Nam Le, Author of "The Boat," talks about one of the short stories in which a father is looking forward to seeing his daughter that he hasn't seen in almost 20 years. The full interview from this 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/le-the-boat--44820659. Photo: http://www.namleonline.com/.

William Landay, Author of "Defending Jacob," talks about one of the surprising parts of the novel in which a senior-level prosecutor ends up working on an investigation that implicates his own teenage son as a murder suspect of a fellow student. The full interview from this 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/landay-defending-jacob--44715595. Photo: https://www.williamlanday.com/.

Robert Kurson, Author of "Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship," talks about how diving crews searching for the ship of an infamous pirate named Joseph Bannister didn't always find what they were expecting. The full interview from this 2015 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/kurson-pirate-hunters-treasure-obsession-and-the-search-for-a-legendary-pirate-ship--44525322. Photo: https://www.robertkurson.com/.

Jonathan Kozol, Educator & Author of "Letters to a Young Teacher," talks about teaching in urban schools and the problem he has with vouchers. The full interview from this 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/kozol-letters-to-a-young-teacher--44417253. Photo: https://www.jonathankozol.com/.

Ken Korach, author of "Holy Toledo: Lessons From Bill King, Renaissance Man of the Mic," talks about what former NBA Referee Ed Rush said to him about an infamous Bill King Warriors basketball game broadcast in 1968, and how that day illustrated King's authenticity that made listeners gravitate to him. The full interview from this 2013 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://youtu.be/FinXgp9vgCo?si=c-XzIg2QN31LOLdl. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/HolyToledoBillKing.

Leslie S. Klinger, editor of "The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes," talks why he thinks the Sherlockian game is a good way to approach the stories and that it's not a bad thing to imagine that Holmes and Watson really lived. The full interview from this 2004 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/klinger-the-new-annotated-sherlock-holmes--44380394. Photo: https://lesliesklinger.com/.

Jessie Klein, author of "The Bully Society: School Shootings and the Crisis of Bullying in America's Schools," talks about microaggressions and masculinity challenges in schools and their role in leading to violence. The full interview from this 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA-PJxGIaNE. Photo: https://jessieklein.com/.

David L. Kirp, author of "The Sandbox Investment: The Preschool Movement and Kids-First Politics," talks about good politics vs good care for kids, and why preschool has to be more than babysitting. The full interview from this 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://youtu.be/AgLtuwse3Tg?si=c987Qi3jk1nj3b5k.

Bridget Kinsella, author of "Visiting Life: Women Doing Time on the Outside," talks about the 'Get On The Bus' program in Chowchilla, California, and the impact seeing a mother in prison visiting her young daughter had on her as both a writer and as somebody who never had the chance to become a mother herself. The full interview from this 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://youtu.be/1nOB_91bTJM?si=sw_5oqLYBWLjK8ZB.

Denise Kiernan, author of "The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II," reads an excerpt from the book about World War 2 veteran Dorothy "Dottie" Jones" and why being part of the war supporting operations was so important to her. The full interview from this 2013 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://youtu.be/xb4mApeYpZU?si=UH4x535yJ1Sn3Meo. Photo: Beowulf Sheehan: https://www.denisekiernan.com/.