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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller podcast

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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

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  Minnesota Public Radio  

Where Readers Meet Writers. Conversations on books and ideas, Fridays at 11 a.m.

Where Readers Meet Writers. Conversations on books and ideas, Fridays at 11 a.m.

 

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#150

Daisy Hernandez on the many layers of 'Citizenship'

This week, the [Supreme Court heard arguments ] (https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/nx-s1-5732... more

22 hrs Ago

51 MINS

51:46

22 hrs Ago

#149

Louise Erdrich seduces with 'Python's Kiss'

A new book by Minnesota author Louise Erdrich is always reason to celebrate. The acclaime... more

27 Mar 2026

56 MINS

56:12

27 Mar 2026

#148

Looking for grace in ‘The Glorians’

What does it mean to live richly, even radiantly, while facing the impending darkness of c... more

20 Mar 2026

52 MINS

52:24

20 Mar 2026

#147

How ancient stones helped megalith-hunter Fiona Robertson stay grounded through grief

When it comes to megaliths — massive stones set in place by prehistoric people — Americans... more

13 Mar 2026

51 MINS

51:35

13 Mar 2026

#146

Daniyal Mueenuddin pulls from his life for an upstairs-downstairs novel set in Pakistan

Daniyal Mueenuddin grew up in two vastly different worlds. As a child, he lived with his p... more

06 Mar 2026

51 MINS

51:31

06 Mar 2026

#145

Between a rock and adulthood: Risk and reward in Gabriel Tallent's novel 'Crux'

Rock climbing is risky. But so is life. And friendship. And following your dreams. Nothing... more

27 Feb 2026

52 MINS

52:03

27 Feb 2026

#144

Tracy K. Smith prescribes poetry as a balm to our wounds in 'Fear Less'

When Tracy K. Smith was named U.S. Poet Laureate in 2017, the country was in a fragile pla... more

20 Feb 2026

54 MINS

54:45

20 Feb 2026

#143

Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar on 'The Other Side of Change'

Change is inevitable. But that doesn’t stop us from fearing it. We fear the uncertainty.... more

13 Feb 2026

48 MINS

48:32

13 Feb 2026

#142

'Moby-Dick' is recast with a woman at its center in 'Call Me Ishmaelle'

It takes courage to reimagine a classic. Xiaolu Guo was drawn to Herman Melville’s “Moby-... more

06 Feb 2026

53 MINS

53:48

06 Feb 2026

#141

A journalist uncovers her family secret: They were spies for the Nazis

“You have a good life,” her aunt said. “You don’t want to ruin it with the past.” Those wo... more

30 Jan 2026

52 MINS

52:27

30 Jan 2026

#140

An aspiring novelist faces off against a spiteful and famous author in 'The Award'

When an aspiring novelist moves into an apartment above a famous author, the younger write... more

23 Jan 2026

56 MINS

56:46

23 Jan 2026

#139

Made to mingle: Why your brain is happier with friends

When MPR News host Kerri Miller travels to small towns around Minnesota for her [Rural Voi... more

16 Jan 2026

53 MINS

53:00

16 Jan 2026

#138

Jen Hatmaker rises from the ashes in 'Awake'

Only one day after Jen Hatmaker discovered her husband of 26 years was having an affair, h... more

09 Jan 2026

53 MINS

53:34

09 Jan 2026

#137

The best and most surprising Big Book shows of 2025, part two

Big Books and Bold Ideas host Kerri Miller interviews a lot of authors over the course of ... more

02 Jan 2026

51 MINS

51:34

02 Jan 2026

#136

The best and most surprising Big Book shows of 2025, part one

Big Books and Bold Ideas host Kerri Miller interviews a lot of authors over the course of ... more

26 Dec 2025

50 MINS

50:30

26 Dec 2025

#135

The delight — and potential downfall — of the modern dictionary

Dictionary.com’s word of the year isn’t really a word — [it’s a number] (https://www.dicti... more

19 Dec 2025

50 MINS

50:40

19 Dec 2025

#134

Looking for a chill? 'The Unveiling' is spooky, discomforting literary horror

Bad omens abound. But it’s not enough to dissuade 13 tourists on a luxury cruise to Antar... more

12 Dec 2025

51 MINS

51:02

12 Dec 2025

#133

Catherine Newman’s witty, warm and wary Rocky returns in ‘Wreck’

In Catherine Newman’s bestselling novel, “ [Sandwich] (https://www.harpercollins.com/produ... more

05 Dec 2025

54 MINS

54:04

05 Dec 2025

#132

Mary Lucia shares it all in 'What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder to Relate To'

For 17 years, Mary Lucia was the voice of The Current, MPR’s music-first radio station. He... more

28 Nov 2025

51 MINS

51:02

28 Nov 2025

#131

Talking Volumes: Kate Baer asks 'How About Now'

[Kate Baer] (https://www.katebaer.com/) wore sequins to Talking Volumes. It was a fitting ... more

21 Nov 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:38

21 Nov 2025

#130

Oyinkan Braithwaite talks curses, karma and the power to change fate in 'Cursed Daughters'

Curses have long animated literature. Cassandra labors under a curse in “The Iliad.” Alth... more

14 Nov 2025

51 MINS

51:06

14 Nov 2025

#129

The Minnesota author whose book inspired the movie 'Nuremberg'

“ [Nuremberg] (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29567915/) ” opens in the spring of 1945. Hitl... more

07 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:40

07 Nov 2025

#128

John Grisham talks justice, his new book and why he doesn't write sex

The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul was packed with [John Grisham] (https://jgrisham.com/) ... more

31 Oct 2025

1 HR 42 MINS

1:42:59

31 Oct 2025

#127

Anna North's new novel sees an ancient body as sacred treasure in 'Bog Queen'

The two women at the center of Anna North’s new novel, “Bog Queen,” are separated by time ... more

24 Oct 2025

53 MINS

53:46

24 Oct 2025

#126

Talking Volumes: Misty Copeland on ballet, ‘Bunheads’ and what comes next

Even before [Misty Copeland] (https://mistycopeland.com/) became the first Black woman to ... more

17 Oct 2025

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:56

17 Oct 2025

#125

Kate DiCamillo marvels at 25 years of 'Because of Winn-Dixie'

Twenty-five years ago this fall, a generation of readers met 10-year-old India Opal Buloni... more

10 Oct 2025

41 MINS

41:06

10 Oct 2025

#124

Talking Volumes: Patricia Lockwood's new novel is a COVID-induced fever dream

When [Patricia Lockwood] (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/242105/patricia-lockw... more

03 Oct 2025

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:01

03 Oct 2025

#123

Patrick Ryan's 'Buckeye' is a sweeping drama set in a small town in Ohio

The fictional Bonhomie, Ohio, where Patrick Ryan’s new novel, “ [Buckeye] (https://www.pen... more

26 Sep 2025

55 MINS

55:42

26 Sep 2025

#122

Kerri Miller talks with David French about politics, democracy and 'the exhausted majority'

The final ballots were still being counted in the presidential election last fall when Dav... more

25 Sep 2025

1 HR 35 MINS

1:35:49

25 Sep 2025

#121

Journalist Brian Goldstone talks about America's homeless problem in his new book

When the Wilder Foundation set out on a cool night in October of 2023 to count how many pe... more

19 Sep 2025

51 MINS

51:11

19 Sep 2025