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Interviews
 Websites presented in alphabetical order BBC: Audio Interviews 
 Archived interviews with "cultural greats of the 20th Century talking about their work." Find audio clips (most under five minutes long) and biographical profiles. Featured authors include Enid Blyton, Judi Dench, Le Corbusier, Bob Marley, Nureyev, Pele, Shaw, Tutu, and nearly 100 others. May be browsed by name or profession (artists, performers, artists, philosophers, writers, etc.). http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/ Topics: Business, Internet, Media, Media, Music, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 9, 2005 Booknotes.org
Online companion to C-SPAN's weekly author interview program, which serves "as a forum for books about history, politics and public affairs." Includes transcripts and video of past programs, previews of future programs, and excerpts from featured books. Searchable. http://www.booknotes.org/home/ Topics: Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Recreation, Television Last updated Nov 28, 2004 Breakfast With Frost
Companion website to this 1993-2005 news program hosted by Sir David Frost, who has interviewed numerous world figures including "the six most recent British Prime Ministers [and] the seven most recent Presidents of the United States." His post-Watergate interviews with President Richard Nixon (not part of this program) "achieved the largest audience for a news interview in history." View program highlights, a guest list (2001-2005), a FAQ, and more. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/breakfast_with_frost/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Dec 9, 2008 Bud Greenspan: The Olympic Storyteller
Gorgeous showcase for the work of this Olympic filmmaker. In addition to images, find stories about the Los Angeles games in 1984, discussions of athletes Michael Johnson and Kristin Holum, and interviews with Greenspan on the art of creating an official Olympic film. http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/greenspan/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Film: Genres & Themes, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Feb 15, 2006 California Explores the Ocean: San Diego Historical Society - Oral Histories
A searchable collection of over 50 transcribed interviews with "fishermen, cannery workers, fishing boat owners and captains, fishmongers, and others involved in commercial fishing, sport fishing, and boat building. Many belonged to immigrant Italian and Portuguese families that settled in San Diego from around 1910 to 1930." More than half of the interviews feature audio. A collaboration of the San Diego Historical Society and the University of California, San Diego. http://ceo.ucsd.edu/photographs/sdhs/oral/ Topics: Agriculture, History, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Aug 4, 2003 Chick Lit Author Roundtable
"The success of Helen Fielding's 1998 bestseller 'Bridget Jones's Diary' helped launch a new genre in women's fiction called Chick Lit. AuthorsOnTheWeb.com has brought together 16 writers ... to discuss the essential elements of a Chick Lit novel, the impact these books can have on female readers, and the scenes or characters that they are especially proud to have written." Includes author profiles and the authors' answers to several questions about chick lit. http://www.jennylauren.com/features/0402-chicklit/chicklit.asp Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women Last updated Nov 13, 2008 Civil Rights Oral History Interviews
This site consists of a series of interviews with people who have "ties to both the civil rights movement and to Spokane [Washington state]." Conducted by a reporter for the Spokesman-Review, the interviews were used to create "Through Spokane's Eyes: Moments in Black History," a series of articles published in February 2001. The site includes photographs, brief descriptions of the topics covered, and audio files of the interviews. Searchable. From Washington State University. http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/xcivilrights.html Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Jan 21, 2004 Conversations with History
Searchable and browsable collection of nearly 300 interviews with "diplomats, statesmen, and soldiers; economists and political analysts; scientists and historians; writers and foreign correspondents; [and] activists and artists," dating from 1982 to the present. Includes video. From the Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley. http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Notable People: Government, Politics by Place Last updated Oct 4, 2004 The eLibrary Oral History Collection: Bioscience and Biotechnology
This collection is organized thematically by floor (bioscience, biotechnology, Genentech, Amgen, Chiron, medical physics) and highlights individuals involved in bioscience and biotechnology. Three floors are dedicated to oral histories from health professionals (scientists, physicians, nurses) describing the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco during 1981-1984. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ROHO/projects/biosci/projects_a.html Topics: Infectious Diseases, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Science, Technology Last updated Jul 6, 2006 Fresh Air from WHYY
The companion site for "the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues" hosted by Terry Gross. Includes links to the current show, and searchable and browsable broadcast archives. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/programs/fa/ Topics: Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 24, 2005 Healthtalkonline
This British site contains a "database of personal and patient experiences through in-depth qualitative research into over 40 different illnesses and health conditions." Some of the information is specific to the British healthcare system. Sponsored by the DIPEx Research Group at the University of Oxford as well as other public and private organizations. http://www.healthtalkonline.org/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Nov 13, 2008 The Hour With George Stroumboulopoulos
Companion to a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) current affairs program, which has presented interviews with "some of the most interesting and influential figures on the planet: from big thinkers like Al Gore, [and] Noam Chomsky ... to establishment shakers like Bob Geldof," to musicians, movie stars, authors, and others. "The Hour" is "Always unconventional. Often controversial. Never predictable." Watch video clips online. Also includes a blog. http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Government Last updated Sep 27, 2007 Lannan
This foundation is "dedicated to cultural freedom, diversity and creativity through projects which support exceptional contemporary artists and writers, as well as inspired Native activists in rural indigenous communities." The audio archives contain over 65 audio programs that feature thinkers who have participated in the "Readings & Conversations" and "Bookworm" series. The site also includes information about grant programs in literature, visual art, cultural preservation, and social justice. http://www.lannan.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Money, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Nov 6, 2003 Legends Online: Avedon: The Sixties
Excerpts from a 1999 book by photographer Richard Avedon and Doon Arbus, his long-time creative collaborator. Features selected images of '60s personalities such as Bob Dylan, Andy Warhol, John Lennon, and Twiggy. Also includes an interview with Avedon and Arbus, brief biographies of featured subjects, and a chronology of events for 1960 through 1973. http://pdngallery.com/legends/legends9/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator
Includes photos, interviews, and "a brief life history of Mary McLeod Bethune including her founding of the Daytona Normal and Industrial School for Negro Girls" (now Florida's Bethune-Cookman College). Also features resources for teachers. From the Florida Memory Project. http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/MaryBethune/ Topics: Black Resources, Education, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Women Last updated Jan 6, 2004 Mystery Ink
This "booklover's guide to mysteries and thrillers" features book reviews, author interviews, and related reference materials. Searchable, or browse by genre (mystery, suspense and thrillers, and crime and noir). Also includes award and top-10 lists, a "books into movies" section, and links to author Web sites. http://www.mysteryinkonline.com/ Topics: Crime, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Nov 2, 2004 Mystery One Bookstore: Author Interviews
Chatty interviews with close to a hundred contemporary mystery and suspense writers who have come to Milwaukee, Wis., to promote and sign their books at Mystery One Bookstore. Includes interviews with such stars of the genre as Peter Robinson, Marcia Muller, Bill Pronzini, Tess Gerritsen, and Stuart Kaminsky. The final question in each interview is about the contents of the author's refrigerator. http://www.mysteryone.com/interviews.php Topics: Communications, English Language, Literature & Books, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre, Writing Last updated Oct 12, 2009 Mystery Readers International (MRI)
MRI claims to be "the largest mystery fan/reader organization in the world, open to all readers, fans, critics, editors, publishers, and writers." The Web site has directories of mystery reading groups, periodicals, and bookstores. There are also archived selections from their quarterly print publication, Mystery Readers Journal, a few author interviews, and a list of the winners (from 1987 onward) of MRI's Macavity Award for mystery short stories, novels, and nonfiction. http://www.mysteryreaders.org/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre, Writing Last updated Jun 25, 2003 Online Audio and Video Recordings: UC Berkeley Lectures and Events
Audio and video of interviews, speeches, lectures, and poetry readings from James Baldwin, Noam Chomsky, Bill Clinton, Michel Foucault, Malcolm X, Robert Frost, and others. From The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/audiofiles.html Topics: Government, Internet, Music, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Presidents by Name Last updated Jul 5, 2004 Oral History: University of California, Riverside
Transcripts, audio, and video clips of over 30 oral histories of UC Riverside professors, administrators, and others associated with the university. Includes a photograph of each person interviewed. From the University of California, Riverside. http://www.ucrhistory.ucr.edu/ Topics: California: Education, History, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Aug 15, 2003 The Paris Review: The DNA of Literature
An archive for hundreds of "Writers-at-Work" interviews "with poets, novelists, playwrights, essayists, critics, [and] musicians," previously published in the literary journal The Paris Review, starting in the 1950s. The interview archive debuted in fall 2004 with interviews from the 1950s; remaining decades are due to go online through mid-2005. Browsable by decade or name of author. http://www.theparisreview.org/literature.php Topics: Literature & Books, Magazines, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Writing Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Regional History Project at the University Library
"The Regional History Project has been documenting the history of the Central Coast of California and the institutional history of UC Santa Cruz since 1963, through oral history. This web site includes the complete catalog of our collection, a photo gallery of historical images of the Central Coast of California, [and] oral history resources." Contains selected oral histories in full text, with emphasis on agriculture and Lick Observatory. From the University of California, Santa Cruz. http://library.ucsc.edu/regional-history-project Topics: Agriculture, California: Education, History, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Oct 26, 2009 Sally's Place
A site for "food, beverage and travel enthusiasts." Includes international directories of restaurants and farmers' markets; recipes and articles on ethnic cuisine, beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, kitchen accessories, and places for travelers; book reviews; and interviews with winemakers and chefs. Much of the content of this site emphasizes the San Francisco Bay Area. Searchable. From "a food enthusiast & industry professional." http://www.sallybernstein.com/ Topics: Agriculture, Beverages, Food & Cooking, Nonfiction by Genre, Recipes & Food Preparation, Recipes by Region Last updated Mar 27, 2009 Small Spiral Notebook
This unpretentious online literary journal features fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art and photography, interviews, and reviews. Includes submission guidelines and a browsable archive of past issues. http://www.smallspiralnotebook.com/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Literature & Books, Magazines, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Aug 10, 2009 StoryCorps
Information about "a national project to instruct and inspire people to record each others' stories in sound." Features audio clips of stories recorded at New York City's Grand Central Station, as well as links to radio broadcasts of interviews. Also includes information about the StoryBooths, which will be built across the country for recording oral histories to be housed at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. http://www.storycorps.org/ Topics: History, Internet, Music, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Talking History: Aural History Productions
This center aims to "provide teachers, students, researchers, and the general public with as broad and outstanding collection of audio documentaries, speeches, debates, oral histories, conference sessions, commentaries, archival audio sources, and other aural history resources." Offers a weekly Internet broadcast (focusing on all aspects of history) and program archives (browsable by date, and searchable). From the University at Albany, State University of New York. http://www.talkinghistory.org/ Topics: History, Internet, Media, Music, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 1, 2004 Telling Their Stories: Oral History Archives Project
High school students from the Urban School of San Francisco conducted and transcribed interviews and created audio and video files about Holocaust survivors, U.S. soldiers who helped liberate concentration camp prisoners, and Japanese Americans held in internment camps in World War II. Includes links to related sites. http://www.tellingstories.org/ Topics: History, Judaism, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, World War II Last updated Jun 1, 2006 To Save A Life: Stories of Jewish Rescue
"True stories narrated by six rescuers accompanied by the narratives of thirteen people whom they rescued [from the World War II Holocaust]....Contemporary photographic portraits of the rescuers and people whom they helped were made by the author, while vintage photographs and other documents relating to the individual rescue stories were collected from the subjects' personal albums and historical archives." http://www.humboldt.edu/~rescuers/ Topics: History, Judaism, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Mar 21, 2002 University of California History Digital Archives: Oral Histories
Provides access to "digital transcripts of formal oral history interviews" conducted by the UC Berkeley Regional Oral History Office and the UC Santa Cruz Regional History Project. Includes librarians, teachers, administrators, and chancellors. From the University of California History Digital Archives, University of California, Berkeley. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/uchistory/archives_exhibits/histories_interviews/oral_histories/ Topics: California: Education, History, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Aug 23, 2003 Voices From the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories
Audio interviews of over twenty former slaves, "born between 1823 and the early 1860s, [who] discuss how they felt about slavery, slaveholders, coercion of slaves, their families, and freedom." Includes brief biographies, photographs, and songs. Searchable and browsable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/voices/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, United States History Last updated Oct 9, 2004 Wired for Books
Author interviews from Don Swaim's New York radio program, Book Beat, from the 1970s through the early 1990s. Features video clips of the interviews and of celebrities and authors reading poetry and literature. "Wired for Books is a production of the WOUB Center for Public Media Ohio University." http://wiredforbooks.org/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 6, 2007 Women's Rights
Contains transcripts and video of interviews with over ten political leaders and activists, sociologists, economists, and others, emphasizing the "unfinished struggle to secure women's rights." Includes a timeline of people and events related to women's rights (1776-2001), a glossary, and activities for students. From the Conversations with History Archive, University of California, Berkeley. http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/women/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Women Last updated Feb 20, 2005 |
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