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Dialogue | Richard Russo

11/28/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with Pulitzer-Prize winning novelist Richard Russo about his latest book, Elsewhere: A Memoir. The book describes the complicated relationship Russo had with his mother, who raised him, but who needed assistance herself. He and Franklin also discuss the themes of his other works, the process of adapting his books for the screen, and his upcoming projects.

Dialogue | Kenneth Feinberg

11/13/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with attorney Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund, the BP Deepwater Horizon Fund and the Hokie Spirit Fund at Virginia Tech. The two discuss how Feinberg developed the field of mass tort compensation, how the emotional nature of his assignments has affected him and whether he thinks the funds are appropriate models for the future.

Dialogue | Pico Iyer, Travel Writer

12/10/2010

As part of Dialogue's Sun Valley Writers' conference series, Marcia Franklin talks with Pico Iyer, whose writings have taken him to some of the most far-flung parts of the world. Iyer, a former reporter for Time magazine and frequent essayist, has just completed a book on the Dalai Lama called The Open Road. He talks with Franklin about his travels, including sharing travel tips for viewers.

Dialogue | Fair Trade

05/25/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with Doug Dirks of Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit fair trade retailer, about fair trade issues, including the definition of the term, how to know if you’re buying a fair trade item, how the money is used and criticisms of fair trade. The two also discuss recent changes in fair trade certification. Since the interview, Dirks has become the CEO of Ten Thousand Villages.

Dialogue | Samuel Hunter

05/17/2012

Host Marcia Franklin talks with Idaho native and playwright Samuel Hunter about the themes of his works, which have been performed all over the country, and are often set in Idaho. One of his plays, A Bright New Boise, won an Obie Award.

Dialogue | Jac Venza

06/06/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with Jac Venza, the founder of iconic PBS arts programs, such as Great Performances, Dance in America and Live from Lincoln Center. The two discuss his long career in television and the arts, the future of cultural programming and advice for students.

Dialogue | Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

05/03/2013

Host Marcia Franklin talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Idaho native Laurel Thatcher Ulrich about her latest book, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History. Ulrich, a professor at Harvard University, coined the phrase in a scholarly paper she wrote in the 1970s.

Dialogue | Strobe Talbott, Former Diplomat

12/16/2010

Former diplomat Strobe Talbott discusses his views on what he views as the most pressing international issue of today: global warming. Talbott has written a book called Fast Forward about the topic. He also talks with Franklin about his job as the director of the Brookings Institution and his views on global governance. This interview is part of Dialogue's Sun Valley Writers' Conference series.

Dialogue | Ethan Watters

04/12/2013

Writer Ethan Watters joins Marcia Franklin for a discussion of the themes in his book, Urban Tribes, which looks at the ways in which young, unmarried Americans create their own sense of family.

Dialogue | Thomas Keneally

03/11/2013

Marcia Franklin interviews Thomas Keneally and discusses the impetus for his books.

Dialogue | Thomas Cahill

01/31/2013

Marcia Franklin talks with Thomas Cahill , former director of religious publishing at Doubleday and author of The Hinges of History.

Dialogue | Philip Gourevitch

09/30/2010

Host Marcia Franklin talks with author and New Yorker magazine writer Philip Gourevitch about the stories he's covered, including the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, and the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison. The two discuss what lessons Gourevitch thinks can be learned from the events, and why he is often drawn to subjects that make others look away.

Dialogue | Colum McCann

12/07/2011

Marcia Franklin talks with author Colum McCann, whose book, Let the Great World Spin, won the 2009 National Book Award for fiction. The two discuss how the events of September 11, 2001, inspired the book, and the themes of his other works.

Dialogue | Firoozeh Dumas

01/31/2013

Marcia Franklin talks with the Iranian-born humorist and author of Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America.

Dialogue | Life on the River of No Return

03/14/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with Isaac and Bjornen Babcock, an Idaho couple who spent a year filming in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. Their program is part of the PBS series “Nature.” The two discuss the reasons they wanted to make the film, the challenges they encountered, and what they hope viewers will learn from the program.

Dialogue | Stephen Breyer

01/02/2013

In his book, Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution, Justice Stephen Breyer lays out his judicial philosophy: that judges should decide cases in a way that allows the public to maximize participation in government through what he calls "active liberty."

Dialogue | Ishmael Beah, Former Child Soldier

12/02/2010

Marcia Franklin talks with Ishmael Beah, a former child soldier from Sierra Leone, who writes about his harrowing experience and recovery in A Long Way Gone. He talks with Franklin about why he wrote the book, and how society can help lessen the use of child soldiers. He also answers allegations of inaccuracies in the book. This is part of Dialogue's Sun Valley Writers' Conference series.

Dialogue | Abraham Verghese

09/30/2010

Host Marcia Franklin talks with Dr. Abraham Verghese, a professor at the Stanford School of Medicine and an author of both fiction and non-fiction books. Franklin and Verghese discuss the themes in his works, his thoughts on health care reform and his concerns about doctors establishing better working relationships with their patients.

Dialogue | David Macaulay

12/31/2012

Recipient of the coveted Caldecott Medal, David Macaulay discusses modern architecture and the inspiration for his book "Mosque" with Marcia Franklin.

Dialogue | WebExtra: The Role of The Humanities

09/30/2010

Dialogue host Marcia Franklin continues her conversation with Jim Leach, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The two discuss why government should be involved in the humanities, the importance of studying foreign languages, and his views on the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

Dialogue | The Role of The Humanities

09/30/2010

Dialogue host Marcia Franklin talks with Jim Leach, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, about civil discourse in our national discussions, and the importance of studying the humanities.

Dialogue | Annette Gordon-Reed

09/30/2010

Host Marcia Franklin explores the complex bonds between President Thomas Jefferson and one of his slave families, the Hemingses. Franklin talks with Annette Gordon-Reed, a professor at Rutgers University and the New York College of Law, about her book, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family. The book won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

Dialogue | Doris Kearns Goodwin

04/08/2011

In this interview, which originally aired in 2006, Pulitzer Prize winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about her book, Team of Rivals. The book chronicles the lives of Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet members. During the discussion, Goodwin talks about the lessons we can learn from Lincoln, the rare president who asked his main rivals to be part of his cabinet - rivals who then became allies.

Dialogue | Behind the scenes at POV

12/14/2012

POV Executive Director Simon Kilmurry talks with Marcia Franklin about this PBS series, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2012. Kilmurry discusses what draws him to documentaries and the power they can have, as well as how he and his staff pick only 16 films out of nearly 1,000 submissions. He and Franklin also talk about the changing nature of independent non-fiction film.

Dialogue | Coming to My Senses

12/13/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with Boise native and author Alyssa Harad about her first book, "Coming to My Senses," which chronicles Harad's personal journey as she learned more about perfumes and the science, seductivity and language of scent.

Dialogue | Web Extra: Coming to My Senses

12/13/2012

Marcia Franklin continues her conversation with Alyssa Harad, who wrote "Coming to My Senses" a book about the power of perfume and scent. Harad goes into more detail about the ingredients in certain perfumes, and how to pick a perfume.

Dialogue | Miss Representation

12/11/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with producer Jennifer Siebel Newsom about her documentary “Miss Representation,” which examines the often degrading ways in which the media depict girls and women.

Dialogue | Dr. Bob Kustra

12/04/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with Boise State University President Bob Kustra about his past decade leading the state's largest public university, challenges for higher education and his personal and professional goals.

Dialogue | Web Extra: Dr. Bob Kustra

12/07/2012

Marcia Franklin continues her conversation with Boise State University President Bob Kustra. Topics include the value of a liberal arts education, Dr. Kustra's management philosophy, tuition increases, new business models for higher education and IGEM.

Dialogue | Web Extra: Richard Russo

11/28/2012

Marcia Franklin continues her discussion with author Richard Russo. She asks him what it was like to win the Pulitzer for his book Empire Falls, how the changing landscape of publishing is affecting authors, and what advice he has for aspiring writers.

Dialogue | Tim Egan

11/13/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with New York Times columnist Tim Egan about The Worst Hard Time, a book for which he interviewed survivors of the Dust Bowl storms of the 1930s. The book won the National Book Award in 2006. Franklin and Egan also discuss the politics of the American West, a region he covers for the New York Times.

Dialogue | Election Recap

11/06/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with journalists Greg Hahn and Betsy Russell and Boise State University political scientist Gary Moncrief about the recent election results. Who were the winners and losers? What do the results mean for Idaho and for the country?

Dialogue | Media, Ethics and the Election

10/31/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with Kelly McBride, senior faculty at the Poynter Institute, about changes in the delivery of news, and the advantages and ethical issues that those new platforms, including Twitter, Facebook and blogs, can pose. McBride is editing a book that will propose standards for new media.

Dialogue | Web Extra: Media, Ethics and the Election

10/31/2012

Marcia Franklin continues her conversation with Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute, focusing on her experience as an ombudsman for ESPN, and learning more about the book McBride is editing on standards for new media in the 21st Century.

Dialogue | Naomi Shihab Nye

10/24/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with poet, novelist, essayist and teacher Naomi Shihab Nye. Nye is known for elevating the ordinary in her works. A Palestinian-American, she also writes frequently about Middle Eastern issues. Franklin and Nye discuss the themes in her works, her writing style and her advice for writers. The interview was taped at the 2012 Sun Valley Writers' Conference.

Dialogue | S.C. Gwynne

10/15/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with author S.C. Gwynne, the author of Empire of the Summer Moon. It’s the story of the rise and fall of the Comanches and Cynthia Ann Parker, a nine-year old who was kidnapped by Comanches during a raid. Parker had three children, including Quanah, who would become one of the Comanche’s most skilled warriors.

Dialogue | S.C. Gwynne Web Extra

10/15/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with author S.C. Gwynne, the author of Empire of the Summer Moon, about Rebel Yell, the book he's writing about Gen. Stonewall Jackson, a Confederate commander in the Civil War.

Dialogue | Amy Waldman

10/06/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with author Amy Waldman at the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. Waldman, a former reporter for the New York Times, wrote The Submission, a novel that imagines the controversy that could erupt if a Muslim architect won a competition to design the 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero. Franklin talks with Waldman about the themes and characters in her book, and her next work.

Dialogue | Alexandra Fuller

10/05/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with author Alexandra Fuller at the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference about her works, her life and her writing philosophy. Fuller grew up in war-torn Africa and her experience forms the basis of two memoirs; Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight and Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness. Fuller has written for numerous magazines and newspapers and lives in Jackson Hole, Wy

Dialogue | Web Extra: Fair Trade

05/25/2012

Marcia Franklin continues her discussion with Doug Dirks of Ten Thousand Villages about fair trade, focusing on the history, mission and success stories of the nonprofit company, which works with more than 130 artisan groups in 38 countries.

Dialogue | Web Extra: Samuel Hunter

05/17/2012

Host Marcia Franklin continues her discussion with playwright Samuel Hunter, focusing on his advice for aspiring playwrights, his views on the future of regional theater, and his experience working in the West Bank.

Dialogue | Web Extra: Jac Venza

06/06/2012

Marcia Franklin continues her discussion with Jac Venza, founder of Great Performances, Live from Lincoln Center and Dance in America on PBS. The two discuss his innovations in arts programming and what it was like to work with greats such as Balanchine.

Dialogue | WebExtra-Life on the River of No Return

03/14/2012

Marcia Franklin continues her discussion with Isaac and Bjornen Babcock, an Idaho couple who made a film about the wilderness that is part of the PBS series “Nature.” They focus on how they planned for the logistics of the trip, including food, shelter and camera equipment, and how the adventure changed them.

Dialogue | Roadtrip Nation

04/05/2012

Host Marcia Franklin talks with the founder of the TV series Roadtrip Nation, a participant in the show, and a representative of the College Board, which administers the SAT. Roadtrip Nation, a PBS series that encourages students to pursue their dreams, is traveling through Idaho to help promote Idaho's new SAT Day.

Dialogue | Web Extra: Roadtrip Nation

04/05/2012

Marcia Franklin continues her discussion with representatives of the PBS series Roadtrip Nation and the College Board about career advice.

Dialogue | Calvin Trillin

12/29/2011

Humorist Calvin Trillin joins host Joan Cartan-Hansen for this week's Dialogue. Trillin talks about the art of writing, working on deadline and the difference between writing about food and writing about eating. Trillin also discusses how he remembered the tenth anniversary of his wife Alice's death on September 11th 2001. Trillin shares a little bit about his newest work, a children's book.

Dialogue | Web Extra: Calvin Trillin

12/29/2011

This Dialogue Web Extra takes a look at the 2012 presidential race with Calvin Trillian. Trillin laments the loss of candidates like Herman Cain because his name rhymes so well. Trillin talks about the slate of republican presidential hopefuls and shares a few rhymes about the candidates.

Dialogue | Kati Marton

12/15/2011

Marcia Franklin talks with author and former journalist Kati Marton about the themes in her books, and the story behind Enemies of the People, a book about her parents, who were imprisoned by the Hungarian government for their work as reporters during the Cold War. The two also discuss Marton's late husband, Amb. Richard Holbrooke.

Dialogue | Web Extra: Kati Marton

12/15/2011

Marcia Franklin continues her discussion with author and former journalist Kati Marton about her work in human rights, and her next book.

Dialogue | Fractured Health Care

07/12/2012

Americans spend over $2.6 trillion on health care each year, yet we rank 37th in the world for health care outcome. How can we change a system designed to treat disease into one that promotes wellness? Host Joan Cartan-Hansen talks with Dr. Ted Epperly about his new book, Fractured: America’s Broken Health Care System and What We Must Do To Heal It.

Dialogue | Web Extra: Fractured Health Care

07/12/2012

On this Dialogue Web Extra, Dr. Ted Epperly discusses his new book Fractured: America’s Broken Health Care System and What We Must Do To Heal It and explains why it’s important for women to become more active in health care reform. He also answers viewers’ questions about vaccinations for adults and other essential preventative health procedures.

Dialogue | Dr. David Kessler

07/09/2012

Marcia Franklin talks with former FDA Commissioner David Kessler about his latest book, The End of Overeating, which examines why many Americans find it so difficult to resist certain foods. Dr. Kessler believes a potent combination of sugar, fat and salt in some foods literally rewires some people's brains to crave them. The two also discuss various public policy initiatives to deal with obesity.

Dialogue | Web Extra: Dr. David Kessler

07/09/2012

Marcia Franklin continues her conversation with Dr. David Kessler, the former commissioner of the FDA. The two discuss his work on studying obesity and ways that people can avoid overeating, and Dr. Kessler also reflects on the status of regulating tobacco, something he fought for.

Dialogue | Regional American English

07/03/2012

Did you know that there are at least 174 different words to describe the dust that collect under your bed? Many call them dust bunnies but others label them house moss, cussywop, woofinpoofs even ghost manure. Host Joan Cartan-Hansen talks with Joan Houston Hall, the Chief Editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English, about the unique twists and turns of the American language.

Dialogue | Web Extra: Regional American English

07/03/2012

In this Dialogue Web Extra Joan Houston Hall, the Chief Editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English, discusses words unique to Idaho and the Pacific Northwest. She also discusses how technology is changing her work and the English language and she tells the story of how DARE was used to solve a crime.

Dialogue | Reporters' Roundup June 2012

06/28/2012

Host Marcia Franklin talks with Idaho reporters about the stories they've been covering, including the U.S. Supreme Court rulings on the 2010 health care overhaul and Arizona's immigration law, the execution of Richard Leavitt, the Idaho GOP convention in Twin Falls and a Daily Show piece on two-headed fish found in eastern Idaho.

Dialogue | Web Extra: Reporters' Roundup June 2012

06/28/2012

Host Marcia Franklin continues her conversation with Idaho reporters. The group discusses new laws that go into effect July 1.

Dialogue | Good Summer Reading 2012

06/20/2012

Host Marcia Franklin talks with authors Kim Barnes and Tim Cahill about their works, including their writing styles and research, and gets their recommendations for good reading. She also shares recommendations from viewers.

Dialogue | Web Extra: Good Summer Reading 2012

06/20/2012

Host Marcia Franklin continues her discussion with authors Kim Barnes and Tim Cahill about their works and their book recommendations. Cahill also discusses how outdoor writing has changed, and the Greg Mortenson controversy.

Dialogue | Idaho Wildlife Summit

06/15/2012

One percent of the Department of Idaho Fish and Game’s budget goes towards protecting 80% of wildlife that is not hunted or fished. And financially, agency officials say that won’t work. They have called for an Idaho Wildlife Summit. On this episode, host Joan Cartan-Hansen talks with Summit participants about the future of wildlife management and how residents can get involved in the process.