Watch Anna Deavere Smith as Studs Terkel: Questioning the Official Truth

This TED podcast was the first of the TED podcasts I saw and, though many are wonderful, this is one of the most memorable.

As you most likely know, Studs Terkel1 passed away recently at the age of 96.

In this video, from TED2, Anna Deavere Smith3 performs four characters, starting with Studs Terkel. Please do watch the other characters though. The characters and Smith's depictions are powerful and heart-opening. They are lessons in forgiveness in themselves.

Anna Deavere Smith wrote these books (roll over for more info):

Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-For Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind

Talk to Me: Travels in Media and Politics

1. 1. Chicago Historical Society's web site for Studs Terkel: Converstions with America
2. 2. TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
3. 3. Anna Deavere's web site