Library of Congress Audio & Video

Watch or listen to this great series from the Library of Congress on streaming video or audio podcast. Project chair Kay Redfield Jamison convenes scientists and scholars, composers, performers, theorists, physicians, psychologists, and other experts to talk about cognitive neuroscience and music.

J.D. Vance discusses "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis" with David M. Rubenstein at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

Project chair Kay Redfield Jamison convenes scientists and scholars, composers, performers, theorists, physicians, psychologists, and other experts to talk about cognitive neuroscience and music.

Singaporean American novelist Kevin Kwan discussed his satirical novels "Crazy Rich Asians," "China Rich Girlfriend" and "Rich People Problems" along with the box office hit "Crazy Rich Asians," the screenplay based on the 2013 novel.

The Library of Congress commemorates Women's History Month with a special interview about the women of NASA, their courage, leadership and super powers in the history of the American space program.

In this discussion from the Library of Congress, Dr. Kramer draws from his book Ordinarily Well and makes a case for prescribing antidepressants when patients confront major depressive disorder.

William Cope Moyers spiraled into a crack-cocaine binge that threatened to destroy his life. After multiple attempts at rehabilitation, Moyers was finally able to recover from his addiction and make sobriety the center of his life. Moyers discussed his story.

It has been 200 years since English novelist Mary Shelley captured our imagination with the Gothic classic "Frankenstein."

Lee Ann Potter, director of the Library's Educational Outreach section, interviews author R.L. Stine about his life, career and legacy of literacy.

Through his fiction and non-fiction works, Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has sought to repair the damage done to the continent of Africa and its people as a result of European colonization.