C-SPAN Podcasts

After Words   Subscribe via iTunes   Subscribe via XML Feed
Book TV's After Words features the author of a recently published hardback non-fiction book interviewed by a guest host with some knowledge, background, or connection to the subject matter of the book. After Words airs on Book TV every Sunday, at 6pm ET.
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American Political Archive   Subscribe via iTunes   Subscribe via XML Feed
American Political Archive features unique and often never before broadcast interviews and oral histories. American Political Archive airs Saturdays 10am ET & Mondays 10pm ET.
Recent programs:
  • APA: Oral History Interview with Political Columnist Joseph Alsop (1 hr. 13 min.)
    Political columnist and journalist Joseph Alsop, participated in an oral history interview from October 29th, 1979. From the oral history collection at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, you’ll hear Joseph Alsop look back at his relationship with the Kennedys, especially Attorney General and Senator Robert Kennedy. And the interviewer, Bobbie Greene McCarthy, joins us to talk about her experience.
  • Visionaries Collection of the National Visionary Leadership Project (1 hr. 31 min.)
    C-SPAN Radio presents interviews from the Visionaries Collection of the National Visionary Leadership Project, an organization that works to recognize and preserve the wisdom of African American elders who have shaped American history. Listen to Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress and the first woman to run for the office of President of the United States. Later, Edward Brooke, the first African American to be popularly elected to the United States Senate.
  • Lady Bird Johnson Oral History Interview (1 hr. 12 min. - August 18, 2008)
    In Part 1 of this 1979 oral history interview from the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Mrs. Johnson remembers the early relationship between the Johnsons and John and Jacqueline Kennedy, the 1956 and 1960 campaigns and conventions, and the 1960 inauguration of President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson.
  • Lady Bird Johnson Oral History Interview (1 hr. 24 min. - August 18, 2008)
    In Part 2, you'll hear Mrs. Johnson look back at LBJ's role as vice president---his uneasy relationship with Robert Kennedy---and the trip to Dallas that ended with the assassination of President Kennedy. Joining the programs is Sheldon Stern, who was the JFK Library’s historian at the time and conducted the interview, to talk to us about that experience.
Newsmakers   Subscribe via iTunes   Subscribe via XML Feed
"Newsmakers" is C-SPAN's weekly Sunday interview program with the people making news and the journalists who cover them. Newmakers airs Sundays on C-SPAN at 10am ET and 6pm ET.
Recent programs:
  • Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) (31 min. 8 sec.)
    House Financial Services Chair Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) comments on Congress's response to the economic turmoil and federal government aid to financial institutions such as Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac.
  • Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) (32 min. 49 sec. - September 15, 2008)
    Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Cmte., is interviewed by Edmund Andrews, New York Times, Economics Reporter & Damian Paletta, Wall Street Journal, Reporter.
  • Austan Goolsbee, Barack Obama for President, Economic Adviser (31 min. 41 sec.)
    Austan Goolsbee, Barack Obama for President, Economic Adviser is interviewed by Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press, Chief Economics Writer & Michael Crittenden, Dow Jones Newswires, Banking & Finance Reporter
Outside the Beltway   Subscribe via iTunes   Subscribe via XML Feed
Outside the Beltway features C-SPAN Radio exclusive events featuring voices from outside of Washington providing perspectives on national issues. Outside the Beltway airs Sundays 10am-12pm.
Recent programs:
  • A Conversation with Actress Tyne Daly (1 hr. 14 min.)
    ''Actress as Advocate: A Conversation with Tyne Daly,'' along with director Stephen Wadsworth, at the Aspen Institute Ideas Festival.
  • Majora Carter, Founder, Sustainable South Bronx (50 min. 8 sec. - September 15, 2008)
    Majora Carter, Founder, Sustainable South Bronx, on her non-profit's mission to ''address land-use, energy, transportation, water and waste policy, and education to advance the environmental and economic rebirth of the South Bronx, and inspire solutions in areas like it across the nation and around the world,'' at the Aspen Institute Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado, on July 3.
  • Panel Discussion on Genetically Modified Organisms (55 min. 56 sec. - September 15, 2008)
    A discussion titled ''The Gene Revolution and Food Security'' about the pros and cons of GMO’s, Genetically Modified Organisms. This panel from the Aspen Institute Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado on July 4 includes scientists, industry representatives and some remarks from a former U.S. Agriculture Secretary.
  • Paul Twomey, ICANN, Pres. and CEO (1 hr. 1 min.)
    Paul Twomey, President and CEO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), makes remarks on the politics of the global Internet, such as how countries are handling access and growth, commerce promotion, content control or non-control, cybersecurity and the use of the internet by social, sometimes revolutionary movements, at the Aspen Institute Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado, on July 3.
Podcast of the Week   Subscribe via iTunes   Subscribe via XML Feed
C-SPAN provides our viewers with a comprehensive range of public policy programs. "Podcast of the Week" is a noteworthy program drawn from the three C-SPAN networks and our popular series, such as "Washington Journal," "Road to the White House" and "American Perspectives."
Recent programs:
  • Interview with Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr (59 min. 42 sec.)
    C-SPAN sits down with Bloomberg News Supreme Court Reporter Greg Stohr to discuss the impact the next president could have on the Supreme Court. He also examines the candidates' judicial philosophies, their views on the Supreme Court & the federal judiciary and their views on issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage and executive power.
  • FEMA Press Briefing on Hurricane Ike (33 min. 40 sec. - September 15, 2008)
    FEMA Administrator David Paulison led a press briefing on impact of Hurricane Ike. Representatives from the Energy Dept., Health & Human Services, and non-profits like the American Red Cross, spoke about the impact of the hurricane on gas and oil production, as well as ongoing search and rescue efforts and the state of emergency health services.
  • Fmr. Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) address to GOP Convention (11 min. 42 sec.)
    In his address to the GOP Convention, Fmr. Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) spoke about constitutional liberty and economic opportunity.
Q and A   Subscribe via iTunes   Subscribe via XML Feed
Every week, C-SPAN presents interesting people who are making things happen in politics, the media, education, and science and technology in hour-long conversations.
Recent programs:
  • Lionel, Host, The Lionel Show (58 min. 57 sec.)
    Lionel (aka Michael Lebron), host of the nationally syndicated radio program ''The Lionel Show.'' He is also the author of a book published last month entitled ''Everyone's Crazy Except You and Me...And I'm Not So Sure About You.''
  • Peter Wallison, AEI, Fellow (1 hr. - September 15, 2008)
    Peter Wallison of the American Enterprise Institute. Mr. Wallison will discuss the history and background of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
  • Linda Robinson, Author, ''Tell Me How This Ends'' (57 min. 41 sec.)
    Linda Robinson, discusses her new book ''Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq.'' Ms. Robinson was a senior writer for U.S. News & World Report when she covered wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Latin America.
Road to the White House   Subscribe via iTunes   Subscribe via XML Feed
"Road to the White House" looks at the electoral process in the United States and the candidates, issues and events shaping the 2008 presidential race. The program airs Sundays on C-SPAN at 6:30pm ET and 9:30pm ET.
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The Communicators   Subscribe via iTunes   Subscribe via XML Feed
"The Communicators" is C-SPAN's new weekly series featuring a half-hour interview with the people who shape our digital future. The Communicators airs Saturdays on C-SPAN at 6:30pm ET and Monday on C-SPAN2 at 8am and 8pm ET.
Recent programs:
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) (30 min. 5 sec.)
    Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), a member of the House Telecom & Internet Subcmte., discusses her efforts (and those of the FCC) to expand broadband access in the United States in response to concerns by telecommunications companies. She also lists concerns about the upcoming February deadline for the transition to digital television.
  • FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell (R) (32 min. 31 sec.)
    FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell (R) discusses the results of the digital television transition in Wilmington, NC and what it means for the nationwide transition beginning on Feb. 2009. Guest host Ted Hearn, Multichannel News, Washington News Editor also joins our discussion.
  • Wilmington, NC Officials on DTV Transition (38 min. 43 sec.)
    This week's Communicators features a series of phone interviews with federal, state and local officials from Wilmington, NC. On Monday, September 8th, Wilmington's five commercial television stations become the first to transfer to all-digital signals.

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