20 episodes

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.

Reader's Corner Bob Kustra

    • Arts
    • 4.4 • 26 Ratings

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.

    "Once There Were Wolves" By Charlotte McConaghy

    "Once There Were Wolves" By Charlotte McConaghy

    An interview with Charlotte McConaghy about her new novel, Once There Were Wolves. The book is about the looming threat of environmental collapse and the bold and flawed humans working to avert it.

    • 32 min
    "A Day In The Life Of Abed Salama" By Nathan Thrall

    "A Day In The Life Of Abed Salama" By Nathan Thrall

    An interview with Nathan Thrall, author of the new book, A Day in the Life of Abed Salama. The book tells the story of a deadly accident outside Jerusalem that unravels a tangle of lives, loves, and histories over the course of a single day.

    • 36 min
    "Tired Of Winning" By Jonathan Karl

    "Tired Of Winning" By Jonathan Karl

    An interview with Jonathan Karl, author of Tired of Winning. The book explores how Donald Trump remade the Republican Party in his own image, baggage and all.

    • 37 min
    "Camera Man" By Dana Stevens

    "Camera Man" By Dana Stevens

    An interview with Dana Stevens, author of Camera Man: Buster Keaton, The Dawn of Cinema and the Invention of the Twentieth Century. In the book, Stevens places acclaimed filmmaker Buster Keaton’s unique creative genius in the context of his time.

    • 37 min
    "Tyranny of the Minority" By Steven Levitsky (Part II)

    "Tyranny of the Minority" By Steven Levitsky (Part II)

    An interview with Steven Levitsky, co-author of Tyranny of the Minority. The book offers important context for our volatile times and a framework for how to protect our democracy from an authoritarian backlash.

    • 31 min
    "Tyranny of the Minority" By Steven Levitsky (Part I)

    "Tyranny of the Minority" By Steven Levitsky (Part I)

    An interview with Steven Levitsky, co-author of Tyranny of the Minority. The book offers important context for our volatile times and a framework for how to protect our democracy from an authoritarian backlash.

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
26 Ratings

26 Ratings

momreader123 ,

One of my favs

Insightful interviews with a wide range of writers who have great perspectives on history and/or current events. I’ve received some of my best book recommendations from listening to this podcast. But in addition to learning about some quality books, I find the conversations to be quite enlightening and entertaining. Host Bob Kustra does a nice job. Always a treat.

AIM-9M ,

Worth Your While

Simply a great listen about an a wide array of interesting topics -- all explored with care and insight.

Hyderedsoxfan ,

Not worth it

Kustra is an idiot. If I could buy him for what he's worth and sell him for what he thinks he's worth then maybe I could afford to offer a scholarship to a kid to attend a school that cared more about academics and less about it's football team.

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