{"podcast":{"title":"C-SPAN Bookshelf","slug":"c-span-bookshelf-6416723","podcast_index_feed_id":6416723,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CSPAN1559576942","website_url":"https://www.c-span.org/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bf9c539e-fb2b-11ed-bd44-6ffd507af733/image/1.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"C-SPAN","episode_count":538,"summary":"The C-SPAN Bookshelf podcast feed makes it easy for you to listen to all of the C-SPAN podcast episodes about nonfiction books. Each week we gather episodes from the different C-SPAN podcasts that feature authors talking about history, biography, current events, and culture to make it easier to discover the episodes and listen. If you like nonfiction books, follow this podcast feed so you never miss an episode!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T04:18:14.515371+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-span-bookshelf-6416723"},"episode":{"title":"BN+: Richard Brookhiser, \"The Hero Returns\"","slug":"bn-richard-brookhiser-the-hero-returns","published_at":"2026-06-30T08:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-span-bookshelf-6416723/bn-richard-brookhiser-the-hero-returns","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-span-bookshelf-6416723","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSPAN4894080102.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSPAN4894080102.mp3","summary":"Richard Brookhiser is an American journalist, biographer, historian, and senior editor at National Review. He has appeared on C-SPAN for many years as the author of biographies of America's founders. His latest book features a Frenchman and is titled \"The Hero Returns.\" His focus is on Lafayette (LAH-fee-et) and the legacy of revolution. Mr. Brookhiser's particular attention is on 1824, the year the former Revolutionary War hero returned to the United States for a tour of all 24 states at the invitation of President James Monroe. The retired general was celebrated in each of those states during his visit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Richard Brookhiser is an American journalist, biographer, historian, and senior editor at National Review. He has appeared on C-SPAN for many years as the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4018,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/c-span-bookshelf-6416723/episodes/bn-richard-brookhiser-the-hero-returns/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-span-bookshelf-6416723/bn-richard-brookhiser-the-hero-returns.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}