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
BTSA: "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston w/ Prof. Gary Richards
Zora Neale Hurston brings to life a Southern love story that explores race, gender roles, and identity, which influenced African-American and women's literature. In this episode, we speak with Englis…
00:24:15 |
Fri 03 Nov 2023
BN: Ben Stein, "The Peacemaker"
Ben Stein, our guest this week, is close to 80 years old. When he was in his 20s he wrote speeches for Richard Nixon. He wants you to know that he still calls Mr. Nixon his hero. Mr. Stein also tells…
01:00:44 |
Tue 31 Oct 2023
Q&A: Tom Cronin, "Imagining a Great Republic"
Professor Tom Cronin talked about his book, Imagining a Great Republic, a survey of American novels that have helped tell the story of the American political experiment.
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01:01:36 |
Mon 30 Oct 2023
AW: Martin Baron, "Collision of Power"
Martin Baron talks about leading the Washington Post as executive editor under the ownership of Jeff Bezos & during Donald Trump’s presidency. He's interviewed by NPR Media Correspondent David Folken…
01:01:49 |
Sun 29 Oct 2023
BTSA: "My Antonia" by Willa Cather w/ Historian Richard Norton Smith
Willa Cather's novel, My Ántonia, evokes the Nebraska prairie life of her childhood and pays tribute to the spirit and courage of immigrant pioneers in America. Historian Richard Norton Smith discuss…
00:24:31 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
AB: Book Bans & School Libraries
Bridgette Exman discussed her actions when she was criticized nationally for her efforts to comply with a state law on "age appropriate" books in Mason City, Iowa, school libraries. About Books also …
00:26:26 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
BN: Brooke Barbier, "King Hancock"
John Hancock is one of the most famous signatures in the history of the United States. Most people don’t know much more than that about him. Brooke Barbier, our guest this week, who is the founder of…
01:06:21 |
Tue 24 Oct 2023
Q&A: Elizabeth Papez on Chief Justices of the Supreme Court
Elizabeth Papez talked about the influence of Chief Justice John Roberts and other high-profile chief justices on the direction of the Supreme Court as well as American life. Ms. Papez is a litigator…
01:02:46 |
Mon 23 Oct 2023
AW: Ryan Reilly, "Sedition Hunters - How January 6th Broke the Justice System"
NBC News' Ryan Reilly chronicled how citizens helped law enforcement find individuals involved in the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. He was interviewed by Politico senior legal affairs re…
01:02:43 |
Sun 22 Oct 2023
BTSA: The Life of Mark Twain w/ Professor Matt Seybold
Our guest this week is Elmira College Professor Matt Seybold, who shares insights and introspections into the life of Mark Twain. Named among the great American novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn…
00:35:27 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
BTSA: "The Common Law" by Oliver Wendell Holmes w/ Historian Stephen Budiansky
Our guest this week is historian Stephen Budianksy, who shares his insights into the late Justice's life and work.
After serving in the Civil War, during which he was wounded, Oliver Wendell Holmes,…
00:29:08 |
Wed 18 Oct 2023
BN: Diana Henriques, "Taming the Street"
Diana Henriques is the author of 5 previous books including "The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust." Originally from Bryan, Texas, and Roanoke, Virginia, Ms. Henriques spent 22 yea…
01:07:45 |
Tue 17 Oct 2023
AW: Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson, "American Gun"
Wall Street Journal reporters Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson discuss the history of the AR-15 and how the weapon has influenced American gun culture. They were interviewed by author and journali…
01:02:09 |
Sun 15 Oct 2023
BN: Kenneth Rendell, "Safeguarding History"
Historian Andrew Roberts calls this week's guest Kenneth Rendell the "manuscript whisperer." Rendell's new book is about his travelling the world during his career buying and selling significant hist…
01:02:09 |
Tue 10 Oct 2023
Q&A: Michael Green, "The Speaker of the House: A Study of Leadership"
Kevin McCarthy earned a place in the history books this week as the first Speaker of the House to be voted out of office. Just 9 months into his term, Speaker McCarthy was challenged by a "motion to …
01:03:25 |
Mon 09 Oct 2023
AW: Melissa Kearney, "The Two-Parent Privilege"
Economist Melissa Kearney argues that the decline in two-parent married households is a driving factor in many of America's economic issues. She was interviewed by American Enterprise Institute's Cen…
01:00:04 |
Sun 08 Oct 2023
BTSA: Life of Frederick Douglas w/ Prof. David Blight
Our guest this week is Pultizer-Prize-winning Yale Professor David Blight. He expounds on the life of Frederick Douglas when he learned to read and write, and his relationship with President Abraham …
00:36:37 |
Fri 06 Oct 2023
BN: Fox News Contributor Karl Rove on America's Broken Politics
"America is deeply divided. Our politics is broken, marked by anger, contempt and distrust. We must acknowledge that reality but not lose historical perspective. It’s bad now, but it’s been worse bef…
00:59:24 |
Tue 03 Oct 2023
QA: Randall Eliason, On Senator Bob Menendez's First Trial
In a dip into the Q&A archives, an interview from 2017 with former federal prosecutor and George Washington University Law School professor Randall Eliason. He talked about the ongoing trial of Senat…
01:03:56 |
Mon 02 Oct 2023
AW: Adam Nagourney, "The Times"
New York Times reporter Adam Nagourney looked at the successes and failures of the last four decades of "the paper of record," The New York Times. He was interviewed by Columbia Journalism Review con…
01:01:59 |
Sun 01 Oct 2023
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