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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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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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2:09

The Empire Strikes Out

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/10/01

Robert Elias, author of "The Empire Strikes Out: How Baseball Sold U.S. Foreign Policy and Promoted the American Way Abroad," talks about baseball's unique status in America and how that status was always more than just symbolic. The 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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2:55

The Genius

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/09/24

David Harris, author of "The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reivented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty," gives a colorful example of what kind of guy Bill Walsh was as a younger man, and how he was an excellent general manager in addition to head coach. The full interview from a 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

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4:19

Full of Grace

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/09/17

Christine Watkins, author of "Full of Grace: Miraculous Stories of Healing and Conversion Through Mary's Intersection," reads an excerpt from her collection of true stories of conversion and healing linked to Mary's apparitions at Medjugorje. The 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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2:27

Tiny Beautiful Things

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/09/10

Cheryl Strayed, author of "Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar," talks about how we can't convince people to love us, and why we should buy ten books of poetry and read them each five times. The 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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28:07

Foster: Last Episode on 960 AM in San Francisco

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/09/03

On this special episode, host and producer Jim Foster speaks with technical producer Robert Costa about how "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" became a long-running program airing on various radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area for several decades, and also speaks about how the book publishing world has changed over the years, where the industry is going next, and many other subjects including his favorite author guest, plus a cameo by Executive Board Member Julie! This discussion

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18:27

Glass: The Whole World Over 2007

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/08/27

In "The Whole World Over," author Julia Glass writes a novel about all the little accidents in life that come together to determine our choices in love and connections to others in the world. This second discussion about the book took place on a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California. Photo: Robert Costa.

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22:51

Ellroy: Perfidia

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/08/20

In "Perfidia," author James Ellroy writes a historical novel and the first volume of his second L.A. Quartet series, set in Los Angeles in 1941 that follows the story of several very different people who come together to investigate the murder of a Japanese family as America is at the brink of World War II. This discussion with the author took place on a 2014 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California. Photo: jamesellroy.net

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18:32

Prejean: The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness...

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast ·

2023/08/13

In "The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions," author Sister Helen Prejean talks about her first-hand experiences witnessing the execution of Dobie Gillis Williams in 1999 and Joseph Roger O'Dell in 1997, how poor people are primarily affected by wrongful executions, and why the execution of Michael Morales was postponed indefinitely in 2006 and led to a moratorium on capital punishment in California. This third discussion with the author took place on a 2006 episode of

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