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Scout Dialogue: Writers Collection

Scout Dialogue: Writers Collection

Join us as we interview authors, playwrights, and journalists about the craft of writing and examine individual works. Scroll down to explore the rest of the collection.

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Scout Dialogue: Writers Collection is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV

Rabbi Sharon Brous: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with Rabbi Sharon Brous at the 2024 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. (28m 47s)

Journalist Clarissa Ward: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with journalist Clarissa Ward at the 2024 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. (28m 47s)

Historian Tiya Miles: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with historian Tiya Miles at the 2024 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. (28m 47s)

Novelist Mohsin Hamid: Sun Valley Writers’ Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with novelist Mohsin Hamid about “The Last White Man.” (28m 46s)

Journalist Andrea Elliott: Sun Valley Writers’ Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with journalist Andrea Elliott about her book, “Invisible Child.” (28m 45s)

Author David Grann: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with author David Grann about “The Wager.” (28m 45s)

Novelist Hernan Diaz: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with Hernan Diaz about his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “Trust.” (28m 46s)

Novelist Abraham Verghese: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with novelist Abraham Verghese about “The Covenant of Water.” (28m 46s)

Joanne Freeman: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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A conversation with Yale professor and historian Joanne Freeman. (28m 46s)

Emily Ruskovich: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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A conversation with award-winning novelist Emily Ruskovich. (28m 46s)

Steve Coll: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Journalist Steve Coll talks with Marcia Franklin about his latest book, "Directorate S." (28m 46s)

Eliza Griswold: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Eliza Griswold talks with Marcia Franklin about her latest book, "Amity and Prosperity." (28m 48s)

Adam Johnson: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Author Adam Johnson talks with Marcia Franklin about his work and writing philosophy. (28m 48s)

Dave Barry: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry about Idaho. (28m 48s)

Rep. John Lewis: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with Rep. John Lewis about the American civil rights movement. (28m 49s)

Kevin Powers

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Franklin interviews author and veteran Kevin Powers about The Yellow Birds. (28m 48s)

Yiyun Li: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with Chinese-American author Yiyun Li about her works. (28m 52s)

David Epstein: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin interviews author and award-winning sports journalist, David Epstein. (28m 47s)

Isabel Wilkerson

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Marcia Franklin interviews Isabel Wilkerson about her book, The Warmth of Other Suns. (28m 49s)

Walking 'The Way' with Kurt Koontz

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Marcia Franklin talks with Kurt Koontz about his book, A Million Steps. (28m 47s)

Author Anthony Doerr

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Marcia Franklin talks with Anthony Doerr about his new novel, All the Light We Cannot See. (28m 47s)

Brinkley on Cronkite

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Marcia Franklin talks with Douglas Brinkley about his biography of Walter Cronkite. (28m 44s)

Behind the Story with FRONTLINE's Michael Kirk

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Marcia continues her conversation with FRONTLINE's Michael Kirk. (27m 17s)

FRONTLINE's Michael Kirk

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Marcia Franklin talks with FRONTLINE producer Michael Kirk. (28m 47s)

The Making of Bravo

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Marcia continues her talk with the producers of a documentary about the Siege of Khe Sanh. (27m 47s)

Bravo!

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Marcia Franklin talks with the producers of a documentary about the Siege of Khe Sanh. (28m 47s)

Historian Nathaniel Philbrick

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Marcia Franklin talks with historian Nathaniel Philbrick about his works. (28m 47s)

Remembering the Holocaust

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Marcia Franklin talks with Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan. (28m 49s)

Anthony Doerr: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with Anthony Doerr at the 2022 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. (28m 46s)

Lois Leveen

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Marcia Franklin talks with Lois Leveen about her historical novels. (28m 20s)

Gretel Ehrlich: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin speaks with author Gretel Ehrlich about her works. (28m 47s)

Anthony Doerr Special: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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An extended conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr. (40m 3s)

Kalani Pickhart: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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A conversation with author Kalani Pickhart about her book, “I Will Die in a Foreign Land.” (28m 46s)

Yascha Mounk: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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An interview with political scientist Yascha Mounk about his outlook on the United States. (28m 46s)

Kali Fajardo-Anstine: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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A conversation with author Kali Fajardo-Anstine about her work. (28m 46s)

Rebecca Donner: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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A conversation with author Rebecca Donner about “All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days.” (28m 46s)

Lawrence Wright: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with journalist and author Lawrence Wright. (28m 52s)

The Big Outside: Author Michael Lanza

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Marcia Franklin talks with outdoor writer Michael Lanza. (28m 53s)

Author Phil Klay

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Marcia Franklin talks with author and Iraq War veteran Phil Klay. (28m 48s)

Writer Esther Emery

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Esther Emery discusses "What Falls from the Sky," about her year without the internet. (28m 50s)

Jamaica Kincaid: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with author Jamaica Kincaid about her life and work. (28m 49s)

Claire Vaye Watkins: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with author Claire Vaye Watkins. (28m 48s)

Author Susan Casey: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with author Susan Casey. (28m 48s)

Walter Robinson: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor Walter Robinson. (28m 48s)

‘Game of Thrones’ Writers David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, Part 2

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Marcia Franklin talks with David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, the creators of "Game of Thrones." (26m 49s)

'Game of Thrones' Writers David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, Part 1

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Marcia Franklin talks with David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, the creators of "Game of Thrones." (28m 49s)

Shakespeare's First Folio

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Marcia Franklin talks with Eric Rasmussen, an expert on Shakespeare’s First Folio. (28m 50s)

Author Fredrik Logevall

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Marcia Franklin talks with historian Fredrik Logevall about 'Embers of War.' (28m 51s)

Attorney/Author Philip Howard

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Marcia Franklin talks with attorney Philip Howard about legal reform. (28m 50s)

Jeffrey Brown: Sun Valley Writers' Conference

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Marcia Franklin talks with NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown about his poetry. (28m 52s)

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