C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Lisa Mosconi, "The XX Brain"
40 minutesNeuroscientist Lisa Mosconi argued that the female brain is more susceptible to dementia and Alzheimer's disease than the male brain. She reported that because research has been centered around the male brain, treatment for women has lagged behind. This virtual event was hosted by The Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.
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What Are You Reading with Rep. Gerald Connolly D-VA
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Carl Smith, "Chicago's Great Fire"
59 minutesNorthwestern University history professor Carl Smith looked at the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 that left close to a 1/3 of Chicago's residents homeless. This was a virtual event hosted by the Book Stall Bookstore in Winnetka, Illinois.
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Nicholas Sargen, "JPMorgan's Fall and Revival"
1 hour, 0 minuteEconomic consultant Nicholas Sargen provided a history of JPMorgan, from its status as a universal bank in the 1980s, to its buyout by Chase in 2000, to the changing of its business model following the 2008 financial crisis. This virtual event was hosted by the Museum of American Finance in New York City.
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Susan Berfield, "The Hour of Fate"
35 minutesBloomberg News investigative reporter Susan Berfield recounted the fight between President Theodore Roosevelt and financier J.P. Morgan over the size of corporations and government intervention at the turn of the 20th century. This was a virtual event hosted by the Friends of Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, New York.
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Lisa Mosconi, "The XX Brain"
40 minutesNeuroscientist Lisa Mosconi argued that the female brain is more susceptible to dementia and Alzheimer's disease than the male brain. She reported that because research has been centered around the male brain, treatment for women has lagged behind. This virtual event was hosted by The Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.
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Ed Freeman, "The Power of And"
55 minutesUniversity of Virginia business professor Ed Freeman discussed the focus on responsibility and ethics that he says unites influential businesses. This virtual event was hosted by the Museum of American Finance in New York City.
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Jeffrey Sutton, "The Essential Scalia"
50 minutesJeffrey Sutton, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Sixth Circuit and former law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia, discussed a collection of the late Supreme Court Justice's writings.
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Jordan Ritter Conn "The Road from Raqqa"
44 minutesJordan Ritter Conn, a staff writer for the Ringer, detailed the journey of two Syrian brothers, one who immigrated to the United States and the other who remained in Syria during that country's civil war. This was a virtual event hosted by the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville.
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Author Discussion on Appalachia
57 minutesAuthors Sarah Smarsh, Thomas Burton, and Wayne Winkler reflected on life in Appalachia. This was a virtual event hosted by the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville.
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Author Discussion on the Jim Crow Era
44 minutesAuthors Wanda Lloyd and David Pilgrim discussed the Jim Crow era in the South. This was a virtual event hosted by the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville.
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H.R. McMaster, "Battlegrounds"
1 hour, 5 minutesLt. Gen. H.R. McMaster (Ret.), former National Security Adviser to President Trump, talked about the foreign policy and national security challenges facing the United States. This virtual event was hosted by the McCain Institute at Arizona State University.
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Jessica Goudeau, "After the Last Border"
1 hour, 0 minuteJessica Goudeau looked at the human side of the refugee system in the United States. This virtual event was hosted by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University.
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David Davis, "Wheels of Courage"
1 hour, 5 minutesJournalist David Davis provided a history of the first wheelchair basketball teams comprised of World War II veterans. This was a virtual event hosted by Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, California.
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Ali Soufan, "The Black Banners Declassified"
1 hour, 10 minutesFormer FBI special agent Ali Soufan talked about the early years of the U.S. war on terror and the methods used to extract information from suspected members of al-Qaeda. This virtual event was hosted by the Center on National Security at Fordham Law.
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Evan Osnos, "Joe Biden"
1 hour, 4 minutesNew Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos discussed the life and political career of Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden and what a Biden presidency might look like. This virtual program was hosted by Politics and Prose and Bookstore in Washington, D. C.
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Brian Christian, "The Alignment Problem"
1 hour, 11 minutesUniversity of California, Berkeley Visiting Scholar Brian Christian explored the challenges we may face as we become more dependent on Artificial Intelligence. This virtual event was hosted by The Commonwealth Club of California.
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After Words: John Fabian Witt, "American Contagions"
1 hour, 0 minuteLaw professor John Fabian Witt examined the relationship between law, epidemics, and public health guidelines. He was interviewed by Georgetown University law professor & director of the Institute for National and Global Health Law Lawrence Gostin.
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Peter Cozzens, "Tecumseh and the Prophet"
1 hour, 22 minutesHistorian Peter Cozzens presented a dual-biography of Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his brother, Tenskwatawa, and their role in championing Native lands during American settlement. This was a virtual event hosted by the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago.
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Ben Macintyre, "Agent Sonya"
1 hour, 3 minutesMilitary historian Ben Macintyre recalled the life of Soviet intelligence officer Ursula Bolton, who assumed a false identity in an English village in the years leading up to the Cold War as she gathered information to help the Soviet Union build an atomic bomb. This was a virtual event hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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Phil Harvey and Lisa Conyers, "Welfare for the Rich"
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthors Phil Harvey and Lisa Conyers discussed the ways they believe federal and state governments benefit financially the wealthy and their corporations. This virtual event was hosted by the CATO Institute in Washington, D.C.
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Jeffrey Sutton, "The Essential Scalia"
50 minutesJeffrey Sutton, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Sixth Circuit and former law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia, discussed a collection of the late Supreme Court Justice's writings.
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H.W. Brands, "The Zealot and the Emancipator"
1 hour, 0 minuteHistorian H.W. Brands provided a dual biography of abolitionist John Brown and Abraham Lincoln. This was a virtual event hosted by the Atlanta History Center.
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Isabel Wilkerson, "Caste"
45 minutesPulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson explored what she called a hidden caste system in the United States. This was a virtual event hosted by the Atlanta History Center.
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Leonard Mlodinow, "Stephen Hawking"
1 hour, 0 minuteTheoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow remembered his friendship and working relationship with the late award-winning physicist Stephen Hawking. This virtual event was hosted by Powell's Bookstore.
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Daniel Yergin, "The New Map"
59 minutesDaniel Yergin talked about climate change, the future of energy, and the geopolitical struggle between the U.S. and China. This was a virtual event hosted by Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.