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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.

Location:

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

Contact:

400 North Capitol Street NW Suite 650 Washington DC 20001 (202) 737-3220


Episodes
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Jonathan Turley, "The Indispensable Right"

7/21/2024
Law professor Jonathan Turley highlights individuals who've fought to exercise & defend the right to free speech throughout U.S. history. Author and American Civil Liberties Union former president Nadine Strossen interviews him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:04:04

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Soraya Chemaly, "The Resilience Myth"

7/14/2024
Writer and activist Soraya Chemaly offered an alternative view of grit and resilience today in a world of overlapping crises. She was interviewed by University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center Instructor Judith Saltzberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:01:53

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David Sanger, "New Cold Wars"

7/7/2024
New York Times correspondent David Sanger spoke about China's rise, Russia's invasion of Ukraine & America's role in the world in the 21st century. He was interviewed by Harvard University Belfer Center senior fellow Paula Dobriansky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:59:14

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Ruchir Sharma, "What Went Wrong with Capitalism"

6/30/2024
Rockefeller International chairman Ruchir Sharma explains why he believes capitalism is broken and how it can be fixed. He was interviewed by the Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:05:33

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Lawrence Ingrassia, "A Fatal Inheritance - How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery"

6/23/2024
Former New York Times editor Lawrence Ingrassia spoke about cancer research and his own family's rare medical history with the disease. He was interviewed by Wall Street Journal health and science reporter Amy Dockser Marcus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:00:35

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Ernesto Londoño, "Trippy - The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics"

6/16/2024
The New York Times' Ernesto Londono looked at the use of psychedelics in mental health treatment & described his own experience with them. He was interviewed by Politico Health Care reporter Erin Shumaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:05:41

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Shefali Luthra, "Undue Burden - Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America"

6/8/2024
Health reporter Shefali Luthra looks at what impact the 2022 Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is having on patients seeking an abortion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:59:29

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Mike Hixenbaugh, "They Came for the Schools"

6/1/2024
NBC investigative reporter Mike Hixenbaugh looked at how issues around race and identity are playing out in school districts around the country. He was interviewed by Chalkbeat story editor and author Cara Fitzpatrick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:00:41

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Freeman Hrabowski, "The Resilient University"

5/25/2024
Author and president emeritus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Freeman Hrabowski talks about the role of college presidents, the handling of campus protests over the war in Gaza, and political involvement in higher education. His new book "The Resilient University" looks at how UMBC dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic and the racial unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd by police in the summer of 2020. Freeman Hrabowski served as president of UMBC from 1992-2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:05:12

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Jim Wallis, "The False White Gospel"

5/18/2024
Theologian Jim Wallis argued that a faith of love, healing and hope must be used to dismantle a false gospel that promotes White Christian Nationalism. He was interviewed by Daily Beast columnist and author Wajahat Ali. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:01:53

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Johann Hari, "Magic Pill"

5/11/2024
Journalist Johann Hari reported on the success and concerns surrounding the new weight-loss drugs, as well as his personal experience taking Ozempic. He was interviewed by Bloomberg News health reporter Madison Muller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:04:10

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David Sanger, "New Cold Wars"

5/4/2024
New York Times correspondent David Sanger spoke about China's rise, Russia's invasion of Ukraine & America's role in the world in the 21st century. He was interviewed by Harvard University Belfer Center senior fellow Paula Dobriansky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:00:01

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Susan Page, "The Rulebreaker - The Life and Times of Barbara Walters"

4/28/2024
USA Today's Susan Page spoke about the life and career of Barbara Walters. She was interviewed by former ABC News White House Correspondent Ann Compton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:00:49

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Eddie Glaude, "We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For"

4/20/2024
Princeton University professor Eddie Glaude spoke about his views on Black politics & how the Black community moves forward in America's democracy. He was interviewed by Harvard University History, Race, & Public Policy Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:04:48

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Batya Ungar-Sargon "Second Class"

4/13/2024
Newsweek’s Batya Ungar-Sargon talks with working class Americans about their lives & policies they believe could help get them to the middle class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:01:18

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Annie Jacobsen, "Nuclear War"

4/6/2024
Journalist Annie Jacobsen chronicled the sequence of events that would occur at home and around the globe following the launch of a nuclear missile. She was interviewed by author and national security analyst Joe Cirincione. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:00:45

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Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation"

3/30/2024
NYU professor Jonathan Haidt argued that technology is harming the social development and mental health of children. He was interviewed by Harvard University Center for Digital Thriving co-director and author Emily Weinstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:02:55

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Teresa Ghilarducci, "Work, Retire, Repeat - The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy"

3/23/2024
New School economic professor Teresa Ghilarducci offered her thoughts on how to make retirement in the U.S. attainable for more Americans. She was interviewed by Washington Post economics correspondent Abha Bhattarai. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:00:42

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Jane Marie, "Selling the Dream"

3/16/2024
Journalist Jane Marie reported on how multilevel marketing businesses make their profits. She was interviewed by Business Insider senior correspondent Emily Stewart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:03:03

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Dr. Elizabeth Comen, "All in Her Head"

3/9/2024
Dr. Elizabeth Comen looked at the medical history of women's health and discussed how the narrative around women's bodies was shaped mostly by men. She was interviewed by Muhlenberg College Medical Humanities Program Director Jacqueline Antonovich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:01:05