After Words
C-SPAN
C-SPAN brings together best-selling nonfiction authors and influential interviewers for wide-ranging, hour- long conversations. Find this podcast every Saturday after 10 pm ET. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "Lectures in History" and "Q&A" podcasts.
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Feb 27, 2022 • 1h 6min
Laura Coates, Pursuit: A Black Prosecutor's Fight for Fairness
CNN senior legal analyst Laura Coates talks about her time as a federal prosecutor. She’s interviewed by author and Georgetown Law professor and Director of their Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative Kristin Henning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 20, 2022 • 1h 4min
Mark Bauerlein, The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults
Emory University professor Mark Bauerlein argues that the lack of general civics knowledge by Millennials poses a threat to America's political and social institutions. He was interviewed by the Federalist's culture editor Emily Jashinksy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 13, 2022 • 50min
Will Haskell, 100,000 First Bosses: My Unlikely Path as a 22-Year-Old Lawmaker
Connecticut Democrat Will Haskell talks about his path to becoming a state senator at age 22 and legislation he's worked on since being in office. He's interviewed by Millennial Action Project president & CEO Layla Zaidane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 6, 2022 • 58min
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us
Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) looks at the digital divide in America and offers his suggestions on how to close the gap. He's interviewed by founder and editor in chief of the Markup, Julia Angwin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 30, 2022 • 1h 2min
Barbara Walter, How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them
How do civil wars start and could one happen again in the U.S.? Political scientist Barbara Walter examines the warning signs that often precede civil wars and discusses what can be done to stop them. She's interviewed by Smith College Middle East Studies chair Steven Heydemann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 23, 2022 • 1h 6min
Leonard Mlodinow, Emotional: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking
Theoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow explores advances in the study of emotion in psychology and neuroscience, which suggest that the power of feelings are equally as important to our success as thinking. He's interviewed by Northeastern University professor and author Lisa Feldman Barrett. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 16, 2022 • 1h 2min
Rep. David Price (D-NC), The Congressional Experience
From his perspective as a longtime member of Congress and a political scientist, Rep. David Price (D-NC) discusses the rules and role of Congress, how it is changed over time and how the legislative body can function better. He's interviewed by Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 9, 2022 • 1h 3min
Randy Barnett & Evan Bernick: The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment
The post-Civil War change to the Constitution is the topic of law professors Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick's book, "The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment." They're interviewed by Yale Law professor John Witt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 1, 2022 • 56min
Booknotes+ : Michael Knox Beran, "WASPs"
WASPs – White Anglo-Saxon Protestants – such as Henry Adams, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Dean Acheson, and Joe Alsop, held an outsized influence on American culture and history for much of the country's history, waning only after the mid-twentieth century. Author Michael Knox Beran ("BARE"-in) joins us to talk about the power, privilege, and contributions of WASPs in the United States and the eventual backlash against them, their ideas, and their way of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 25, 2021 • 33min
About Books: Pamela Paul, New York Times Book Review Editor
A conversation with New York Times Book Review Editor Pamela Paul about her latest book, 100 Things We've Lost to the Internet, and some of the notable books of the year. A note: listen to our next episode on January 7, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
