After Words
by C-SPANC-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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Episodes
Adam Nagourney, "The Times"
1h 1m · Published
New York Times reporter Adam Nagourney looked at the successes and failures of the last four decades of "the paper of record," The New York Times.He was interviewed by Columbia Journalism Review contributor Jon Allsop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meg Kissinger, "While You Were Out - An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence"
1h 2m · Published
Meg Kissinger spoke about her family's struggle with mental illness and her coverage of mental health care in America as a journalist.She was interviewed by Mindsite News founding editor Rob Waters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Loren Grush, "The Six - The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts"
1h 2m · Published
Journalist Loren Grush detailed the history & experiences of the six women selected in 1978 to become America's first female astronauts.She was interviewed by former NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cara Fitzpatrick, "The Death of Public School"
1h 0m · Published
Chalkbeat editor Cara Fitzpatrick looked at the school choice movement and the future of education in America. She was interviewed by Washington Post education reporter Moriah Balingit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Booknotes+ : Matthew Delmont, "Half American"
1h 4m · Published
The title of Dartmouth history professor Matthew Delmont's latest book is "Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad." Prof. Delmont, our guest this week, writes in his introduction that: "Nearly everything about the war – the start and end dates, geography, vital military roles, home front, and international implications – looks different form the African American perspective." He points out that ultimately, over one million Black men and women served in World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Q&A: Shahan Mufti on the 1977 Siege of Washington, D.C.
1h 3m · Published
Our guest is Shahan Mufti's, who's new book, American Caliph, recounts an event that's been lost to history-- the March 9th, 1977 Hanafi Muslim siege in Washington, D.C. That day, three buildings in Washington, D.C. were seized by 12 Hanafi Movement gunmen and were held for two days. The group took 149 hostages, killed a young radio reporter named Maurice Williams, and shot then-councilman and future Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry. Mr. Mufti describes the background of the group's leader, Hamas Abdul Khaalis, the blood feud between him and the Nation of Islam, a movie about the prophet Muhammed that fueled the hostage-taking, and the tense negotiations that ultimately ended the siege. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Q&A: James Rosen, "Scalia"
1h 2m · Published
By advancing his judicial philosophies of "originalism" and "textualism," Antonin Scalia became one of the 20th century's most influential justices. This week, James Rosen talks about Book One of his two-part biography of Antonin Scalia, titled "Scalia: Rise to Greatness, 1936-1986," Rosen who is Newsmax's Chief White House Correspondent examines Justice Scalia's life prior to the Supreme Court. We talk about Nino Scalia's early years, the importance of his Catholic faith, his first years as a corporate lawyer, his teaching career at the University of Chicago and UVA, his time in government during the Nixon and Ford administrations, and his appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Booknotes+ : Robert Kaplan, "The Tragic Mind"
1h 5m · Published
Robert Kaplan's 21st book, "The Tragic Mind," revolves around what he has learned over the years from Greek philosophers and William Shakespeare. Yale University Press says that Kaplan "employs the works of ancient Greek dramatists, Shakespeare, German philosophers, and the modern classics to explore the central subjects of international politics: order, disorder, rebellion, ambition, loyalty to family and state, violence, and the mistakes of power." Mr. Kaplan, 70, was born in New York City and graduated from the University of Connecticut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matt Lewis, "Filthy Rich Politicians"
1h 0m · Published
Daily Beast 's Matt Lewis explored how American politics is fueled by wealth & offered reforms on how to hold elected officials more accountable. He was interviewed by RealClearPolitics columnist and associate editor A.B. Stoddard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Judge Amul Thapar, "The People's Justice - Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories that Define Him"
59m · Published
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Amul Thapar discussed the judicial philosophy of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas & recounted some of Thomas's key opinions.He was interviewed by USA Today Supreme Court correspondent John Fritze. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After Words has 282 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 281:00:23. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on July 27th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 23rd, 2024 22:43.
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