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After Words

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Best-selling nonfiction authors in in-depth conversations about their books, ideas, and the issues shaping today’s world. New episodes drop every Saturday after 10 pm ET. From C-SPAN, the network that also brings you the Lectures in History and Q&Apodcasts.

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411 episodes

  1. "The Art of the Obituary" with NYT Obituarist, Sam Roberts 1:05:09
  2. Jill Lepore on "The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State" 1:01:45
  3. "Frenchman Flat: The Rise and Fall of Atomic Bombs" 1:04:43
  4. Dad Brain - The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives 57:47
  5. "Technology, Politics, and the Fight for the Soul of San Francisco" 1:10:44
  6. "A Pox on Fools" The History of Vaccine Skepticism 58:13
  7. The American Way of Welfare 1:09:34
  8. Stories of Patriotism and Purpose with Martha Raddatz 1:10:25
  9. Amazon Labor Union Co-Founder, Chris Smalls 1:06:15
  10. Joanna Stern's Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything 1:05:20
  11. A Woman's-Eye View of the Revolutionary Era 50:21
  12. "Don’t Tell the President" Stories from Presidential Advance 50:57
  13. A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy 1:07:01
  14. Stuck - How Money, Media and Violence Prevent Change in Congress 1:01:49
  15. Managing Chronic Pain with Dr. Sanjay Gupta 52:51
  16. Political Realignment and the "New Right" 1:05:54
  17. The Politicization of the Justice Department 48:26
  18. American Struggle with Jon Meacham 1:08:32
  19. Screen People - How We Entertained Ourselves into a State of Emergency 57:54
  20. Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War with China 1:05:24
  21. The Future is Peace with Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon 1:09:55
  22. Suing the NSA and Fighting Digital Surveillance 1:14:24
  23. "Poisoned Ivies" with R-NY Rep. Elise Stefanik 46:40
  24. The Pilots who Evacuated Ebola Patients in 2014 1:02:20
  25. Modern Russian History through the Experiences of its Women 48:55
  26. Reimagining Western Mental Health Care 1:08:02
  27. The 1990s Golden Era of Black Sitcoms 1:02:18
  28. Palantir's CTO on Rebuilding the American Industrial Base 1:04:44
  29. What is conciousness? with Michael Pollan 1:04:50
  30. The Problem with Plastic 58:36
  31. Reagan's Invasion of Grenada During the Cold War 52:33
  32. The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America 1:00:20
  33. The Impact Of Wealth Concentration On Society And Politics 1:03:57
  34. A Former US Marine's Journey from Russian Prison to the Ukrainian War 1:10:34
  35. How AI is Transforming Healthcare 1:08:41
  36. America's Black Botanical Legacy 1:00:53
  37. Sam Bankman-Fried, Elite Fraud, and the Cult of Techno-Utopia 1:05:49
  38. The Biggest Stolen Artifacts Case in FBI History 1:00:39
  39. The State and the Soldier 1:05:05
  40. The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary with Stafan Fatsis 57:36
  41. Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen Discuss Satire and American Culture 48:22
  42. Jonathan Mahler on Power, Politics, and the Making of Modern New York 55:28
  43. Ben Shapiro Argues the World Is Divided Over the Future of Western Civilization 1:02:03
  44. Rachel Corbett Explores Online Harassment in Monsters We Make 40:43
  45. Bill McKibben on Climate Change: Why Solar and Wind Power Are the Best Path Forward 1:13:24
  46. Piers Morgan "Woke Is Dead: How Common Sense triumphed in an age of total madness" 1:09:58
  47. The Art Spy: Michelle Young Chronicles Rose Valland’s WWII Mission 58:33
  48. David Gelles on How Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard Built a Purpose-Driven Company 57:56
  49. Ken Vogel’s “Devils’ Advocates”: Inside Rudy Giuliani, Hunter Biden, and D.C.’s Hidden Foreign Influence Networks 1:09:30
  50. Former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief Jill Dougherty on Understanding Today’s Russia 1:02:53