Best CSPANs The Podcasts (2025)

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SPECIAL REPORT: Trump Putin Summit / Maine Manhunt / CSPAN Calls 4:48:21

14h ago4:48:21

4:48:21

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Weekend Edition: Federal Takeover of DC Police, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and 2026 Midterm Elections 27:46

6h ago27:46

27:46

In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First: With this week's federal takeover of the DC police, we speak with Jillian Snider – a senior fellow at the R Street Institute and former NYPD officer - about the opportunities – and challenges – of the crackdown. Then: Axios Senior Economics Reporter Courtenay…

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President Trump holds summit with Russian President Putin in Alaska, says he is 'not here to negotiate for Ukraine' and 'won't be happy' if does not get ceasefire 44:27

7h ago44:27

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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands on the tarmac at U.S. military base in Anchorage, Alaska, the start of a historic summit on how to end the war between Russia and Ukraine; District of Columbia sues the Trump Administration after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announces that an expansion of federal control of …

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Gov. Newsom says California will go forward with new Congressional district map designed to get Democrats five more U.S. House seats in response to Texas Republicans doing the same 52:38

2h ago52:38

52:38

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announces his state will redraw Congressional district lines with the express purpose of Democratsgaining five U.S. House seats to offset what is happening in Texas whererepublicans are trying to pass a new map to net five seats for their party. Gov. Newsom calls it "liberation day for California"; President Donald Trump cl…

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Pres. Trump warns of 'severe consequences' if Pres. Putin does not end war in Ukraine; Pres. Trump announces Kennedy Center Honors recipients 49:28

2d ago49:28

49:28

President Donald Trump speaks with European leaders & Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about this his meeting Friday in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning of "severe consequences" if Putin does agree to end the war in Ukraine and saying that if the first meeting goes well, a second meeting with both Putin & Zelensky could h…

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DC Mayor & Police Chief meet with U.S. Attorney General on federal takeover of DC Police & bringing in National Guard; Labor Dept says inflation in July same as June 53:49

4d ago53:49

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Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith meet with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi about implementing President Donald Trump's putting DC police under federal control and calling out the DC National Guard to deal with crime & homelessness; Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the gunman in the deadly shooting at the Centers …

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Ep. 231 David Herbert Donald, "Lincoln" 1:02:43

4d ago1:02:43

1:02:43

In our earlier discussion with Zaakir Tameez about his biography of Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, he discussed his differences with Professor David Herbert Donald on the same subject. On December the 24th, 1995, Professor Donald talked about his book called "Lincoln" on the Booknotes television program. David Donald died in 2009 at age 8…

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BN+: David Herbert Donald, "Lincoln" 1:02:43

3d ago1:02:43

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In our earlier discussion with Zaakir Tameez about his biography of Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, he discussed his differences with Professor David Herbert Donald on the same subject. On December the 24th, 1995, Professor Donald talked about his book called "Lincoln" on the Booknotes television program. David Donald died in 2009 at age 8…

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President Trump places DC police under federal control, calls out DC National Guard, in response to the city's 'crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor' 55:11

5d ago55:11

55:11

President Donald Trump places the Washington, DC, police department under federal control and deploys the DC National Guard to address, in his words, “crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor,” calling it “liberation day in DC"; Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says she is not surprised by the president's actions, but this is legally an obligation un…

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Q&A: Lee Hawkins, "I Am Nobody's Slave" 1:06:26

6d ago1:06:26

1:06:26

Journalist and musician Lee Hawkins, author of "I Am Nobody's Slave," talks about the impact that slavery and Jim Crow have had on his family through multiple generations. Mr. Hawkins examines the relationship between the past violence experienced by family members, often at the hands of white people, and the way his parents raised and severely dis…

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Lee Hawkins, "I Am Nobody's Slave" 1:06:26

6d ago1:06:26

1:06:26

Journalist and musician Lee Hawkins, author of "I Am Nobody's Slave," talks about the impact that slavery and Jim Crow have had on his family through multiple generations. Mr. Hawkins examines the relationship between the past violence experienced by family members, often at the hands of white people, and the way his parents raised and severely dis…

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Garrett Graff, "The Devil Reached Toward the Sky" 1:13:47

7d ago1:13:47

1:13:47

Historian Garrett Graff discusses his oral history of the development, testing and deployment of the atomic bomb in August 1945. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN

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AW: Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager & Isaac Arnsdorf, "2024" 1:02:31

7d ago1:02:31

1:02:31

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. Learn more…

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Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager & Isaac Arnsdorf, "2024" 1:02:31

7d ago1:02:31

1:02:31

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. Learn more…

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Weekend Edition: President Trump's Tariffs Agenda, Trump Admin "AI Action Plan," and Lawmakers Trading Stocks 30:46

7d ago30:46

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In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First, there's been a flurry of economic news in recent days from the July jobs report to the President's tariffs agenda. We break it all down with Mike Konczal of the Economic Security Project -- and E.J. Antoni of the Heritage Foundation. Then, the Trump administr…

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President Trump calls Armenia & Azerbaijan peace deal signed at White House 'historic', reporter asks about possibly winning Nobel Peace Prize 41:41

4d ago41:41

41:41

President Donald Trump hosts the leaders of Armenia & Azerbaijan to sign a peace deal; President Trump asked about his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and how to end the war in Ukraine; Vice President JD Vance and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy talk about the war in Gaza… as they meet at the Secretary's home in Kent, E…

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Politics, News, Debate And A Lot FREAKIN More – The Troll patrol LIVE #leftisbest 2:42:57

8d ago2:42:57

2:42:57

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Dow falls 200 on first day of President Trump's global tariffs; President nominates new Fed Board member 49:38

5d ago49:38

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President Donald Trump announces he is nominating Stephen Miran, current chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, to Federal Reserve Board, to replace a board member who has resigned; Wall Street Journal's Gavin Bade on first day with President Donald Trump's tariffs in effect on more than 90 countries (6); Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) says FBI has ag…

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U.S. Army Sergeant suspected in shooting & wounding five soldiers; President Trump imposes 25% extra tariff on India (50% total) for buying Russian oil 54:30

6d ago54:30

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Five soldiers are shot and wounded at Fort Stewart in Georgia… the suspected shooter, an Army Sergeant, is in custody; Texas Senate Committee on Congressional redistricting meets on the proposedRepublican-drawn district lines map designed to win Republicans five more U.S. House seats, while Texas House Democrats continue to remain out-of-state to k…

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Texas House Dems deny quorum to block vote on Republican redistricting map for second straight day; President Trump says GOP is 'entitled to five more seats' 51:47

9d ago51:47

51:47

Texas Democratic House Members' boycott leads to Texas House of Representatives failing for a second day in a row to establish a quorum blocking Republicans from passing their Congressional districting plan; President Donald Trump says an interview Republicans are “entitled to five more seats” in Texas and that states which voted Democratic in nati…

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BN+: Zaakir Tameez, "Charles Sumner" 1:07:04

11d ago1:07:04

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Charles Sumner was from Boston, Massachusetts. He was a U.S. Senator for 23 years from 1851 to 1874. Sumner, an anti-slavery Republican, was brutally caned on the Senate floor by pro-slavery Democrats in 1856, during the lead-up to the Civil War. The attack, which almost killed Sumner, kept him out of the Senate for over 3 years. Sumner didn't marr…

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Ep. 230 Zaakir Tameez, "Charles Sumner" 1:07:04

11d ago1:07:04

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Charles Sumner was from Boston, Massachusetts. He was a U.S. Senator for 23 years from 1851 to 1874. Sumner, an anti-slavery Republican, was brutally caned on the Senate floor by pro-slavery Democrats in 1856, during the lead-up to the Civil War. The attack, which almost killed Sumner, kept him out of the Senate for over 3 years. Sumner didn't marr…

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Govs Hochul, Pritzker support Texas Democrats while Gov. Abbott threatens to arrest them; Trump Admin. defends BLS firing while economists criticize the move 38:05

10d ago38:05

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker are backing a group of Texas Democrats who left their state yesterday to block a vote on new Republican-drawn congressional maps. It comes while Texas' Republican Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to remove lawmakers who didn’t show up at today's Texas House of Representatives session. The T…

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Nicole Kobie, "The Long History of the Future" 1:02:39

13d ago1:02:39

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Technology reporter Nicole Kobie, author of "The Long History of the Future," talks about how technology evolves and discusses why many predicted technologies – including driverless and flying cars, smart cities, hyperloops, and autonomous robots – haven’t become a reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Q&A: Nicole Kobie, "The Long History of the Future" 1:02:39

13d ago1:02:39

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Technology reporter Nicole Kobie, author of "The Long History of the Future," talks about how technology evolves and discusses why many predicted technologies – including driverless and flying cars, smart cities, hyperloops, and autonomous robots – haven’t become a reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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AW: "Framed," John Grisham and Jim McCloskey 1:02:39

13d ago1:02:39

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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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN

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"Framed," John Grisham and Jim McCloskey 1:02:39

13d ago1:02:39

1:02:39

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN

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George Washington's Character 1:00:33

14d ago1:00:33

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Gene Allen Smith, a Texas Christian University history professor, taught a class about George Washington's character. He examined how the first president interacted with his contemporaries, how he viewed himself, and how he is remembered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Weekend Edition: Medicare and Medicaid Anniversary, Homelessness in the United States, and Dasha Burns host of C-SPAN's "Ceasefire" 23:18

11d ago23:18

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In this weekend's episode, three segments from this past week's Washington Journal. First, Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson of President Harry S. Truman, discusses this week's 60th anniversary of the signing of Medicare and Medicaid. Then, Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity's Michael Tanner discusses efforts to combat homelessness in the U…

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Dow falls after weak July jobs report, downward revisions to May & June, concerns about tariffs; Pres. Trump first BLS head, calls jobs numbers 'rigged' 48:30

15d ago48:30

48:30

Wall Street falls after a weak July jobs report, combined with a downward revision to the jobs numbers for May and June and concerns about President Donald Trump's tariff schedule, finalized overnight with ratesranging from 10% to 50% for dozens of countries' President Trump fires the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, citing the jobs numbers …

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One day before 'libertarian tariffs' deadline, U.S. & Mexico agree to 90-day pause, federal appeals court hears challenge to President's use of emergency powers 55:31

12d ago55:31

55:31

One day until President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs take effect, but not on Mexico, as he announces another extension while trade talks continue; Federal Appeals Court hears a challenge to the emergency powers law the president used impose the tariffs on many countries. We will talk about it with The Hill's Legal Affairs Reporter Zach Schoenf…

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Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged, despite President Trump's pressure to cut them, says more data needed on tariffs' effect on inflation 55:47

17d ago55:47

55:47

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announces no change to interest rates and says of President Donald Trump's tariff policy, “Higher tariffs have begun to show through more clearly to prices of some goods, but their overall effects on economic activity and inflation remain to be seen"; President Trump announces more tariff rates scheduled to take …

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Trump Is A Pedophile: MAGA Is Dumb And Gullible 2:46:03

17d ago2:46:03

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Pres. Trump says he will not follow Great Britain in recognizing Palestinian State in Israel does not agree to ceasefire in Gaza and commit to two-state solution 51:25

18d ago51:25

51:25

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the United Kingdom will recognize a Palestinian state if Israel does not agree to a ceasefire with Hamas, improve what he calls the "appalling situation in Gaza", and commits to a two-state solution; President Donald Trump says the U.S. will not follow suit, and that recognizing a Palestinian state rewards H…

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Ep. 229 John Seabrook, "The Spinach King" 1:10:26

18d ago1:10:26

1:10:26

The patriarch, C.F. Seabrook, was hailed as the Henry Ford of agriculture. His son, Jack, a keen businessman, was poised to take over what Life magazine called the biggest vegetable factory on earth. His son, John Seabrook, has written about his grandfather and father in his book called "The Spinach King." It's subtitled "The Rise and Fall of an Am…

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BN+: John Seabrook, "The Spinach King" 1:10:26

18d ago1:10:26

1:10:26

The patriarch, C.F. Seabrook, was hailed as the Henry Ford of agriculture. His son, Jack, a keen businessman, was poised to take over what Life magazine called the biggest vegetable factory on earth. His son, John Seabrook, has written about his grandfather and father in his book called "The Spinach King." It's subtitled "The Rise and Fall of an Am…

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President Trump promises food centers in Gaza, continues to face Epstein files questions; Senate starts last scheduled week 39:05

19d ago39:05

39:05

President Trump continued his visit to the United Kingdom today. He and Prime Minister Keir Starmer talked to reporters about Israel’s war with Hamas. The president announced the US will open food centers in Gazato help the humanitarian crisis there and two leaders continued discussions on reaching a cease-fire in the region. The President also sai…

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Cornel West & Robert George, "Truth Matters" 1:48:22

20d ago1:48:22

1:48:22

Progressive professor Cornel West and conservative professor Robert George talk about their decades-long friendship and teaching together at Princeton University. They also discuss their new book, "Truth Matters," a dialogue between the two on such topics as American history, great books, faith, and free speech. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi…

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Q&A: Cornel West & Robert George, "Truth Matters" 1:48:22

20d ago1:48:22

1:48:22

Progressive professor Cornel West and conservative professor Robert George talk about their decades-long friendship and teaching together at Princeton University. They also discuss their new book, "Truth Matters," a dialogue between the two on such topics as American history, great books, faith, and free speech. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi…

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Patrick McGee, "Apple in China" 1:12:06

20d ago1:12:06

1:12:06

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN

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AW: Patrick McGee, "Apple in China" 1:12:06

20d ago1:12:06

1:12:06

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy C-SPAN

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