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Welcome! From as far back as I can remember, I’ve enjoyed immersing myself in words, whether that be reading them, writing them, or listening to them. Growing up in Washington, DC, I also developed a passion for news, history and the visual arts.

This photo of me as a child was taken (unbeknownst to me) while I was ensconced in a book at our local library. It ended up being used in a television commercial!

Perhaps that was a harbinger, as 15 years later I found myself blending my love of reading, writing and news by pursuing a career in television. Since 1990, I’ve been a host and producer at Idaho Public Television. In 1994, I started a live call-in program called “Dialogue.”

For more than 30 years, whether it’s been in the studio or while traveling the gorgeous and varied state of Idaho, I’ve interviewed all types of people. In “Marcia’s Musings,” I’ll share my thoughts on some of my favorite interviews, as well as contemplations about life today. I’ll link you to articles and videos that have enriched my understanding of both the world around us and our interior worlds. And in the Dialogue podcast section, you can listen to my conversations with authors, which have been a highlight of my career.

You can also find the podcast on most podcast streaming services under the name “Dialogue with Marcia Franklin.” Please subscribe!

Television is a powerful medium, and I’ve always believed that those who work in the field have a great responsibility to be both accurate and thoughtful in what they present. I aim for my interviews to be “conversations that matter,” ones that shed light on a subject, and perhaps even introduce you to a person or idea you hadn’t considered before.

I hope you enjoy this blog, and thanks for reading and listening to my words!

— Marcia Franklin


MARCIA’S MUSINGS

Thoughts on Literature and Life

Former state Rep. Hy Kloc passes

Former Idaho Representative Hy Kloc has passed away from a heart attack. Recently, some of my colleagues and I put together a piece about Rep. Kloc, who was born in a displaced persons camp in Germany…

Remembering Hannah Pick-Goslar

Holocaust survivor Hannah Pick-Goslar has died at 93 in Israel. Known as “Hannali” in the “Diary of Anne Frank,” she was one of Anne’s best friends, and was also one of the last people to see…

Celebrating Public Punctuation

During the height of the pandemic, I started an online interview series called ”The 180,”about people who have made major turnarounds. One of my favorite interviews was with Howard Olivier, who among his other contributions to…

In memory of historian David McCullough

“All this material that’s been out on the table all along, so to speak, and you suddenly see something in it that nobody else has seen. And that’s really thrilling.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough…

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DIALOGUE PODCAST

New Episodes Every Sunday

Susan Orlean: True Story

Longtime New Yorker writer and author Susan Orlean joins host Marcia Franklin for a lively chat about her writing style and her work, including hundreds of magazine articles, “The Library Book,” and an upcoming memoir. Don’t forget to subscribe,…

Naomi Shihab Nye: Making the Ordinary Extraordinary

Known for elevating the “ordinary” with her keen observations, including life in Latino and Arab communities, Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye is the author or editor of more than 30 works of poetry, fiction and essays. Her…

Tim O’Brien: The Things We Carry

Host Marcia Franklin interviews one of the most esteemed writers of the Vietnam War era, TimO’Brien. O’Brien, who served as an infantryman from 1969 to 1970, wrote a memoir in 1972 called “If I Die in a…

Anthony Doerr: Cloud Cuckoo Land

Host Marcia Franklin talks in-depth with author Anthony Doerr about his newest book, “Cloud Cuckoo Land,” and the Netflix adaptation of “All the Light We Cannot See,” his 2014 novel that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.…

Stacy Schiff: The Legacy of the Salem Witch Trials

Marcia Franklin talks with Pulitzer Prize–winning author Stacy Schiff about her work, The Witches. The book examines the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, delving into what precipitated them, and the participants involved. Franklin talks with Schiff about why…

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