Idaho Native Keith Allred Answers a Resounding "Yes" to That Question, and Now Has a National Platform to Try and Make That Happen
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#2407 - 04/26/2019 Keith Allred Can we all just get along better? Idaho native Keith Allred answers a resounding "yes" to that question, and now has a national platform to try and make that happen. In this Dialogue episode, Allred, the new executive director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD), talks with host Marcia Franklin about his vision. Allred, the Democratic nominee for the Idaho governorship in 2010, is a mediator who founded The Common Interest, a multi-party citizens' group that studied Idaho legislative issues and came to a consensus on positions. He is taking that model to a national level with a new initiative at NICD called "CommonSense American." Although political rancor is high right now, Allred just sees that as an opportunity for positive change. "I have never been more optimistic than I am today," he tells Franklin. Mr. Allred graduated from Twin Falls High School, and received an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from UCLA. #2406 - 01/11/2019 Columnist Nicholas Kristof Host Marcia Franklin talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. Kristof was in Boise in October, 2018 to address the fall conference of the Idaho Women’s Charitable Foundation. The two discuss Kristof's views on current social issues in America. His next book will look at those concerns, focusing on his hometown of Yamhill, Oregon. Kristof talks about programs he believes would help ameliorate the problems, and they also discuss the role of private philanthropy. Franklin also asks Kristof about international topics, as he spends much of his time reporting from foreign countries, and he shares his thoughts on which of his stories he’s most proud. Nicholas Kristof started his career at the New York Times as a reporter in 1984, becoming a columnist in 2001. During his tenure there, he has traveled to more than 150 countries and every state in the U.S. With his wife, Cheryl WuDunn, Kristof won a Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting in 1990 for their joint coverage of China during the Tiananmen Square uprising. He went on to win another Pulitzer in 2006 for commentary, and has been nominated seven times for the prestigious award. Also with WuDunn, he has written several books, including “A Path Appears” and “Half the Sky.” Both were turned into documentaries that aired on PBS. 1 More Information Nicholas Kristof's New York Times column Independent Lens: A Path Appears Independent Lens: Half the Sky Idaho Women's Charitable Foundation #2405 - 11/30/2018 Jeanne Gang: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference Host Marcia Franklin talks with award-winning architect Jeanne Gang. Gang, the recipient of a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, was a speaker at the 2018 Sun Valley Writers' Conference. The two discuss some of Gang's designs, as well as her architectural philosophy. Known for her innovative designs and use of materials, Gang is based in Chicago, where she founded her firm, Studio Gang. She and her team have designed several skyscrapers, including Aqua Tower and Vista Tower, which is the tallest building ever designed by a woman-owned firm. Studio Gang also designs smaller buildings and structures embedded in their communities, such as the Arcus Center for Social Justice in Kalamazoo, and the nature boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Currently, Gang is working on a new wing on the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock, and the new campus for the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Since 2005, Dialogue has conducted over 50 interviews at the Sun Valley Writers' Conference. The conversations can be streamed at http://video.idahoptv.org/show/dialogue/ Guests Jeanne Gang More Information Jeanne Gang's website Sun Valley Writers' Conference website #2404 - 11/23/2018 Anna Quindlen Host Marcia Franklin talks with bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Anna Quindlen. The two discuss the political and cultural landscape of today, including the "Me Too" movement. The author of How Reading Changed My Life, Quindlen also talks about the power of reading to bridge gaps between people. Quindlen has written 17 books of fiction and non-fiction, including Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, Still Life with Bread Crumbs, A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Miller's Valley, and her most recent book, Alternate Side. 2 A longtime reporter and columnist, Quindlen worked for the New York Times for many years. In 1992 she won a Pulitzer Prize for a series of columns she wrote for the paper, including some about the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. She was also a columnist for Newsweek. Quindlen was in Boise as the keynote speaker for the annual Idaho Humanities Council Distinguished Lecture. Guests Anna Quindlen More Information Anna Quindlen's website Idaho Humanities website #2403 - 11/16/2018 Steve Coll: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference Producer and host Marcia Franklin talks with journalist Steve Coll about his latest book, Directorate S: the C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The exhaustively researched book is a follow-up to Coll's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001. In his new book, Coll takes a look at the complex relationship the United States has with Pakistan, particularly with that country's intelligence agency, the ISI. The U.S. has funded the agency in the past, only to find that it was supporting terrorism. Franklin asks Coll about what he learned during his investigation, and what he thinks of the Trump's administration's policies towards Pakistan. The two also discuss what Coll says is new information he gleaned about the negotiations over Idahoan Bowe Bergdahl, who was held hostage by the Haqqani network of the Taliban for five years. Coll, a longtime reporter and editor for The Washington Post who won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting there, is currently the dean of the School of Journalism at Columbia University. In addition to his conversation with Franklin about his book, he shares his thoughts on the journalistic landscape today. The interview was recorded at the 2018 Sun Valley Writers' Conference. The conversations can be streamed at http://video.idahoptv.org/show/dialogue/ Guests Steve Coll More Information 3 Steve Coll's Columbia University faculty page Steve Coll's New Yorker contributors page Sun Valley Writers' Conference website #2402 - 11/09/2018 Eliza Griswold: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference Producer and host Marcia Franklin talks with journalist Eliza Griswold about her latest book, Amity and Prosperity. It chronicles the effects of "fracking" on some residents of a western Pennsylvania community. Fracking is a method of getting natural gas out of rock, and is controversial for several reasons. Griswold spent seven years researching and writing the book. During the conversation, recorded at the 2018 Sun Valley Writers' Conference, she talks about what motivated her to cover the story, which she calls one of the most difficult she has ever reported, the results of her investigation, and the deep rural/urban divide she observed. A former Guggenheim Fellow and a regular contributor to The New Yorker magazine, Griswold is also the author of The Tenth Parallel: Dispatched from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam, which won the J. Anthony Lukas Prize. She also penned a collection of poems, Wideawake Field. She talks with Franklin about her forthcoming book of poetry. Franklin and the Dialogue team have recorded over 50 interviews at the Sun Valley Writers' Conference since 2005. The conversations can be streamed at http://video.idahoptv.org/show/dialogue/ Guests Eliza Griswold More Information Eliza Griswold's New Yorker contributors page Sun Valley Writers' Conference website #2401 - 11/02/2018 Adam Johnson: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference Producer and host Marcia Franklin talks with author Adam Johnson about his works and writing philosophy. Johnson, a professor of creative writing at Stanford University, is the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for his novel, The Orphan Master's Son, and the National Book Award for his short story collection, Fortune Smiles. He is also the author of another novel, Parasites Like Us, and a short story collection, Emporium. During the interview, which was conducted at the 2018 Sun Valley Writers' Conference, Franklin talks with Johnson about North Korea, which he has visited and which provides the backdrop for The Orphan Master's Son. They also discuss some of the stories in Fortune 4 Smiles, and Johnson's research techniques for them. He also talks about his next novel, which will revolve around the theme of climate change. Franklin has been conducting interviews at the Sun Valley Writers' Conference since 2005. The conversations can be streamed at http://video.idahoptv.org/show/dialogue/ Guests Adam Johnson More Information Adam Johnson's Penguin Random House author page Sun Valley Writers' Conference website 2017 #2323 - 12/22/2017 Mr. Dickens and His Carol It's one of his most beloved tales, but was written in a hurry and under duress. On this holiday episode of Dialogue, Marcia Franklin talks with Boise writer Samantha Silva about "A Christmas Carol," penned by Charles Dickens in 1843. In her debut novel, "Mr. Dickens and His Carol," Silva melds fact with fiction to imagine how Dickens came up with the plot for his now-classic story. Of Silva's work, Pulitzer Prize-winner and Boise resident Anthony Doerr says, "It's as foggy and haunted and redemptive as the original; it's all heart, and I read it in a couple of ebullient, Christmassy gulps." Silva talks with Franklin about what drew her to Dickens, how she researched her book, why she thinks "A Christmas Carol" crystallizes Dickens' ethos, and why the story is still relevant.