Bughouse Square
WFMT’s Studs Terkel Radio Archive, in partnership with the Chicago History Museum, invites you into the history books with the podcast Bughouse Square with Eve Ewing. Inspired by the legacy of the inimitable 20th century broadcaster and oral historian Studs Terkel, and supported by hours and hours of tape from the Studs Terkel Radio Archive, the Bughouse Square podcast revisits historical figures and events once explored by Terkel—now unpacked for the 21st century. And there is no better guide to lead us through decades of American letters and culture than our host Eve L. Ewing, the prolific writer, scholar and cultural organizer. The title Bughouse Square comes from Chicago's beloved free speech park in front of the Newberry Library where Terkel first encountered the kind of lively public debate that inspired his oral history books and radio work. Guests from the past and present include James Baldwin, Darnell Moore, Imani Perry, Lorraine Hansberry, Adam Mansbach, and Shel Silverstein. Learn more and get the podcast here.