C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Jack Davis, "The Gulf"
1 hour, 16 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.
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GOP Panel
1 hour, 1 minuteA panel on the Republican Party from the 22nd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, featuring Hugh Hewitt, "The Fourth Way: The Conservative Playbook for a Lasting GOP Majority;" Peggy Grande, "The President Will See You Now: My Stories and Lessons from Ronald Reagan's Final Years;" and Corey Fields, "Black Elephants in the Room: The Unexpected Politics of African American Republicans."
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A Year of Love and Survival Teaching Incarcerated Kids at Rikers Island"
1 hour, 13 minutesLiza Peterson talks about teaching incarcerated youth at Rikers Island in her book, "All Day." She's in conversation with Flores Forbes author of "Invisible Man: A Contemporary Slave Narrative in the Era of Mass Incarceration."
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A History of the Present"
1 hour, 45 minutesColumnist Pankaj Mishra discusses his book, "The Age of Anger" which examines the catalysts in society, past and present, that gives rise to nationalist groups and hate groups. He argues that as modernization occurred around the world, groups that were left on the sidelines or pushed out of prosperity, responded in a similar manner of dislike or contempt for their perceived enemy. He says that militant groups such as the messianic revolutionaries in Russia and the cultural nationalists in Germany were borne out of the disaffected groups. He is in conversation with Paul Elie, senior fellow with the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University.
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After Words: The Attack on Due Process at America
1 hour, 0 minuteJournalist Stuart Taylor examines campus sexual assault policies in his book, "The Campus Rape Frenzy: The Attack on Due Process at America's Universities." Mr. Taylor argues that federal regulations on sexual assault and harassment are hampering students' rights to due process on college campuses. Mr. Taylor is interviewed by Beth Frerking, Editor in Chief of the National Law Journal and Legal Times.
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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.
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Nicholas Reynolds, "Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy"
1 hour, 5 minutesFormer CIA officer and historian at the CIA Museum, Nicholas Reynolds, recalls novelist Ernest Hemingway's connections to the Soviet NKVD, precursor to the KGB, and the U.S. OSS, predecessor of the CIA. The author reports that Hemingway, who was a proponent of the political left, was courted by both the Soviet and the American intelligence services to conduct espionage.
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Truths About America's Lingua Franca"
1 hour, 10 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."
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Call-in Cleve Jones KEYED
30 minutesCleve Jones, author of "When We Rise: My Life in the Movement" takes viewer phone calls and tweets on the gay rights movement from the 22nd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
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History Bookshelf: Sharon Weinberger, "The Imagineers of War"
1 hour, 0 minuteSharon Weinberger talked about her book, "The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World." She spoke from the James Michener Pavilion at the 2017 Gaithersburg Book Festival, held on the grounds of City Hall in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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Kevin Gutzman, "Thomas Jefferson Revolutionary"
1 hour, 0 minuteKevin Gutzman, history chair at Western Connecticut State University, argues that Thomas Jefferson was a political radical for his time; from his thoughts on the size and operations of the federal government to religious freedom and equality. Kevin Gutzman speaks at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media"
1 hour, 30 minutesHarvard University Law Professor Cass Sunstein examines how social media impacts our political views in his book, "#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media." Professor Sunstein is in conversation with Michael Barone.
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Stories from the Long Road to Freedom"
1 hour, 10 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."
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The Life and Times of Inez Milholland"
20 minutesBook TV interviewed University of Arizona journalism professor, Linda Lumsden, about her book, "Inez," a biography of suffragist Inez Milholland. This interview was recorded on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson and is part of Book TV's College Series.
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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."
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How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hope, and Wastes Billions
1 hour, 0 minuteNPR's Richard Harris reports on the challenges facing the field of biomedical research, including competition for funding which he argues leads to short cuts like using poor ingredients, improper methods, and poor experiemental design.
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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.
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After Words: Chris Hayes, "A Colony in a Nation"
59 minutesMSNBC 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."
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Oddities, Biases, and Strengths of U.S
14 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.
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A Year of Love and Survival Teaching Incarcerated Kids at Rikers Island"
1 hour, 15 minutesLiza Peterson talks about teaching incarcerated youth at Rikers Island in her book, "All Day." She's in conversation with Flores Forbes author of "Invisible Man: A Contemporary Slave Narrative in the Era of Mass Incarceration."
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Paul Starobin, "Madness Rules the Hour"
34 minutesPaul Starobin recalls the political landscape of Charleston, South Carolina, in 1860, as the city's leaders pushed for South Carolina to leave the Union in the hopes that the rest of the South would follow.
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After Words: Chris Hayes, "A Colony in a Nation"
59 minutesMSNBC 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."
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Michael Hayden
1 hour, 27 minutesBook TV attended the 15th Annual Annapolis Book Festival in Maryland for a discussion on terror and intelligence with Michael Hayden, author of "Playing to the Edge."
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How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and
1 hour, 28 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."
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Book TV
1 hour, 2 minutesNon-fiction books and authors.