http://www.c-span.org/XML/podcast/ap_feed.xml C-SPAN 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. 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. http://www.c-span.org/podcasts/ en-us Copyright 2012, National Cable Satellite Corporation News & Politics Wed, 18 May 2005 11:00:00 Est Wed, 18 May 2005 11:00:00 Est online@c-span.org 79519174 http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg http://www.c-span.org/podcasts/ C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/flotus051313_hayes.mp3 C-SPAN and the White House Historical Association are co-producing a two-season feature series on the First Ladies, examining their private lives and the public roles they played in the White House. This week: Lucy Hayes. 01:32:02 C-SPAN, First Ladies, Presidents, White House, Lucy Hayes, Rutherford B. Hayes, White House Historical Association http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts MON, 13 MAY 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/flotus050613_grant.mp3 C-SPAN and the White House Historical Association are co-producing a two-season feature series on the First Ladies, examining their private lives and the public roles they played in the White House. This week: Julia Grant. 01:30:53 C-SPAN, White House Historical Association, First Ladies, Presidents, White House, Julia Grant http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts MON, 06 MAY 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/flotus042913.mp3 C-SPAN and the White House Historical Association are co-producing a two-season feature series on the First Ladies, examining their private lives and the public roles they played in the White House. This week: Eliza Johnson. 01:32:11 C-SPAN, White House Historical Association, First Ladies, Presidents, White House, Eliza Johnson http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts MON, 29 APR 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/flotus042213.mp3 C-SPAN and the White House Historical Association are co-producing a two-season feature series on the First Ladies, examining their private lives and the public roles they played in the White House. This week: Mary Todd Lincoln. 01:32:23 C-SPAN, White House Historical Association, First Ladies, Presidents, White House, Mary Todd Lincoln http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts MON, 22 APR 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/flotus041513_pierce.mp3 C-SPAN and the White House Historical Association are co-producing a two-season feature series on the First Ladies, examining their private lives and the public roles they played in the White House. This week: Jane Pierce and Harriet Lane. 01:31:59 C-SPAN, White House Historical Association, First Ladies, Presidents, White House, Jane Pierce, Harriet Lane http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts MON, 15 APR 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/flotus040813_polk.mp3 C-SPAN and the White House Historical Association are co-producing a two-season feature series on the First Ladies, examining their private lives and the public roles they played in the White House. This week: Sarah Polk, Margaret Taylor, Abigail Fillmore. 01:31:14 C-SPAN, White House Historical Association, First Ladies, Presidents, White House, Sarah Polk, Margaret Taylor, Abigail Fillmore http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts MON, 08 APR 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/e032813_infotainment.mp3 Following the presentation of a taped panel discussion on the role of journalism and the pressures of the entertainment industry, guests appeared from remote locations to talk about "infotainment" programming and political journalism. 01:02:16 C-SPAN, infotainment, journalism, entertainment, politics, pop media, death of civility, brainwashing http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts THU, 28 MAR 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/wj032513_nader.mp3 On C-SPAN's Washington Journal, Ralph Nader talked about his Huffington Post piece on income inequality and the growing gap between chief executive officers' pay and that of the typical wage earner. 00:43:22 C-SPAN, Ralph Nader, consumer activist, Huffington Post, income inequality, class warfare, corporate greed, Al Gore http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts MON, 23 MAR 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/cpac031613_palin.mp3 Former Alaska Governor (R) Sarah Palin addressed attendees at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. In her speech she criticized President Obama and said the Republican Party needed to "rebuild" rather than "rebrand." 00:32:12 C-SPAN, Former Alaska Governor (R) Sarah Palin, Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, President Obama, Republican party http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts SAT, 16 MAR 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/wh010313_sequester.mp3 Following a meeting with Congressional leaders, President Obama held a news briefing at the White House. He emphasized that sequestration would not prevent him from pursuing his legislative priorities. Sequestration, the mandatory across-the-board budget cuts agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011, cut $85 billion between defense and discretionary spending. 00:36:17 C-SPAN, President Obama, White House, sequestration, Budget Control Act of 2011, $85 billion in cuts, defense, discretionary spending http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts FRI, 01 MAR 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/e022013_kerry.mp3 Secretary of State John Kerry made his first public remarks regarding U.S. foreign policy and diplomacy Wednesday to students and faculty at the University of Virginia. The U.S. Senate confirmed Kerry on January 29 and he assumed the office on February 1, 2013. 01:06:10 C-SPAN, Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. foreign policy, University of Virginia, first policy speech, Senate confirmation http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts WED, 20 FEB 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/e021513_odierno.mp3 General Raymond Odierno, U.S. Army Chief of Staff, offers an insider's perspective on future security challenges facing the military in light of imminent budget cuts, new strategic priorities and the draw down of American forces from Afghanistan. He speaks at The Brookings Institution. 01:05:05 C-SPAN, General Raymond Odierno, U.S. Army Chief of Staff, security challenges, military, sequestration, budget cuts, Afghanistan, Brookings Institution http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts FRI, 15 FEB 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/e020813_clinton.mp3 Former President Bill Clinton speaks at the House Democratic Conference's retreat, Friday. The President told the assembled Congressmen that gun legislation need not be "toxic" to Democrats. 00:47:42 C-SPAN, Former President Bill Clinton, House Democrats, Annual retreat, gun control, legislation, National Rifle Association,, NRA http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts FRI, 08 FEB 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/e013113_csm.mp3 National Rifle Association President David Keene Thursday said his organization will withhold judgment on efforts to expand background checks for gun sales until there is actual legislation put forward by Congress. Speaking with reporters at a Christian Science Monitor Breakfast, Mr. Keene said some restrictions on large capacity magazines may pass legal muster in the Courts. He also said the AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, like the one used in the Aurora, Colorado, movie shooting, should not be on any list of banned assault weapons. 01:04:21 C-SPAN, National Rifle Association President, David Keene, NRA, gun control, legislation, Christian Science Monitor Breakfast, large capacity magazines, judicial review, AR-15, semi-automatic rifle, Aurora, Colorado http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts THU, 31 JAN 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/e012413_ham.mp3 General Carter F. Ham, the outgoing head of the U.S. Africa Command, speaks at Howard University's Ralph Bunch International Affairs Center. He discusses the command's mission in the light of the growing terrorist threat in North Africa. In a recent talk at George Washington University, the General described the U.S. counterterrorism role in Africa and in particular, efforts to dislodge al Qaeda from Northern Mali. 01:07:25 C-SPAN, General Carter F. Ham, U.S. Africa Command, Howard University's Ralph Bunch International Affairs Center, terror threat, North Africa, counterterrorim, al Qaeda, Northern Mali http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts THU, 24 JAN 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/e011713_lagarde.mp3 The global economic outlook has improved, according to the head of the IMF Christine Lagarde. At her press conference in Washington on Thursday, she added, "We stopped the collapse. We should avoid a relapse. It's not time to relax." Lagarde assessed the state of the global economy, emerging markets and the need for sustained growth. 00:45:00 C-SPAN, IMF, Christine Lagarde, Washington, DC, global economy, emerging markets, growth http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts THU, 17 JAN 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/e010813_petroleum.mp3 American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard says the energy industry can play a major positive role in the on-going economic recovery. He says energy is fundamental to America’s future and more domestic production only translates into more growth, jobs and government revenue. His comments came during the API's annual "State of Energy" address Tuesday in Washington, DC. 00:45:05 C-SPAN, 113th Congress, American Petroleum Institute, API, President Jack Gerard, economi recovery, energy, domestic energy production, "State of Energy" address http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts TUE, 08 JAN 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/e010713_women.mp3 The new 113th Congress consists of a record 20 women now serving in the U.S. Senate. EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock speaks at the National Press Club on how women candidates and women's issues fared in the 2012 election and where they go from there. She also discussed the winning strategy for female presidential candidates in 2016 and recruiting women into future races. 00:36:59 C-SPAN, 113th Congress, U.S. Senate, EMILY’s List, Stephanie Schriock, National Press Club, 2013 elections, female presidential candidates, 2016 election http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts MON, 07 JAN 2013 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/e123112_leiberman.mp3 The Senate Homeland Security Committee releases a report blaming the State Department for failing to adequately protect diplomatic personnel in Libya. The report on Benghazi also criticizes the Pentagon for not having a response plan in place prior to this year’s September 11 attack in which U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed. 00:25:56 C-SPAN, Senate Homeland Security Committee, State Department, report, U.S. consulate, Benghazi, Libya, Pentagon, September 11 attack, U.S. Ambassador Christopher Smith, americans killed http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts MON, 31 DEC 2012 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/e121912_teens.mp3 The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) released its revised 2012 survey, "Monitoring the Future," which questioned 46,733 students in the 8th, 10th and 12th grades about their drug use. For the first time, the survey also includes "bath salts," a type of designer drug with amphetamine-like effects. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, led the press conference. 00:55:33 C-SPAN, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIDA, 2012 survey, "Monitoring the Future", 8th, 10th, 12th graders, drug consumption, "bath salts" http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts WED, 19 DEC 2012 1:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/e121312_norquist.mp3 Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, discusses how Republican members of Congress are negotiating over possible tax, revenue and spending increases in debate over the "fiscal cliff." He is an advocate of no increase in taxes. 00:40:57 C-SPAN, Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform, Republicans, U.S. House, "fiscal cliff", tax increases, federal budget, deficit http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics Podcasts THU, 13 DEC 2012 1:00:00 EST