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Reader"s Corner

Welcome to Reader"s Corner, a weekly radio show hosted by Boise State University president emeritus Bob Kustra that features lively conversations with some of the nation"s leading authors about issues and ideas that matter today.Support for this podcast comes from Saint Alphonsus Orthopedic and Sports Medicine

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37:45

"Afterlives" by Abdulrazak Gurnah

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/10/18

Bob Kustra interviews Abdulrazak Gurnah, Nobel Prize winner and author of the novel, Afterlives. The book is a multi-generational saga of displacement, love and loss, set against the brutal colonization of east Africa.Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in February 2023.

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32:06

"Looking at Women Looking at War" by Victoria Amelina

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/10/11

An interview with Joanna Kakissis, joining the program to talk about the late Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, and her book, Looking at Women Looking at War.

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30:10

"Twist" by Colum McCann

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/10/04

An interview with Colum McCann about his latest novel, Twist. A book of rupture and relationships in the digital age, the story dives into the hidden world at the bottom of the ocean.

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30:12

"The Ride" by Kostya Kennedy

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/09/27

An interview with Kostya Kennedy, author of The Ride. The book offers a fresh perspective of Paul Revere’s historic ride, with new research into little-known aspects of the story many Americans have heard since childhood.

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30:00

"Sleeping Bear" by Connor Sullivan

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/09/20

An interview with Connor Sullivan, author of the new novel, Sleeping Bear. In the book, a former Army veteran seeking solitude in the Alaskan wilderness finds herself a pawn in a deadly game with Russia.

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30:12

"Spitfires" by Becky Aikman

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/09/13

An interview with Becky Aikman, author of the new book, Spitfires. The book unveils the daring true story of the American women who piloted World War II planes through the treacherous skies of Britain.

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32:50

"The Ransomware Hunting Team" by Daniel Golden

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/09/06

An interview with Daniel Golden, author of The Ransomware Hunting Team. The book is a real-life technological thriller about a band of eccentric misfits taking on the biggest cybersecurity threats of our time. Note: this is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in February 2023.

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30:10

"The Oligarch's Daughter" by Joseph Finder

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/08/30

An interview with Joseph Finder, author of the new novel, The Oligarch’s Daughter. The book is a thrilling story of dizzying spycraft following an everyman on the run for his life.

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30:10

"A City on Mars" by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/08/23

An interview with Zach Weinersmith, co-author of the new book, A City on Mars. The book is a funny and deeply-researched off-world investigation into the question of space settlement.

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34:45

"Africa is Not a Country" by Dipo Faloyin (Part II)

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/08/16

An interview with Dipo Faloyin, debut author of Africa is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent. In the book, Faloyin explores the youth-led cultural and political movements that are defining and reimagining Africa on their own terms. This is the second of a two-part interview.

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30:12

"The Doorman" by Chris Pavone

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/08/09

An interview with Chris Pavone, author of the thrilling novel, The Doorman. The book follows a blue collar doorman for a glitzy apartment building in a combustible story of class, privilege, sex, and murder.

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30:11

"Paris Undercover" by Matthew Goodman

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/08/02

An interview with Matthew Goodman, author of Paris Undercover. The book tells the gripping story of two women in Nazi-occupied Paris who create a daring escape line that rescues dozens of Allied servicemen.

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29:45

"Africa is Not a Country" by Dipo Faloyin (Part I)

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/07/26

An interview with Dipo Faloyin, debut author of Africa is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent. In the book, Faloyin explores the youth-led cultural and political movements that are defining and reimagining Africa on their own terms.

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32:04

"Kingmaker" by Sonia Purnell

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/07/19

An interview with Sonia Purnell, author of Kingmaker. In the book, Purnell tells the secret history of Winston Churchill’s daughter-in-law, Pamela Churchill Harriman, whose image as a vapid socialite masked her powerful influence on the world stage for five decades.

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30:12

"The Achilles Trap" by Steve Coll

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/07/12

An interview with Steve Coll, author of the new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq.The book offers the definitive story of the decades-long relationship between the United States and Saddam Hussein, and an investigation into one of the costliest geopolitical conflicts of our time.

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34:00

"From Warsaw With Love" By John Pomfret

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/07/05

Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in January 2023.In 1990, as the United States cobbles together a coalition to undo Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait, six US officers are trapped in Iraq with intelligence that could ruin Operation Desert Storm, if it falls into the wrong hands. Desperate, the CIA asks Poland - a longtime Cold War foe, famed for its excellent spies - for help.In his latest book, From Warsaw With Love: Polish Spies, the CIA,

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30:12

"The Troublemaker" by Mark L. Clifford

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/06/28

An interview with Mark L. Clifford, author of The Troublemaker. The book is a comprehensive biography of billionaire businessman Jimmy Lai, a leading Hong Kong democracy activist who became China’s most famous political prisoner.

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30:11

"Inside the President's Team" by Bob Barrett

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/06/21

An interview with Nils Barrett, joining Reader's Corner to talk about his late father’s memoir, Inside the President's Team. The book offers an up-close view of the Ford presidency by one of his closest and most-trusted advisors.

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34:33

"The Umbrella Maker's Son" by Tod Lending

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/06/14

Bob Kustra interviews Tod Lending, author of the novel, The Umbrella Maker’s Son. The book is a coming-of-age tale following a 17-year-old Polish Jew as he fights for his life and experiences his first love, set during WWII.

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30:12

"Amphibious Soul" by Craig Foster

Reader"s Corner ·

2025/06/07

An interview with Craig Foster, author of Amphibious Soul. The book is a lyrical memoir drawing from the author’s decades of daily ocean dives, wisdom from Indigenous teachers, and cutting-edge science.

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