http://www.c-span.org/XML/podcast/aw_feed.xml C-SPAN 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. 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. http://www.c-span.org/podcasts/ en-us Copyright 2012, National Cable Satellite Corporation News & Politics Thurs., May 26, Apr 2005 May, 26 Apr 2005 11:00:00 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss online@c-span.org 76464369 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/arc_btv051813.mp3 Ms. West argues that the U.S. has been "marching toward Socialism" since the 1940s, abandoning its core ideals in the process. She discusses the rise of Communism and what she calls the U.S. government's capitulation to it with Ariel Cohen, the Heritage Foundation's Senior Research Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies. 00:59:24 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Diana West, American Betryal, Socialism, 1940s, ideals, Communism, Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation, Research Fellow, Russian, Eurasian http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 18 MAY 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv051113.mp3 Mr. Caryl argues that a secular, left-leaning consensus developed across the western world after World War II, and that a counterrevolution, representing a new era, began in 1979 with the campaigns of conservative leaders in Britain and the U.S. and the overthrow of the Shah in Iran. He discusses the conservative realignment that began in '79 with Managing Editor of Foreign Policy magazine, Susan Glasser. 00:58:48 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Christian Caryl, Strange Rebels, Birth of the 21st Century, secular, World War II, counterrevolution, 1979, conservative, Britain, Shah of Iran, Foreign Policy Magazine, Susan Glasser http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 11 MAY 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv050413.mp3 The former senior adviser to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke reveals that the foreign policy plan supported by the late Ambassador and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was overruled by President Obama for political reasons. He argues that the conflict over Afghanistan policy has weakened America's ability to shape policy in South Asia and the Middle East. He discusses his contentions with National Defense University professor and former CIA adviser Judith Yaphe. 01:00:05 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Vali Nasr, Richard Holbrooke, Ambassador, foreign policy, Afghanistan, South Asia, Middle East, National Defense University, CIA, Judith Yaphe http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 4 MAY 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv042713.mp3 In March of 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided in Gideon v. Wainwright that, when facing jail time, a defendant who cannot afford an attorney has the right to free representation. Karen Houppert, author of "Chasing Gideon: The Elusive Quest for Poor People's Justice," explores how the Court arrived at that decision with Jenna Greene, National Law Journal. 00:54:37 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Karen Houppert, "Chasing Gideon: The Elusive Quest for Poor People's Justice", Gideon v. Wainwright, U.S. Supreme Court, court appointed attorney, Jenna Greene, National Law Journal http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 27 APR 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv042013.mp3 Benjamin Wiker, "Worshipping the State: How Liberalism Became Our State Religion," argues that people on the political left are seeking to establish secularism as the official religion for the U.S. He discusses his theory with Washington Post writer Krissah Thompson. 00:56:44 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Benjamin Wiker, "Worshipping the State: How Liberalism Became Our State Religion", political left, secularism, religion, Washington Post, Krissah Thompson http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 20 APR 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv041313.mp3 The veteran ABC News team examines the capital punishment cases that they say defined the parameters judges must follow in order to uphold a death sentence on appeal. They speak with Kimberly Tignor, Advocacy Counsel of the National Bar Association. 00:53:03 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Martin Clancy & Tim O'Brien, "Murder at the Supreme Court", capital punishment, death sentence, appeals, Kimberly Tignor, Advocacy Counsel, National Bar Association http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 13 APR 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv040613.mp3 Neil Irwin, author of "The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire," details the financial crisis of recent years by starting with a tutorial on the creation of central banks and how their managers developed global power. He talks with the Wall Street Journal's David Wessel. 00:54:58 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Neil Irwin, author, "The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire", financial crisis, central banks, Wall Street Journal, David Wessel http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 06 APR 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv033013.mp3 Gay rights advocate John Corvino and conservative columnist Maggie Gallagher engage in a point/counterpoint discussion of gay marriage. Their intended goal is not to win the debate but to raise and clarify as many points of disagreement as possible, explaining not only how they disagree but why. The Supreme Court heard two cases on gay marriage at the end of March, 2013. 01:00:36 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Gay rights advocate, John Corvino, conservative columnist, Maggie Gallagher, gay marrage, gblt marriage equality, traditional marriage, Supreme Court http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 30 MAR 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv032313.mp3 David Burstein claims that the Millennial generation, which he defines as those currently between 18 and 30, is the largest generation in U.S. history, and more ethnically diverse and digitally in tuned than others. He chats with MSNBC's S.E. Cupp. 00:56:42 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, David Burstein, "Fast Future", millenial generation, 18 to 30, largest generation, diversity, MSNBC, S.E. Cupp http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 23 MAR 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv031613.mp3 Ms. Ghattas discusses Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State through the perspective of a State Department reporter with both a European and Middle Eastern background. While examining Mrs. Clinton's role in U.S. diplomacy abroad, Ms. Ghattas also seeks to answer whether U.S. power is in decline. She shares her insights with Daily Caller Senior Editor Jamie Weinstein. 00:59:58 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Kim Ghattas, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, U.S. diplomacy, U.S. power, Daily Caller, Senior Editor Jamie Weinstein http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 16 MAR 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv030913.mp3 From charities focused on international aid to those that provide funding for the arts, Ken Stern explores what he calls the vast and unaccountable world of U.S. charities and how they are managed. He discusses his findings with Ken Berger, CEO of Charity Navigator, a non-profit that evaluates the financial health and efficacy of charitable organizations. 00:59:44 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Ken Stern, "With Charity for All: Why Charities are Failing and a Better Way to Give", U.S. charities, accountability, Ken Berger, CEO of Charity Navigator, financial health http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 09 MAR 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv030313.mp3 Moises Naim is the author of "The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be." He talks about the changing nature of governmental and economic power with the editor of the Washington Post's On Leadership section, Lillian Cunningham. 00:56:12 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Moises Naim, author, "The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be", government, economic power, Washington Post, On Leadership, Lillian Cunningham http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 02 MAR 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv022313.mp3 Ed Whitacre, author of "American Turnaround: Reinventing AT&T and GM and the Way We Do Business in the USA," discusses steps for restoring the U.S. economy with Stephanie Mehta, Fortune magazine. 00:57:13 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Ed Whitacre, author, "American Turnaround: Reinventing AT&T and GM and the Way We Do Business in the USA", U.S. economy, Stephanie Mehta, Fortune magazine http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 23 FEB 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv021613.mp3 Sarah Garland is the author of "Divided We Fail: The Story of an African-American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregation." She chronicles the fight of African-American parents to prevent the closure of a predominantly black school, which led to a landmark Supreme Court case overturning 50 years of desegregation initiated by the Brown v. Board of Education opinion. Ms Garland talks with Columbia professor and political activist Marc Lamont Hill. 00:57:26 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Sarah Garland, "Divided We Fail: The Story of an African-American Community That Ended the Era of School Desegregation", Supreme Court, desegregation, Brown v. Board of Education, Columbia professor, Marc Lamont Hill http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 16 FEB 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv020913.mp3 Mr. Mackey argues that capitalism doesn't have to be a zero-sum game in which some win at the expense of others. He highlights the practices of companies like Whole Foods and Southwest that seek to increase value for their shareholders by creating value for their customers and employees as well. He discusses what he believes is a better business model with the Wall Street Journal's Kim Strassel. 00:58:14 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, John Mackey, "Conscious Capitalism", Whole Foods, Southwest, shareholders, value, consumers, costumers, employees, business model, Wall Street Journal, Kim Strassel http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 09 FEB 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv020213.mp3 Jonathan Last, author of "What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster," discusses the population implosion in the U.S. and it's impact on the economy, culture and politics. He argues that if the U.S. want to continue to be a world leader, Americans must have more children. He discusses the country's demographic changes with Pew Research Center's D'Vera Cohn. 00:56:02 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Jonathan Last, author, "What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster", population implosion, birth control, larger families, Pew Research Center, D'Vera Cohn http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 02 FEB 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv012613.mp3 Helaine Olen, author of "Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry," goes inside the world of personal finance "gurus" and reveals how the products and services they promote fail to meet their expectations and often undercut the financial security of those using them. She discusses her findings with Russell Wild, Saturday Evening Post Financial Contributor and author of several personal finance books. 00:56:34 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Helaine Olen, personal finance, financial security, Russell Wild, Saturday Evening Post, Financial Contributor, scams http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 26 JAN 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv011913.mp3 In this memoir, Clayborne Carson recounts his own journey from teen-aged civil rights activist, who was present at the 1963 March on Washington, to acclaimed historian and editor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s papers. He includes encounters with many leaders and organizers in the Civil Rights Movement, including Ella Baker, Stokely Carmichael and the King family. Mr. Carson shares his experiences with race relations author and playwright Janet Langhart Cohen. 00:56:45 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Clayborne Carson, civil rights activist, 1963 March on Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ella Baker, Stokely Carmichael, Janet Langhart Cohen http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 19 JAN 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv011213.mp3 Professor Michael Austin, author of "That's Not What They Meant!: Reclaiming the Founding Fathers from America's Right Wing," analyzes dozens of speeches, books and articles by conservative commentators to expose what he calls the "deep historical flaws in their use of America's founding history." He also examines the Founding Fathers' quotes in context to present what he believes is a more accurate picture of their meaning. He discusses his findings with George Washington University Associate Professor of Law, David Fontana. 00:59:50 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Michael Austin, author, "That's Not What They Meant!: Reclaiming the Founding Fathers from America's Right Wing", conservatism, revisionism, founding fathers, constitution, George Washington University Associate Professor of Law, David Fontana http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 12 JAN 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv010513.mp3 Acclaimed historian Martin Duberman presents the biography of controversial historian and leftist activist Howard Zinn, author of "The People's History of the United States." Mr. Duberman uses exclusive access to Zinn's archives to tell the late Spelman professor's story. Mr. Duberman talks about Zinn with the online editor of Dissent Magazine, Nick Serpe. 00:58:18 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, historian Martin Duberman, Howard Zinn, "The People's History of the United States", "Howard Zinn: A Life on the Left", Dissent Magazine, Nick Serpe http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 05 JAN 2013 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv122912.mp3 Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick argue that U.S. leaders must chart a course for the future by first honestly facing what they call the country's troubling history of drifting farther away from its democratic traditions. They talk with Michael Kazin, Georgetown University history professor and co-editor of Dissent magazine. 01:02:06 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick, "The Untold History of the United States", Michael Kazin, Georgetown University, Dissent magazine, history, revisionism http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 29 DEC 2012 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv122212.mp3 Craig Whitney, author of "Living with Guns: A Liberal's Case for the Second Amendment," examines the history of firearms in American society and proposes a way for the nation to make its peace with the Second Amendment and the presence of hundreds of millions of guns in the U.S. He discusses his thoughts and theories with Paul Helmke, the former president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. 00:58:50 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Craig Whitney, author, "Living with Guns: A Liberal's Case for the Second Amendment", firearms, gun control, Constitution, Paul Helmke, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 22 DEC 2012 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv121512.mp3 Cynthia Lowen, author of "Bully: An Action Plan for Teachers, Parents, and Communities to Combat the Bullying Crisis," speaks about her acclaimed documentary film. Ms. Lowen talks with anti-bullying advocate and the Executive Director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Donna Lieberman. 00:57:42 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Cynthia Lowen, "Bully: An Action Plan for Teachers, Parents, and Communities to Combat the Bullying Crisis", New York Civil Liberties Union, Donna Lieberman, bullying http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 15 DEC 2012 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv120812.mp3 In "Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care," Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary provides an insider's look at the dangers of a stay in the hospital. He argues that patients are endangered by errors, over-treatment and a closed-door culture that protects medical practitioners first. He speaks with Richard Davis, president of Washington, D.C.'s Sibley Hospital (part of the Johns Hopkins network). 00:59:16 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Marty Makary, ""Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care", Johns Hopkins, health care, hospitals, Richard Davis, Washington DC, Sibley Hospital http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 08 DEC 2012 15:00:00 EST C-SPAN http://podcast.c-span.org/podcast/arc_btv120112.mp3 Ray Kurzweil discusses his new book, "How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed." The influential theorist draws on the most recent neuroscience research to reverse-engineer the brain and apply what's learned to build intelligent machines. The award-winning inventor discusses this research with Editor of Scientific American Mind, Ingrid Wickelgren. 00:55:43 C-SPAN, Book TV, After Words, Ray Kurzweil, "How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed", neuroscience, reverse-engineer, brain, intelligent machines, Scientific American Mind, Ingrid Wickelgren http://www.c-span.org/images/home/cspan_podcast_300.jpg News & Politics SAT, 01 DEC 2012 15:00:00 EST