Best Jim Foster Conversations On The Coast Podcasts (2025)

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Intuition by Allegra Goodman 2:56

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Allegra Goodman, author of the novel "Intuition," talks about the pressure that scientists in the book face in order to fund their important research projects at their independent science labs. 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: allegragoodma…

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Errors and Omissions by Paul Goldstein 4:13

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Paul Goldstein, law professor and author of the novel "Errors and Omissions," talks about the struggle that the main character has with alcohol and about the twist in the book where Wall Street was behind the Hollywood blacklisting era. The full interview from a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever …

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Indian Winter by Jane Laura Goldsmith 5:36

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Jane Laura Goldsmith, author of the novel "Indian Winter," reads an excerpt from the book when a surprising discovery is revealed, and also talks about the unique relationship between the main character, fourteen-year-old Winona, and a Native American named Bell whom she finds herself attracted to. The full interview from a 2013 episode of "Convers…

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And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You by Kathi Kamen Goldmark 3:55

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Kathi Kamen Goldmark, author of the novel "And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You," talks about what it was like to finish her first novel and the challenges of writing books while keeping other steady work at the same time. The full interview from a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your …

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Tea for Ruby by Sarah Ferguson with illustrations by Robin Preiss Glasser 2:47

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Robin Preiss Glasser, illustrator of "Tea for Ruby," talks about what happens when the main character, Ruby, visits grandma's house to learn how to transform from the person she is to the person she hopes to be. The book was written by Sarah Ferguson The Duchess of York, and the full interview from a 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with…

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And the Dark Sacred Night by Julia Glass 3:52

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Julia Glass, author of "And the Dark Sacred Night," reads an excerpt from the novel that gives context from the perspective of the main character's single teenage mother as he tries later in life to search for the identity of his biological father. The full interview from a 2014 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard n…

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Kyra by Carol Gilligan 2:39

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Carol Gilligan, psychologist and author of the novel "Kyra," talks about how the main character in the novel redefines the 'structure' in her therapy in order to get to the real truth behind events in her life. The full interview from a 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.…

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Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 2:00

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Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia," talks about the importance of pleasure and devotion in life and the need for a steady balance to keep them strong. The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you g…

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Foster: Last Episode on 960 AM in San Francisco 28:06

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On this special episode, host and producer Jim Foster speaks with technical producer Robert Costa about how "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" became a long-running program airing on various radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area for several decades, and also speaks about how the book publishing world has changed over the years, whe…

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Glass: The Whole World Over 2007 18:26

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In "The Whole World Over," author Julia Glass writes a novel about all the little accidents in life that come together to determine our choices in love and connections to others in the world. This second discussion about the book took place on a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California. P…

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Ellroy: Perfidia 22:50

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In "Perfidia," author James Ellroy writes a historical novel and the first volume of his second L.A. Quartet series, set in Los Angeles in 1941 that follows the story of several very different people who come together to investigate the murder of a Japanese family as America is at the brink of World War II. This discussion with the author took plac…

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Prejean: The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions 18:31

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In "The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions," author Sister Helen Prejean talks about her first-hand experiences witnessing the execution of Dobie Gillis Williams in 1999 and Joseph Roger O'Dell in 1997, how poor people are primarily affected by wrongful executions, and why the execution of Michael Morales was postponed…

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Perry: Dorchester Terrace: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel 22:04

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In "Dorchester Terrace: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel," the late author Anne Perry writes the next novel in a series in which Thomas Pitt is now the head of Britain's Special Branch, and follows the story of him and his wife trying to get information from two women in order to prevent an international catastrophe. This conversation took place o…

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Goldmark: Her Wild Oats 22:37

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In "Her Wild Oats," the late author Kathi Kamen Goldmark writes a novel about two people at very different points in their lives who develop an unlikely friendship, a thirteen-year-old boy who plays the harmonica, and a young woman who recently discovered her husband was having an affair. In this discussion, the late author's husband Sam Barry talk…

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Glass: And the Dark Sacred Night 22:08

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In "And the Dark Sacred Night," author Julia Glass writes a novel about a man's quest to find his biological father and what he discovered along the journey about himself and the world. This discussion took place on a 2014 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California. Photo: Robert Costa.…

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Frey & King: A Million Little Pieces & Parched 5:31

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In this episode, Jim Foster shares his thoughts on the publishing scandal surrounding James Frey's memoir "A Million Little Pieces" and why a memoir by Heather King entitled "Parched" is more meaningful surrounding the subject of alcoholism and addiction, especially considering the fact that many things written as personal experiences in Frey's mem…

Jim Foster Conversations On The Coast Podcasts

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Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast

Jim Foster: Conversations On The Coast

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Intuition by Allegra Goodman 2:56

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Errors and Omissions by Paul Goldstein 4:13

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Indian Winter by Jane Laura Goldsmith 5:36

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And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You by Kathi Kamen Goldmark 3:55

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Tea for Ruby by Sarah Ferguson with illustrations by Robin Preiss Glasser 2:47

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And the Dark Sacred Night by Julia Glass 3:52

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Kyra by Carol Gilligan 2:39

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Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 2:00

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Foster: Last Episode on 960 AM in San Francisco 28:06

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Glass: The Whole World Over 2007 18:26

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Ellroy: Perfidia 22:50

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Prejean: The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions 18:31

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Perry: Dorchester Terrace: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel 22:04

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Goldmark: Her Wild Oats 22:37

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Glass: And the Dark Sacred Night 22:08

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Frey & King: A Million Little Pieces & Parched 5:31