Dialogue Authors Collection
Since 1994, 'Dialogue' on Idaho Public Television has aired interviews with more than 150 authors. This collection coalesces all those conversations. Listen to Pulitzer Prize winners discuss their work, including Doris Kearns Goodwin, Anthony Doerr, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Frank McCourt, Annette Gordon-Reed and David Halberstam, as well as journalists, poets, playwrights and screenwriters.

Marcia Franklin talks with Anthony Doerr at the 2022 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference.
Author Anthony Doerr

An extended conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr.
Author Anthony Doerr Special

A conversation with author Kalani Pickhart about her book, “I Will Die in a Foreign Land.”
Author Kalani Pickhart

Political Scientist Yascha Mounk
An interview with political scientist Yascha Mounk about his outlook on the United States.
Political Scientist Yascha Mounk

A conversation with author Rebecca Donner about “All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days.”
Author Rebecca Donner

A Life Reconnected: Esther Emery
Esther Emery discusses "What Falls from the Sky," about her year without the internet.
A Life Reconnected: Esther Emery

In the Spotlight: Walter Robinson
Marcia Franklin talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor Walter Robinson.
In the Spotlight: Walter Robinson

Creating 'Game of Thrones,' Part Two
Marcia Franklin talks with David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, the creators of "Game of Thrones."
Creating 'Game of Thrones,' Part Two

Creating 'Game of Thrones,' Part One
Marcia Franklin talks with David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, the creators of "Game of Thrones."
Creating 'Game of Thrones,' Part One

Presidential Character: Jon Meacham
Presidential biographer Jon Meacham talks with Marcia Franklin.
Presidential Character: Jon Meacham

Marcia Franklin talks with Eric Rasmussen, an expert on Shakespeare’s First Folio.
Shakespeare's First Folio

Historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Marcia Franklin talks with historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.
Historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Marcia Franklin talks with historian Fredrik Logevall about 'Embers of War.'
Historian Fredrik Logevall

Journalist and Poet Jeffrey Brown
Marcia Franklin talks with NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown about his poetry.
Journalist and Poet Jeffrey Brown

Author Daniel James Brown talks about his latest book, “Facing the Mountain.”
Author Daniel James Brown

Marcia Franklin continues her conversation with outdoor writer Michael Lanza.
How to Enjoy the Big Outside

Marcia Franklin talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry about Idaho.
Humorist Dave Barry

Marcia Franklin talks with Rep. John Lewis about the American civil rights movement.
Representative John Lewis

Marcia Franklin interviews author and award-winning sports journalist, David Epstein.
Journalist David Epstein

Marcia Franklin interviews Isabel Wilkerson about her book, The Warmth of Other Suns.
Author Isabel Wilkerson

Walking 'The Way' with Kurt Koontz
Marcia Franklin talks with Kurt Koontz about his book, A Million Steps.
Walking 'The Way' with Kurt Koontz

Marcia Franklin talks with Anthony Doerr about his new novel, All the Light We Cannot See.
Author Anthony Doerr

Marcia Franklin talks with author Pete Fromm about his latest book and his time in Idaho.
Author Pete Fromm

Marcia Franklin talks with inaugural Poet Richard Blanco about his life and work.
Poet Richard Blanco

"American Cipher: Bowe Bergdahl"
Marcia Franklin talks with Michael Ames about his book on Bowe Bergdahl.
"American Cipher: Bowe Bergdahl"

Part Two of Marcia Franklin's conversation with Barry Lopez about his life and work.
Author Barry Lopez, Part Two

Part One of Marcia Franklin's conversation with Barry Lopez about his life and work.