News Director Shannon Young interviews author, scholar and award-winner Bill McKibben about his latest book, The Flag, The Cross and the Station Wagon; A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened. McKibben is the founder of the environmental organization 350.org, author of multiple […]
KGNU's Shannon Young talked with two experts about media literacy and the nebulous social media landscape. Our guests include Claire Woodcock, a regular contributor to Vice's Motherboard, and Dr. Ellis Jones, a sociologist, and author of "A Better World Shopping Guide," a handbook for socially and eco-conscious consumers. KGNU intern, […]
On today's A Public Affair, teen journalist Lily Nobel interviews health journalist Lisa L. Lewis about her new book, The Sleep-Deprived Teen, which centers on teen sleep and the argument for later school start times. Listen: (Download Audio)
Our Guest this morning is Kali Fajardo-Anstine, an American novelist and short-story writer from Denver. 2020 winner of the American Book Award for her collection of stories: Sabrina & Corina. Kali has recently published her first novel, Woman of Light, now a national bestseller. (Download Audio) Storytellers of Color […]
KGNU's Young Adult book reviewer Phoebe Donovan interviews Crystal Maldonado, author of No Filter and Other Lies. Phoebe Donovan. Maldonado's debut novel, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega, was a Cosmopolitan Best New Book and a POPSUGAR Best New YA Novel. Listen: (Download Audio)
People across the country are still digesting the ruling handed down by a Supreme Court majority that effectively overruled a pillar of reproductive rights that had been in place for 50 years. While it wasn’t necessarily a surprise, it still sent out shock waves. On today’s A Public Affair, KGNU […]
Severe weather effects like drought, heat waves, unseasonal fires, and high wind make climate change hard to ignore across the Front Range. To talk about what actions Boulder County is taking to prepare for changing climate change and protect the most vulnerable populations, KGNU's Rossana Longo Better speaks with Marina […]