Reader's Corner
Episodes
"Tightrope: Americans Reaching For Hope" By Nicholas Kristof And Sheryl WuDunn
14 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The original episode first aired in May 2020.
"The Ratline" By Philippe Sands
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Note: This is an encore episode of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in August 2021. In his latest book, The Ratline: The Exalted Life and...
"The Splendid And The Vile" By Erik Larson
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Note: This is an encore edition of our program that first aired in April 2020.
"A Long Petal Of The Sea" By Isabel Allende
17 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired June 2020.
"Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back To Save Democracy" By David Daley
03 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Note: This is an encore episode that originally aired in July 2020.
"The Idaho Traveler" By Alan Minskoff
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Idaho Traveler explores the often ignored treasures of small-town Idaho, from historic buildings and sites to the mom-and-pop restaurants that off...
"Love and Fury" By Samantha Silva
22 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Samantha Silva about her latest book, Love and Fury, a moving account of Mary Wollstonecraft, mother to writer Mary Shelley and argu...
"When Montezuma Met Cortés" By Matthew Restall
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This interview was originally broadcast in May, 2020.
"Into The Jungle" By Erica Ferencik
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
"Putin's World" By Angela Stent
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This interview was originally broadcast in September, 2019.
"American Spy" By Lauren Wilkinson
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
"A Covert Action" By Seth G. Jones
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation, originally broadcast in November, 2019.
"Country Music" By Dayton Duncan
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
"Country Music" By Dayton Duncan
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
"Never Trump" By Robert Saldin And Steven Teles
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Never Trump authors Robert Saldin and Steven Teles, took a deep-dive into the Never Trump movement, explaining the reasons for the widespread and u...
"Say Nothing" By Patrick Radden Keefe
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
"The Fifth Domain" By Robert K. Knake
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
"The Storm On Our Shores" By Mark Obmascik
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
"From Cold War To Hot Peace" By Michael McFaul
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
"The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping And The New Chinese State" By Elizabeth Economy
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
"Lake Success" By Gary Shteyngart
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
"Washington Black" By Esi Edugyan
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Esi Edugyan is the author of the book, Washington Black. The novel won the prestigious Giller Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. The ...
"The Lost Girls Of Paris" By Pam Jenoff
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
The Fire Is Upon Us By Nicholas Buccola
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
"The Cactus League" By Emily Nemens
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Nemen’s The Cactus League, as the title tells us, is set in the Arizona desert, around Scottsdale, during spring training for major league bas...
"Imperiled Ocean" By Laura Trethewey
30 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imperiled Ocean is an exploration of the earth's last wild frontier, filled with high-stakes stories that explore a vast territory undergoing tremendo...
"Political Hell-Raiser" By Marc Johnson
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
"The Spy And The Traitor" By Ben McIntyre
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation
"Dying Of Whiteness" By Jonathan M. Metzl
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
"Of Orcas And Men" By David Neiwert
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
"Rising Out Of Hatred" By Eli Saslow
14 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
"Trump And His Generals" By Peter Bergen
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trump and His Generals is Peter Bergen's riveting account of what happened when the unstoppable force of President Trump met the immovable object of A...
"The Flight Attendant" By Chris Bohjalian
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore presentation.
Rachel Louise Snyder Explores Roots Of Domestic Violence And Femicide
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In America, domestic violence accounts for 15 percent of all violent crime, and yet it remains locked in silence, even as its tendrils reach unseen in...
Deborah Campbell On Iraqi Refugees And Experiencing "A Disappearance In Damascus"
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This interview was originally broadcast in April, 2019.
James A. McLaughlin Shares His Debut Novel "Bearskin"
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A literary thriller, Bearskin is set in the wilds of the Appalachian Mountains. Rice Moore is the caretaker of this nature preserve, a man running fro...
Making The Move From Urban To Rural With Christopher Ingraham
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Like so many young American couples, Chris Ingraham and his wife Briana were having a difficult time making ends meet as they tried to raise their twi...
Virginia Hall, Spying During WWII And 'A Woman Of No Importance'
29 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission: "She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her." Their target was ...
In "White Darkness" We Learn About Henry Worsley's Chilling Excursions To Antarctica
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This encore interview was originally broadcast in June, 2019.
CJ Chivers' Details Modern Combat And America's Longest Wars In "The Fighters"
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This interview was originally broadcast in August, 2019.
Michele Gelfand On How Tight And Loose Cultures Adhere (Or Don't) To Norms
18 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This interview originally aired in February, 2019.
Investigating The Forgotten War's Greatest Battle With Hampton Sides
21 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This encore interview originally aired in February, 2019.
In "Saudi America" Bethany McClean Shares The Truth About Fracking And How It's Changing The World
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This encore program originally aired in January, 2019.
Brendan Koerner, "The Skies Belong To Us" And The Golden Age Of Hijacking
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This encore interview was first broadcast in January, 2019.
Listen To Daniel Mason Discuss His Novel "The Winter Soldier"
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Mason's novel, The Winter Soldier, follows Lucius Krzelewski, a 22-year-old medical student living in Vienna when World War I breaks out. Eager...
John Wray's "Godsend" Is A Coming-Of-Age Novel About A Girl Joining The Taliban
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This encore interview originally aired in January, 2019.
Lindsey Hilsum Writes About The Life Of The War Correspondent Marie Colvin
12 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Marie Colvin was one of the foremost war reporters of her generation, risking her life covering conflicts in Chechnya, East Timor, Kosovo, and the Mid...
Real Life Influences Fiction In Emily Ruskovich's "Idaho"
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This encore interview was originally broadcast in October, 2017.
Emily Ruskovich On Crafting Her Breakout Novel "Idaho"
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This encore conversation first was broadcast in October, 2017.
Bryce Andrews Details Changing Habitats And "The Life And Death Of A Grizzly Bear"
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The grizzly bear is one of North America’s few remaining large predators. With a diminished range, grizzlies are again spreading across the West. Bu...
How California's History Might Inform America's Future
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This interview originally aired in November, 2018.
Meghan L. O'Sullivan On Energy Independence, Global Politics And America
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This Reader's Corner interview was originally broadcast in November, 2018.
Co-Authors Levitsky & Ziblatt Assess The Stability Of Democracies
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
America’s constitutional system of checks and balances has endured for more than two centuries. This is due, in part, to two unwritten political nor...
Daniel Tudor Peels Back The Curtains On Contemporary North Korea
30 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, North Korea has operated as a prime example of a “hermit kingdom” – a nation ruled by a despotic family regime, where propaganda an...
Randall Fuller On How Darwin's Theory Of Evolution Made Waves In 1860's U.S.
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This encore interview originally aired in October, 2018.
Jonathan Evison's "Lawn Boy" Is A Coming-Of-Age Story About Class Distinctions
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Evison is a writer whose work frequently appears on the New York Times bestseller list.
Peter Brannen On "The Ends Of The World" And Earth's Past Mass Extinctions
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This encore Reader's Corner interview first aired in September, 2018.
Master Writer Rick Bass Dines With His Idols In "The Traveling Feast"
02 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could take a road trip and visit all your heroes, door-to-door? What if you could share a meal? And what if you could do it right in their...
David Goldfield's Latest Book Details When Government Was Good
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This interview was first broadcast in August, 2018.
Discussing The Human Need To Help With Nicholas Kristof
19 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This encore program originally aired in September, 2018.
The Incredible Power Of "The Four" Tech Giants With Scott Galloway
07 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This encore interview originally aired in July, 2018.
The Fight To Vote In The U.S. With Scholar Michael Waldman
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This encore program was originally broadcast in November, 2016.
Chronicling Erdogan's Rise As "The New Sultan" Of Turkey
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This encore Reader's Corner interview originally broadcast in June, 2018.
Interview With Basball Legend Jim Abbott About His Book "Imperfect"
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This interview originally aired in August, 2010.
Stephanie Coontz Warns Of Getting Caught In The Nostalgia Trap
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This encore program originally aired in June, 2018.
Juxtaposing U.S. And Chinese Schools With Lenora Chu
14 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The state of public education is a constant concern these days -- for families, for legislators, for teachers and experts. Many are questioning method...
Lisa Servon Elucidates Modern Consumer Finance In "The Unbanking Of America"
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to getting cash to make ends meet, many Americans don’t take their business to the local bank. Instead, they rely on alternative finan...
Tara Westover Discusses Her Bestselling Memoir "Educated"
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tara Westover grew up in far southeastern Idaho in a landscape familiar to many in the Gem State, a valley dominated by ranches and ringed by mountain...
Nancy Koehn's 'Forged In Crisis' Shares Insight To Five Historical Leaders
10 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This encore interview with Nancy Koehn was originally broadcast in March, 2018.
Part 2 With Scott Eyman About The Biography "Hank & Jim"
03 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re continuing our conversation with Scott Eyman about his book Hank & Jim. The book chronicles the long friendship between two Hollywoo...
Scott Eyman Talks Fonda, Stewart And The 50-Year Friendship Of "Hank & Jim"
27 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Fonda and Jimmy Stewart are beloved icons of Hollywood’s Golden Age, with careers that spanned decades and movies that still hold up today. Th...
William Drozdiak Examines Brexit, Europe's Crises And The Fate Of The West
20 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This encore interview was first broadcast in February, 2018
Go "Into the Silence" With Award-Winning Author Wade Davis
06 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s mountaineers tackle the world’s tallest peaks with the latest in technical gear – from down suits to nylon ropes and even cell phones. I...
Eliza Griswold's "The Tenth Parallel" Surveys Collisions Between Christianity And Islam
22 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A daily battle is raging along the 10th Parallel – the line of latitude 700 miles north of the equator in Africa and Southeast Asia where Islam and ...
Blaire Briody's "The New Wild West" Investigates Rural North Dakota Amid The Oil Boom
15 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The descriptive phrase, “The Wild West,” brings to mind images of gunslingers, dusty miners and pioneering families eager to forge a fresh start i...
Amy Goldstein Reveals A Community Reeling From A Manufacturing Plant Closure In "Janesville"
09 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This encore program originally was broadcast in March, 2018.
Gregory Berns Researches Neuroscience And "What It's Like To Be A Dog"
25 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This interview was originally broadcast in January, 2018.
Exploring The Novel "A Gentleman in Moscow" With Author Amor Towles
13 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Russia is certainly in the headlines these days – but for the next 30 minutes, we’re setting aside talk of election meddling and diplomats to disc...
Kurt Andersen Says Americans Are Living In A 'Fantasyland'
05 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This interview was originally broadcast in January, 2018.
Scott Anderson On How History Has Fractured The Arab World
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This encore Reader's Corner interview was originally broadcast in September, 2017.
Insight To The Monarchy And Prince Charles From Sally Bedell Smith
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our country was founded on the very idea that a free people should not be ruled by kings and queens. That said, there is an undeniable and lasting all...
Author Tom Nichols On Cognitive Dissonance And "The Death of Expertise"
06 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore program, originally broadcast in July, 2017.
"The History, Myth, And Future Of The Mustang" With Author David Philipps
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From the moment we first laid eyes on them, Americans have been captivated by mustangs — with their strength, their determination and their wild nat...
Longmire Mystery Series Author Craig Johnson And 'The Western Star'
23 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sheriff Walt Longmire, his sidekick Henry Standing Bear and the wide open spaces of Absaroka County are the fictional creations of author Craig Johnso...
In "The Perfect Horse" Elizabeth Letts Tells A Surprising WWII Story
09 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
During the final days of World War II, a group of American soldiers encountered a German spy carrying nothing but photos of beautiful white horses. Th...
Diplomat-Novelist Matthew Palmer Discusses His International Thriller "Enemy Of The Good"
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This encore program was originally aired in December of 2017.
Robert Merry Contends President McKinley Shaped 20th Century America
17 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The turn of the 20th century was a momentous time in U.S. history. After defeating imperial Spain in a brief but consequential war, America had expand...
Debut Novel "Spoils" From Brian Van Reet Explores Facets Of Modern War
10 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This program was first broadcast in November, 2017
"Dark Money" By Jane Mayer Investigates The Rise Of The Radical Right
26 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Reader's Corner was originally broadcast in June of 2017.
"High Noon" And The Hollywood Blacklist With Author Glenn Frankel
12 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This encore program was originally broadcast in September, 2017.
Lyanda Lynn Haupt, author of "Mozart's Starling"
29 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore of the program which was originally broadcast in August of 2017.
Edward Alden On The Global Economy Leaving America Behind
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This interview was originally broadcast in June, 2017.
Greg Mitchell On "The Tunnels" Under The Berlin Wall
23 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In 1961, the world watched as tensions flared and the Berlin Wall went up, trapping East Germans inside a Communist regime. What was less well known w...
Noah Isenberg Shares His Book About 'Casablanca'
03 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the release of Casablanca, perhaps the most beloved of all Hollywood films. Somehow, this love story set in wa...
With "To End All Wars," Adam Hochschild Provides A Chilling Exposé Of WWI
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The war that became known as World War I began over 100 years ago and ushered in a new type of warfare – one built underground, in trenches, instead...
Marc Levinson On Why The Mid-20th Century Was "An Extraordinary Time" For America's Economy
20 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This interview was originally broadcast in May, 2017.
Author Saladin Ambar Malcolm X And Racial Politics In A Global Era
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Fifty years after he was assassinated at age 39, Malcolm X remains a controversial and somewhat mysterious figure. During his short but eventful life,...
"Are We Smart Enough To Know How Smart Animals Are?" With Frans de Waal
15 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode originally was broadcast in March, 2017.
An Interview From Our Archives With Cecil Andrus
02 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re featuring a special edition of our show as we remember and honor the remarkable life and legacy of Cecil D. Andrus, who died last week, ...
Beth Macy Tells Of Two Brothers, A Kidnapping, And A Mother's Quest In "Truevine"
19 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
At the turn of the 20th century, the most popular entertainment acts in the country were found under the Big Top. The circus offered daring acts of br...