291 episodes
After Words C-SPAN
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C-SPAN brings together best-selling nonfiction authors and influential interviewers for wide-ranging, hour- long conversations. Find this podcast every Saturday after 10 pm ET. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "Lectures in History" and "Q&A" podcasts.
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Lawrence Ingrassia, "A Fatal Inheritance - How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery"
Former New York Times editor Lawrence Ingrassia spoke about cancer research and his own family's rare medical history with the disease. He was interviewed by Wall Street Journal health and science reporter Amy Dockser Marcus.
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Ernesto Londoño, "Trippy - The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics"
The New York Times' Ernesto Londono looked at the use of psychedelics in mental health treatment & described his own experience with them. He was interviewed by Politico Health Care reporter Erin Shumaker.
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Shefali Luthra, "Undue Burden - Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America"
Health reporter Shefali Luthra looks at what impact the 2022 Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is having on patients seeking an abortion.
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Mike Hixenbaugh, "They Came for the Schools"
NBC investigative reporter Mike Hixenbaugh looked at how issues around race and identity are playing out in school districts around the country. He was interviewed by Chalkbeat story editor and author Cara Fitzpatrick.
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Freeman Hrabowski, "The Resilient University"
Author and president emeritus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Freeman Hrabowski talks about the role of college presidents, the handling of campus protests over the war in Gaza, and political involvement in higher education. His new book "The Resilient University" looks at how UMBC dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic and the racial unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd by police in the summer of 2020. Freeman Hrabowski served as president of UMBC from 1992-2022.
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Jim Wallis, "The False White Gospel"
Theologian Jim Wallis argued that a faith of love, healing and hope must be used to dismantle a false gospel that promotes White Christian Nationalism. He was interviewed by Daily Beast columnist and author Wajahat Ali.
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