After Words

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After Words episodes

February 28, 2021 Eric Metaxas, "Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life"
Nationally syndicated radio host Eric Metaxas talks about his life and career. He’s interviewed by the Claremont Institute’s Center for the American Way of Life fellow Carson Holloway.

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1 hr
February 21, 2021 John Fortier, "After the People Vote: A Guide to the Electoral College"
The American Enterprise Institute’s John Fortier provides his guide to understanding the electoral college process. He’s interviewed by author & former editor-in-chief of the Texas Review of Law & Politics Tara Ross.

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1 hr 1 min
February 14, 2021 Heather McGhee, "The Sum of Us"
Former Demos president Heather McGhee examines the cost of racism for all Americans. She’s interviewed by author and Harvard University professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad.

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1 hr 5 min
February 07, 2021 Amelia Pang, "Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America’s Cheap Goods"
Investigative journalist Amelia Pang reports on the labor camps in China used to produce US consumer goods. She’s interviewed by Princeton University’s Center on Contemporary China assistant director Yan Bennett.

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53 min
January 31, 2021 Charles M. Blow, "The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto"
New York Times op-ed columnist Charles M. Blow makes his case for Blacks to amass political power and combat white supremacy. He’s interviewed by author and Woodson Center founder and president Robert Woodson.

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1 hr 2 min
January 24, 2021 Beau Wise and Tom Sileo, "Three Wise Men: A Navy SEAL, a Green Beret, and How Their Marine Brother Became a War's Sole Survivor"
Beau Wise talks about the loss of his two brothers during the war in Afghanistan. He and his co-author Tom Sileo are interviewed by author and journalist Kelly Kennedy.

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52 min
January 17, 2021 Adam Jentleson, "Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy"
Adam Jentleson, who was deputy chief of staff for former Democratic Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), argues that the modernization of the Senate is damaging American democracy. He’s interviewed by Wall Street Journal congressional reporter Kristina Peterson.

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1 hr
January 10, 2021 Catherine Flowers, "Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret"
Catherine Flowers, founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice, reflects on her efforts to improve water and sanitation conditions in rural areas across America. She’s interviewed by Grist senior editor Nikhil Swaminathan.

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1 hr 4 min
January 03, 2021 John Fabian Witt, "American Contagions: Epidemics and the Law from Smallpox to COVID-19"
This week, a conversation with John Fabian Witt we first brought you on November 15. Law professor John Fabian Witt examined the relationship between law, epidemics, and public health guidelines. He was interviewed by Georgetown University Law Professor and Director of the Institute for National and Global Health Law Lawrence Gostin.

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1 hr
December 27, 2020 Michael Shellenberger, "Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All"
Michael Shellenberger, founder and president of Environmental Progress, offered his thoughts on what he calls “apocalyptic” environmentalism and provided some solutions on how to address environmental issues of today and into the future. He was interviewed by Andrew Revkin, author and Columbia University’s director of the Earth Institute Initiative on Communication and Sustainability. This episode is from earlier this year.

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1 hr

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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