Marcia Franklin talks with Robert MacNeil, the veteran journalist, author, and former co-host of the NewsHour on PBS. MacNeil, who was born in Canada, talks about becoming an American, how the news profession changed overContinue readingRobert MacNeil: Becoming an American

Marcia Franklin talks with poet Richard Blanco, the first LatinX and gay inaugural poet. Blanco wrote a poem for President Obama’s second inaugural and read it at the ceremony. He discusses the process of writingContinue readingRichard Blanco: How to Love a Country

Amy Waldman, a former reporter for The New York Times, discusses her bestselling novel The Submission, which tells the fictional tale of Mohammad “Mo” Khan, a secular Muslim who wins a competition to design a memorial honoring the victimsContinue readingAmy Waldman: Memorializing 9/11

Journalist Steve Coll talks with Marcia Franklin about his latest book, Directorate S, a follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Ghost Wars. He discusses why he wanted to write the book and what he learned — including about IdahoanContinue readingSteve Coll: Journalism Under Fire

Marcia Franklin talks with four-term Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus and one of his former press secretaries, Chris Carlson. Carlson has written a book about his experiences working for the governor entitled Idaho’s Greatest Governor.Continue readingGov. Cecil Andrus and Chris Carlson: A Mutual Respect

Marcia Franklin talks with former Idaho Governor Phil Batt, who passed away earlier this year. Originally aired: 01/2027/2000

Marcia Franklin interviews presidential historian Robert Dallek about the upcoming election and the qualities he believes are important in order to lead a country. Dallek, the author of more than a half dozen books, includingContinue readingHistorian Robert Dallek: Hail to the Chief

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 DieContinue readingNovelist Tim O’Brien: The Things We Carry

Marcia Franklin talks with attorney Kenneth Feinberg, the special master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and the administrator of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust and the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund atContinue readingAttorney Kenneth Feinberg: In the Wake of Tragedy

Marcia Franklin talks with Idaho filmmaker Michael Hoffman, whose movie The Last Station has been nominated for two Academy Awards. Based on a novel by Jay Parini of the same name, The Last Station chroniclesContinue readingFilmmaker Michael Hoffman: The Tolstoys