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Reader's Corner
Hosted by Bob Kustra · EN
Welcome to Reader's Corner, a weekly radio show hosted by Boise State University president emeritus Bob Kustra that features lively conversations with some of the nation's leading authors about issues and ideas that matter today.
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"The Diversity Principle: The Story of a Transformative Idea" by David B. Oppenheimer
Yesterday00:32:11Tap to summarizeThe diversity principle – the idea that people with different backgrounds, identities, and viewpoints produce betterwork – was a core tenet of the first modern research university and the inspiration for John Stuart Mill’s classic treatise, On Liberty. But as a war on diversity upends government, corporate, and education policies, the history of the idea of diversity has never been more important.
Transcribe →"The Cypriot Mask" by Scott McIntosh
1w ago00:30:00Tap to summarizeA priceless mask, a beautiful woman, a deadly secret, and a curse if it doesn’t fitPhilip Chandler, a small-town Idaho newspaper reporter and owner of the Fremont Herald, thought he landed a front-page scoop interviewing reclusive gun collector Ernest Hardy. Days later, Hardy is brutally murdered, and Chandler is pulled into a dangerous hunt.
Transcribe →"Dust Child" by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
2w ago00:32:15Tap to summarize"Dust Child" by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Transcribe →"The Taiwan Tinderbox: The Island-Nation at the Center of the New Cold War" by J. Michael Cole
3w ago00:33:54Tap to summarize"The Taiwan Tinderbox: The Island-Nation at the Center of the New Cold War" by J. Michael Cole
Transcribe →"Family of Spies" by Christine Kuehn
4w ago00:30:03Tap to summarize"Family of Spies" by Christine Kuehn
Transcribe →"The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception" by David Michaels
Jul 400:31:00Tap to summarize"The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception" by David Michaels
Transcribe →“Paper Girl” by Beth Macy
Jun 2700:34:54Tap to summarizeAn interview with Beth Macy, author of the new book, Paper Girl. The book examines the forces eroding America’s social fabric, through the lens of changes that rocked her own beloved small Ohio hometown.
Transcribe →“Your Presence is Mandatory” by Sasha Vasilyuk
Jun 2000:30:01Tap to summarizeAn interview with Sasha Vasilyuk, author of the novel, Your Presence is Mandatory. Based on real events, the book follows a World War II veteran with a dangerous secret and his family, forced to confront the legacy of the man they thought they knew.
Transcribe →“Justice for Animals” by Martha C. Nussbaum
Jun 1300:35:00Tap to summarizeAn interview with Martha C. Nussbaum, author of Justice for Animals. The book offers a revolutionary new theory and call to action on animal rights, ethics, and law.
Transcribe →"No One’s Coming" by Kevin Hazzard
Jun 600:30:52Tap to summarizeAn interview with Kevin Hazzard, author of No One’s Coming. The book is a real-life thriller about the most daring rescue in air-medical history.
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