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New Horizons in Education (Educational)
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- Host: Bob Kustra
- New Horizons in Education is a weekly program hosted by Boise State University President, Bob Kustra featuring interviews with people who help shape our world - in both the Treasure Valley and beyond.
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- Genres: Educational, Special Interest
- Location: Boise, ID
- Language: English
- Networks: Boise State Radio
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New Horizons: Anthony Colaprete
Fri, Dec 4
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Bob Kustra talks with Anthony Colaprete about NASA's recent mission to crash a rocket on the surface of the moon and the importance of the discovery of water on the lunar surface.
New Horizons: Doug Biesecker
Thu, Nov 26
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Bob Kustra queries Doug Biesecker of the National Space Weather Prediction Center about what exactly space weather is and how it impacts activities on Earth.
New Horizons: Ann Patchett
Fri, Nov 20
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Bob Kustra talks with acclaimed author Ann Patchett about her experience in the world of literature as well as the basics of her novel "Run."
New Horizons: John Medina
Fri, Nov 13
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Bob Kustra interviews Dr. John Medina about his book, "Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home and School." They delve into how the brain works, and what you can do to learn better and keep your brain healthy.
New Horizons: Kevin Mattson
Sat, Nov 7
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Bob Kustra talks with Kevin Mattson about his book which gives the historical background of Jimmy Carter's July, 1979 speech to the country on the energy crisis and America's "malaise."
New Horizons: Jacqueline Novogratz
Fri, Oct 30
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Bob Kustra interviews Jacqueline Novogratz about the Acumen Fund of which she is the founder and CEO, as well as about how smart business practices can effectively address issues of global poverty.
New Horizons: Bruce Reidel
Fri, Oct 23
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Bob Kustra speaks with Bruce Reidel, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution about terrorist groups and his book "The Search for Al Qaeda" as well as U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
New Horizons: Bill Meadows
Thu, Oct 15
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Bob Kustra talks with The Wilderness Societies' President Bill Meadows about the designation of 500,000 acres in the Owyhee Canyonlands as wilderness and about issues affecting wild lands in Idaho and the United States.
New Horizons: David Walker
Sat, Oct 10
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Bob Kustra talks with David Walker about his time as the U.S. Comptroller General, as well as his current endeavor as the President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. Mr Walker shares his perceptions about the federal budget crisis and what can be done about it.
New Horizons: Richard Nisbett
Fri, Oct 2
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Bob Kustra interviews Richard Nisbett about his book "Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Culture Count" and about the roles that family and socioeconomics can play in enhancing intelligence.
New Horizons: Jeffrey Crouch
Fri, Sep 25
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Bob Kustra talks with Jeffrey Crouch about the history of the pardon power and how it is being used in the modern era.
New Horizons: Elliot West
Fri, Sep 18
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Bob Kustra talks with Elliot west about his latest book "The Last Indian War," and the historical conquering of native peoples in the expanding United States.
New Horizons: Bill Bishop
Fri, Sep 11
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Bob Kustra talks with Journalist Bill Bishop about his book "The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart" and the evidence behind changing way-of-life segregation.
New Horizons: Encore - Gregory Feifer
Fri, Sep 4
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Bob Kustra talks with Gregory Feifer about his book "The Great Gamble," about the Soviet war in Afghanistan and the turbulent social and political character of the U.S. occupation in the country.
New Horizons: Gary Krist
Fri, Aug 28
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Bob Kustra talks with Gary Krist about the 1910 avalanche disaster in Washington state's Cascade mountains on the Great Northern Railway and about his book "The White Cascade" on the topic.
New Horizons: Doug Farquhar
Fri, Aug 21
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Bob Kustra talks with Doug Farquhar of the National Conference of State Legislatures about the impact and development of environmental health policy.
New Horizons: Jim McNamara
Thu, Aug 13
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Bob Kustra talks with Boise State University Hydrologist Jim McNamara of his research about how water moves through our ecosystems and impacts our world.
New Horizons: Carl Abbott
Fri, Aug 7
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Bob Kustra talks with Carl Abbott of Portland State University about the role that urbanization played in the development of the western United States and it's association with the future of the west.
New Horizons: Jay Parini
Fri, Jul 31
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Bob Kustra talks with author Jay Parini about writing his historical novel "The Last Station" as well as seeing the story portrayed in the upcoming movie directed by Michael Hoffman.
New Horizons: Barton Barbour
Fri, Jul 24
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Bob Kustra interviews Historian Barton Barbour about his new book "Jedediah Smith: No Ordinary Mountain Man," and the fur-trade in the American West.
New Horizons: Encore - Richard Louv
Mon, Jul 20
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Bob Kustra interviews Richard Louv about his book "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder" and why kids aren't connected with nature and the outdoors.
New Horizons: Encore - H.W. "Bill" Brands
Fri, Jul 10
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Bob Kustra speaks with H.W. Brands about his book "The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream"
New Horizons: Encore - Elliot West
Wed, Jul 1
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Bob Kustra interviews Historian Elliot West about the role of saloons in the cultural life of mining boomtowns on the Rocky Mountain Frontier and his book, "The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier."
New Horizons: Encore - Patricia Limerick
Sun, Jun 28
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Bob Kustra speaks with Patricia Limerick about how changing views of American Western history have affected understanding of forces that shaped settlement and development.
New Horizons: Encore - Dan Kunz
Thu, Jun 18
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Bob Kustra speaks with Dan Kunz about geothermal energy development in Idaho and the West.
New Horizons: Encore - Justin Hayes
Fri, Jun 12
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Bob Kustra interviews Justin Hayes about a four year investigation of mercury emissions from Nevada gold mines that have contributed mercury pollution to southern Idaho.
New Horizons: Encore - Richard Turley
Fri, Jun 5
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Bob Kustra speaks with Richard Turley about the factors that led to the 1857 attack by a Mormon militia of a pioneer wagon train.
New Horizons: Jonathan Weber
Fri, May 29
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Guest Host Marc Johnson talks with Jonathan Weber about his media company, New West, and how it fits in to today's ever-changing media environment. New West is dedicated to the politics and culture of the Rocky Mountain West.
New Horizons: Encore - Philip Fradkin
Wed, May 20
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Encore of Bob Kustra's interview with Philip Fradkin about the book "Wallace Stegner and the American West."
New Horizons: Philip Homan
Fri, May 15
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Bob Kustra talks with Idaho State University's Philip Homan about his research on Kittie Wilkins, dubbed the Horse Queen of Idaho. They cover her life as a horse trader, her role in the history of ranching in Owyhee County and the settling of southwest Idaho.
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