After Words

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After Words episodes

June 25, 2023 Rebecca Grant, "Birth - Three Mothers, Nine Months, and Pregnancy in America"
Journalist Rebecca Grant reported on maternal healthcare in the U.S. & discussed how social & political dynamics impact pregnancy & motherhood. She was interviewed by New York Times reporter Alisha Gupta.

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53 min
June 18, 2023 Michael Waldman, "The Supermajority - How the Supreme Court Divided America"
Brennan Center for Justice president & CEO Michael Waldman examined how the Supreme Court's 2021-22 rulings impact U.S. law & citizens. He was interviewed by Politico's senior legal affairs reporter Josh Gerstein.

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1 hr 3 min
June 11, 2023 David Bernhardt, "You Report to Me - Accountability for the Failing Administrative State"
Former Trump Administration Interior Secretary David Bernhardt argued that the administrative state has amassed unaccountable power over the last twenty years. He was interviewed by American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Adam White.

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1 hr 1 min
June 04, 2023 Keith Ellison, "Break the Wheel - Ending the Cycle of Police Violence"
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison offered his thoughts on how to stop the cycle of police violence. He was interviewed by CNN's legal analyst Laura Coates.

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58 min
May 28, 2023 Booknotes+ : James B. Stewart, "Unscripted"
Two public corporations, CBS and Viacom, used to be controlled by the same man, Sumner Redstone. This is the subject of a book called "Unscripted." Our guest is reporter James B. Stewart of the New York Times. He along with his co-author Rachel Abrams write in the preface of the book that: "The drama that unfolded may have occurred at Viacom and CBS, but the recent drumbeat of greed, backstabbing, plotting, and betrayal at the upper level of American business and society has hardly been confined to one or two companies, or one wealthy family and its hangers-on." Viacom and CBS merged in late 2019. The new company is called Paramount Global.

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1 hr 5 min
May 21, 2023 Oscar Munoz, "Turnaround Time - Uniting an Airline and Its Employees in the Friendly Skies"
Former United Airlines CEO and chairman Oscar Munoz spoke about his efforts to revive the company and the future of aviation. He was interviewed by USA Today reporter Zach Wichter.

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1 hr 1 min
May 14, 2023 Alexandra Robbins, "The Teachers - A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession"
Investigative reporter Alexandra Robbins provided a behind-the-scenes look at the issues teachers are facing in the classroom today. She was interviewed by Education Week staff writer Madeline Will.

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52 min
May 07, 2023 Matika Wilbur, "Project 562 - Changing the Way We See Native America"
Photographer Matika Wilbur spoke about her efforts to shift how Native America is viewed through her photos. She was interviewed by American University professor Elizabeth Rule.

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56 min
April 30, 2023 Ava Chin, "Mott Street - A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming"
Ava Chin reflected on her family's American experience across five generations & the impact the Chinese Exclusion Act had on her family & community. She was interviewed by Yale University American studies & history professor Mary Lui.

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1 hr 2 min
April 23, 2023 Adam Benforado, "A Minor Revolution - How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All"
Drexel University law professor Adam Benforado argued that America is failing its children morally, socially and economically. He was interviewed by journalist and author Anya Kamenetz.

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1 hr 2 min

About 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&A