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
QA: Betty Koed, "Scenes"
ALL NEW EPISODE!!!
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 chronicle…
01:02:05 |
Mon 29 Jan 2024
AW: Donald McNeil, "The Wisdom of Plagues - Lessons from 25 Years of Covering Pandemics"
Journalist Donald McNeil spoke about what he's learned from covering pandemics for 25 years for the New York Times. He was interviewed by Science Magazine senior correspondent Jon Cohen.
Learn more…
00:55:09 |
Sat 27 Jan 2024
BN: Ep 150 Nigel Hamilton, "FDR at War" Trilogy
When Nigel Hamilton was a student at Cambridge University in Great Britain, he stayed for a brief time with Winston and Lady Churchill at their home at Chartwell in Kent. He also spent hours talking …
01:17:36 |
Tue 23 Jan 2024
AW: David Stockman, "Trump's War on Capitalism"
Reagan OMB director David Stockman argued that the economic policies of the Trump administration were a failure. He was interviewed by New York Times Federal Reserve & economy reporter Jeanna Smialek…
01:00:32 |
Sat 20 Jan 2024
AB: Brad Meltzer's Ordinary People Change the World Series
Author Brad Meltzer discussed the 10th anniversary of his children's series Ordinary People Change the World. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction …
00:32:29 |
Thu 18 Jan 2024
BN: Kira Anne West, Defense Attorney
It has been 3 years since the January 6th events at the U.S. Capitol occurred. Since that time close to 300 individuals have been charged with a crime by the U.S. Justice Department. Because of the S…
01:05:49 |
Tue 16 Jan 2024
AW: Rachel Slade, "Making It in America"
Journalist Rachel Slade looked at the challenges of manufacturing goods in the United States through the lens of a sweatshirt company in Maine. She was interviewed by author and New York Times editor…
01:02:39 |
Sat 13 Jan 2024
BN: Amrita Chakrabarti Myers, "The Vice President's Black Wife"
The name of the book is "The Vice President's Black Wife." The author is Amrita Chakrabarti Myers. Prof. Myers teaches history at Indiana University. She explains best what is between the covers of h…
01:05:13 |
Tue 09 Jan 2024
Q&A: Cassandra Good, "First Family"
Historian Cassandra Good talks about the lives and complicated legacies of George Washington's heirs. George and Martha Washington never had children together, but they raised Martha's children, and …
01:02:30 |
Mon 08 Jan 2024
AW: Peter Biskind, "Pandora's Box - How Guts, Guile, and Greed Upended TV"
Cultural critic and film historian Peter Biskind looked at the changes in television over the past 40 years from the networks to cable to streaming. He was interviewed by Wall Street Journal media a…
01:03:48 |
Sun 07 Jan 2024
AB: John Sargent, "Turning Pages"
Former Macmillan CEO John Sargent discussed his memoir about his four decades in the publishing industry. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction book…
00:31:43 |
Fri 05 Jan 2024
BN: Ross Perot on His Life & Career
With less than a year to go before the 2024 presidential election, there continues to be a lot of chatter about the possible impact of a candidate on the ballot who is not a Republican or a Democrat.…
01:05:11 |
Tue 02 Jan 2024
Q&A: Craig Fehrman, "Author in Chief"
Journalist and historian Craig Fehrman analyzes American presidents through the lens of the books they've written. This program originally aired in February of 2020.
Make your donation at: c-span.org…
01:02:44 |
Mon 01 Jan 2024
BONUS EPISODE: Convo w/ New Q&A Host Peter Slen
This week a conversation with the new host of Q&A, Peter Slen. We discuss the mission of the program, what to expect, and the best parts of hosting a one-hour conversation with interesting individua…
00:11:05 |
Wed 27 Dec 2023
BN: R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., "How Do We Get Out of Here?"
On the cover of R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.'s memoir is a photo of him holding a 3-olive martini. It was obviously his choice and part of a message he chooses to send his readers about his life after 79 y…
00:42:58 |
Tue 26 Dec 2023
Q&A: Kate Bowler, "Everything Happens for a Reason"
Prosperity gospel scholar, Kate Bowler, discusses her memoir, "Everything Happens for a Reason," in which she reflects on being diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and the age of 35. This program ori…
01:03:02 |
Mon 25 Dec 2023
BN: Nick Bunker, "In the Shadow of Fear"
British-born author Nick Bunker, our guest this week, has written books on the Mayflower Pilgrims, the Revolutionary War, and a biography of Benjamin Franklin. Lately he has turned his attention to A…
01:15:23 |
Tue 19 Dec 2023
Q&A: Susannah Cahalan, "The Great Pretender"
Journalist Susannah Cahalan discusses her book "The Great Pretender," about a 1973 experiment, led by Stanford psychologist David Rosenhan, that was conducted to test the legitimacy of psychiatric ho…
01:02:04 |
Mon 18 Dec 2023
AW: Tim Alberta "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory"
The Atlantic staff writer Tim Alberta examined the evangelical movement in America and its intersection with political issues. He was interviewed by Messiah University history professor and author J…
01:02:13 |
Sun 17 Dec 2023
BN: Michael Bryant (Co-Editor), "Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' and the Holocaust"
Michael S. Bryant, our guest this week, is a professor of history and legal studies specializing in the impact of the Holocaust. He's based at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Among his…
01:06:32 |
Tue 12 Dec 2023
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of C-SPAN. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.