Wilson waxes poetic on anarchism's foundations and answers some challenging questions from a presumable skeptic in Hayden. While the exact date of the interview is unknown, the early to mid-sixties appear to have been Wilson's most overtly anarchist period. Wilson references Ralph Borsodi's "School of Living" in the interview without mentioning anything about his position as editor of SoL's anarchist publication, "Way Out." This is a good indication that the interview likely occurred prior to the beginning of Wilson's tenure there in 1962. I maintain that Wilson seemed to be a lifelong anarchist in spirit, despite explicitly shedding that label in favor of the more ambiguous "libertarian" label in his later years.

I purchased access to an audio version of this interview upon finding it in Pacifica's archives, and with the help of Wilson scholar Nick Helweg-Larsen, have transcribed Part 1 below. Part 2 of the interview will appear at C4SS in the coming days. Enjoy. –cn