Reader's Corner
Boise State Radio
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.
Location:
Boise, ID
Networks:
Boise State Radio
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@boisestateradio
Language:
English
Contact:
1910 University Dr. Boise, ID 83725-1916 (208) 426-3663
Email:
jbrown2@boisestate.edu
Episodes
"Justice For Animals" By Martha C. Nussbaum
5/26/2023
An 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.
Duration:00:35:00
"Mother Daughter Traitor Spy" By Susan Elia MacNeal
5/19/2023
An interview with Susan Elia MacNeal, author of the novel, Mother Daughter Traitor Spy. The book is inspired by a real-life mother and daughter, who go undercover after stumbling upon a Nazi cell in Los Angeles during the early days of World War II.
Duration:00:28:30
"Evolution Gone Wrong" By Alex Bezzerides
5/5/2023
An interview with Alex Bezzerides, author of Evolution Gone Wrong. The book is a fresh and funny examination of the curious ways human beings have beaten the odds as a species.
Duration:00:33:30
"When McKinsey Comes To Town" By Walt Bogdanich
4/28/2023
An 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.
Duration:00:33:00
"The Petroleum Papers" By Geoff Dembicki
4/14/2023
An interview with Geoff Dembicki, author of The Petroleum Papers. The book provides a step-by-step account of how we reached this precipice of climate disaster, and the politicians and companies who helped get us here.
Duration:00:34:59
"American Schism" By Seth David Radwell
4/7/2023
An interview with Seth David Radwell, author of American Schism. The book is an enlightened exploration of our history to unite a deeply-divided America.
Duration:00:30:30
"Kill Switch" By Adam Jentleson
3/31/2023
Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in July 2021.In his book, Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy, Senate insider Adam Jentleson contends that far from reflecting the Framers’ vision, the Senate has been transformed over the decades by a tenacious minority of white conservatives.
Duration:00:33:16
"Preparing For War" By Bradley Onishi (Part II)
3/24/2023
Note: This is the second half of a two-part interview. An interview with Bradley Onishi, author of Preparing for War. The book is an engrossing account of the years-long campaign of White Christian nationalism that led to the insurrection of January 6.
Duration:00:32:00
"Preparing For War" By Bradley Onishi (Part I)
3/19/2023
Note: This is the first of a two-part interview. An interview with Bradley Onishi, author of Preparing for War. The book is an engrossing account of the years-long campaign of White Christian nationalism that led to the insurrection of January 6.
Duration:00:29:31
"The Globalization Myth" By Shannon K. O'Neil
3/11/2023
An interview with Shannon K. O’Neil, author of The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter. The book offers a case for why regionalization, not globalization, has been the biggest economic trend of the past forty years.
Duration:00:31:20
"Afterlives" By Abdulrazak Gurnah
2/25/2023
Bob Kustra interviews Abdulrazak Gurnah, Nobel Prize winner and author of the novel, Afterlives. The book is a multi-generational saga of displacement, love and loss, set against the brutal colonization of east Africa.
Duration:00:37:44
"Sleeping Bear" By Connor Sullivan
2/17/2023
An interview with Connor Sullivan, author of the new novel, Sleeping Bear. In the book, a former Army veteran seeking solitude in the Alaskan wilderness finds herself a pawn in a deadly game with Russia.
Duration:00:30:00
"The Ransomware Hunting Team" By Daniel Golden
2/3/2023
An interview with Daniel Golden, author of The Ransomware Hunting Team. The book is a real-life technological thriller about a band of eccentric misfits taking on the biggest cybersecurity threats of our time.
Duration:00:32:50
"Spymaster's Prism" By Jack Devine
1/27/2023
Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The show originally aired in June 2021. In Jack Devine's newest book, Spymaster’s Prism: The Fight Against Russian Aggression, the legendary CIA spymaster illustrates how Russia’s intelligence activities have continued uninterrupted throughout modern history.
Duration:00:34:53
"Africa Is Not A Country" By Dipo Faloyin (Part II)
1/20/2023
An interview with Dipo Faloyin, debut author of Africa is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent. In the book, Faloyin explores the youth-led cultural and political movements that are defining and reimagining Africa on their own terms.Program note: This is the second half of a two-part interview.
Duration:00:34:45
"Africa Is Not A Country" By Dipo Faloyin
1/14/2023
An interview with Dipo Faloyin, debut author of Africa is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent. In the book, Faloyin explores the youth-led cultural and political movements that are defining and reimagining Africa on their own terms.
Duration:00:29:41
"From Warsaw With Love" By John Pomfret
1/6/2023
An interview with John Pomfret, author of From Warsaw With Love. The book tells the epic story of how Polish intelligence officers forged an alliance with the CIA in the twilight of the Cold War.
Duration:00:33:57
"Mr. Dickens And His Carol" By Samantha Silva
12/23/2022
This is an encore program which originally aired in December of 2017.
Duration:00:30:00
"Nomad Century" By Gaia Vince
12/16/2022
An interview with Gaia Vince, author of Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World. The book investigates a coming environmental migration, the seismic consequence of our climate crisis that will force us to change where, and how, we live.
Duration:00:31:41
"The New Map" By Daniel Yergin
12/9/2022
An interview with Daniel Yergin, author of The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations. The book offers a fresh look at how energy revolutions, climate battles, and geopolitics are mapping our future.
Duration:00:31:28