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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Host Bob Kustra and Carlson discuss "Junius and Albert’s Adventures in the Confederacy: A Civil War Odyssey."

  • Added: Dec 23, 2015
  • Length: 30:01
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Host Bob Kustra and author Erik Larson discuss Larson's latest bestseller, "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania."

  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 30:33
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Host Bob Kustra interviews Baime about the role Detroit played in helping arm America for World War II.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2015
  • Length: 30:19
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Host Bob Kustra and Hampton Sides discuss the riveting true story of a "grand and terrible" polar voyage.

  • Added: Nov 25, 2015
  • Length: :30
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Evison about "The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving," soon to be a major motion picture.

  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 30:01
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Levinson, a former finance and economics editor at The Economist, discusses the compelling history of what was once the world's largest retailer.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 30:41
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Pulitzer Prize winner Matt Richtel explores the allure and dangers of texting while driving in his compelling and timely book.

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  • Added: Nov 06, 2015
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
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The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is the topic of the book by author and guest, Mary Elise Sarotte. Her book is "The Collapse: The Accidental Op...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 30:01
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Blaser, a microbiologist and physician, discusses how the overuse of antibiotics is fueling our modern plagues.

  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
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Investigative reporter Julia Angwin talks with Host Bob Kustra about her book, “Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security, and Freedom in a Wor...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 30:31
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We continue our conversation with Daniel James Brown, author of "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Ber...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 29:50
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Brown discusses his bestseller about an underdog American rowing team and their quest for gold at at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

  • Added: Oct 02, 2015
  • Length: 29:47
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Reader's Corner host Bob Kustra talks with Lawrence Goldstone, author of "Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, And The Battle To Control Th...

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 30:16
  • Purchases: 1
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Reader's Corner host Bob Kustra talks with Nicholas Car about his book, "The Glass Cage: Automation and Us."

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  • Added: Sep 18, 2015
  • Length: 29:37
  • Purchases: 1
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Reader's Corner host Bob Kustra talks with Barry Svrluga about his new book, "The Grind: Inside Baseball's Endless Season."

  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 30:41
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Reader's Corner host Bob Kustra talks with the Washington Post's Peter Finn about his fascinating book.

  • Added: Sep 04, 2015
  • Length: 30:10
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Reader's Corner host Bob Kustra talks with Chad Harbach about his bestselling novel.

  • Added: Aug 28, 2015
  • Length: 30:11
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Host Bob Kustra and Pisar continue their conversation, including how Pisar rebuilt his life after the end of World War II and his work as an intern...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
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Samuel Pisar, author of the 1979 memoir, "Of Blood and Hope" shares stories from his extraordinary life. He died last month at age 86.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 30:30
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Mary Pilon, author of "The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World’s Favorite Board Game," discusses her New York Times bes...

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  • Added: Aug 07, 2015
  • Length: 30:30
  • Purchases: 1