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+: Brenda Wineapple, "Keeping the Faith"
Brenda Wineapple calls them "two gladiators." The year was 1925. She writes that "the ubiquitous politician William Jennings Bryan and the criminal lawyer Clarence Darrow, each of them national celeb…
01:07:49 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Q&A: Heath Hardage Lee, "The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon"
Historian Heath Hardage Lee, author of "The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon," talks about the life and times of the former First Lady (1969-74). She says that Pat Nixon, who was voted "Most Admired Woman in th…
01:05:41 |
Mon 14 Oct 2024
AW: Brigid Schulte, "Over Work"
Journalist Brigid Schulte examined the future of work and explored how to better align workplace culture with the needs of American workers. She was interviewed by Business Insider chief corresponden…
01:00:55 |
Sat 12 Oct 2024
AB: Kirk Cameron, "Born to Be Brave
Actor Kirk Cameron discussed his latest book, "Born to Be Brave," on American culture and faith. He also discussed his series of children's books and experiences hosting story hours at public librar…
00:32:30 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
BN+: Harvey Mansfield on Presidential Immunity
Harvey Mansfield has been a professor of political philosophy at Harvard for over 6 decades. He retired from the classroom in 2023 at age 91. However, he's not finished thinking and writing about his…
01:12:59 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
Q&A: Francis Collins, "The Road to Wisdom"
Former National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins, author of "The Road to Wisdom," talks about the milestones in his career, including his work on the Human Genome Project and the COV…
01:04:07 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
AW: Timothy Snyder, "On Freedom"
Yale University professor Timothy Snyder argued that freedom is often misinterpreted and offered his thoughts on what freedom is and isn't. He was interviewed by George Washington University politica…
01:02:24 |
Sat 05 Oct 2024
BN+: Megan Gorman, "All the Presidents' Money"
The book is titled "All the Presidents' Money." It's about how the men who governed America governed their own money. The author, Megan Gorman, is the founding partner of Chequers Financial Manageme…
01:05:35 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
Q&A: Michael & Robert Meeropol, Sons of Julius & Ethel Rosenberg on the Rosenberg Spy Case
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1953 after being convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union. Their sons Michael and Robert Meeropol, nee Rosenberg, were 10 and 6 at …
01:03:08 |
Mon 30 Sep 2024
AW: Paola Ramos, "Defectors -The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America"
Journalist Paola Ramos looked at the rise of far-right Latino voters and what it means for America. She was interviewed by New York Times political reporter Jennifer Medina.
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00:59:36 |
Sun 29 Sep 2024
AB: Fall Book Preview 2024
Associated Press books and publishing reporter Hillel Italie previews some of the non-fiction books being released in Fall 2024.
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00:27:31 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
BN+: Lindsay Chervinsky, "Making the Presidency"
Lindsay Chervinsky is the brand-new executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon. Simultaneously, her new book on John Adams has just been published. The book's ti…
01:06:31 |
Tue 24 Sep 2024
Q&A: James Allen, Jr., "Not My Chair"
James Allen, Jr., murdered Tony Sylvester in Las Vegas during a 1980 home burglary, a crime for which he was found guilty and sentenced to death. Mr. Allen, who was a teenager at the time, spent 26 y…
00:54:26 |
Mon 23 Sep 2024
AW: Brooke Harrington, "Offshore - Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism"
Dartmouth College professor Brooke Harrington examined the world of offshore finance, how it works and its impact on the U.S. and globally. She was interviewed by Wall Street Journal U.S. tax policy …
01:01:09 |
Sun 22 Sep 2024
BN+: Dr. Marty Makary, "Blind Spots"
Dr. Marty Makary is a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor. He has published more than 300 scientific research articles. His book is called "Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What I…
01:05:45 |
Tue 17 Sep 2024
Q&A: Peter Osnos, "LBJ and McNamara"
Author and publisher Peter Osnos talks about "LBJ and McNamara," a book-length Substack serial and soon to be book about President Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's handling of the V…
01:03:34 |
Mon 16 Sep 2024
AW: Kim Wehle, "Pardon Power - How the Pardon System Works - and Why"
Former assistant U.S. attorney and law professor Kim Wehle looked at how the pardon system works in the United States. She was interviewed by University of Michigan emeritus professor of law and soci…
01:00:45 |
Sat 14 Sep 2024
AB: Patrick Oliver, founder and CEO of Say It Loud! Readers & Writers
Patrick Oliver, founder and CEO of Say It Loud! Readers & Writers, discusses the need for literary arts programs and his efforts to promote reading among children and young adults.
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00:17:39 |
Sat 14 Sep 2024
BN+: Ken Khachigian, "Behind Closed Doors"
The book is called "Behind Closed Doors: In the Room with Reagan & Nixon." It's the title of a memoir by a man who worked closely with both. Ken Khachigian, the author, was a speechwriter and a confi…
01:03:44 |
Tue 10 Sep 2024
Q&A: Steven Ford on Gerald Ford's Presidency
Fifty years ago, on August 8, 1974, President Nixon, who was under threat of impeachment, announced that he would resign from office. The following day, Vice President Gerald Ford was sworn in as the…
01:01:58 |
Mon 09 Sep 2024
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