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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. (Author: C-SPAN)
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Recent episodes from C-span - Q And A

  • Greg Mortenson, Author, "three Cups Of Tea"
    Published: Sep 9, 08
    Author Greg Mortenson discusses his book, which tells the story of his work in Afghanistan and Pakistan to establish schools.
     
  • Linda Robinson, Author, ''tell Me How This Ends''
    Published: Sep 8, 08
    Linda Robinson, discusses her new book ''Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq.'' Ms. Robinson was a senior writer for U.S. News & World Report when she covered wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Latin America.
     
  • Bruce Cole, Chairman, National Endowment For The Humanities
    Published: Sep 2, 08
    Bruce Cole joins us to talk about a program called "Picturing America." It is a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The project's goal is to distribute 40 large reproductions of art as a tool for teaching history and culture.
     
  • Greg Mortenson, Author, "three Cups Of Tea"
    Published: Aug 28, 08
    Author Greg Mortenson discusses his book, which tells the story of his work in Afghanistan and Pakistan to establish schools.
     
  • Ben Stein, Actor & Author
    Published: Aug 18, 08
    Ben Stein discusses his most recent book is called "How to Ruin the United States of America" which he wrote with Phil DeMuth and takes a look at his recent documentary entitled "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed."
     
  • C-span Producers Connie Doebele And Richard Weinstein
    Published: Aug 10, 08
    C-SPAN's Iraq Veterans series begins this week, producers Connie Doebele and Richard Weinstein talk about how the series was put together and show clips from the upcoming programs.
     
  • Rep. Nancy Pelosi (d-ca), Speaker Of The House
    Published: Aug 6, 08
    Her new book is called "Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters." In this book, Speaker Pelosi encourages women to openly talk about their opinions and beliefs.
     
  • Chris Hedges, Author, "collateral Damage"
    Published: Aug 1, 08
    Chris Hedges and his co-author, Laila Al-Arian, interviewed U.S. military eyewitnesses who told them about Americans actions against Iraqi civilians and how those actions have impacted the Iraqi view of U.S. forces there.
     
  • Brit Hume, Fox News Washington Managing Editor
    Published: Jul 21, 08
    Fox News Washington Managing Editor Brit Hume looks at the state of journalism and his own path from newspaper reporter to TV anchor.
     
  • Brit Hume, Fox News Washington Managing Edito
    Published: Jul 21, 08
    Fox News Washington Managing Editor Brit Hume looks at the state of journalism and his own path from newspaper reporter to TV anchor.
     
  • David Maraniss, Author, "rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed The World"
    Published: Jul 17, 08
    David Maraniss looks at the convergence of sports, race, and the Cold War in his new book "Rome 1960." He looks at the experiences of boxer Cassius Clay, sprinter Wilma Rudolph, decathlete Rafer Johnson and others.
     
  • Kathleen Parker, Syndicated Columnist, The Washington Post Writers Group
    Published: Jul 9, 08
    Kathleen Parker is a nationally syndicated columnist with The Washington Post Writers Group. Her twice-weekly column, focusing on social issues, appears in more than 400 newspapers across the country.
     
  • Aaron Woolf, Producer & Director, "king Corn"
    Published: Jul 1, 08
    The documentary "King Corn" is about two men with no agricultural background who decide to go to Iowa and plant an acre of corn and follow it through the production cycle.
     
  • Renu Khator, Chancellor & President, Univ. Of Houston
    Published: Jun 25, 08
    She has headed the University of Houston since November of last year. Prior to that she spent many years at the University of South Florida culminating in four years as the Provost and Senior Vice President.
     
  • Michelle Bernard, Independent Women's Forum
    Published: Jun 18, 08
    Michelle Bernard, president of the Independent Women's Forum. She also appears frequently on television as a political and legal analyst. She was on the Bush-Cheney Presidential Inaugural Committee, Chairman of the District of Columbia's Redevelopment Land Agency, and a partner in the law firm of Patton Boggs LLC.