C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
Expand All-
House Ways and Means Cmte. Hearing on the IRS
1 hour, 2 minutesNina Olson, the National Taxpayer Advocate, spoke before the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee. She discussed ways the IRS can improve its responsiveness to taxpayer needs as well as some of the measures taken by the agency to fight fraud and taxpayer id theft. The National Taxpayer Advocate Service is an independent office within the IRS dedicated to improving the agency's services. The subcommittee is chaired by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL).
-
History Bookshelf: Craig Shirley, "Reagan Rising"
59 minutesCraig Shirley talked about his book, "Reagan Rising: The Decisive Years, 1976-1980." He spoke with Juan Williams from the James Michener Pavilion at the 2017 Gaithersburg Book Festival, held on the grounds of City Hall in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
-
Frances Fitzgerald, "The Evangelicals"
1 hour, 0 minutePulitzer Prize-winning author Frances Fitzgerald provided a history of evangelicalism in the United States. She was joined in conversation by Rev. David Gushee, director of the Center for Theology & Public Life at Mercer University.
-
James Forman, "Locking Up Our Own"
1 hour, 1 minuteYale Law School Professor James Forman examineed criminal justice polices put in place in the early 70's and 80's to curb rising crime in cities and the adverse effect it's having today. Professor Forman asserts that many of the policies that were put in place during this time were also backed by some African American officials coming into office at that time. A D.C. public defender for six years, Professor Forman recalled how Mayor Barry and other city officials across the country supported tough-on-crime policies to combat high murder rates and drug related problems in their cities. He spoke at Busboys & Poets in Washington, D.C..
-
Daniel Sharfstein, "Thunder in the Mountains"
59 minutesDaniel Sharfstein, law and history professor at Vanderbilt University, recalls the Nez Perce Wars of the late 19th century, fought between the Nez Perce tribe and the United States Army. The author profiles the leaders on both sides of the conflict, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, who refused to leave his ancestral land in Oregon, and General Oliver Otis Howard of the U.S. Army, a former Union general and the namesake of Howard University. He speaks at Parnassus Books in Nashville.
-
How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plen
1 hour, 15 minutesGallagher discusses her book, The Airbnb Story" which looks at the creation & growth of Airbnb & the challenges this new business model poses for existing laws & regulations in the travel industry.
-
Chris Whipple, "The Gatekeepers"
1 hour, 15 minutesAuthor, journalist, and documentary filmmaker, Chris Whipple, examines the role of the White House chief of staff, a position that is chosen by the President and has grown in power and prestige throughout the 20th and 21st century. Mr. Whipple spoke to the seventeen living chiefs of staff and two former presidents in preparation for his book. He is joined in conversation by Jack Watson, former chief of staff to President Jimmy Carter.
-
Lydia Pyne, "Seven Skeletons"
46 minutesLydia Pyne talks about her book, "Seven Skeletons: The Evolution of the World's Most Famous Human Fossils," at the 5th annual San Antonio Book Festival.
-
Kevin Davis, "The Brain Defense"
47 minutesJournalist Kevin Davis reports on the use of neuroscience as a defense in the courtroom. The first case where a brain scan was allowed as evidence for the defense was Herbert Weinstein, a 65 year old man accused of murdering his wife, seemingly out of the blue. It was discovered after his arrest that he had a cyst in his brain and his lawyer argued that the cyst impaired his judgement.
-
Dean Buonomano, "Your Brain is a Time Machine"
1 hour, 27 minutesNeuroscientist Dean Buonomano explains our sense of time in relation to physics. He's in conversation with Ted Chiang, writer of "Story of Your Life," the short story adapted for the film, Arrival.
-
Pamela Paul, "My Life with Bob"
1 hour, 0 minuteNew York Times Book Review editor, Pamela Paul, offers a look into her journal, where she has listed all of the books she has read over the past twenty-eight years. She's joined in conversation by novelist and bookstore owner Emma Straub at Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn, New York.
-
Edward Balleisen, "Fraud"
1 hour, 1 minuteEdward Balleisen, associate professor of history and public policy at Duke University, talks about the history of business fraud in America, from PT Barnum to Bernie Madoff. Professor Balleisen also looks at the development of regulations to protect consumers and investors. This talk was held at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, North Carolina.
-
David Davenport, "Rugged Individualism"
1 hour, 2 minutesDavid Davenport, former president of Pepperdine University and Hoover Institution fellow, talks about the history of American individualism and questions whether it can survive in the country today.
-
Stories from the Long Road to Freedom"
1 hour, 12 minutesFormer U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice looks at democracy around the world in her book, "Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom."
-
Oddities, Biases, and Strengths of U.S
15 minutesBook TV talks to Barbara Norrander, professor in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona, about her book, "The Imperfect Primary." This interview was recorded on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson and is part of Book TV's College Series.
-
After Words: Chris Hayes, "A Colony in a Nation"
1 hour, 0 minuteMSNBC Host Chris Hayes discusses his book, "A Colony in a Nation" which examines how the criminal justice system is dividing the country into two Americas. Mr. Hayes argues that law and order in America is carried out differently in white America than in black America. He is interviewed by Elizabeth Hinton, author of "From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America."
-
Truths About America's Lingua Franca"
1 hour, 15 minutesColumbia University Professor John McWhorter looks at Black English and examines the controversies around and perceptions of "sounding black" in his book, "Talking Back, Talking Black."
-
The Life"
1 hour, 15 minutesJournalist John Farrell recalls the life of Richard Nixon in conversation with author and journalist David Maraniss and VandrebiltUniversity Professor Thomas Schwartz.. They speak at the First Amendment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
-
How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and
1 hour, 30 minutesThe Atlantic senior editor Richard Florida examines the challenges cities are facing today in his book, "The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class-and What We Can Do About It."
-
David Barron, "Waging War"
1 hour, 14 minutesDavid Barron, U.S. Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, talks about his Colby Award-winning book, "Waging War: The Clash Between Presidents and Congress, 1776 to ISIS." This event, part of the 2017 Colby Military Writers' Symposium, was held at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont.
-
David Grinspoon, "Earth in Human Hands"
1 hour, 32 minutesAstrobiologist and author David Grinspoon reports on the "anthropocene" phase of Earth's history and describes the impact humans have had and will have on the planet.
-
History Bookshelf: Meredith Wadman, "The Vaccine Race"
59 minutesMeredith Wadman talked about her book, The Vaccine Race: Science, Politics, and the Human Costs of Defeating Disease. She spoke from the James Michener Pavilion at the 2017 Gaithersburg Book Festival, held on the grounds of City Hall in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
-
Jack Davis, "The Gulf"
1 hour, 17 minutesJack Davis, environmental history professor at the University of Florida, provides a history of the Gulf region and the impact that oil, commercial fishing, and the tourism industry has had on its environment. He speaks at the Matheson History Museum in Gainesville, Florida.