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
AW: Joel Pollak, "The Agenda - What Trump Should Do in His First 100 Days"
Breitbart News' Joel Pollak discussed what he thinks a potential second presidential term for Donald Trump should focus on in its first 100 days. He was interviewed by Reason Magazine editor at larg…
00:57:38 |
Sat 07 Sep 2024
BN+: David Roll, "Ascent to Power" – Part 2
This is the second in a 2-part series with David Roll, a Washington-based attorney, who has written books on Harry Hopkins, George Marshall, and Louis Johnson. Now comes his fourth book, "Ascent to P…
01:04:52 |
Tue 03 Sep 2024
Q&A: Patrick Kennedy, "Profiles in Mental Health Courage"
Former congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) talks about Americans who have struggled with mental illness and the stigma and silence that he says still surrounds it. He shares the stories of the people …
01:04:50 |
Mon 02 Sep 2024
BN+: David Roll, "Ascent to Power" – Part 1
David Roll, a Washington-based attorney, has written books on Harry Hopkins, George Marshall, and Louis Johnson. Now comes his fourth book, "Ascent to Power," which focuses on Franklin Roosevelt's fi…
01:07:20 |
Tue 27 Aug 2024
Q&A: Virginia Ali & Bernard Demczuk, "Breaking Barriers with Chili"
We sat down with Ben's Chili Bowl owner Virginia Ali and Ben's Chili Bowl official historian Bernard Demczuk to talk about the history of the Washington, DC, landmark. Opened in 1958 by Ben and Virgi…
01:04:10 |
Sun 25 Aug 2024
BN+: Tevi Troy, "The Power and the Money"
Presidential historian Tevi Troy has called his latest book "The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry." Mr. Troy has spent most of his professional…
01:06:30 |
Tue 20 Aug 2024
Q&A: George Takei, "My Lost Freedom"
Author and actor George Takei talks about growing up in internment camps in the U.S. during World War II, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Mr. Takei and his family w…
00:56:16 |
Mon 19 Aug 2024
BN+: Maureen Callahan, "Ask Not"
Maureen Callahan's book "Ask Not: The Kennedy's and the Women They Destroyed" has been near the top of the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list since its publication in early July. In a review o…
01:14:11 |
Tue 13 Aug 2024
Q&A: World War II Veterans Steven Ellis & Rolf Slen
We sat down with two World War II veterans – former U.S. Navy gunnery officer Steven Ellis and former U.S. Army Air Force B-24 navigator Rolf Slen – to talk about their experiences during the war. Mr…
01:01:50 |
Mon 12 Aug 2024
BN+: Richard Brookhiser, "Glorious Lessons"
Richard Brookhiser has written and edited for National Review magazine for over 50 years. He has also written books about George Washington, James Madison, John Marshall, Alexander Hamilton, and "gen…
01:12:28 |
Tue 06 Aug 2024
Q&A: Steven Conn, "The Lies of the Land"
In "The Lies of the Land," Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) history professor Steven Conn argues that the reality of rural America today is vastly different from the way it is often portrayed by polit…
01:02:37 |
Mon 05 Aug 2024
BN+: Former Washington Post Reporter & Professor Leon Dash
Leon Dash spent over 30 years with the Washington Post from 1966 to 1998. In 1995 series on poverty and survival in urban America. Leon Dash spent 4 years following the life of Rosa Lee Cunningham an…
01:07:56 |
Tue 30 Jul 2024
Q&A: Tammy Bruce, "Fear Itself"
Columnist and Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce, author of "Fear Itself," argues that progressive Democrats have weaponized fear to increase government control over American citizens. She also argues …
01:02:59 |
Mon 29 Jul 2024
AW: Peter Goodman, "How the World Ran Out of Everything"
New York Times reporter Peter Goodman looked at how the global supply chain works and what happens when it doesn't. He was interviewed by Northeastern University professor and author Nada Sanders.
Le…
01:00:59 |
Sat 27 Jul 2024
BN+: Ronald Feinman, "Assassinations, Threats, and the American Presidency"
This Booknotes+ podcast is a repeat of a Q&A program from November 4, 2015. The featured guest, Ronald Feinman, is the author of the book "Assassinations, Threats, and the American Presidency," in wh…
01:02:04 |
Tue 23 Jul 2024
Q&A: J.D. Vance, "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis"
Prior to becoming Donald Trump's VP pick or a U.S. Senator representing Ohio, J.D. Vance was a bestselling author. Over 1.6. million copies of his book "Hillbilly Elegy," a memoir about growing up in…
01:03:51 |
Mon 22 Jul 2024
AW: Jonathan Turley, "The Indispensable Right"
Law professor Jonathan Turley highlights individuals who've fought to exercise & defend the right to free speech throughout U.S. history. Author and American Civil Liberties Union former president Na…
01:02:04 |
Sun 21 Jul 2024
AB: The 2024 Kukula Book Review Awards
Yangyang Cheng and Helen Lewis discussed book reviewing and winning the 2024 Kukula Award, the only journalism prize dedicated recognizing non-fiction book reviews and public affairs book criticism. …
00:23:13 |
Fri 19 Jul 2024
BN+: Nigel West, "Operation Garbo"
Rupert William Simon Allason was a Conservative member of the British House of Commons from 1987 and 1997. However, he's best known around the world as Nigel West, military historian and journalist s…
01:10:08 |
Tue 16 Jul 2024
Q&A: Riley Gaines, "Swimming Against the Current"
In 2022, collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines tied for 5th place in the 200m freestyle final at the NCAA Women's Championships. The swimmer she tied with was transgender athlete Lia Thomas. Since then, Ri…
01:02:33 |
Mon 15 Jul 2024
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