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: Mike Hixenbaugh, "They Came for the Schools"
NBC investigative reporter Mike Hixenbaugh looked at how issues of race and identity are playing out in school districts around the country. He was interviewed by Chalkbeat editor and author Cara Fit…
01:00:41 |
Sat 01 Jun 2024
BN+: Glenn Loury, "Late Admissions"
Glenn C. Loury is a professor of economics. He teaches at Brown University and is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. He calls his new book "Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservati…
01:13:41 |
Tue 28 May 2024
Q&A: Betty Koed, "Scenes"
This Memorial Day weekend, retired U.S. Senate Historian Betty Koed shares stories from her book "Scenes: People, Places and Events That Shaped the United States Senate." It's a collection of brief c…
01:04:19 |
Mon 27 May 2024
BN+: Alan Taylor, "American Civil Wars"
Alan Taylor is the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation professor of history at the University of Virginia. He is only one of 5 history writers who have won the Pulitzer Prize twice. His 11 books foc…
01:07:27 |
Tue 21 May 2024
Q&A: Freeman Hrabowski, "The Resilient University"
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 p…
01:04:24 |
Mon 20 May 2024
AW: Jim Wallis, "The False White Gospel"
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…
01:01:53 |
Sat 18 May 2024
BN+: Craig Whitlock, "Fat Leonard"
For over 10 years, Washington Post investigative reporter Craig Whitlock has tracked the story of Malaysian shakedown man Leonard Francis, aka "Fat Leonard," and his collusion with hundreds of U.S. N…
01:19:25 |
Tue 14 May 2024
Q&A: Ilyon Woo, "Master Slave Husband Wife"
Ilyon Woo, our guest this week, was recently awarded the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography for her book "Master Slave Husband Wife." The book recounts the harrowing journey of self-emancipation made …
01:00:39 |
Mon 13 May 2024
AW: Johann Hari, "Magic Pill"
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 repor…
01:04:10 |
Sat 11 May 2024
AB: Children's Book Author Jonah Winter on Censorship
Award winning children's book author Jonah Winter discussed his experiences with censorship, and why he believes cancel culture is more dangerous than book banning.
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00:31:26 |
Fri 10 May 2024
BN+: Larry Tye, "The Jazzmen"
Duke Ellington was the grandson of slaves. Louis Armstrong was born in a News Orleans slum so tough that it was called "The Battlefield." William James "Count" Basie grew up in a world unfamiliar to …
01:05:12 |
Tue 07 May 2024
Q&A: Patrick Kennedy, "Profiles in Mental Health Courage"
Former congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) talks about Americans who have struggled with mental illness and the stigma and silence that he says still surrounds it. He shares the stories of the people …
01:03:47 |
Mon 06 May 2024
AW: David Sanger, "New Cold Wars"
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 Cen…
01:00:01 |
Sat 04 May 2024
BN+: Carolyn Eisenberg, "Fire and Rain"
The book "Fire and Rain" is a narrative, according to author Carolyn Woods Eisenberg, about the way national security decisions, formed at the highest level of government, affect the lives of individ…
01:12:00 |
Tue 30 Apr 2024
Q&A: Jochen "Jack" Wurfl, "My Two Lives"
Half Jewish and a member of the Hitler Youth who saw Adolf Hitler in person, Jochen "Jack" Wurfl, author of "My Two Lives," talks about surviving in Nazi Germany and his later life and success in the…
01:02:56 |
Mon 29 Apr 2024
AW: Susan Page, "The Rulebreaker - The Life and Times of Barbara Walters"
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.
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01:00:49 |
Sat 27 Apr 2024
AB: Publishing Analyst Brenna Connor on Book Sales in 2024
Publishing industry analyst Brenna Connor discussed sales trends and bestsellers in the first quarter of 2024, as well as predictions for the remainder of the year. About Books also reported on the l…
00:30:05 |
Fri 26 Apr 2024
BN+: Joseph Epstein, "Never Say You've Had a Lucky Life"
Early in his newest of over 30 books, Joseph Epstein, our guest this week, writes: "I feel extremely lucky in all these realms in which I had no real choice: parents, epoch, country, and throw in rel…
01:05:08 |
Tue 23 Apr 2024
Q&A: Zachary Treitz & Christian Hansen, "American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders"
Filmmakers Zachary Treitz and Christian Hansen discuss their 4-part Netflix docuseries "American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders," about the events surrounding the death of freelance journalist Danny…
01:04:50 |
Mon 22 Apr 2024
AW: Eddie Glaude, "We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For"
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, …
01:04:48 |
Sat 20 Apr 2024
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