Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra

Series produced by Boise State Public Radio

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Reader’s Corner with Bob Kustra features lively interviews with today’s leading writers about ideas and issues that matter today. Join us each week for thoughtful interviews centered around books on a broad range of topics, from world politics and scientific discovery to the best in literary fiction.

Bob Kustra, president of Boise State University, hosts this 30-minute weekly interview program featuring today's leading writers talking about ideas and issues that matter today. Reader's Corner airs weekly on KBSX 91.5 FM. Previous shows are online and available for podcast at http://boisestatepublicradio.org/programs/readers-corner. To listen to previous shows anytime, download our free player from the iTunes App Store.


171 Pieces

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Candice Millard, author of "Destiny of the Republic"
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Millard about her bestseller, "Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President"

  • Added: May 27, 2016
  • Length: 30:02
Charles Fountain, author of "The Betrayal"
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Host Bob Kustra interviews Charles Fountain about his book, "The Betrayal: the 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball."

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  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 30:31
  • Purchases: 1
James Barrat, author of "Our Final Invention"
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Host Bob Kustra talks with James Barrat about his book, "Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era."

  • Added: May 13, 2016
  • Length: 29:51
Timothy Egan, author of "The Immortal Irishman"
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Egan about his latest bestseller, "The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero"

  • Added: May 06, 2016
  • Length: 30:46
A.J. Baime, author of "The Arsenal of Democracy"
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Host Bob Kustra and author A.J. Baime discuss "The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War."

  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 30:07
Michael McCarthy discusses a deadly Chicago River shipwreck
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Host Bob Kustra interview Michael McCarthy about his book, "Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck that Shook America."

  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 30:41
Marc Levinson, author of "The Great A&P"
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Host Bob Kustra interviews Marc Levinson, author of "The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America."

  • Added: Apr 15, 2016
  • Length: 30:15
Julia Angwin, author of "Dragnet Nation"
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Julia Angwin about her book, "Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security, and Freedom in a World of Relentless Survei...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2016
  • Length: 30:11
Robert Putnam, author of "Our Kids"
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Harvard professor and noted academic Robert Putnam about his bestseller, "Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis."

  • Added: Mar 24, 2016
  • Length: 30:30
Larry Tye, author of "Satchel"
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Tye about his book about the baseball legend, Satchel Paige.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
Pamela Rotner Sakamoto, author of "Midnight in Broad Daylight"
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Sakamoto about the true story of a Japanese American family caught in the cross hairs of World War II.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2016
  • Length: 30:51
Remembering George Kennedy
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In an interview from our archives, host Bob Kustra talks with the Oscasr-winning actor about his memoir. Kennedy died Feb. 28, 2016.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2016
  • Length: 30:30
Stephan Talty, author of "Agent Garbo"
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Stephan Talty about "Agent Garbo: The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-Day."

  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 29:35
Pamela Newkirk, author of "Spectacle"
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Newkirk and Reader's Corner host Bob Kustra discuss Newkirk's book about "The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga."

  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 30:10
Chad Harbach, author of "The Art of Fielding"
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Bestselling novelist Chad Harbach talks about his book with host Bob Kustra.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2016
  • Length: 30:26
Stephanie Witt, editor of a new book on the Great Basin
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Witt and host Bob Kustra discuss Witt's latest project, "Cities, Sagebrush and Solitude: Urbanization and Cultural Conflict in the Great Basin."

  • Added: Feb 05, 2016
  • Length: 30:21
Lawrence Goldstone, author of "Birdmen"
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Host Bob Kustra and Goldstone discuss the book, which looks at the battle to control the skies during the early days of aviation.

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  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 30:15
  • Purchases: 1
Mary Pilon and the surprising history of Monopoly
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Host Bob Kustra interviews Pilon about her bestseller, “The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World’s Favorite Board Game.”

  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 30:11
Leon Panetta reflects on a life of public service
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Former Secretary of Defense and CIA Director Leon Panetta discusses his memoir, "Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace."

  • Added: Jan 08, 2016
  • Length: 30:50
Rod Gramer, author of the thriller, "The Good Assassin"
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Host Bob Kustra and Gramer discuss his tale of espionage and intrigue.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 29:42

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