Reader's Corner

A weekly radio show on NPR-affiliate Boise State Public Radio, hosted by Bob Kustra. Conversations with leading authors on ideas that shape our world.

[Heartland Signal @HeartlandSignal]

BREAKING: The Minnesota Senate votes to legalize recreational marijuana by a vote of 34 to 33.

[Frank Church Institute @Boisestate_FCI]

Betsy Russell to be honored with Frank and Bethine Church Award for Public Service | Local News | Tickets Available Now https://t.co/C7MQxn0AbK https://t.co/U3w4kRFye9

[Boise State University @BoiseState]

Congratulations to all of our graduate students who presented their work today at the annual Graduate Student Showcase!
https://t.co/Liy8QjpalC #BoiseState #GraduateStudents

[Algonquin Books @AlgonquinBooks]

“DUST CHILD is at once empathetic, devastating and upbeat, burnished with Quế Mai's stunning signature prose.” Listen to the full interview here: https://t.co/C3kNaBw7xa

#DustChild by @nguyen_p_quemai is also the April selection for Bookmarked: The Under the Radar Book Club! 📚

[Reader's Corner @ReadersCornerBK]

Tonight at 6pm, with an encore Sunday at 11am, tune in to @KBSX915 to catch @BobKustra's interview with @SRadwell about his book, "American Schism: How the Two Enlightenments Hold the Secret to Healing our Nation."

[Boise State University @BoiseState]

Join @Boisestate_FCI and @BoiseStateSPS for the 2023 Frank and Bethine Church Award for Public Service award and celebration dinner on April 26 @BoiseCentre, honoring two incredible leaders: @maggieNYT and @BetsyZRussell.
Details and tickets at: https://t.co/GGgWVlfi4Q

[amor towles @amortowles]

Go, Macy!

[Frank Church Institute @Boisestate_FCI]

Can’t wait to hear what these two have to say…

[Boise State University @BoiseState]

In honor of the late musician Gene Harris, @BoiseStateMusic's annual Gene Harris Jazz Festival is April 6-7. The event will bring more than 1500 students on campus to perform, listen, learn, and experience the living American art form known as Jazz.
https://t.co/i2PRWOOMIq

[Boise State University @BoiseState]

The 'Breaking the Mold' exhibition in the Student Union Fine Arts Gallery displays art by veterans and active duty service members, including Boise State student Mandee Snowden-Edmonds who curated the exhibit. Free and open to the public through April 9.
https://t.co/ZzSRobJ5Kl

[Frank Church Institute @Boisestate_FCI]

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[Reader's Corner @ReadersCornerBK]

Tonight at 6pm on @KBSX915 (with an encore Sunday at 11am), catch @BobKustra's interview with @AJentleson about his important book, "Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy." #ReadersCorner

[Reader's Corner @ReadersCornerBK]

@Laurie_Garrett @jaketapper Boise, Idaho

[Boise State University @BoiseState]

NOW OPEN: @BSULibrary hosts “Americans and the Holocaust,” a touring exhibition from @HolocaustMuseum that examines Americans’ responses to refugees, war and genocide in the 1930s and 40s. Free and open to the public March 22–April 26.

Info: https://t.co/R0DJ2PsP5p

[Reader's Corner @ReadersCornerBK]

Tune in to @KBSX915 tonight at 6pm (with an encore Sunday at 11am), to catch the second half of @BobKustra's talk with @BradleyOnishi
about his timely book, "Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism and What Comes Next."

[amor towles @amortowles]

The public libraries of America provide all kinds of information for all kinds of Americans. You, sir, should visit one.

[Boise State University @BoiseState]

For those exploring art and portals of creativity, the Stein Luminary and Blue Galleries in the Center for the Visual Arts are open daytime hours during Treefort this week. Free, and all ages.
#Treefort11 #BoiseState

[National Book Critics Circle @bookcritics]

For the @BostonGlobe, @JeffreyGoudie reviewed Idra Novey’s third novel Take What You Need, a novel that "tackles big questions...as well as the aching human need to be seen."
https://t.co/b6hgeON3gw

[Boise State University @BoiseState]

Stein Luminary will offer immersive music + media exhibits 12-4 p.m. 3/22-24:
✨“Resonances” by Ryan Donahue & Saint Monday
✨“Waveforma” @BoiseStateCID GIMM students Elias Willerup & Preston Valles
✨“Ephemeral Moves” by alum Joseph Haskin
https://t.co/bEo7GH3CLS
#Treefort11

[Maggie O'Mara @maggieKTVB7]

FACT CHECK: Kids are not using litter boxes in Idaho schools. @KTVBBrian verified a local lawmaker’s claim at the statehouse.

WATCH: https://t.co/ghKIjZNjBM