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C-SPAN brings together best-selling nonfiction authors and influential interviewers for wide-ranging, hour- long conversations. Find this podcast every Saturday after 10 pm ET. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "Lectures in History" and "Q&A" podcasts.
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Washington, DC
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C-SPAN
Description:
C-SPAN brings together best-selling nonfiction authors and influential interviewers for wide-ranging, hour- long conversations. Find this podcast every Saturday after 10 pm ET. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "Lectures in History" and "Q&A" podcasts.
Twitter:
@booktv
Language:
English
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400 North Capitol Street NW Suite 650 Washington DC 20001 (202) 737-3220
Email:
booktv@c-span.org
Episodes
Paul Blustein, "King Dollar - The Past and Future of the World's Dominant Currency"'
3/30/2025
Writer Paul Blustein made the case for why he believes the dollar will remain the world's dominant currency. He was interviewed by author and Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Zongyuan Zoe Liu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:07:38
Michael Lewis, "Who is Government?"
3/23/2025
Bestselling author Michael Lewis posed the question, who works for the government and why does their work matter? He's interviewed by Harvard Kennedy School of Government Public Policy & Management Professor Elizabeth Linos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:05:29
Dr. Adam Ratner, "Booster Shots -The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children's Health"
3/16/2025
Dr. Adam Ratner spoke about the resurgence of measles that he's seeing as a pediatrician and the future of children's health. He was interviewed by George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health professor Emily Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:06:58
Omar El Akkad, "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This"
3/9/2025
Omar El Akkad questions if the U.S. is forsaking its core values, after covering wars around the globe & social unrest as a journalist for 20 years. He's interviewed by author and University of Oxford Modern Middle Eastern History professor Eugene Rogan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:08:30
Kevin Fagan, "The Lost and the Found - A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family, and Second Chances"
3/2/2025
Journalist Kevin Fagan reports on the underlying issues of homelessness in America, tracing the experiences of two unhoused persons in San Francisco. He was interviewed by former Obama Administration HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:18:44
Eve Ewing, "Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism"
2/23/2025
Professor Eve Ewing argues that education systems in the United States have been designed to reinforce racial inequality at the expense of Black & Native children. She's interviewed by Associate Press editor Alia Wong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:09:10
Anson Frericks, "Last Call for Bud Light"
2/16/2025
Former president of Anheuser-Busch Sales & Distribution Company Anson Frericks offers his insight to the Bud Light controversy, declining sales & its future. He was interviewed by the Competitive Enterprise Institute senior fellow Richard Morrison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:08:49
Omo Moses, "The White Peril - A Family Memoir"
2/9/2025
Omo Moses, son of civil rights organizer Robert Moses, talks about being Black in America through the voices of three generations of the Moses family. He's interviewed by University of Maryland, Baltimore County emeritus president Freeman Hrabowski. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:08:29
Eva Dou, House of Huawei - The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company"
2/2/2025
The Washington Post's Eva Dou explains how Huawei became China's most powerful company & what that means for its global competitors. She was interviewed by author and Council on Foreign Relations emerging technologies and national security chair Adam Segal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:08:22
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), "It Takes Chutzpah - How to Fight Fearlessly for Progressive Change"
1/19/2025
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) shares his thoughts on having the tenacity to pursue progressive goals through strong alliances, hard work, & focus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:04:29
Adam Chandler, "99% Perspiration - A New Working History of the American Way of Life"
1/12/2025
Journalist Adam Chandler argues that hard work is not enough to obtain the American dream. He's interviewed by author Alissa Quart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:07:20
Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), "We Before Me"
1/5/2025
Congressman Mark Green (R-TN) discusses division in America and the advantages of putting others before self. He's interviewed by Military Times deputy editor Leo Shane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:00:44
Andy Puzder, "A Tyranny for the Good of Its Victims"
12/22/2024
Andy Puzder, former CEO of CKE Restaurants, took a critical look at stakeholder capitalism, which he argues is a form of socialism that will hurt the middle and lower classes in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:59:17
James Rickards, "MoneyGPT - AI and the Threat to the Global Economy"
12/15/2024
Economist and investment advisor James Rickards spoke about the potential threats that AI poses to the global economy and national security. He was interviewed by George Mason University Distingushed University Professor J.P. Singh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:05:43
T.J. English, "The Last Kilo"
12/7/2024
Journalist T.J. English spoke about the rise and fall of "Los Muchachos," one of the most successful cocaine empires in U.S. history. He was interviewed by author and Brookings Institution senior fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:04:54
Rep. Mike Waltz, "Hard Truths - Think and Lead Like a Green Beret"
12/1/2024
Congressman Mike Waltz (R-FL) spoke about serving in Afghanistan as a Green Beret and how his military career influences his decision making. He was interviewed by Politico Pentagon and National Security Reporter Paul Mcleary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:07:44
Stephanie Gorton, "The Icon and the Idealist - Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry That Brought Birth Control to America"
11/24/2024
Stephanie Gorton looked at the lives & rivalry between two key figures in the early movement for birth control & reproductive rights. She was interviewed by author and UC Davis School of Law professor Mary Ziegler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:02:37
Vince Beiser, "Power Metal - The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future"
11/17/2024
Journalist Vince Beiser looked at how the race to mine metals and other natural resources needed in technology & renewable energy is impacting geopolitics and the environment. He was interviewed by Wall Street Journal global metals and mining reporter Julie Steinberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:58:43
Tom Fitton, "Rights and Freedoms in Peril - An Investigative Report on the Left's Attack on America"
11/10/2024
Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton argues that the Left is attacking American rights and freedoms. He was interviewed by Washington Times legal affairs reporter Alex Swoyer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:04:15
Lina Zeldovich, "The Living Medicine"
11/3/2024
Journalist Lina Zeldovich explained how a nearly forgotten lifesaving "healing virus" could be groundbreaking in treating deadly infectious diseases. She was interviewed by USA Today health reporter Adrianna Rodriguez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:58:30