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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 podcasts.© 2021 National Cable Satellite Corporation. All rights reserved. Art Politique et gouvernement Sciences politiques
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      The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary with Stafan Fatsis
      Feb 1 2026
      Stefan Fatsis describes his experience as a lexicographer in training at Merriam-Webster to learn how words are added to the dictionary. Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, MA, hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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      58 min
    • Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen Discuss Satire and American Culture

      Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen Discuss Satire and American Culture
      Jan 25 2026
      How does the son of a Presbyterian minister wind up winning a Pulitzer Prize for writing a wildly inaccurate newspaper column read by millions of people? That’s the question posed by humor columnist Dave Barry’s 2025 memoir titled, Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up.   This week on C-SPAN's Afterwords podcast, a discussion on satire and humor with Dave Barry and novelist Carl Hiaasen. Hiaasen also has a new book titled Fever Beach. It’s a satirical crime novel, which he says was inspired by real events in Florida and the January 6th riot at the Capitol. That conversation between authors Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen, coming up in just a minute on AfterWords..   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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      48 min
    • Jonathan Mahler on Power, Politics, and the Making of Modern New York

      Jonathan Mahler on Power, Politics, and the Making of Modern New York
      Jan 18 2026
      New York Times Magazine staff writer Jonathan Mahler talked about the 1980s forces, events, and characters that defined and shaped New York City. His book features Donald Trump, Spike Lee, Rudy Giuliani , Ed Koch, and Al Sharpton - and highlights New York's experiences with homelessness, AIDS, racial tensions, and the crack epidemic. The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City hosted this event Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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      55 min
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