{"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":"Q&A: Mike Leinbach, Former Space Shuttle Launch Director & Co-Author, \"Bringing Columbia Home\"","slug":"q-a-mike-leinbach-former-space-shuttle-launch-director-co-author-bringing-columbia-home","published_at":"2026-07-20T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-span-bookshelf-6416723/q-a-mike-leinbach-former-space-shuttle-launch-director-co-author-bringing-columbia-home","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-span-bookshelf-6416723","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSPAN7699919173.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSPAN7699919173.mp3","summary":"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 debris recovery and reconstruction efforts following the accident, talks about the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster and the investigation into its causes. Mr. Leinbach is the co-author of \"Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew.\" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"On February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana while re-entering Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3503,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/c-span-bookshelf-6416723/episodes/q-a-mike-leinbach-former-space-shuttle-launch-director-co-author-bringing-columbia-home/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/q-a-mike-leinbach-former-space-shuttle-launch-director-co-author-bringing-columbia-home.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}