Episodios

  • They Made America by Harold Evans

    They Made America by Harold Evans
    Jun 15 2025
    Harold Evans, the late author of "They Made America: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators," talks about how A.P. Giannini helped change the banking industry by expanding services to the middle-class, and also speaks on what he did for the San Francisco Bay Area. The full interview from a 2004 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.
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    5 m
  • Havana Nocturne by TJ English

    Havana Nocturne by TJ English
    Jun 8 2025
    T.J. English, author of "Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution," talks about the entertainment scene in 1950s Cuba and the revolution that destroyed it toward the end of the decade. The full interview from a 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: tj-english.com.
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    5 m
  • Blood's a Rover by James Ellroy

    Blood's a Rover by James Ellroy
    Jun 1 2025
    James Ellroy, author of "Blood's a Rover," talks about what makes the way he writes about American History so unique. The full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: jamesellroy.net.
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    2 m
  • American Creation by Joseph J Ellis

    American Creation by Joseph J Ellis
    May 25 2025
    Joseph J. Ellis, author of "American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic," talks about why John Adams wanted more credit for writing the Declaration of Independence. The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: josephellishistorian.com.
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    2 m
  • Fault Line by Barry Eisler

    Fault Line by Barry Eisler
    May 18 2025
    Barry Eisler, author of "Fault Line," talks about how two brothers who don't get along find a way to come together and rely upon each other anyway. The full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: Douglas Sonders/barryeisler.com.
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    4 m
  • Facing The Wave by Gretel Ehrlich

    Facing The Wave by Gretel Ehrlich
    May 11 2025
    Gretel Ehrlich, author of "Facing The Wave," talks about how she went about learning the truth of what happened when a tsunami hit Japan in 2011, with the help of her interpreter guides, and the aftermath for the many people affected by the natural disaster. The full interview from a 2013 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: gretelehrlich.com
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    4 m
  • The Keep by Jennifer Egan

    The Keep by Jennifer Egan
    May 4 2025
    Jennifer Egan, author of "The Keep," reads an excerpt from the novel and gives her answer to the question "Can the imagined become the reality?" The full interview from a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: jenniferegan.com/Pieter M. van Hattem
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    5 m
  • The Bookman's Promise by John Dunning

    The Bookman's Promise by John Dunning
    Apr 27 2025
    John Dunning, the late author of "The Bookman's Promise," talks about the differences between a bookman and antiquarian, and how the bookman in the novel begins his own search for a book and a killer. The full interview from a 2005 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.
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    3 m
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