Book Reviews Episodes
Sept. 16, 2022
Frontier Justice: Bass Reeves Deputy US Marshal. Talking with author Charlie Ray
Bass Reeves was the first African American Deputy US Marshal appointed West of The Mississippi. He apprehended more than 3000 fugitives in the Oklahoma Territory and the West. Charlie sets the record straight about the role African Americans played in the history of the West.
Aug. 16, 2022
Stuck Improving: Racial Equity and School Leadership. Talking with author Dr. Decoteau Irby
Achieving racial equity in a large high school as the student body grew from 8% black and brown to 30%.
July 29, 2022
Upon This Rock - The Sequel. In conversation with author David Eugene Perry.
David discusses the sequel to his award winning novel Upon this Rock. He has taken up residence in Grazalema, Spain, one of Spain’s “Pueblo’s Blanco’s.”
July 19, 2022
The Midcoast - A Novel. In conversation with author Adam White.
Adam White's debut novel is a national bestseller and is featured as a New York Times Editor's Choice book. A crime drama set in small town Maine, it contrasts the fortunes of two very different families. One has become very ...
June 14, 2022
Under a Broken Sky: talking with award winning author, Kris Calvin
A mystery set in Sacramento. Multilayered plot lines with finely drawn characters from award winning author Kris Calvin.
May 31, 2022
See me naked: Black women defining pleasure in the Interwar years. Talking with author, Professor Tara Green.
Four iconic black black women - Lena Horne, Moms Mabley, Memphis Minnie, Yolande DuBois Williams - are profiled and how they found pleasure in their public and private lives.
May 25, 2022
Ambitious Like a Mother: Why prioritizing your career is good for your kids. Talking with Lara Bazelon.
Lara Bazelon demolishes some of the popular myths around working Moms: the work/life balance, the selfless mother, and toxic female ambition. Both a memoir and a series of interviews with career women, Lara backs her arguments with data.
May 7, 2022
"Freezing Order". Why Vladimir Putin hates author, Bill Browder for his latest New York Times best seller.
A tale of sunshine being the best disinfectant for Russian money laundering and corruption.
April 20, 2022
Behind the Enigma: GCHQ, Britain's Secret Cyber Intelligence Agency. Talking with author, Professor John Ferris.
The History of GCHQ, the most secretive intelligence agency in the world.
April 9, 2022
Ulysses: A Reader's Odyssey. In conversation with Ireland's Ambassador to the United States, Daniel Mulhall.
Ambassador Mulhall discusses James Joyce’s Ulysses.
April 6, 2022
Don't shoot, I'm the Guitar Man ! Talking with author Buzzy Martin
Buzzy Martin taught guitar to the convicts at San Quentin Prison for three years and shows how music can transform lives, even for hardened criminals. The book and soon to be released motion picture present a compelling messa...
April 2, 2022
Unleashed: In conversation with author Skye Blaine.
A story of loss , pain but ultimate triumph.
March 11, 2022
The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s. In conversation with Dr. Ellen Schrecker
US Universities are still impacted by many policy changes that had their roots in the turbulent ‘60s. The Promise was to provide high quality very affordable college education to foster upward social and economic mobility.
Feb. 23, 2022
Black History Month: Love, Activism and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar Nelson. Talking with Professor Tara T. Green
The life of Alice Dunbar Nelson
Jan. 19, 2022
The Vanishing: In conversation with War Reporter and Author Janine di Giovanni
Ancient Christian communities of Iraq, Syria, Gaza and Egypt are threatened by terrorism, persecution, war and emigration. Some say they will be extinct in 50 years. War correspondent Janine di Giovanni alerts us to the threat.