C-SPAN Bookshelf
by C-SPAN
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Estimated from 2 chart positions in 2 markets.
By chart position
- 🇺🇸US · Books#1685K to 30K
- 🇮🇱IL · Books#140500 to 3K
- Per-Episode Audience
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1.6K to 9.9K🎙 Daily cadence·484 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
5.5K to 33K🇺🇸91%🇮🇱9% - Active Followers
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1.6K to 9.9K
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BN+: Ted Widmer, "The Living Declaration"
Jul 21, 2026
1h 06m 57s
Q&A: Mike Leinbach, Former Space Shuttle Launch Director & Co-Author, "Bringing Columbia Home"
Jul 20, 2026
58m 23s
ABC: Michael Beschloss Explores the Revolutionary War, Civil War & 20th Century America
Jul 19, 2026
1h 01m 16s
AW: Political Realignment and the "New Right"
Jul 19, 2026
1h 05m 54s
BN+: Valerie Fridland, "Why We Talk Funny"
Jul 14, 2026
1h 13m 28s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21/26 | Declaration of IndependenceAmerican history+4 | Ted Widmer | Library of AmericaThe Living Declaration: A Biography of America's Founding Text | — | Declaration of IndependenceTed Widmer+5 | — | 1h 06m 57s | ||
| 7/20/26 | Space Shuttle Columbiadisaster investigation+3 | Mike Leinbach | Bringing Columbia Home | TexasLouisiana | ColumbiaSpace Shuttle+6 | — | 58m 23s | ||
| 7/19/26 | American historyRevolutionary War+3 | Michael Beschloss | C-SPAN | — | American historyMichael Beschloss+5 | — | 1h 01m 16s | ||
| 7/19/26 | political realignmentright-wing politics+3 | Stephen Davies | John Locke InstituteCompetitive Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | political realignmentnew right+3 | — | 1h 05m 54s | ||
| 7/14/26 | linguisticsaccents+4 | Valerie Fridland | C-SPANWhy We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents | United StatesUniversity of Nevada, Reno+2 | linguistic scienceaccents+4 | — | 1h 13m 28s | ||
| 7/12/26 | memoirfiction+3 | Geraldine Brooks | Pulitzer Prize | — | Geraldine Brooksmemoir+3 | — | 1h 02m 09s | ||
| 7/12/26 | politicizationJustice Department+3 | Aaron Davis | Trump administration | MarylandGaithersburg | Justice Departmentpoliticization+3 | — | 48m 26s | ||
| 7/7/26 | foster carechild welfare+3 | Claudia Rowe | Wards of the State | United States | foster careClaudia Rowe+5 | — | 1h 08m 15s | ||
| 7/6/26 | American historyDeclaration of Independence+4 | David McKeanM. Todd Bennett | The Flag Was Still There | — | Declaration of IndependenceAmerican history+5 | — | 1h 03m 13s | ||
| 7/5/26 | Declaration of IndependenceAmerican history+3 | Danielle AllenWalter Isaacson | C-SPANDeclaration of Independence | U.S. Capitol | Declaration of IndependenceDanielle Allen+3 | — | 1h 02m 30s | ||
| 6/9/26 | Lerone Bennett Jr.Abraham Lincoln+3 | Lerone Bennett Jr. | Johnson PublishingEbony magazine+2 | Clarksdale, MississippiChicago | Lerone Bennett Jr.Abraham Lincoln+3 | — | 1h 02m 00s | ||
| 6/8/26 | FIFA World Cupsoccer history+3 | Jonathan Wilson | GuardianThe Power and the Glory | United StatesMexico+1 | FIFA World CupJonathan Wilson+5 | — | 1h 02m 58s | ||
| 6/7/26 | writingthrillers+4 | David Baldacci | Clint EastwoodAI companies+1 | — | David Baldaccithriller writing+5 | — | 1h 02m 47s | ||
| 6/7/26 | digital privacysurveillance+3 | Cindy Cohn | Electronic Frontier FoundationHarvard Book Store | — | NSAdigital surveillance+3 | — | 1h 14m 24s | ||
| 6/2/26 | Mary Todd Lincolnwidowhood+3 | Lois Romano | Washington PostSimon & Schuster | — | Mary Todd LincolnLois Romano+5 | — | 1h 08m 35s | ||
| 6/1/26 | publishing historybiography+4 | Gayle Feldman | Random HouseNothing Random+1 | — | Gayle FeldmanBennett Cerf+5 | — | 59m 38s | ||
| 5/31/26 | writingbookstores+3 | Ann Patchett | — | — | Ann PatchettDavid M. Rubenstein+5 | — | 1h 02m 14s | ||
| 5/31/26 | antisemitismelite universities+3 | Elise Stefanik | Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum | Yorba LindaCalifornia+1 | Elise Stefanikantisemitism+3 | — | 46m 40s | ||
| 5/26/26 | sports gamblingU.S. Supreme Court+3 | Danny Funt | U.S. Supreme CourtEverybody Loses | United States | sports gamblingDanny Funt+5 | — | 1h 26m 30s | ||
| 5/25/26 | politicseducation+3 | Lamar Alexander | C-SPANThe Education of a Senator | — | Lamar AlexanderEducation of a Senator+3 | — | 1h 01m 25s | ||
| 5/24/26 | Ebolaair ambulance+4 | Kevin Hazzard | Phoenix Air | Washington, DC | EbolaPhoenix Air+3 | — | 1h 02m 20s | ||
| 5/19/26 | educationpower+3 | Theo Baker | Stanford UniversityPenguin Press+2 | — | Theo BakerHow to Rule the World+3 | — | 1h 10m 04s | ||
| 5/18/26 | self-censorshippublishing industry+5 | Adam Szetela | Big Five publishersliterary agents+3 | — | self-censorshippublishing+5 | — | 1h 03m 10s | ||
| 5/17/26 | historybiography+3 | Candice Millard | C-SPAN | U.S. Capitol | Candice MillardTheodore Roosevelt+5 | — | 1h 02m 35s | ||
| 5/17/26 | modern Russian historywomen's experiences+3 | — | San Antonio Book Festival | Russia | Russiawomen+3 | — | 48m 55s |
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Chart history for C-SPAN Bookshelf
Peaked at #140 in IL, currently #140 in IL.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | — | #140 | #140 | — |
| United States | — | #168 | #168 | — |
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.