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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jul 11, 2021 • 57min
Dambisa Moyo, "How Boards Work"
Economist Dambisa Moyo, author of "How Boards Work : And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World", offers an insider's view on how corporate boards operate. She's interviewed by Wall Street Journal reporter Emily Glazer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 3, 2021 • 1h
Ursula Burns, Where You Are Is Not Who You Are: A Memoir
Former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns, the first black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company, shares her insights on American business and the corporate world. She's interviewed by Amazon Senior Vice President Alicia Boler Davis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 25, 2021 • 1h 1min
Andy Slavitt, "Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response"
Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) talks with author Andy Slavitt, former senior advisor in the Biden administration, about the U.S. response to the Coronavirus pandemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 19, 2021 • 1h
Alex Marlow, Breaking the News: Exposing the Establishment Media's Hidden Deals and Secret Corruption
Breitbart editor in chief Alex Marlow argues that the mainstream media has destroyed its credibility. He's interviewed by Reason Magazine editor at large Matt Welch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 12, 2021 • 1h 2min
Bill Bratton, The Profession: A Memoir of Community, Race, and the Arc of Policing in America
Former NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton discusses his leadership in law enforcement over three decades and offers his thoughts on policing in America today. He's interviewed by Charles Ramsey, former Philadelphia police commissioner and Metropolitan DC Police chief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 5, 2021 • 1h 4min
Jane Harman, Insanity Defense: Why Our Failure to Confront Hard National Security Problems Makes Us Less Safe
How should the defense budget be allocated? Is China the looming threat that many say it is? Or is Russia still a danger to the U.S.? Former Democratic California Congresswoman, longtime national security insider, and Wilson Center president emerita Jane Harman argues that past administrations have failed to confront some of the most challenging national security issues and offers some recommendations to make the U.S. safer in the future. She's interviewed by Janet Napolitano, former Homeland Security Secretary during the Obama Administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 29, 2021 • 59min
Jason Riley, Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell
Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley discusses the life and career of economist Thomas Sowell. He's interviewed by nationally syndicated talk show host Dennis Prager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 23, 2021 • 59min
Brad Stone, "Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire"
Bloomberg News' Brad Stone reports on the growth and evolution of Amazon and profiles its founder Jeff Bezos. He's interviewed by Insider's chief tech correspondent Eugene Kim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 16, 2021 • 59min
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), "Persist"
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) talks about the influences in her life and political career, and in her advocacy work. She's interviewed by Washington Post White House reporter Annie Linskey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 7, 2021 • 59min
Patrick Radden Keefe, "Empire of Pain"
New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe reports on the Sackler family’s wealth that was built on pharmaceuticals, which included Valium and OxyContin. He’s interviewed by author and journalist Beth Macy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
