After Words

After Words

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  • Stephen Moore, Trumpnomics
    Economist Stephen Moore discusses the economic policies of the Trump administration. He's interviewed by Veronique de Rugy, senior research fellow at George Mason University Mercatus Center.
    1 hr
  • Beth Macy, "Dopesick"
    Journalist Beth Macy reports on the opioid crisis in America in her book, [Dopesick]. She's interviewed by Representative Gerald Connolly (D-VA).

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    1 hr 1 min
  • Tara Westover, "Educated"
    Tara Westover details her life growing up with survivalist parents in the Idaho mountains and her introduction to formal education at age 17. She is interviewed by author and journalist Susannah Cahalan.

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    1 hr 2 min
  • After Words with Senator Mitch McConnell
    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talks about his book [The Long Game: A Memoir], in which he discusses his life in politics. He is interviewed by Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN).

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    1 hr
  • After Words with Cornel West
    Author Cornel West discusses his book, [The Radical King], about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, radical political thinking, a side of the late civil rights leader that the author argues has been diminished and sanitized.

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    1 hr
  • After Words With Justice John Paul Stevens
    Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens died on Tuesday. He was 99-years-old. In this program from 2014, Mr. Stevens talks about his book, [Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution].

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    58 min
  • After Words with Michael Kimmel
    Sociologist Michael Kimmel talks about his book, [Angry White Men: American Masculinity at the End of an Era], in which he presents what he calls a comprehensive diagnosis of the fears, anxieties and rage of America's angry white male.

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    59 min
  • After Words with Jim Lehrer
    In 2011, Jim Lehrer, the former anchor of the PBS NewsHour, appeared on C-SPAN's "After Words" program to discuss his book "Tension City."

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    1 hr 2 min

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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

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