After Words
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.
Latest episodes
Apr 13, 2024 • 1h 1min
Batya Ungar-Sargon "Second Class"
Newsweek’s Batya Ungar-Sargon talks with working class Americans about their lives & policies they believe could help get them to the middle class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 6, 2024 • 1h 1min
Annie Jacobsen, "Nuclear War"
Journalist Annie Jacobsen chronicled the sequence of events that would occur at home and around the globe following the launch of a nuclear missile. She was interviewed by author and national security analyst Joe Cirincione. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 30, 2024 • 1h 3min
Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation"
NYU professor Jonathan Haidt argued that technology is harming the social development and mental health of children. He was interviewed by Harvard University Center for Digital Thriving co-director and author Emily Weinstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 23, 2024 • 1h 1min
Teresa Ghilarducci, "Work, Retire, Repeat - The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy"
New School economic professor Teresa Ghilarducci offered her thoughts on how to make retirement in the U.S. attainable for more Americans. She was interviewed by Washington Post economics correspondent Abha Bhattarai. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 16, 2024 • 1h 3min
Jane Marie, "Selling the Dream"
Journalist Jane Marie reported on how multilevel marketing businesses make their profits. She was interviewed by Business Insider senior correspondent Emily Stewart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 9, 2024 • 1h 1min
Dr. Elizabeth Comen, "All in Her Head"
Dr. Elizabeth Comen looked at the medical history of women's health and discussed how the narrative around women's bodies was shaped mostly by men. She was interviewed by Muhlenberg College Medical Humanities Program Director Jacqueline Antonovich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 2, 2024 • 1h
Kara Swisher, "Burn Book - A Tech Love Story"
Journalist Kara Swisher spoke about her career and covering the tech industry and its key players. She was interviewed by author and Financial Times global business columnist and associate editor Rana Foroohar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 24, 2024 • 56min
Marie Arana, "LatinoLand - A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority"
Writer Marie Arana shares stories and little-known histories of the diverse Latino population of America, the fastest-growing minority in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 17, 2024 • 1h 4min
Andrew Curran, "Who’s Black and Why?"
Wesleyan University professor Andrew Curran looked at how the concept of race emerged during the 18th-century Enlightenment period. George Mason University history professor Christy Pichichero interviewed him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 10, 2024 • 1h
Coleman Hughes, "The End of Race Politics"
Writer and podcaster Coleman Hughes argued that the U.S. should move towards a colorblind approach to politics and race. He was interviewed by the Atlantic staff writer and author Thomas Chatterton Williams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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