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About this Podcast:

Intriguing hour-long conversations with people who are making things happen. Hosted by Peter Slen. New episodes every Sunday evening. From the network that brings you "Washington Today" and "Lectures in History" podcasts.

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What is Q&A about?

Intriguing hour-long conversations with people who are making things happen. Hosted by Peter Slen. New episodes every Sunday evening. From the network that brings you "Washington Today" and "Lectures in History" podcasts.

Who hosts Q&A?

Q&A is hosted by C-SPAN. The show has published 412 episodes to date.

What has Q&A covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Dana Bash, "The Elections That Changed the World"" (26 October 2026, 63 minutes), "Kerry Kennedy, "Ethel"" (19 October 2026, 63 minutes), and "Brad Ryan, "Grandma Joy and Me"" (12 October 2026, 64 minutes).

How often does Q&A publish?

Q&A publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 62 minutes across 412 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Q&A?

Booking probability for Q&A is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Q&A requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Q&A's contact route on record: verified email.

About the host

C-SPAN hosts Q&A, a news podcast with 412 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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    Dana Bash, "The Elections That Changed the World"

    Oct 26, 20261h 3m

    CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash, co-author of "The Elections That Changed the World," looks at elections going back to ancient Rome that have had an outsized impact on humanity. She discusses the elections...

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    Kerry Kennedy, "Ethel"

    Oct 19, 20261h 3m

    Lawyer and activist Kerry Kennedy, author of "Ethel," discusses her mother Ethel Kennedy's early life, marriage to Robert Kennedy, and involvement in human rights causes both at home and abroad. Kerry Kennedy also talks...

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    Brad Ryan, "Grandma Joy and Me"

    Oct 12, 20261h 4m

    Brad Ryan and his 96-year-old grandmother Joy recount their visits to all 63 U.S. National Parks. Completed over a 7-year period, the duo visited parks from Alaska to Florida, concluding with a visit to the National...

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    Mitch Daniels, "Impatience Is a Virtue"

    Oct 5, 20261h 4m

    Purdue University President Mitch Daniels discusses his life in public service, including his time in Washington, DC, during the Reagan and George W. Bush administrations and his two-term governorship of Indiana. He...

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    Zayd Ayers Dohrn, "Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young"

    Sep 28, 20261h 2m

    Zayd Ayers Dohrn, author of "Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young," spent the first three years of his life on the run from the law with his fugitive parents, Weather Underground founders Bernardine Dohrn and Bill...

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    Andrea Mitchell, NBC Chief Washington Correspondent

    Sep 21, 20261h 2m

    NBC News Chief Washington and Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell talks about some of the big stories and important people – including U.S. presidents and world leaders – she has covered during her nearly 50...

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    Kenneth Feinberg, "What Is Life Worth?"

    Sep 14, 20261h 5m

    Eleven days after the attacks on September 11, 2001, Congress passed a law establishing the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund to compensate families who lost loved ones on 9/11. Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, author...

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    9/11 Oral Histories

    Sep 7, 20261h 5m

    To mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001, we present first-hand accounts of that day from first responders, journalists, political figures, and others. You'll hear from New York City firefighter...

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    New York Times Photographer Doug Mills on Covering the White House

    Aug 31, 20261h 4m

    New York Times staff photographer Doug Mills has won 3 Pulitzer Prizes for his work covering the White House & Washington, Super Bowls, Olympics, and many other major events. He tells us that he's taken over one million...

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    Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Discusses Heroes of 1776

    Aug 24, 202651 min

    From the Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Neil Gorsuch discusses his children's book, "Heroes of 1776," about the signers of the Declaration of Independence and other, lesser known, revolutionaries who put...

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    Historian & Biographer Robert Caro

    Aug 17, 20261h 3m

    This week on Q&A, it's a rare interview with one of America's leading historians. We tour the New York City office and home library of Pulitzer Prize-winning bestselling biographer Robert Caro, who is currently working...

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    Jennifer Levasseur, Space History Curator

    Aug 10, 20261 hour

    The Smithsonian Institution National Air & Space Museum's Jennifer Levasseur discusses the history of the 135-mission Space Shuttle program (1981-2011), its accomplishments, and two tragic failures that led to the...

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    Mark Harmon & Leon Carroll, Jr., "Ghosts of Sicily"

    Aug 3, 20261 hour

    Actor Mark Harmon and retired NCIS special agent Leon Carroll, Jr., discuss their book "Ghosts of Sicily," the latest in their series about real-life Naval intelligence operations. "Ghosts of Sicily" tells the story of...

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    Tad Devine, "How the Democrats Screwed Bernie"

    Jul 27, 20261h 4m

    Tad Devine, former chief campaign strategist for Bernie Sanders and the author of "How the Democrats Screwed Bernie," argues that Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee used dirty tricks, dark money...

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    Mike Leinbach, Former Space Shuttle Launch Director & Co-Author, "Bringing Columbia Home"

    Jul 20, 202658 min

    On February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana while re-entering Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on board. Former Space Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach, who led...

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    David McKean and M. Todd Bennett, "The Flag Was Still There"

    Jul 6, 20261h 3m

    As the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, former U.S. ambassador David McKean and former State Department historian M. Todd Bennett, co-authors of "The Flag Was Still There,"...

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    Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan, "Regime Change"

    Jun 30, 20261h 1m

    New York Times White House Correspondents Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan discuss their just-published bestseller about the first year of the second Trump administration. They discuss his inner circle, the...

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    Mollie Hemingway, "Alito"

    Jun 29, 20261 hour

    Mollie Hemingway, editor-in-chief of The Federalist and author of "Alito," discusses the life, career, and legal opinions of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who joined the Court in 2006. She talks about Justice...

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    Sarah Isgur, "Last Branch Standing" – Part Two

    Jun 22, 20261h 1m

    As the Supreme Court's term winds down, with some notable cases still to be decided, we take a behind the scenes look at the Supreme Court and how it operates with SCOTUSblog editor Sarah Isgur. Her new book on the...

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    Sarah Isgur, "Last Branch Standing" – Part One

    Jun 15, 20261h 3m

    As the Supreme Court's term comes to an end, with decisions on birthright citizenship, transgender athletes, and gun rights still to be rendered, we take a behind the scenes look at the Supreme Court and how it operates...

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