Brendan Slocumb

2 months ago | penguinrandomhouselibrary.com | Kate McManus |Sanjena Sathian |Robert Bennett |Brendan Slocumb

By Kate McManus | February 12 2025 | Starred Reviews With starred reviews from publications including Library Journal, Booklist, and AudioFile— your patrons will want to read these much-anticipated books that reviewers are raving about.

Apr 12, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Dana Stevens |Bob Kustra |Brendan Slocumb

Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in May 2022. Born the same year as the film industry in 1895, Buster Keaton began his career as the child star of a family slapstick act reputed to be the most violent in vaudeville. Beginning in his early twenties, he enjoyed a decade-long stretch as the director, star, stuntman, editor, and all-around mastermind of some of the greatest silent comedies ever made.

Apr 5, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Bob Kustra |Brendan Slocumb |Joe Nocera

Note: This is the second half of a two-part interview. America is undergoing a massive experiment: Moving in fits and starts toward a multiracial democracy, the prospect of change has sparked an authoritarian backlash that threatens the foundations of our political system. Why is this happening here, and not in other diversifying nations, and what can we do to save our democracy?

Mar 29, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Bob Kustra |Brendan Slocumb |Joe Nocera |Shelley Fraser Mickle

America is undergoing a massive experiment: Moving in fits and starts toward a multiracial democracy, the prospect of change has sparked an authoritarian backlash that threatens the foundations of our political system. Why is this happening here, and not in other diversifying nations, and what can we do to save our democracy? In their new book, Tyranny of the Minority, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt offer a coherent framework for understanding these volatile times.

Mar 25, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Brendan Slocumb

Researchers at Stanford University, Kairos Aerospace and Carbon Mapper analyzed methane emissions gathered from aerial surveys over six oil- and gas-producing regions in the U.S. That included areas of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, California, Texas, and Pennsylvania. On average, about 3% of methane produced leaks into the air, which is three times higher than Environmental Protection Agency estimates. New Mexico’s Permian Basin had the highest methane emission rate at more than 9%.