Q&A

Peter Slen

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Booking Overview

This is a weekly, hour-long interview program focused on public affairs, history, government, journalism, and people with significant firsthand experience or published expertise; typical guests include prominent authors, journalists, historians, former government officials, and senior professionals. PR agencies could credibly pitch bestselling authors, notable reporters, former officials, historians, and recognized subject-matter experts with major books, public-service records, or consequential professional experience, but booking is likely difficult because the show favors highly accomplished and publicly established guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 402

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.9M subscribers

Instagram: 950.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

dmadmin@c-span.org

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Host

Peter Slen - C-SPAN host and interviewer known for conducting in-depth conversations with authors, journalists, public officials, historians, and other notable figures.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Bestselling authors, nationally recognized journalists, historians, former diplomats or government officials, and senior professionals with consequential firsthand experience.
Required Achievements:  
Published or co-authored a notable book, Held senior government, diplomatic, journalistic, or professional leadership roles, Possessed firsthand knowledge of major historical, political, or public-affairs events

Recent Guest Discussions

Mike Leinbach - The Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster, Debris Recovery, Reconstruction, And The Investigation Into Its Causes.

M. Todd Bennett - The 1776 Founding And The Four Previous Semi-centennial Celebrations Of The United States.

David McKean - The 1776 Founding And The Four Previous Semi-centennial Celebrations Of The United States.

Jonathan Swan - The First Year Of The Second Trump Administration, Its Inner Circle, Decision-making, And Activity In The Oval Office And Situation Room.

Maggie Haberman - The First Year Of The Second Trump Administration, Its Inner Circle, Decision-making, And Activity In The Oval Office And Situation Room.

Recent Topics

Public Affairs, History, Politics, Government, Journalism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Q&A
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Jennifer Levasseur, Space History Curator

August 10, 2026

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 deaths of 14 shuttle astronauts. Ms. Levasseur, the curator in charge of the Space Shuttle Discovery at the Air & Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia, where this interview took place, also takes us on a tour of the shuttle orbiter. Learn more about your ad choices. ...

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

August 03, 2026

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 the U.S. government's use of the American mafia to fight the Nazis and Italians during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tad Devine, "How the Democrats Screwed Bernie"

July 27, 2026

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 groups, and the mainstream media to thwart Sen. Sanders' presidential run in 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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