1:54: Book critic Paula Gallagher reviews what has all the makings of the next great American novel, Colson Whitehead’s "The Underground Railroad."9:11: Sean Gallagher, IT editor of ars technica and our favorite tech-splainer, talks about the suspected Russian hack of Democratic National Committee email and its larger, geopolitical significance.28:33: We meet John Rusnak, a former currency trader convicted 14 years ago in one of the largest U.S. bank frauds in history. As an ex-offender, Rusnak now devotes a good part of his life to a jailhouse ministry, visiting young men and boys -- juveniles all -- who face trial for violent offenses. Rusk is executive director of UnCuffed, a faith-based organization devoted to young offenders who face an uncertain future.47:28: And we top off the show with a chat with John Shields, cookbook author, chef and owner of Gertrude’s in the Baltimore Museum of Art. Today’s topic is Corn: Beyond Boiled and Buttered. We’ll compare notes on recipes for corn off the cob.Links:http://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/writers_live_colson_whitehead_the_underground_railroad#.V64B71srK71http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/dnc-staffers-fbi-didnt-tell-us-for-months-about-possible-russian-hack/http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-john-rusnak-dry-cleaner-redemption-20140412-story.htmlhttp://www.uncuffedministries.org/team/http://www.johnshields.com/http://www.gertrudesbaltimore.com/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/dan-rodricks-blog/bal-corn-off-the-cob-some-recipes-from-chesapeake-connoisseur-john-shields-20160812-story.html