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
BN+: Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer on His Life & Work
Since his first interview on C-SPAN on Booknotes in 1993, Harold Holzer has appeared on the network close to 200 times. Up to that year he had written or edited 6 books on Abraham Lincoln. Since then…
05:10:38 |
Tue 14 Jan 2025
Q&A: Sharon McMahon, "The Small and the Mighty"
Former high school government teacher and host of the "Here's Where It Gets Interesting" podcast, Sharon McMahon, author of "The Small and the Mighty," profiles lesser-known Americans who have change…
01:03:43 |
Mon 13 Jan 2025
AW: Adam Chandler, "99% Perspiration - A New Working History of the American Way of Life"
Journalist Adam Chandler argues that hard work is not enough to obtain the American dream. He's interviewed by author Alissa Quart.
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01:01:20 |
Sun 12 Jan 2025
BN+: Michael Tackett, "The Price of Power"
Kentucky senator Mitch McConnell has spent 40 years in the United States Senate, 17 of those as leader of his Republican colleagues. That's the longest any senator has been at the top of the leadersh…
00:59:40 |
Tue 07 Jan 2025
Q&A: Stuart Eizenstat, "The Art of Diplomacy"
Stuart Eizenstat, former Domestic Policy Adviser to President Carter and U.S. Ambassador to the European Union under President Clinton, talks about his political career and his new book, "The Art Of …
01:03:45 |
Mon 06 Jan 2025
AW: Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), "We Before Me"
Congressman Mark Green (R-TN) discusses division in America and the advantages of putting others before self. He's interviewed by Military Times deputy editor Leo Shane.
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00:58:44 |
Sun 05 Jan 2025
Brion McClanahan, "9 Presidents Who Screwed Up America"
Brion McClanahan has a PhD in history from the University of South Carolina. Several years ago, he wrote a book titled "9 Presidents Who Screwed Up America: And Four Who Tried to Save Her." His view …
01:17:05 |
Tue 31 Dec 2024
Q&A: Speaker Don Scott (D), Virginia House of Delegates
"For every young kid that makes a mistake, they can look at Don Scott and say, 'I'll never give up. I can still be what I want to be in America.'" That was former Republican governor Bob McDonnell of…
01:05:17 |
Mon 30 Dec 2024
BN+: Peter Osnos, "LBJ & McNamara"
In his latest book, "LBJ & McNamara," Peter Osnos's dedication reads this way: "To those on the Vietnam Wall on the Mall and their countless Vietnamese counterparts. It did not have to happen." In hi…
00:58:08 |
Tue 24 Dec 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…
01:02:02 |
Mon 23 Dec 2024
AW: Andy Puzder, "A Tyranny for the Good of Its Victims"
Andy Puzder, former CEO of CKE Restaurants, took a critical look at stakeholder capitalism, which he argues is a form of socialism that will hurt the middle and lower classes in America.
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00:57:17 |
Sun 22 Dec 2024
BN+: Edward Aldrich, "The Partnership"
In an earlier conversation in this series, Evan Thomas discussed his 1986 book, "The Wise Men." There were 6 of them: Messrs. Acheson, Bohlen, Harriman, McCloy, Lovett, and Kennan. In this episode, w…
01:03:28 |
Tue 17 Dec 2024
Q&A: Larry Silverstein, "The Rising"
New York City real estate developer Larry Silverstein, author of "The Rising," shares stories about the rebuilding of the World Trade Center complex following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. M…
01:08:45 |
Mon 16 Dec 2024
AW: James Rickards, "MoneyGPT - AI and the Threat to the Global Economy"
Economist and investment advisor James Rickards spoke about the potential threats that AI poses to the global economy and national security. He was interviewed by George Mason University Distingushed…
01:03:43 |
Sun 15 Dec 2024
BN+: James Bradley, "Martin Van Buren"
James M. Bradley's biography of Martin Van Buren is the first full-scale portrait of the 8th president in 4 decades. Mr. Bradley is co-editor of the Martin Van Buren papers and teaches in the public …
01:06:35 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
Q&A: Malcolm Gladwell, "Revenge of the Tipping Point"
Twenty-five years ago, author Malcolm Gladwell published "The Tipping Point," about how ideas and behavior spread in a society to create positive change. The book was an international bestseller, hav…
01:01:25 |
Mon 09 Dec 2024
AW: T.J. English, "Los Muchachos,"
Journalist T.J. English spoke about the rise and fall of "Los Muchachos," one of the most successful cocaine empires in U.S. history. He was interviewed by author and Brookings Institution senior fel…
01:02:54 |
Sat 07 Dec 2024
AB: Glory Edim on the Well-Read Black Girl Book Club
Well-Read Black Girl founder Glory Edim discussed the book club she began in 2015 to celebrate black, brown and indigenous women. She also discussed her latest book, "Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of…
00:26:02 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
BN+: Evan Thomas, "The Wise Men"
A book called "The Wise Men" was first published in 1986. The cover copy says that "it was about six friends and the world they made." The names Harriman, Lovett, Acheson, McCloy, Kennan, and Bohlen …
00:56:59 |
Tue 03 Dec 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…
01:02:07 |
Mon 02 Dec 2024
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