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Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast

Authors from around the world discuss their book with host Jim Foster. "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" aired for over two decades on radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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3:31

Surfing the Middle East

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2024/02/18

Jesse Aizenstat, author of "Surfing the Middle East: Deviant Journalism from the Lost Generation," talks about the beginning of a very unique journey for a California surfer. This full interview from a 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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3:55

I Shall Not Hate

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2024/02/11

Izzeldin Abuelaish, Harvard-educated Palestinian doctor and author of "I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity," explains how he is living a life of peace despite losing three of his daughters when Israeli shells hit his home in 2009, and talks about why every human life is important. This full interview from a 2011 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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3:26

Fobbit

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2024/02/04

David Abrams, retired veteran and author of "Fobbit," describes what a Fobbit was during the Iraq War and Operation Iraqi Freedom. This full interview from a 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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3:24

American Rose

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2024/01/28

Abbott Kahler, Author of "American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee," talks about how difficult it was after vaudeville died for Rose Louise Hovick to reinvent herself and how many today like Lady Gaga have taken a page from Gypsy Rose Lee in various ways ever since. This full interview from a 2011 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: abbottkahler.com

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4:10

Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2024/01/21

Barry Lopez, Editor of "Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape," talks about the interesting definition essay on the words 'lake' and 'desire path.' This full interview from a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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5:48

Reporting: Writings from The New Yorker

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2024/01/14

David Remnick, Author of "Reporting: Writings from The New Yorker," talks about his strange beginnings at The Washington Post including what happened when Katharine Graham took the helm as publisher of her family newspaper, and the state of print journalism in the age of the internet. This full interview from a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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4:00

The Battle for America 2008

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2024/01/07

Haynes Johnson and Dan Balz, Authors of "The Battle for America 2008: The Story of an Extraordinary Election," discuss what President Obama said about how he would tell the story of his own election, the emergence of the age of blogging and the internet, and what went on behind the scenes leading up to the endorsement from Ted Kennedy. This full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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4:31

How To Play the Harmonica

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/12/31

Sam Barry, Author of "How To Play the Harmonica: and Other Life Lessons," teaches a brief harmonica lesson and plays a little blues tune together with the student. This full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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2:32

How the Easter Bunny Saved Christmas

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/12/24

Derek Anderson, Author and Illustrator of "How the Easter Bunny Saved Christmas," talks about what happens when the Easter Bunny tries to fill in for an ailing Santa at the North Pole. This full interview from a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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5:03

What Ifs of American History

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/12/17

Robert Cowley, editor of "What Ifs? of American History," talks about what might have happened if The Mayflower had never sailed in the first place. This full interview from a 2004 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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2:34

A Winter Walk

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/12/10

Tolbert McCarroll, author of "A Winter Walk," talks about how the winter can be a unique time of reflection and discovering spiritual paths without following the doctrines of religious institutions. This full interview from a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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3:18

Is There Life After Football

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/12/03

George E. Koonce Jr., co-author of "Is There Life After Football?: Surviving the NFL," talks about what it's like to live 'in the bubble' and what happens after that bubble bursts and a player's career ends. This full interview from a 2015 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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3:34

It's Christmas David

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/11/26

David Shannon, author and illustrator of "It's Christmas, David!," talks about some of the ways the version of David within the book gets himself heading toward trouble in the lead-up to Christmas, including playing with the ornaments on the tree. This full interview from a 2010 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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4:04

Mayflower

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/11/19

Nathaniel Philbrick, author of "Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War," talks about how the Pilgrims made it to the very first Thanksgiving. This full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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1:56

Spices of Life

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/11/12

Nina Simonds, author of "Spices of Life: A Cookbook of Simple and Delicious Recipes for Great Health," talks about the wonders of chicken soup across many cultures. This full interview from a 2005 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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2:43

The Thing Around Your Neck

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/11/05

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of "The Thing Around Your Neck," talks about how a person considered a hero by the world at large can be thought of differently by their own family, as told in one of the short stories within the novel entitled 'The American Embassy.' This full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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3:24

The Lost City of Z

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/10/29

David Grann, author of "The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon," talks about the endless amount of people from all corners of the globe who, for decades, searched for evidence of what happened to British explorer Percy Fawcett and a place he called "The Lost City of Z" following his disapparance in the Amazon in 1925. This full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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2:08

The Devil's Guide to Hollywood

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/10/22

Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter and author of "The Devil's Guide to Hollywood: The Screenwriter as God!," talks about why hopeful screenwriters should focus on being a writer that happen to write for the screen, and also discusses the 'Lamborghini' solution to writer's block. This full interview from a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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2:44

The Silver Star

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/10/15

Jeannette Walls, author of "The Silver Star," talks about the difficulty in choosing what to do when people who are supposed to be in a position of authority violate that authority, as the two sisters Bean and Liz experience in the novel. The full version of this 2013 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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2:34

Alexander Hamilton

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/10/08

Ron Chernow, author of "Alexander Hamilton," talks about how the beginnings of the American republic included many feuds, among them being how to balance State Rights and the Executive Branch. This full interview from a 2004 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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