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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.
Support for this podcast comes from Saint Alphonsus Sports Medicine
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“The Age of Extraction” by Tim Wu
1w ago00:30:01Tap to summarizeAn interview with Tim Wu, author of the new book, The Age of Extraction. The book explores the rise of tech platforms and details the risks and rewards of working within such systems.
Transcribe →“Mother Daughter Traitor Spy” by Susan Elia MacNeal
2w ago00:28:30Tap to summarizeAn interview with Susan Elia MacNeal, author of the novel, Mother Daughter Traitor Spy. The book is inspired by a real-life mother and daughter to go undercover after stumbling upon a Nazi cell in Los Angeles during the early days of World War II. Note: This is an encore edition of Reader’s Corner. The episode originally aired in May 2023.
Transcribe →“The Gales of November” by John U. Bacon (Part II)
3w ago00:30:01Tap to summarizeAn interview with John U. Bacon, author of The Gales of November. The book gives the authoritative account of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a disaster shrouded in mystery for the last half-century. Note: This is the second of a two-part interview.
Transcribe →"The Gales of November” by John U. Bacon (Part I)
4w ago00:30:54Tap to summarizeAn interview with John U. Bacon, author of The Gales of November. The book gives the authoritative account of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a disaster shrouded in mystery for the last half-century. Note: This is the first of a two-part interview.
Transcribe →"Our Dear Friends in Moscow” by Andrei Soldatov
May 200:29:58Tap to summarizeAn interview with Andrei Soldatov, co-author of the book, Our Dear Friends in Moscow. The book tells the story of how the hopes of a generation of optimistic Russians in the 1990’s was replaced by autocracy, fear, and betrayal.
Transcribe →"38 Londres Street” by Philippe Sands
Apr 2500:32:27Tap to summarizeAn interview with Philippe Sands, author of 38 Londres Street. The book traces two of the 20th century’s most infamous war criminals, testing the limits of immunity and impunity after Nuremberg.
Transcribe →"When McKinsey Comes to Town” by Walt Bogdanich
Apr 1800:33:00Tap to summarizeAn interview with Walt Bogdanich, co-author of the new book, When McKinsey Comes to Town. The book offers a portrait of a company whose work has often made the world more unequal, more corrupt, and more dangerous.
Transcribe →“The War Below” by Ernest Scheyder
Apr 1100:32:53Tap to summarizeAn interview with Ernest Scheyder, author of The War Below. The book offers an illuminating look at the stakes in the new fight surrounding the extraction of lithium and copper to power digital and energy technologies.
Transcribe →“Kings and Pawns” by Howard Bryant
Apr 400:33:41Tap to summarizeAn interview with Howard Bryant, author of the new book, Kings and Pawns. The book offers an untold story of sports and fame, Black America and the promise of integration through the Cold War lens of two transformative events.
Transcribe →“Everybody Loses” by Danny Funt
Mar 2800:30:54Tap to summarizeAn interview with Danny Funt, author of Everybody Loses. The book is a stunning exposé on the massive and perilous world of American sports gambling.
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