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
- 374
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
BN: C.W. Goodyear, "President Garfield"
C.W. Goodyear was born in New Orleans. He's a graduate of Yale University and now lives in the Washington, DC area. He's also a first time biographer, having just published a book about James Garfiel…
01:03:32 |
Tue 04 Jul 2023
Q&A: Mark Clague, "O Say Can You Hear?"
This July 4th weekend, University of Michigan musicology and American culture professor Mark Clague discusses his book, "O Say Can You Hear?," about the history and cultural impact of the Star-Spangl…
01:01:41 |
Mon 03 Jul 2023
AW: Jason Del Rey, "Winner Sells All - Amazon, Walmart and the Battle for Our Wallets"
Business journalist Jason Del Rey looks at the rise of Amazon and Walmart and their economic impact on the U.S. and the world. He's interviewed by Insider chief tech correspondent Eugene Kim.
Learn m…
01:00:24 |
Sun 02 Jul 2023
BN: William Hazelgrove, "The Last Charge of the Rough Rider"
Former president Theodore Roosevelt died on January 6, 1919. He was 60 years old. Author William Hazelgrove, in his new book about Roosevelt, chose to focus mostly on the last two years of TR's life.…
01:11:06 |
Tue 27 Jun 2023
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 …
01:03:33 |
Mon 26 Jun 2023
AW: Rebecca Grant, "Birth - Three Mothers, Nine Months, and Pregnancy in America"
Journalist Rebecca Grant reported on maternal healthcare in the U.S. & discussed how social & political dynamics impact pregnancy & motherhood. She was interviewed by New York Times reporter Alisha G…
00:52:17 |
Sun 25 Jun 2023
AB: Brian O'Leary on Upgrading the Publishing Industry Supply Chain
Book Industry Study Group executive director Brian O’Leary discusses how his organization is working to improve the production and distribution of print and digital books in the United States.
Learn …
00:27:12 |
Fri 23 Jun 2023
BN: Simon Sebag Montefiore, "The World"
Simon Sebag Montefiore is a British historian. He's 57 and lives in London with his wife Santa and their two children. He's written 12 books - 9 nonfiction and 3 novels. His latest effort is titled "…
01:04:58 |
Tue 20 Jun 2023
Q&A: Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. on the Murder of Emmett Till and the Search for Justice
Emmett Till's cousin Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., who accompanied Till on his trip to Mississippi in 1955, talked about the fateful events leading up to Till's murder by two white men and his efforts to …
01:00:19 |
Mon 19 Jun 2023
Booknotes+: Robert Kaplan, "The Tragic Mind"
Robert Kaplan's 21st book, "The Tragic Mind," revolves around what he has learned over the years from Greek philosophers and William Shakespeare. Yale University Press says that Kaplan "employs the w…
01:04:55 |
Tue 13 Jun 2023
Q&A: Henry Grabar, "Paved Paradise"
Slate magazine staff writer Henry Grabar, author of "Paved Paradise," talks about the evolution of parking in the United States and the consequences of that development today. He argues that the deca…
01:02:47 |
Mon 12 Jun 2023
AW: David Bernhardt, "You Report to Me - Accountability for the Failing Administrative State"
Former Trump Administration Interior Secretary David Bernhardt argued that the administrative state has amassed unaccountable power over the last twenty years. He was interviewed by American Enterpri…
01:00:44 |
Sun 11 Jun 2023
AB: Former FBI Director Comey on Writing Crime Novels
Former FBI Director James Comey discussed his legal thriller "Central Park West" and why he decided to start writing novels. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and curre…
00:32:13 |
Fri 09 Jun 2023
TRAILER: What is the C-SPAN Bookshelf?
Nonfiction book lovers, we are making it easy to find all of the C-SPAN podcast episodes with authors in one place. Each week we will post episodes from the different C-SPAN podcasts that feature non…
00:00:20 |
Tue 30 May 2023
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