Tim Egan
Season 2008 Episode 2 | 26m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Marcia Franklin talks with Tim Egan about his book on the Dust Bowl.
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.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Dialogue is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Major Funding Provided by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation
Tim Egan
Season 2008 Episode 2 | 26m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
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.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Where to Watch Dialogue
Dialogue is available to stream on pbs.org and the PBS app.
Dialogue Podcast
Now you can listen to Dialogue wherever you are -- while you exercise, while you drive, or at home. Just search for “Dialogue with Marcia Franklin” on Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms. And remember to subscribe, so that new shows download automatically!Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipMore from This 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.
Julian Brave NoiseCat: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference
Video has Closed Captions
Marcia Franklin talks with author and filmmaker Julian Brave NoiseCat about his memoir, "We Survived (28m 50s)
Historian Jill Lepore: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference
Video has Closed Captions
Historian and author Jill Lepore talks about her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “We the People.” (28m 50s)
Dr. Atul Gawande: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference
Video has Closed Captions
A conversation with physician and bestselling author Dr. Atul Gawande. (28m 50s)
Author Ilyon Woo: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference
Video has Closed Captions
Author Ilyon Woo discusses her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Master Slave Husband Wife." (28m 50s)
Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference: Author Wright Thompson
Video has Closed Captions
Marcia Franklin talks with author Wright Thompson at the 2025 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. (28m 46s)
Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference: Author Ocean Vuong
Video has Closed Captions
Marcia Franklin talks with author Ocean Vuong at the 2025 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. (28m 46s)
Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference: Author Colum McCann
Video has Closed Captions
Marcia Franklin talks with author Colum McCann at the 2025 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. (28m 46s)
Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference: Author Andre Dubus III
Video has Closed Captions
Marcia Franklin talks with author Andre Dubus III at the 2025 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. (28m 46s)
Video has Closed Captions
Marcia Franklin talks with historian Tiya Miles at the 2024 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. (28m 47s)
Video has Closed Captions
Marcia Franklin talks with Rabbi Sharon Brous at the 2024 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. (28m 47s)
Video has Closed Captions
Marcia Franklin talks with journalist Clarissa Ward at the 2024 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. (28m 47s)
Video has Closed Captions
Marcia Franklin talks with Margaret Atwood at the 2024 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. (28m 45s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Support for PBS provided by:
Dialogue is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Major Funding Provided by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation