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... more

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The podcast currently has 391 episodes available.

After Words episodes:

August 31, 2025 Kathleen deLaski, "Who Needs College Anymore?"
Education Design Lab founder Kathleen deLaski examined whether the U.S. higher education system can meet the needs of future generations of students. She discusses alternatives to the four-year college degree, including educational bootcamps, skills-based learning, and apprenticeships. This event took place at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts

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1h 5min
August 24, 2025 Michael Grynbaum, "Empire of the Elite"
This was an inside look at the glamorous Condé Nast publishing empire, the people who crafted its publications, and the standards they set for American culture. Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.

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1h 5min
August 17, 2025 Isabel Allende, "My Name Is Emilia del Valle"
Isabel Allende spoke about identity & resilience in her historical novel set in the 19th century against a backdrop of civil war breaking out in Chile. The Sixth and I Synagogue in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.

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1h 1min
August 10, 2025 Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager & Isaac Arnsdorf, "2024"
This conversation was a behind-the-scenes account of the 2024 presidential election that sent Donald Trump back to the White House for a second, non-consecutive term -- only the second president other than Grover Cleveland to achieve that distinction, and after a litany of criminal and civil investigations and two assassination attempts.

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1h 3min
August 03, 2025 "Framed," John Grisham and Jim McCloskey
Bestselling author John Grisham and co-author Jim McCloskey wrote about the challenges of exonerating a person who is wrongfully convicted. Princeton Library, Centurion, and Labyrinth Books in Princeton, New Jersey, sponsored this event.

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1h 3min
July 27, 2025 Patrick McGee, "Apple in China"
Financial Times San Francisco Correspondent Patrick McGee examined Apple's relationship with China and the impact of locating so many factories there. The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco hosted this event.

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1h 13min
July 20, 2025 Bill Clinton and James Patterson, "First Gentleman"
Former President Bill Clinton talked with his co-author James Patterson about their latest novel: A mystery in the White House that leads to the first gentleman on trial for murder. Politics and Prose Bookstore hosted this event at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C

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1h 12min
July 13, 2025 Sen. Lisa Murkowski, "Far From Home.."
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) told her own political story in Far From Home. She was first elected in 2001 and has served in the Senate since 2002. Her book covers a career ranging from the emergence of the tea party movement to President Trump's second election. Politics and Prose bookstore hosted this event at the Sixth and I cultural center in Washington, D.C.

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1h 11min
July 06, 2025 José Andrés , "Change the Recipe"
Chef José Andrés talked about the life lessons he's learned through the work he does with the World Central Kitchen, an organization that feeds people in conflict and disaster zones around the world. He spoke at George Washington University's Lisner Hall

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1h 10min
June 29, 2025 Dave and Dina McCormick, "Who Believed in You?"
Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) and his wife Dina McCormick discussed the importance of mentors and shared stories of successful politicians and business leaders who have had their lives changed by them. This event was hosted by the Ronald Regan Institute in Washington, D.C

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46min

FAQs about After Words:

How many episodes does After Words have?

The podcast currently has 391 episodes available.