C-SPAN Bookshelf
The C-SPAN Bookshelf podcast feed makes it easy for you to listen to all of the C-SPAN podcast episodes about nonfiction books. Each week we gather episodes from the different C-SPAN podcasts that feature authors talking about history, biography, current events, and culture to make it easier to discover the episodes and listen. If you like nonfiction books, follow this podcast feed so you never miss an episode!
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 375
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
AW: Soraya Chemaly, "The Resilience Myth"
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 Cen…
00:59:53 |
Sat 13 Jul 2024
Meg Medina on Reading & Young People
Author Meg Medina, the 8th and current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature at the Library of Congress, discussed her efforts to reach and connect with young readers.
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00:31:10 |
Fri 12 Jul 2024
BN+: Investigative Reporter Brody Mullins on Google & Law Professor Joshua Wright, and "The Wolves of K Street"
On Saturday, June 8th, 2024, the headline in the Wall Street Journal Saturday review section read: "The Hidden Life of Google's Secret Weapon." The author was Brody Mullins, a veteran investigative r…
01:10:55 |
Tue 09 Jul 2024
Q&A: David Charter, "Royal Audience"
The Times of London U.S. editor David Charter, author of "Royal Audience," discusses the special relationship that Queen Elizabeth II had with the United States and U.S. presidents over her 70-year r…
01:03:22 |
Mon 08 Jul 2024
BN+: Robert Schmuhl, "Mr. Churchill in the White House"
Robert Schmuhl is the Walter Annenberg-Edmund Joyce Chair Emeritus in American Studies and Journalism at the University of Notre Dame. He has often written about the American presidency. His newest b…
01:12:22 |
Tue 02 Jul 2024
Q&A: Frank Bruni, "The Age of Grievance"
New York Times opinion columnist Frank Bruni, author of "The Age of Grievance," argues that we are living in a cultural and political era defined by victimhood and perceived injustice. He discusses t…
01:04:07 |
Mon 01 Jul 2024
AW: Ruchir Sharma, "What Went Wrong with Capitalism"
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.
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01:05:33 |
Sun 30 Jun 2024
BN+: David Tatel, "Vision"
On January 16, 2024, after nearly 30 years, David Tatel retired as a judge on the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. On the cover of his new memoir is a photo of Judge Tatel in hi…
01:12:31 |
Tue 25 Jun 2024
Q&A: Virginia Ali & Bernard Demczuk, "Breaking Barriers with Chili"
We sat down with Ben's Chili Bowl owner Virginia Ali and Ben's Chili Bowl official historian Bernard Demczuk to talk about the history of the Washington, DC, landmark. Opened in 1958 by Ben and Virgi…
01:03:30 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
AW: Lawrence Ingrassia, "A Fatal Inheritance - How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery"
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 re…
01:00:35 |
Sun 23 Jun 2024
AB: Cass Sunstein on Campus Free Speech
Harvard Law professor Cass Sunstein discussed his book on freedom of speech and how it applies to students, professors, and administrators on college campuses. About Books also reported on the latest…
00:32:34 |
Fri 21 Jun 2024
BN+: Historian Stacey Schiff at Purdue University
Six-time book author Stacy Schiff made a guest appearance in early April at Purdue University. She was a guest of the C-SPAN Center for Scholarship & Engagement. A large number of questions were aske…
01:10:53 |
Tue 18 Jun 2024
Q&A: Christina Swarns, Innocence Project Executive Director
Since its founding in 1992, the Innocence Project has been responsible for getting hundreds of wrongfully convicted people in the United States out of prison. Attorney and Innocence Project executive…
01:02:08 |
Mon 17 Jun 2024
AW: Ernesto Londoño, "Trippy - The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics"
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 Sh…
01:05:41 |
Sat 15 Jun 2024
BN+: Garrett Graff, "When the Sea Came Alive"
"June 6, 1944, is the most famous single day in all human history." Those are the words of Garrett Graff in his author's note in his book "When the Sea Came Alive." This month is the 80th anniversary…
01:06:32 |
Tue 11 Jun 2024
Q&A: George Takei, "My Lost Freedom"
Author and actor George Takei talks about growing up in internment camps in the U.S. during World War II, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Mr. Takei and his family w…
00:55:33 |
Mon 10 Jun 2024
AW: Shefali Luthra, "Undue Burden - Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America"
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.
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00:59:29 |
Sat 08 Jun 2024
AB: Andrea Fleck-Nisbet on Independent Book Publishing
Independent Book Publishers Association CEO Andrea Fleck-Nisbet discussed her trade association's work to promote small and mid-sized presses and author-published books. About Books also reported on …
00:30:45 |
Fri 07 Jun 2024
BN+: Erik Larson, "The Demon of Unrest"
In the first week of publication of Erik Larson's latest book "The Demon of Unrest," sales put it at the very top of the bestseller list. It's about the start of the Civil War, with a focus on the fi…
01:08:32 |
Tue 04 Jun 2024
Q&A: World War II Veterans Steve Ellis & Rolf Slen
We sat down with two World War II veterans – former U.S. Navy gunnery officer Steve Ellis and former U.S. Army Air Force B-24 navigator Rolf Slen – to talk about their experiences during the war. Mr.…
01:01:29 |
Mon 03 Jun 2024
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