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Dialogue with Marcia Franklin

Idaho Public Television

Choose from dozens of illuminating conversations with some of the finest writers and thinkers in the world, interviewed over the past 25 years by Idaho Public Television host Marcia Franklin. Be sure to subscribe to receive the latest episodes!

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29:26

Journalist Jim Lehrer: The NewsHour

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/05/16

Dialogue presents a discussion with the anchor for PBS's The Newshour With Jim Lehrer. Marcia Franklin sat down with Lehrer when he visited Boise as the featured speaker for the Idaho Humanities Council's 10th Annual Distinguished Humanities Lecture and Dinner. In his conversation with Franklin, the NewsHour anchor and executive editor talks about the influences that have helped shape him as a journalist and his passion for writing. Lehrer is the author of 16 novels, an award-winning

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29:30

Journalist Bob Edwards: The Birth of Broadcast...

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/05/08

His sonorous voice has kept millions of National Public Radio listeners company for more than two decades. NPR senior correspondent Bob Edwards talks with Marcia Franklin about his career and his book "Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism." Originally aired: 07/22/2004

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29:16

Author Mark Kurlansky: Micro-Histories

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/04/30

On this edition of Dialogue, host Marcia Franklin talks with New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky. Kurlansky, who is known for his "microhistories" of objects and events we often take for granted, will speak about some of his works, including "Salt: A World History," "Cod, A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World," "1968: The Year that Rocked the World," "The Basque History of the World," and "Non-Violence: 25 Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea." Originally aired:

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29:03

Author Richard Florida: The Rise of the Creative Class

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/04/23

The author of "The Rise of the Creative Class and How It’s Transforming Work" talks with Marcia Franklin about what he sees are key ingredients for vibrant, economically successful cities. Richard Florida is professor of regional economic development at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Crunching numbers, combing focus groups, interviewing recruiters and those being recruited, Florida sees a high correlation between tolerance and diversity and the attraction of creative

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29:04

Journalist Al Neuharth: Keeping the Public Informed

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/04/16

Marcia Franklin interviews USA Today founder Al Neuharth. Neuharth is also founder of the Freedom Forum, a non-partisan international foundation promoting the ideals of free speech and free press. The Freedom Forum operates the Newseum, the world’s only museum dedicated to the history of media. Originally aired: 08/10/2000

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59:05

Journalist David Halberstam: What Separates Today...

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/04/09

Journalist and author David Halberstam won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting from Vietnam and has witnessed and researched many of the major events of the last half of the 20th century. He brings his insight, experience and wit to this discussion with Marcia Franklin. Originally aired: 10/04/2001

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29:05

Poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko: Politics and Love

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/04/03

For decades, Russian poets have preserved both the suffering and the joy of their people - but for their honesty, some writers paid with their lives. World-renowned Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko talks with host Marcia Franklin about his life and work. Originally aired: 05/27/1999

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29:06

Authors Kim Barnes & Robert Wrigley: Writing in Idaho

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/03/26

These two Idaho writers, Kim Barnes and Robert Wrigley, are married to each other. They talk about and read from their works with host Marcia Franklin, and recommend some of their favorite books. Originally aired: 02/24/2000

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29:05

Author Samantha Power: The Age of Genocide

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/03/19

Host Marcia Franklin speaks with author Samantha Power, who in her book "A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide" decries U.S. complacency about mass murder and ethnic cleansing in other countries. Originally aired: 04/18/2002

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29:35

Heather Rae & Russ Friedenberg: Filmmaking in Idaho

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/03/12

Marcia Franklin talks with Idaho filmmakers Heather Rae and Russell Friedenberg. The two produced and wrote "Trudell," a documentary about Native American poet and activist John Trudell. The documentary aired on Idaho Public Television as part of the "Independent Lens" series. Rae and Friedenberg discuss their film, which premiered at Sundance and has been screened around the world. They also talk about their upcoming works, the state of documentary filmmaking, and their plans to buy a

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29:26

Journalist Martha Raddatz: The Long Road Home

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/03/05

Host Marcia Franklin talks with ABC Chief White House correspondent Martha Raddatz about national politics and the war in Iraq. Although Raddatz could stay inside the Beltway to do her job, she's made it a priority to go to Iraq, a total of 17 times at this date. She talks with Franklin about why she takes that risk, whether she's seeing any progress in that country, and about her book, "The Long Road Home," which chronicles a battle in Sadr City. The two also talk about her thoughts on the

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29:19

Author N. Scott Momaday: The West

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/02/26

In this interview from 1996, Marcia Franklin talks with Pulitzer Prize winning author N. Scott Momaday about his role in commentating on Native American culture in the recently released Ken Burns documentary 'The West.' Momaday also talks about how to find your voice as an author and the relationship between Native Americans and American society. Originally aired: 09/25/1996

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27:23

Documentarian Michael Kirk: Behind the Story

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/02/19

Marcia Franklin continues her conversation with Michael Kirk, a producer and director for FRONTLINE on PBS since its inception in 1983. The two discuss Kirk's career, including his start in Idaho at KUID, the public television station in Moscow. They also talk about how he chooses the subjects for his documentaries. Kirk discusses his upcoming work, "United States of Secrets," which will look at secrecy in the Obama administration. He also reflects on the current state of broadcast media.

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29:14

Documentarian Michael Kirk: League of Denial

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/02/12

Marcia Franklin talks with FRONTLINE producer Michael Kirk about his latest documentary for the series, League of Denial. The program looks at what the NFL knew about the serious and long-lasting effects of concussions on its players. The two discuss why Kirk wanted to produce the film, what he learned, and the future of football. They also talk about the beginning of his career, which was in Idaho. Originally aired: 11/15/2013

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29:02

Documentarian Michael Kirk: The Choice 2008

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/02/05

Host Marcia Franklin talks with Frontline co-founder and producer Mike Kirk. Kirk discusses his upcoming program, "The Choice," which profiles presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. For 20 years, Frontline has been profiling the major candidates for the American presidency, giving voters a behind-the-scenes look at their backgrounds, values and life decisions. Kirk also talks about his work on ten documentaries about the "war on terror," including "Bush’s War," "Cheney’s Law,"

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58:57

Musician Eilen Jewell: Queen of the Minor Key

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/01/29

In a special one-hour Dialogue, Marcia Franklin interviews Boise singer/songwriter Eilen Jewell. Jewell, known colloquially as the 'Queen of the Minor Key,' has attracted international kudos and fans for her Americana-style music. She talks with Franklin about why she moved back to Idaho; where she grew up; how she defines and crafts her music; and what's next for her and The Eilen Jewell Band, which also includes her husband, drummer Jason Beek. The couple just welcomed baby daughter

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29:01

Author Tim Egan: The Worst Hard Time

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/01/22

Marcia Franklin interviews award-winning author and New York Times columnist Tim Egan. Egan, who was part of a team of New York Times reporters that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2001, has covered the American West for more than 20 years. He talks with Franklin about how the region is changing socially and politically. He also discusses the struggles of the Dust Bowl survivors of the 1930s, whose stories he chronicles in The Worst Hard Time. That work won a National Book Award in 2006. Originally

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29:05

Author Terry Tempest Williams: The Open Space of...

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/01/15

Author Terry Tempest Williams talks about her latest series of essays, The Open Space of Democracy, which describe the nexus between the environment and democracy and encourage Americans to become involved in civic life. Originally aired: 12/28/2006

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28:49

Playwright Samuel Hunter: A Bright New Boise

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/01/12

Marcia Franklin talks with playwright Samuel Hunter, a native of Moscow, ID. Hunter was the recipient of an Obie Award, the equivalent of a Tony Award for off-Broadway works, for his play "A Bright New Boise." Hunter was in Boise to work with actors at the Boise Contemporary Theater who were premiering his play, "A Permanent Image." He talks with Franklin about the themes of his works, his style of writing and the influence of Idaho in his plays. Originally aired: 5/17/2012

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29:06

Author Pete Earley: Crazy

Dialogue with Marcia Franklin ·

2023/01/01

Host Marcia Franklin interviews Pete Earley, a former Washington Post reporter who has also become a mental health advocate. Earley, who has penned numerous "true crime" books, found one of his most difficult books to write to be Crazy. The book is a memoir about his son, who has a mental illness. Crazy, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2007, describes Earley's harrowing attempts to get help for his son, as well as major problems in mental health systems around the country. Franklin

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