After Words

by 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

Wesley Lowery, "American Whitelash - A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress"

1h 2m · Published 23 Jul 00:00

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Wesley Lowery argued that moments of progress in race matters in the U.S. are often met with acts of violence. He was interviewed by Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Dean Jelani Cobb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, "The Overlooked Americans"

1h 0m · Published 16 Jul 00:00

USC public policy professor Elizabeth Currid-Halkett argued that rural & urban America have more in common than what Americans have been led to believe.She was interviewed by former Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Del Rey, "Winner Sells All - Amazon, Walmart and the Battle for Our Wallets"

1h 0m · Published 09 Jul 00:00

Business journalist Jason Del Rey looks at the rise of Amazon and Walmart and their economic impact on the U.S. and the world.He's interviewed byInsider chief tech correspondent Eugene Kim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Booknotes+ : Simon Sebag Montefiore, "The World"

1h 4m · Published 02 Jul 00:00

Simon Sebag Montefiore is a British historian. He's 57 and lives in London with his wife Santa and their two children. He's written 12 books - 9 nonfiction and 3 novels. His latest effort is titled "The World: A Family History of Humanity." Including the index, it's 1,304 pages. In his preface, Montefiore writes: "I have always wanted to write an intimate human history like 'The World' – in some ways a new approach, in some ways a traditional one – which is the fruit of a lifetime of study and travels." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca Grant, "Birth - Three Mothers, Nine Months, and Pregnancy in America"

52m · Published 25 Jun 00:00

Journalist Rebecca Grant reported on maternal healthcare in the U.S. & discussed how social & political dynamics impact pregnancy & motherhood. She was interviewed by New York Times reporter Alisha Gupta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Waldman, "The Supermajority - How the Supreme Court Divided America"

1h 2m · Published 18 Jun 00:00

Brennan Center for Justice president & CEO Michael Waldman examined how the Supreme Court's 2021-22 rulings impact U.S. law & citizens.He was interviewed by Politico's senior legal affairs reporter Josh Gerstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Bernhardt, "You Report to Me - Accountability for the Failing Administrative State"

1h 0m · Published 11 Jun 00:00

Former Trump Administration Interior Secretary David Bernhardt argued that the administrative state has amassed unaccountable power over the last twenty years. He was interviewed by American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Adam White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith Ellison, "Break the Wheel - Ending the Cycle of Police Violence"

57m · Published 04 Jun 00:00

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison offered his thoughts on how to stop the cycle of police violence.He was interviewed by CNN's legal analyst Laura Coates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Booknotes+ : James B. Stewart, "Unscripted"

1h 4m · Published 28 May 00:00

Two public corporations, CBS and Viacom, used to be controlled by the same man, Sumner Redstone. This is the subject of a book called "Unscripted." Our guest is reporter James B. Stewart of the New York Times. He along with his co-author Rachel Abrams write in the preface of the book that: "The drama that unfolded may have occurred at Viacom and CBS, but the recent drumbeat of greed, backstabbing, plotting, and betrayal at the upper level of American business and society has hardly been confined to one or two companies, or one wealthy family and its hangers-on." Viacom and CBS merged in late 2019. The new company is called Paramount Global. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oscar Munoz, "Turnaround Time - Uniting an Airline and Its Employees in the Friendly Skies"

1h 0m · Published 21 May 00:00

Former United Airlines CEO and chairman Oscar Munoz spoke about his efforts to revive the company and the future of aviation.He was interviewed by USA Today reporter Zach Wichter. 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.