Podcast Episodes

BN+: Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer on His Life & Work

Since his first interview on C-SPAN on Booknotes in 1993, Harold Holzer has appeared on the network close to 200 times. Up to that year he had writte…

1 year, 6 months ago

Q&A: Sharon McMahon, "The Small and the Mighty"

Former high school government teacher and host of the "Here's Where It Gets Interesting" podcast, Sharon McMahon, author of "The Small and the Mighty…

1 year, 6 months ago

AW: Adam Chandler, "99% Perspiration - A New Working History of the American Way of Life"

Journalist Adam Chandler argues that hard work is not enough to obtain the American dream. He's interviewed by author Alissa Quart.

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1 year, 6 months ago

BN+: Michael Tackett, "The Price of Power"

Kentucky senator Mitch McConnell has spent 40 years in the United States Senate, 17 of those as leader of his Republican colleagues. That's the longe…

1 year, 7 months ago

Q&A: Stuart Eizenstat, "The Art of Diplomacy"

Stuart Eizenstat, former Domestic Policy Adviser to President Carter and U.S. Ambassador to the European Union under President Clinton, talks about h…

1 year, 7 months ago

AW: Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), "We Before Me"

Congressman Mark Green (R-TN) discusses division in America and the advantages of putting others before self. He's interviewed by Military Times depu…

1 year, 7 months ago

Brion McClanahan, "9 Presidents Who Screwed Up America"

Brion McClanahan has a PhD in history from the University of South Carolina. Several years ago, he wrote a book titled "9 Presidents Who Screwed Up A…

1 year, 7 months ago

Q&A: Speaker Don Scott (D), Virginia House of Delegates

 "For every young kid that makes a mistake, they can look at Don Scott and say, 'I'll never give up. I can still be what I want to be in America.'" T…

1 year, 7 months ago

BN+: Peter Osnos, "LBJ & McNamara"

In his latest book, "LBJ & McNamara," Peter Osnos's dedication reads this way: "To those on the Vietnam Wall on the Mall and their countless Vietname…

1 year, 7 months ago

Q&A: Christina Swarns, Innocence Project Executive Director

Since its founding in 1992, the Innocence Project has been responsible for getting hundreds of wrongfully convicted people in the United States out o…

1 year, 7 months ago