- 294
- Episodes
- 114
- Transcribed
- 241
- Ratings
- Daily
- 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
- 22 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
114 of 294 episodes have a transcript.
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Andrew Burstein, "Being Thomas Jefferson"
15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Jonathan Jordan, "Ike and Winston
8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Scott Greenberger, "The Forsaken Founder"
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Andrew Burstein, "Being Thomas Jefferson"
Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Now, obviously, you know, you don't see the scuff marks, uh, that were there. Um, you know, they, or the mice that used to run around and, uh, you can't, no matter how much money you spend, you're not going to go back in time. But they have maintained the grounds and maintained the mansion in a way that's truly impressive. And this, you know, this work began when Dan Jordan, whom you and I both know pretty, very well, and I dedicated his book to Dan's memory. He was the director of Monticello who did the most to introduce a more honest, a complete holistic understanding of Jefferson's world and made Monticello into the kind of international site for visitors around the world. […]
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- Andrew Burstein
- Jonathan Jordan
- Scott Greenberger
- Joby Warrick
- Paul Taylor
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 215 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 26 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100
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- Quality
- 68
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 91
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