. >>> matthew crawford, would you do for a living? >> in number of things. one of them is fix motorcycles, and that's kind of what the book is about. but more broadly, it is an attempt to speak up for the manual trades and suggest that can be a life worth choosing. >> where is your motorcycle shop? >> it's in richmond, virginia. >> what is it called? >> shockomoto. i work on japanese and british bikes. these are mostly vintage bikes, vintage cache that makes people willing to spend money on them and it's a very small operation. islamic any reason in particular that you don't work on harleys? [laughter] >> yeah, people ask me sometimes why i don't work on harleys, and why generally say is i work on motorcycles, not lifestyles. i'm not qualified to help them with their lifestyle issues, it is beyond my competence. >> what is soulcraft? >> the title on the book is a play on a george will that cannot 20 years ago. his was statecraft and i thought it was funny to replace henrietta lacks with soulcraft but i guess if pressed to define it would be like education, t

. >> matthew crawford would you do for a living? >> a number of things. one of them is fix motorcycles and that is kind of what the book is about. the more broadly, it is an attempt to speak up for the manual trade and that that can be a life that is worth choosing. >> where's your motorcycle shop? >> in richmond, virginia. >> what is it called? >> shot go moto. i work on japanese and european bikes and british bikes as well. these are mostly vintage bikes, vintage cachet that makes people willing to spend some money on them, and it is a very small operation. >> any reason in particular you don't work on harley's? >> yeah, people asked me sometimes why i don't work on harleys and what i generally say is that i work on motorcycles, not lifestyles. i'm just not qualified to help them with their lifestyle issues so it is beyond my competence. >> what is soul craft? >> actually, the title of the book was a play on the title of the book i george will that came out 20 years ago. his was statecraft as soul craft and i thought it was kind of funny to replace shop

or he'll fix his motorcycle "shop class as soulcraft: an inquiry into the value of work" by matthew crawford. ♪ >> what in the world is more ridiculous right now than american politics? >> for the past year, using clips from various media outlets including c-span, the gregory brothers have become viral hit makers with auto tune the news. we'll talk to them sunday night on c-span's q & a. >> "washington post" correspondent shankar vedantam talks about the part of the brain that unconsciously influences the way we behave and make decisions. he says that this hidden brain impacts the way we vote, shapes the way we respond to mass tragedies and aids indoctrinating bombers. >> thank you all so much for coming. it's a delight to see so many familiar faces. and so many unfamiliar faces as well. thanks to c-span for covering this event. i'm very grateful. i want to make a special note of one person -- i'm a neiman fellow. this event is meaningful because in many ways launching the book while at harvard has brought me full circle. the origins of this book really began from reporting that took place a

matthew crawford talks about his book as well.a part of the brain that impacts the way humans vote and shapes the way we respond to tragedy. we will revisit the 1990's presidential scandal involving bill clinton, monica lewinsky, and kenneth starr. that is today at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> this weekend, on book tv, on afterward, npr for the correspondent talks about what happened to the cities after the fall of saddam hussein -- happened to the sudanessunnis ae fall of saddam hussein. then we look at foreign policy. finding the entire weekend schedule act bootv.org. >> looking for more about the financial crisis? at the news c-span video library, you can search it, watch it, click it, and share it. there is more than 160,000 hours of video. it is every c-span program since 1987. it is cable fleetest get to america. ♪ >> what in the world is more ridiculous right now than american politics. quest for the past year, using clips from various -- >> for the past year, using clips from various media outlets, they have become hi