Welcome to Reader’s Corner, a weekly radio show and podcast hosted by Boise State University president emeritus and former Illinois Lieutenant Governor Bob Kustra. Reader's Corner features lively conversations with leading writers, including Pulitzer, National Book Award, and Nobel Prize winners and many best-selling authors. Listen each week for thoughtful interviews about issues and ideas that matter.
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An interview with Tom Lin, author of the novel, The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu. A twist on the classic western, it’s a story of one man's quest for redemption in the face of a distinctly American brutality. -
Note: This is an encore edition of Readers Corner. The episode first aired in March 2021.In his latest book, Tuesday Night Massacre: Four Senate Elections…
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An interview with Gary Gerstle, author of The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era. The book illuminates how the ideology of neoliberalism became so infused in the daily life of an era.
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This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally in March 2021.In an era of rising corporate profits and anemic wage gains, low-paid…
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An interview with Peter S. Goodman, author of Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World. The book is must read for anyone concerned about economic justice and the sanctity of representative government.
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Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. This episode originally aired in February 2021.In "This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto,"…
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An interview with Rob Percival, author of The Meat Paradox: Eating, Empathy, and the Future of Meat. The book offers a vital and nuanced investigation into the current debate around meat.
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Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in February 2021.When did America give up on fairness? Kurt Andersen's…
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An interview with Amy Gajda, author of Seek and Hide: The Tangled History of the Right to Privacy. The book is an important primer for today’s privacy wars - the surprising history of the right to privacy, and its battle against the public’s right to know.
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Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The original episode premiered in August 2020.Interference in American elections. The sponsorship of…
