah Fawcett

5:06
Jim Morrison on Why Fat is Beautiful

"What's wrong with being fat? That's what I want to know." - Jim Morrison

4:14
Dave Brubeck on Fighting Communism with Jazz

Dave Brubeck in 2008, interviewed by John Dankosky.

3:31
Joni Mitchell on Illusions

Joni Mitchell in 1986, as told to Joe Smith.

5:42
Ray Bradbury on Madmen

A lost 1972 interview with Ray Bradbury.

5:12
Dolly Parton on Getting Dirty

Dolly Parton, as recorded in a 1978 interview for Playboy.

5:25
Lou Reed on Guns & Ammo

Lou Reed in an unheard outtake from a 1987 interview.

5:13
B.B. King on The Blues

B.B. King in an unheard interview from 1986.

5:38
Tom Robbins on Jitterbugs

"If I knew how it was going to end, I probably wouldn't write it." - Tom Robbins in 1994

5:36
Robin Williams on Masks

Re-animated excerpts from an unheard 1991 interview with Robin Williams.

5:16
Maya Angelou on Con Men

"The only way you can be a mark is if you want something for nothing." - Maya Angelou

5:32
Philip Seymour Hoffman on Happiness

Conversation with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Simon Critchley on Dec 22, 2012.

5:31
David Bowie on Stardust

David Bowie as interviewed by Joe Smith in 1988.

5:28
Gene Wilder on The Truth

"On stage or in the movies I could do whatever I wanted to. I was free."

5:35
John Lennon and Yoko Ono on Love

"It's all true, folks: all you need is love." - John Lennon, 1969

5:46
Johnny Cash on The Gospel

"I just hope and pray I can die with my boots on." - Johnny Cash, 1996

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Heath Ledger on Role Playing

"My nervous energy is usually the easiest form of energy to tap into." - Heath Ledger

5:23
Stan Getz on Wasted Years

Stan Getz as interviewed by Joe Smith on August 7, 1987.

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Grace Kelly on JFK

Grace Kelly on June 19, 1965 as interviewed by Paul Gallico.

4:59
Carol Burnett on Finding Home

"When I looked in his eyes, he was there. He was home... I had a dad." - Carol Burnett

4:52
Barry White on Making Love

Barry White as interviewed by Joe Smith on April 3, 1987.

5:31
John Updike on Family Affairs

Interview with John Updike by John Freeman, Spring 2002.

4:53
Tupac Shakur on Life and Death

Tupac Shakur in March, 1994 as interviewed by Benjamin Svetkey.

5:05
Jerry Garcia on the Acid Tests

Jerry Garcia as interviewed by Joe Smith on May 23, 1988.

5:45
Kurt Cobain on Identity

Kurt Cobain as interviewed by Jon Savage on July 22, 1993.

5:27
Ray Charles on Singing True

Interview with Ray Charles by Joe Smith, June 3, 1987.

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Louis Armstrong on His Chops

Louis Armstrong as interviewed in 1964 by Michael Aisner and James R. Stein.

4:56
Maurice Sendak on "Being A Kid"

A lost 2009 interview with Maurice Sendak on childhood.

5:02
James Brown on Conviction, Respect and Reagan

A classic lost interview with the "Godfather of Soul", James Brown.

4:59
The Beastie Boys on Being Stupid

Interview by Rocci Fisch for ABC News Radio, 1985, Washington, D.C.

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David Foster Wallace on Ambition

Interview by Leonard Lopate, WNYC, March 4, 1996

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Wilt Chamberlain on Tall Tales

Wilt Chamberlain in 1992 as interviewed by Ann Liguori.

3:58
Larry King on Being Seduced

Larry King recalls a moment of "radio interruptus". From a lost 2001 Esquire interview.

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