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C-SPAN Bookshelf

C-SPAN Bookshelf

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 The C-SPAN Bookshelf podcast feed makes it easy for you to listen to all of the C-SPAN podcast episodes about nonfiction books. Each week we gather episodes from the different C-SPAN podcasts that feature authors talking about history, biography, current events, and culture to make it easier to discover the episodes and listen. If you like nonfiction books, follow this podcast feed so you never miss an episode!Copyright NCSC 2023 Art Literary History & Criticism Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Q&A: Peniel Joseph, "Freedom Season"

    Q&A: Peniel Joseph, "Freedom Season"
    Jun 23 2025
    University of Texas at Austin history professor Peniel Joseph, author of "Freedom Season," talks about the pivotal events of 1963 that impacted the Civil Rights Movement in America. That year, which marked the centenary of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, also saw the assassinations of President Kennedy and Mississippi civil rights activist Medgar Evers, the publication of James Baldwin's bestseller "The Fire Next Time," and the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, which killed 4 little girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Mark Bauerlein, The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults

    Mark Bauerlein, The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults
    Jun 22 2025
    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
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • BN+: Claire Hoffman, "Sister, Sinner"

    BN+: Claire Hoffman, "Sister, Sinner"
    Jun 17 2025
    It's a story from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. The book by Claire Hoffman is called "Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple MacPherson." FSG, the publisher, further emphasizes that the story is "the dramatic rise, disappearance, and near fall of a woman called Sister Amy who changed the world." Author Claire Hoffman, who has a master's in religion from the University of Chicago, says Aimee Semple MacPherson may not be known to many today, but she was a global star at the inception of global media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
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