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3 weeks ago | wgvunews.org | Shelley Irwin |Shelley Fraser Mickle

What trended in March on Google in our own back yard? Trends expert Jocelyn Runice discusses the "winners" in Entertainment, Culture, Science, Sports, and More. The Shelley Irwin Show GoogleGoogle Technology ExpertMarchsearchtrend

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 23, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Brendan Slocumb |Bob Kustra |Joe Nocera |Shelley Fraser Mickle

Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in April 2022. On today’s program, Brendan Slocumb talks with us about his debut novel, The Violin Conspiracy. The book centers on Ray McMillian. Of modest means and growing up Black in rural North Carolina, Ray’s future looks anything but bright. Yet Ray has an unlikely dream of becoming a world-class violinist, battling his own humble upbringing, the racism surrounding him, and even his own family doubts.

Mar 15, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Joe Nocera |Bob Kustra |Shelley Fraser Mickle |Susan Eisenhower

In 2020, the novel coronavirus pandemic made it clear that the U.S. struggled protect its own citizens. Why and how did America become the world leader in COVID deaths? In their new book, The Big Fail, veteran journalists Joe Nocera and Bethany MacLean offer some new and provocative answers. They investigate both what really happened when governments ran out of PPE due to snarled supply chains, and the shock to the financial system when the world’s biggest economy stumbled.

Mar 11, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Kirk Siegler |Shelley Fraser Mickle

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — One of Deeda Seed's favorite spots to hike is a trail above her neighborhood that snakes up the steep Wasatch Mountains for an amazing view of Salt Lake City. But on a recent afternoon, a brown cloud blanketed the valley, obscuring views of the downtown skyline. You could barely make out the Great Salt Lake off to the West. Salt Lake City is notorious for having some of the dirtiest air in the country in the winter.