Booktalk

Series produced by Diana Korte

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Top authors are interviewed for this 10-minute program that captures their words about their books and often the story behind the story. Booktalk also airs in a podcast, BOOKTALK WITH DIANA KORTE, and on KGNU in Colorado on most Friday afternoons. The show, hosted by Diana Korte and engineered by Gene Korte, has been in production for over 25 years.

Diana has interviewed hundreds of authors from national politicians and scientists to novelists and storytellers of all kinds. Notable among them are Madeline Albright, Buzz Aldrin, Isabel Allende, Bill Bryson, James Lee Burke, Hillary Clinton, Frank Deford, Ken Follett, Diana Gabaldon, William Gibson, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Al Gore, Sue Grafton, Temple Grandin, Paul Krugman, Daniel J Levitin, David McCullough, Senator George Mitchell, Roger Penrose, Michael Pollan, Karen Pryor, Lisa See, Daniel Silva, Gloria Steinem, Alexander McCall Smith, Amy Tan, Andrew Weil and Don Winslow.


198 Pieces

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Host Diana Korte speaks with ⁠Alexander McCall Smith⁠, the author of more than 100 books sold around the world in 40 languages. This includes the N...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2023
  • Length: 10:53
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⁠Host Diana Korte speaks with Canadian journalist Taras Grescoe, author of “THE LOST SUPPER. Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of th...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2023
  • Length: 10:49
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Host Diana Korte speaks with Craig Johnson⁠, author of a Wyoming mystery series featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire who is back with his 19th in the se...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2023
  • Length: 10:16
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In 2018 former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff ⁠Miles Taylor⁠, author of ⁠BLOWBACK: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump⁠...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2023
  • Length: 10:53
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James McBride’s newest book is THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them. As the s...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2023
  • Length: 10:05
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“I Have Something to Tell You” by Chasten Buttigieg is the young adult adaptation of his candid bestselling memoir about growing up gay in his smal...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2023
  • Length: 09:02
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Jake Tapper regularly interviews world leaders and other newsmakers, but he also brings his knowledge of politics and the past to his political thr...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2023
  • Length: 10:25
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The latest historical novel, LADY TAN'S CIRCLE OF WOMEN, from bestselling writer Lisa See who is the author of 12 books, is inspired by the true st...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2023
  • Length: 09:35
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Silvia Pettem’s⁠ ⁠“In Search of the Blonde Tigress. The Untold Story of Eleanor Jarman" dips into the world of sensationalized Chicago newspaper he...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2023
  • Length: 10:37
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Award-winning African ecologist Paula Kahumbu, co-author of SECRETS OF THE ELEPHANTS, is one of the world’s preeminent advocates for elephant conse...

  • Added: May 18, 2023
  • Length: 10:31
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The always fun ⁠Lisa Scottoline⁠ is back with her 37th novel, ⁠LOYALTY⁠, a historical novel about the beginnings of the Mafia on the island of Sici...

  • Added: May 05, 2023
  • Length: 09:51
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Steven Simon, author of seven books, is currently a Fellow at MIT (Mass. Inst. Tech.) after spending nearly 40 years specializing in the Middle Eas...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 10:27
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Inspired by a 25-year-old New York Times article about evacuated English children revisiting their U.S. foster homes as adults, ⁠Laura Spence-Ash⁠ ...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2023
  • Length: 08:19
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Former Associated Press Mexico City Bureau Chief Katherine Corcoran's "IN THE MOUTH OF THE WOLF. A Murder, A Cover-up, and The True Cost of Silenci...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 10:34
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In Marc Schultz's THE GOOD LIFE, what makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? The simple but surprising answer is: relationships. T...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 10:01
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Jennifer Herrera’s debut thriller and first in a series is THE HUNTER. After reckless behavior costs NYPD detective Leigh O’Donnell her job and ...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 09:40
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Artist and singer Melissa Newman, one of the 5 daughters of actor Paul Newman who died in 2008, spoke with me about her dad’s posthumous memoir, “P...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2023
  • Length: 10:28
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LONGPATH by futurist Ari Wallach is about a mindset that looks at a future where new ways aren’t quite here yet and the old ways don’t work anymor...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2023
  • Length: 10:13
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“I feel lucky to do what I do. I write about real people, often by living their lives for a while—visiting their lives, you might say. Trying them ...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2022
  • Length: 08:47
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RIVER OF THE GODS by bestselling historian Candice Millard is her fourth book. Known for her meticulously researched work, her newest book is an ad...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2022
  • Length: 10:08