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David Bezmozgis | The Free World with Leela Corman | UnterzakhnRecorded 4/26/2012Listen to MP3 audioThis podcast contains explicit content. Called "an astute and compassionate observer, a meticulous historian and ... More...
Meg Cabot | Princess DiariesRecorded 5/18/2002Listen to MP3 audioCalled the "reigning grande dame of teenage chick lit" by The New York Times Book Review Meg Cabot is the bestsel... More...
Thomas Cahill | Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After JesusRecorded 2/3/2000Listen to MP3 audioThe author of How the Irish Saved Civilization discusses his narrative of the central figure of Western civilizat... More...
Bebe Moore Campbell | The Art of Writing Recorded 6/13/1996Listen to MP3 audioThe acclaimed writer discusses her origins and the power of stories. ... More...
Bebe Moore Campbell | 72 Hour HoldRecorded 7/7/2005Listen to MP3 audioBebe Moore Campbell is the author of three New York Times bestsellers: Brothers and Sisters, Singing in the Co... More...
Bruce Campbell | Making Love the Bruce Campbell Way and Sneak Preview Screening of The Man with the Screaming BrainRecorded 6/20/2005Listen to MP3 audioBruce Campbell is the ultimate "B" movie actor and the star of director Sam Raimi's cult classics Evil Dead, Evil Dea... More...
Tina Campbell of the urban gospel duo Mary Mary | Be U: Be Honest, Be Beautiful, Be Intentional, Be Strong, Be You!Recorded 4/17/2010Listen to MP3 audioThe urban gospel duo Mary Mary, comprised of sisters Erica and Tina Campbell, first came to national attention with a so... More...
Michael Cannell | The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix CircuitRecorded 11/29/2011Listen to MP3 audioEditor of the New York Times House and Home section for seven years, Michael Cannell has written about sports for... More...
Art Caplan | Ethical Issues Concerning Death and Dying Recorded 9/28/1995Listen to MP3 audioA panel discussion led by Dr. Art Caplan, Director of the Center for Bioethics. Panelists include Janet Abraham,M.D.,Dav... More...
Michael Capuzzo | Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916Recorded 8/15/2001Listen to MP3 audioThe four-time Pulitzer Prize nominee captures the spirit of an era surrounding the first documented shark attacks in Ame... More...
Orson Scott Card | Shadow PuppetsRecorded 9/21/2002Listen to MP3 audioOrson Scott Card is the author of the sci-fi classic Ender’s Game (1985), “The science fiction novel for people w... More...
Orson Scott Card | Shadow of the GiantRecorded 3/12/2005Listen to MP3 audioOrson Scott Card is the author of the sci-fi classic Ender's Game (1985), "the science fiction novel for people w... More...
Peter Carey | Parrot and Olivier in AmericaRecorded 4/29/2010Listen to MP3 audioPeter Carey "has built a distinguished career out of offbeat, risk-taking novels," writes Time magazine critic Pa... More...
Robert Caro | The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon JohnsonRecorded 5/14/2012Listen to MP3 audioFor his biographies of Robert Moses and Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert A. Caro has twice won the Pulitzer Prize, twice won th... More...
James Carroll | An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War That Came Between Us Recorded 4/29/1997Listen to MP3 audioJames Carroll discusses in his first non-fiction book his experience of being an anti-war priest in the 60s. ... More...
Leslie Caron | Thank Heaven: A Memoir Recorded 12/2/2009Listen to MP3 audioA beloved film star of the Golden Era, Leslie Caron has appeared in such classic movies as An American in Paris, ... More...
Novella Carpenter | Farm City: The Education of an Urban FarmerRecorded 6/8/2010Listen to MP3 audioNovella Carpenter studied under writer and food guru Michael Pollan for two years at Berkeley's Graduate School of Journ... More...
Scott Carpenter |For Spacious SkiesRecorded 2/22/2003Listen to MP3 audioOne of the seven original Right Stuff astronauts, Scott Carpenter was the fourth American in space and the second to orb... More...
Stephen L. Carter | God's Name in Vain: The Wrongs and Rights of Religion in Politics, Recorded 10/5/2000Listen to MP3 audioStephen L. Carter is the author of several acclaimed books, including Reflections on an Affirmative Action Baby, Inte... More...
Stephen L. Carter | New England WhiteRecorded 7/26/2007Listen to MP3 audio Stephen Carter's best-selling thriller The Emperor of Ocean Park was deemed "among the most remarkable fiction... More...
Stephen L. Carter | Jericho's FallRecorded 7/16/2009Listen to MP3 audioStephen Carter's bestselling thrillers include The Emperor of Ocean Park, New England White, and Palace... More...
Stephen L. Carter | The Impeachment of Abraham LincolnRecorded 7/17/2012Listen to MP3 audioIn the alternate history presented in Stephen Carter's new novel, President Abraham Lincoln survives the assassination a... More...
Lorene Cary | If Sons, Then HeirsRecorded 5/12/2011Listen to MP3 audioCalled "a powerful storyteller, frankly sensual [and] mortally funny" by a reviewer for the New York Times, Loren... More...
Lorene Cary | Black Ice | 2006 Youth Empowerment SummitRecorded 5/24/2006Listen to MP3 audioLorene Cary speaks about her memoir Black Ice at the 2006 Youth Empowerment Summit.... More...
Rosanne Cash | Composed: A MemoirRecorded 8/12/2010Listen to MP3 audioDaughter of legendary musician Johnny Cash, ten-time Grammy Award nominee Rosanne Cash is a formidable singer/songwriter... More...
Ana Castillo | Carmen la CojaRecorded 11/16/2000Listen to MP3 audioThe bestselling Chicana author discusses the Spanish translation of Peel My Love Like an Onion and her process of... More...
Rajiv Chandrasekaran | Little America: The War Within the War for AfghanistanRecorded 7/24/2012Listen to MP3 audioA senior correspondent and former Baghdad bureau chief for the Washington Post, Rajiv Chandrasekaran is the autho... More...
Iris Chang | The Rape of NankingRecorded 11/19/1998Listen to MP3 audioThe award-winning author discusses the Japanese massacre of more than 300,000 Chinese civilians in Nanking during World ... More...
Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions Illustrators Roz Chast, Seth, Anders Nilsen & Paul BuckleyRecorded 6/20/2006Listen to MP3 audioUnder the art direction of Paul Buckley, renowned graphic artists Roz Chast, Anders Nilsen, and Seth have designed new c... More...
Kristin Chenoweth | A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in StagesRecorded 4/18/2009Listen to MP3 audioTony Award winning actress Kristin Chenoweth originated the role of Glinda the Good Witch in the hit Broadway musical ... More...
Ron Chernow | Alexander HamiltonRecorded 5/13/2004Listen to MP3 audioWinner of the National Book Award for his first book, The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise o... More...
Ron Chernow | TitanRecorded 10/14/1998Listen to MP3 audioThe celebrated biographer discusses his tenacious narrative of John D. Rockefeller ... More...
Tracy Chevalier | Remarkable CreaturesRecorded 1/12/2010Listen to MP3 audioTracy Chevalier is the author of the international bestseller Girl with a Pearl Earring. The book, based on the c... More...
Farai Chideya | Kiss the SkyRecorded 6/25/2009Listen to MP3 audioJournalist Farai Chideya anchored National Public Radio’s News and Notes, has been a correspondent for ABC News, ... More...
Lee Child | The AffairRecorded 10/3/2011Listen to MP3 audioBestselling thriller writer Lee Child’s 1997 debut novel Killing Floor, starring tough but humane maverick Jack R... More...
Tommy Chong | Cheech and Chong: The Unauthorized AutobiographyRecorded 8/14/2008Listen to MP3 audio(This recording contains explicit content.) Best known as one half of the 70s comedy duo Cheech and Chong, Tomm... More...
Mary Higgins Clark | Daddy's Little GirlRecorded 5/23/2002Listen to MP3 audioWorldwide bestselling thriller novelist Mary Higgins Clark discusses exploring the depths of the criminal mind in her ne... More...
Richard Clarke | Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on TerrorRecorded 4/30/2004Listen to MP3 audioRichard Clarke's recent public testimony before the 9/11 Commission prompted an unprecedented furor in the media. Clarke... More...
Richard A. Clarke | BreakpointRecorded 1/19/2007Listen to MP3 audioVeteran counterterrorism czar and best-selling author of Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror, Ric... More...
Richard A. Clarke | Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security DisastersRecorded 5/29/2008Listen to MP3 audioFrom 9/11 to Katrina to color codes and duct tape, homeland security sometimes seems like an oxymoron. Veteran counterte... More...
Breena Clarke | Stand the StormRecorded 7/31/2008Listen to MP3 audioBreena Clarke’s first novel River, Cross My Heart was selected as an Oprah’s Book Club pick and went on to become... More...
Chris Cleave | GoldRecorded 7/12/2012Listen to MP3 audioChris Cleave's debut novel, Incendiary—in which a grieving mother pens a raw, pleading letter to Osama bin Laden ... More...
Max Cleland | Heart of a PatriotRecorded 10/8/2009Listen to MP3 audioMax Cleland is a decorated Vietnam veteran who, after returning from his tour of duty and recovering from his extensive ... More...
Daniel Clowes | Ice HavenRecorded 6/14/2005Listen to MP3 audioThe author of Ghost World and David Boring, Daniel Clowes is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant ... More...
Daniel Clowes | Mister Wonderful: A Love Story with Ben Katchor | The Cardboard Valise | Moderated by Chip KiddRecorded 5/3/2011Listen to MP3 audioCalled "the country’s premier underground cartoonist" (Newsweek) and "a bona-fide cult hero" (The New Yorker... More...
Harlan Coben | CaughtRecorded 4/17/2010Listen to MP3 audioMystery writer Harlan Coben has won the Edgar Award, the Shamus Award, and the Anthony Award: he is the first author eve... More...
Johnnie Cochran | A Lawyer's LifeRecorded 11/25/2002Listen to MP3 audioJohnnie Cochran had been well-known in Los Angeles courtrooms as a folksy orator since the 1960s, but the 1995 O.J. Simp... More...
William D. Cohan | House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall StreetRecorded 4/19/2009Listen to MP3 audio“Masterfully reported,” according to the Los Angeles Times, William D. Cohan’s House of Cards chronicles t... More...
William T. Coleman | Counsel for the Situation: Shaping the Law to Realize America's PromiseRecorded 12/7/2010Listen to MP3 audioWinner of the 1995 Presidential Medal of Freedom, Philadelphia-born lawyer William T. Coleman was the first black Americ... More...
Eoin Colfer | And Another Thing... Recorded 10/19/2009Listen to MP3 audioDouglas Adams' comic space odyssey, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, began as a BBC radio series in the 1970... More...
