Radio and Television Interviews
From 1953 to 1981, Peace Pilgrim was a guest on every major radio and TV station in the USA at least twice. Following are links to some of her interviews and talks, as well as broadcasts done after her "glorious transition."
(See our Peace Pilgrim Youtube Channel for these and other video excerpts. We also have a variety of videos and hardcopy publications on the Peace Pilgrim Materials page.)
ONLINE AUDIO
NPR 60th ANNIVERSARY BROADCAST – On January 1, 2013, the 60th anniversary of the start of the pilgrimage, National Public Radio's All Things Considered ran a nine-minute story about Peace Pilgrim and her pilgrimage.
STUDS TERKEL INTERVIEW – Broadcast July 12, 1976 on his popular radio show, Studs Terkel talks with Peace Pilgrim about her pilgrimage as a peace activist in this fabulous 51-minutes segment.
LAST RADIO INTERVIEW – Peace Pilgrim's last radio interview was done with Ted Hayes in Knox Indiana on July 6, 1981, the day before her death. We also offer this as a video with a collage of Peace Pilgrim photos. (Transcript - 3 pages)
DALLAS UNITY CHURCH TALKS – 1980 to two gatherings. (Transcript - 10 pages)
WHITTIER, CA, BACK YARK CONVERSATIONS (Transcript only - 38 pages) – circa 1979, an informal talk with Q&A in the back yard of John and Ann Rush, long-time Peace Pilgrim friends and original hosts of the Peace Pilgrim Center.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY TALK – 1979 talk on spiritual growth to a class w Q&A. (Transcript - 10 pages)
NEW PORT RITCHIE, FL, UNITY CHURCH TALKS (Transcript only - 112 pages) – 1973 long talk with Q&A and broadcast from WGUL in Florida. It contains Peace Pilgrim's thoughts about things not found in many other places like the war in Viet Nam, conscientious objectors, diet and vegetarianism, reincarnation and more
SAN JACINTO, CA, CAMPBELL HOUSE TALK – 1959 to a spiritual mobilization group. (Transcript - 11 pages)
SALT LAKE CITY TALK – 1955 to a small audience two years after beginning her pilgrimage. (Transcript - 7 pages)
ONLINE VIDEO
"FUSION" INTERVIEW WITH PEACE PILGRIM – From David Weissbard's show "FUSION" on WIFR in 1981, said to be Peace Pilgrim's final televised talk, 27 minutes. (Transcript - 9 pages)
PM MAGAZINE – 6 minutes
SPEAKING TO A COLLEGE CLASS (Short Version) – Three video selections recorded at California State University, Los Angeles in 1979. Longer versions: Hour 1. Hour 2.
INTERVIEW AT PENSACOLA (FL) JUNIOR COLLEGE – 31 minutes, recorded in 1977.
INTERVIEWS WITH PEACE PILGRIM'S SISTER HELENE YOUNG (Transcript only - 28 pages) – recorded in 1993, with details about their early family life and their realationship while Peace Pilgrim was on her pilgrimage.
LAST RADIO INTERVIEW available as a VIDEO with a collage of photos – Peace Pilgrim's last radio interview was done with Ted Hayes in Knox Indiana on July 6, 1981, the day before her death.
