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Books by Studs Terkel mentioned on podcasts

3 books across 7 episodes on 5 podcasts.

Working is Studs Terkel’s most mentioned book on podcasts, brought up in 4 episodes across 4 podcasts (1 episode with a recommendation). In all, 3 books by Studs Terkel have come up in 7 episodes on 5 podcasts, led by Working (4 episodes), Hard Times (2 episodes) and The Good War (1 episode), through .

Questions about books by Studs Terkel

What is Studs Terkel's most mentioned book on podcasts?

Working is Studs Terkel's most mentioned book on podcasts, brought up in 4 episodes across 4 podcasts and recommended in 1 episode (3 episodes discussed without a recommendation), as of November 11, 2026.

How many of Studs Terkel's books come up on podcasts?

3 books by Studs Terkel come up on podcasts: 3 books across 7 episodes on 5 podcasts, as of November 11, 2026.

Who recommends books by Studs Terkel?

Tim Ferriss (2 episodes) has recommended books by Studs Terkel on podcasts.

Which podcasts mention Studs Terkel most?

The Tim Ferriss Show (2 episodes), Freakonomics Radio (1 episode), The Book Review (1 episode), The Peterman Pod (1 episode) and The Shawn Ryan Show (1 episode).

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  1. Working

    4 episodes · The Tim Ferriss Show, The Peterman Pod, Freakonomics Radio

    Working by Studs Terkel is a classic oral history featuring interviews with dozens of everyday workers discussing what they do all day and how they truly feel about their careers.

    Recommended
    “but if you like that working is incredible”
    Where to get it
  2. Hard Times

    2 episodes · The Tim Ferriss Show

    Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression by Studs Terkel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of first-person accounts detailing the harrowing economic collapse of the 1930s through the voices of ordinary citizens.

    Recommended
    “I'm reading a book right now called Hard Times by Studs Turkal. So Studs Turkl is amazing. Won the Purprise. This is an old book hard times an oral history of the Great Depression.”
    Where to get it
  3. The Good War

    1 episode · The Shawn Ryan Show

    Discussed
    “there's this book Studs Turkl wrote this war book book called the good war this book about um World War II and he interviewed his oral history interviewed all these famous people senators titans of industry you know all these people that have been fabulously successful and he asked what was the most important thing you did in your career”
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