- 300
- Episodes
- 140
- Transcribed
- 246
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Booknotes+
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.
- Publisher
- C-SPAN
- Category
- arts · history · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Mar 2021
- Latest episode
- 3 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
140 of 300 episodes have a transcript.
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Walter Stahr, "William Howard Taft"
27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Shawn Gude, "American Socialist"
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Simon Sebag Montefiore, "The Cauldron"
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Walter Stahr, "William Howard Taft"
Published 3 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] He then serves a year as the collector of internal revenue for Cincinnati and the surrounding districts. Overseeing a staff of that's a presidential appointment, Senate confirmed position in his early 20s. Practices private law for a couple of years. Judge of the Superior Court in Cincinnati. […]
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- Walter Stahr
- Shawn Gude
- Simon Sebag Montefiore
- John Ryan
- Sam Roberts
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 218 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 28 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100
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- Quality
- 68
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 91
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The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
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