HeyJaredJim Foster: Conversations On The Coast
Authors from around the world discuss their book with host Jim Foster. "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" aired for over two decades on radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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- Sep 20, 2026
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The Boat by Nam Le (opens the original)
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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/.
Defending Jacob by William Landay (opens the original)
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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/.
Pirate Hunters by Robert Kurson (opens the original)
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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-legend
Letters to a Young Teacher by Jonathan Kozol (opens the original)
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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/.
Holy Toledo by Ken Korach (opens the original)
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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-XzIg2QN31LOLd
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