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Boise State Public Radio: • Produces and broadcasts quality educational, informational, and cultural programming that entertains as well as informs; • Develops and implements cost-effective distance learning technologies; • Provides opportunities for students to work in a professional broadcast environment.

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Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra 
171 Pieces

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.

Latest Pieces

J.D. Vance, author of "Hillbilly Elegy"
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Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra interviews J.D. Vance about his bestselling memoir.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 27, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Joby Warrick, author of "Black Flags"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Joby Warrick about his book, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2017
  • Length: 30:01
Aaron David Miller, author of the "End of Greatness"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Aaron David Miller about his book about the U.S. presidency.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2017
  • Length: 30:31
J.D. Vance, author of "Hillbilly Elegy"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra interviews J.D. Vance about his bestselling memoir.

  • Added: Jan 06, 2017
  • Length: 30:30
Matthew Palmer, author of "The Wolf of Sarajevo"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra interviews longtime U.S. diplomat Matthew Palmer about his novel, "The Wolf of Sarajevo."

  • Added: Dec 22, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
Lynn Sherr, author of "Sally Ride"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra interview Lynn Sherr about her book about America's first woman in space.

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Dec 22, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
David E. Hoffman, author of "The Billion Dollar Spy"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra interviews the Washington Post's David Hoffman about his book about the amazing true story of a Cold War spy.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2016
  • Length: 29:45
Candice Millard, author of "Hero of The Empire"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra interview Candice Millard about her bestseller about the early exploits of Winston Churchill.

  • Added: Dec 02, 2016
  • Length: 30:30
Sy Montgomery, author of "The Soul of an Octopus"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra interviews Sy Montgomery about her book “The Soul of an Octopus, A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness.”

  • Added: Nov 18, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
Timothy Egan, author of "The Immortal Irishman"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra interviews Egan about the amazing life of Thomas Francis Meagher.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2016
  • Length: 30:00

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