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Booknotes+

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World War II
Abraham Lincoln
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George Washington
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American Revolution
Nazi Germany
Winston Churchill
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Donald Trump
Supreme Court
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Midnight In the Garden Of Good and Evil
Slavery
Holocaust
Soviet Union
Barack Obama
Scopes Trial

Taking the concept from Brian Lamb's long running Booknotes TV program, the podcast offers listeners more books and authors. Booknotes+ features a mix of new interviews with authors and historians, along with some old favorites from the archives. The platform may be different, but the goal is the same – give listeners the opportunity to learn something new.

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This week's program is an encore presentation featuring a C-SPAN interview with Eric Sevareid that was recorded in his Georgetown home 37 years ago in 1989. Sevareid was a war correspondent with CBS Radio starting in 1939. He spent a total of 38 year... more

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Historian Walter Stahr has written books on John Jay, William Henry Seward, Edwin Stanton, and Salmon Chase. Now comes his biography of America's 27th president, William Howard Taft, who subsequently also served as the 10th Chief Justice of the Unite... more

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Eugene V. Debs ran for President of the United States as a socialist five times. The first in 1900, the last in 1920, when he received close to a million votes. Shawn GudeS, a native of Iowa, a former editor of Jacobin, and a current resident of New ... more

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Simon Sebag Montefiore has written nine nonfiction books and three novels. His latest is called "The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East." The time period covered is from 1900 to the present. In Mr. Montefiore's acknowledgements, he writes... more

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Recent Guests

Eric Sevareid
CBS war correspondent and commentator who spent 38 years with the network
CBS
Episode: Journalist Eric Sevareid on His Life & Career
Walter Stahr
Historian and biographer of American political figures
Episode: Walter Stahr, "William Howard Taft"
Shawn Gude
Author of American Socialist and former Jacobin editor
Jacobin
Episode: Shawn Gude, "American Socialist"
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Historian and author of nine nonfiction books and three novels
Episode: Simon Sebag Montefiore, "The Cauldron"
John Ryan
Founder of Lawdragon, author of Americas Trial
Lawdragon
Episode: John Ryan, "America's Trial"
Sam Roberts
Author of Are They Dead Yet? and longtime New York Times obituary writer
New York Times
Episode: Sam Roberts, "Are They Dead Yet?"
Craig Whitlock
Washington Post Investigative Reporter
The Washington Post
Episode: Craig Whitlock, Washington Post Investigative Reporter
Andrew Burstein
Author and historian, Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History
Louisiana State University; author
Episode: Andrew Burstein, "Being Thomas Jefferson"
Jonathan W. Jordan
Author of Ike and Winston
Author
Episode: Jonathan Jordan, "Ike and Winston

Host

Brian Lamb
Journalist and founder of C-SPAN who interviews authors and historians.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 257 ratings
  • Boo lois ramano

    Go with the flow

    Apple Podcasts
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    No11111166666
    United States5 months ago
  • Many Book Notes + interviews

    Brian Lamb has an interviewing style that allows the authors time and space to share information about their researched topics without interruption.

    The interviews represent a wide range of topics. I have immensely found interesting. Working my way through every interview .

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Another Big Fan
    United States6 months ago
  • Brian Lamb is the best

    Interview of nonfiction authors today. The crazy thing is this has been true since the 1970s! A total legend—still curious and still working hard to help readers learn too.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ctf1985
    United States7 months ago
  • The Man Who Broke Capitalism

    Excellent guest and interview.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Janfurt
    United States8 months ago
  • Stop with the commercials

    I’ve loved and listened to Csoan got many years. I can’t get t through the podcast due to the endless commercial interruptions!

    It is truly unbearable . It just ruins the listening experience.

    One or two are doable- that has not been the case of late and it’s disappointing.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Jennifer in Nyc
    United Statesa year ago

Listeners Say

Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.

Listeners value Brian Lamb's patient, curious interviewing style and the space he gives authors to explain their work.
Some listeners say interviews have helped them discover books and have praised the conversations as informative and engaging.
Complaints include frequent commercial interruptions and occasional interviews that feel insufficiently prepared or attentive to a book's focus.
The range of nonfiction subjects, especially history, is a recurring draw for readers seeking context and new ideas.

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How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Journalist Eric Sevareid on His Life & Career
Q: Did you have a sense at that, during those years, at what impact the news coverage was having on the American people?
He says Vietnam was the first major U.S. war without formal press censorship, but argues that graphic images made up only a small portion of coverage and that the public grew tired of the war's costs and lack of results.
Journalist Eric Sevareid on His Life & Career
Q: Is this the most boring time in your lifetime?
Sevareid says he has rarely been bored and recalls an agent who said he made something happen if nothing wonderful had happened by noon.
Walter Stahr, "William Howard Taft"
Q: The Judiciary Act of 1925, what did Taft have to do with that and how important was that?
Taft promoted the act, which changed the Supreme Court from a court generally required to hear appeals into one that could choose a smaller number of significant cases. He helped draft the legislation, testified in support of it, and lobbied members of Congress to pass it.
Walter Stahr, "William Howard Taft"
Q: Walter Stahr, on your book about William Howard Taft, the one thing that kept coming back to me as I read it was a woman named Nellie. And her story seems to have been very important to you and obviously to William Howard Taft. Can you tell us about her?
Nellie Taft was William Howard Taft's wife and a cultural organizer who helped found the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, arranged musical events in Manila, welcomed Filipinos into the new civilian government, and promoted the planting of cherry trees in Washington.
Shawn Gude, "American Socialist"
Q: What did he do that sent him to prison for over two years?
Debs spoke against U.S. participation in World War I, including in a 1917 speech in Canton, Ohio, and was prosecuted during a period of wartime crackdowns on dissent.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Booknotes+

What is Booknotes+ about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Long-form conversations with authors and historians examine the ideas, research, and personal stories behind nonfiction books. Brian Lamb asks guests to explain their subjects in detail, from American political history, war, and journalism to labor, biography, law, and social change. The format gives authors room to describe their research and make complex historical subjects accessible, often connecting individual lives and events to larger questions about government, culture, and public memory.

Guests are typically historians, journalists, biographers, and other nonfiction authors discussing recently published books, alongside archival interviews with earlier guests. The distinctive appeal is Lamb's patient, direct interviewing style and... more

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1. Eric Sevareid
2. Walter Stahr
3. Shawn Gude
4. Simon Sebag Montefiore
5. John Ryan
6. Sam Roberts
7. Craig Whitlock
8. Andrew Burstein

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