C-SPAN Podcasts

The Supreme Court    Subscribe via iTunes   Subscribe via XML Feed
C-SPAN gives viewers a rare look into the U.S. Supreme Court with interviews with the nine sitting Justices and retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
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After Words   Subscribe via iTunes   Subscribe via XML Feed
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.
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Newsmakers   Subscribe via iTunes   Subscribe via XML Feed
"Newsmakers" is C-SPAN's weekly Sunday interview program with the people making news and the journalists who cover them. Newmakers airs Sundays on C-SPAN at 10am ET and 6pm ET.
Recent programs:
  • Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) (36 min. 13 sec. - March 14, 2010)
    Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), joined Newsmakers to discuss the continuing debate on health care legislation and regulatory reform taking place in the Senate. He addressed other issues such as federal spending and proposed climate change legislation.
  • Karen Ignagni, Pres. & CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans (31 min. 47 sec. - March 7, 2010)
    Karen Ignagni, Pres. & CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans, gives the insurance industry's perspective on health care reform and how it may be affected by legislation in Congress.
  • Rep. George Miller (D-CA) (31 min. 54 sec. - February 28, 2010)
    Rep. George Miller (D-CA), joins Newsmakers to go over the debate on health care reform among Democrats and Republicans. He also talks about other work on job creation & student loan bills.
Podcast of the Week   Subscribe via iTunes   Subscribe via XML Feed
C-SPAN provides our viewers with a comprehensive range of public policy programs. "Podcast of the Week" is a noteworthy program drawn from the three C-SPAN networks and our popular series, such as "Washington Journal," "Road to the White House" and "American Perspectives."
Recent programs:
  • Viewer Call-in with Karl Rove (1 hr. 3 min. - March 14, 2010)
    Karl Rove, former senior advisor to President George H.W. Bush and current Fox News contributor, talks about his memoir, ''Courage and Consequence,'' and takes questions from Book TV viewers.
  • Postmaster General John Potter, U.S. Postal Service (28 min. 20 sec. - March 2, 2010)
    During an event on the future of the U.S. Postal Service, Postmaster General John Potter announced a new business model for service.
  • White House Health Care Summit with Congressional Leaders (5 hr. 33 min. - February 25, 2010)
    Pres. Obama hosts members of Congress at the Blair House in an effort to reach a compromise on health care legislation. The agenda includes discussion of insurance reform, expanding coverage, reducing the deficit, and potential costs.
Q and A   Subscribe via iTunes   Subscribe via XML Feed
Every week, C-SPAN presents interesting people who are making things happen in politics, the media, education, and science and technology in hour-long conversations.
Recent programs:
  • Michelle Easton, Founder & President, Clare Boothe Luce Policy Inst. (58 min. 32 sec. - March 14, 2010)
    Michelle Easton, founder and president of the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute, founded the institute in 1993 to advance conservative women in leadership roles. The institute offers internships and programs for young women. The program was named for Clare Boothe Luce, who was a member of Congress from Connecticut from 1943 to 1947 and US Ambassador to Italy from 1953 5o 1956. She was also a journalist, author and playwright. Michelle Easton worked in both the Reagan and George H. Bush Administrations.
  • Patricia McGuire, President, Trinity Washington University (58 min. 14 sec. - March 7, 2010)
    Patricia McGuire has been President for over 20 years of Trinity Washington University in Washington, DC. She is credited with saving the institution whose population diminished from 1,000 students in 1969 to 300 in 1989.
  • Kike Arnal, Photographer, ''In the Shadow of Power'' (58 min. 59 sec. - February 28, 2010)
    Kike Arnal talks about his newest book ''In the Shadow of Power.'' Mr. Arnal originally came to Washington to do a photo project on Washington's decaying library system. While he was here, he began to see a side of the Capital city much different than that seen in tourist photos.
The Communicators   Subscribe via iTunes   Subscribe via XML Feed
"The Communicators" is C-SPAN's new weekly series featuring a half-hour interview with the people who shape our digital future. The Communicators airs Saturdays on C-SPAN at 6:30pm ET and Monday on C-SPAN2 at 8am and 8pm ET.
Recent programs:
  • Tim Sparapani, Facebook, Public Policy Director (29 min. 6 sec. - March 13, 2010)
    Tim Sparapani, Facebook's Public Policy Director, discusses the opening of the public policy office in Washington DC. He also goes over privacy and free speech issues affecting the company.
  • Martin Cooper, Inventor of the Mobile Cell Phone (32 min. 47 sec. - March 6, 2010)
    Martin Cooper, who is credited for inventing the mobile cell phone, talks about the forces that lead to its creation, and also his thoughts on the current wireless industry.
  • Interviews from the Congressional Technology Policy Exhibition (23 min. 42 sec. - February 27, 2010)
    The Communicators visited the Congressional Internet Caucus' 13th Annual Technology Policy Exhibition in January. Every year, this event highlights emerging Internet technologies that shape Congressional policymaking. Co-Chairman Sen. Leahy also outlines the program.

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