C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Consumer Protection Director Testifies on Semi-Annual Report, Pt. 1
3 hours, 13 minutesConsumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the agency's semi-annual report. Topics included consumer protection against data breaches and digital fraud, as well as bank regulations, junk fees and consumer credit.
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Consumer Protection Director Testifies on Semi-Annual Report, Pt. 2
41 minutesConsumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the agency's semi-annual report. Topics included consumer protection against data breaches and digital fraud, as well as bank regulations, junk fees and consumer credit.
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Lectures in History: Jean Harris & Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder Trial
1 hour, 9 minutesUniversity of Colorado Denver professor Sarah Fields taught a class about the 1981 Jean Harris trial, who was accused of murdering the "Scarsdale Diet" doctor. Professor Fields described Harris' background, her long relationship with Dr. Herman Tarnower, and her conviction for the doctor's murder.
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Reel America: "Aerobatics Training Film" - 1942
19 minutesThis 1942 War Department film presented instruction on how pilots can perform aerobatic moves such as loops, rolls, and spins. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Peter Shinkle, "Uniting America"
1 hour, 11 minutesAuthor Peter Shinkle was at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York, talking about how FDR formed alliances with key Republican leaders in the lead-up to World War II and afterwards to unify the country's war effort.
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Chip Jacobs, "Smogtown"
20 minutesChip Jacobs, co-author of, "Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles," shared the history of air pollution in Southern California and discussed what the future holds for this car-centric state.
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Lectures in History: Jean Harris & Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder Trial
1 hour, 10 minutesUniversity of Colorado Denver professor Sarah Fields taught a class about the 1981 Jean Harris trial, who was accused of murdering the "Scarsdale Diet" doctor. Professor Fields described Harris' background, her long relationship with Dr. Herman Tarnower, and her conviction for the doctor's murder.
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Reel America: "Aerobatics Training Film" - 1942
20 minutesThis 1942 War Department film presented instruction on how pilots can perform aerobatic moves such as loops, rolls, and spins. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Peter Shinkle, "Uniting America"
1 hour, 10 minutesAuthor Peter Shinkle was at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York, talking about how FDR formed alliances with key Republican leaders in the lead-up to World War II and afterwards to unify the country's war effort.
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Chip Jacobs, "Smogtown"
19 minutesChip Jacobs, co-author of, "Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles," shared the history of air pollution in Southern California and discussed what the future holds for this car-centric state.
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The Civil War: Civil War Portrait Photography
1 hour, 1 minuteMelissa Winn of the American Battlefield Trust talked about the rise of portrait photography during the Civil War. She described how it enabled separated families to carry pictures of loved ones with them and how this changed the way people experienced the war. This talk was part of a conference hosted by Shenandoah University's Civil War Institute.
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American Artifacts: Battle of Little Bighorn
30 minutesWe toured the National Museum of the American Indian "Americans" exhibit with curator Cecile Ganteaume. In the Battle of Little Bighorn gallery, she showed us Lakota headdresses, shields, and drawings about the 1876 battle. We also explored how depictions of Plains Indians have changed over time in newspaper articles, movies, television and Wild West shows.
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Erika Bolstad, "Windfall"
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor Erika Bolstad talked about her homesteader great-grandmother and her family's inherited mineral rights in North Dakota - and what she learned about the oil industry's impact on the American West, and the boom and bust economies that shaped the people and land. Powell's City of Books in Portland, Oregon, hosted this event.
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Bettina Aptheker, "Communists in Closets"
1 hour, 29 minutesAuthor Bettina Aptheker talked about how closeted homosexuals shaped the Communist Party and influenced other social movements - even though communists officially banned gay people from joining their party ranks. Her book covered the decades between the 1930s and 1990s. The California Historical Society hosted this virtual event.
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Conspiracy Theories in Modern American History
1 hour, 31 minutesHistorians discussed how conspiracy theories can reveal cultural insights and political fears of a time period. They talked about concepts such as the "Deep State," "New World Order," "QAnon" and New Age wellness and spirituality. This program was part of the 2023 Organization of American Historians annual conference in Los Angeles.
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American Artifacts: Battle of Little Bighorn
30 minutesWe toured the National Museum of the American Indian "Americans" exhibit with curator Cecile Ganteaume. In the Battle of Little Bighorn gallery, she showed us Lakota headdresses, shields, and drawings about the 1876 battle. We also explored how depictions of Plains Indians have changed over time in newspaper articles, movies, television and Wild West shows.
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Lectures in History: Jean Harris & Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder Trial
1 hour, 10 minutesUniversity of Colorado Denver professor Sarah Fields taught a class about the 1981 Jean Harris trial, who was accused of murdering the "Scarsdale Diet" doctor. Professor Fields described Harris' background, her long relationship with Dr. Herman Tarnower, and her conviction for the doctor's murder.
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Reel America: "Aerobatics Training Film" - 1942
20 minutesThis 1942 War Department film presented instruction on how pilots can perform aerobatic moves such as loops, rolls, and spins. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Peter Shinkle, "Uniting America"
1 hour, 10 minutesAuthor Peter Shinkle was at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York, talking about how FDR formed alliances with key Republican leaders in the lead-up to World War II and afterwards to unify the country's war effort.
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Chip Jacobs, "Smogtown"
20 minutesChip Jacobs, co-author of, "Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles," shared the history of air pollution in Southern California and discussed what the future holds for this car-centric state.
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Lectures in History: Jean Harris & Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder Trial
1 hour, 10 minutesUniversity of Colorado Denver professor Sarah Fields taught a class about the 1981 Jean Harris trial, who was accused of murdering the "Scarsdale Diet" doctor. Professor Fields described Harris' background, her long relationship with Dr. Herman Tarnower, and her conviction for the doctor's murder.
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Reel America: "Aerobatics Training Film" - 1942
20 minutesThis 1942 War Department film presented instruction on how pilots can perform aerobatic moves such as loops, rolls, and spins. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Peter Shinkle, "Uniting America"
1 hour, 10 minutesAuthor Peter Shinkle was at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York, talking about how FDR formed alliances with key Republican leaders in the lead-up to World War II and afterwards to unify the country's war effort.
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Chip Jacobs, "Smogtown"
20 minutesChip Jacobs, co-author of, "Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles," shared the history of air pollution in Southern California and discussed what the future holds for this car-centric state.
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The Civil War: Civil War Portrait Photography
1 hour, 0 minuteMelissa Winn of the American Battlefield Trust talked about the rise of portrait photography during the Civil War. She described how it enabled separated families to carry pictures of loved ones with them and how this changed the way people experienced the war. This talk was part of a conference hosted by Shenandoah University's Civil War Institute.
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American Artifacts: Battle of Little Bighorn
30 minutesWe toured the National Museum of the American Indian "Americans" exhibit with curator Cecile Ganteaume. In the Battle of Little Bighorn gallery, she showed us Lakota headdresses, shields, and drawings about the 1876 battle. We also explored how depictions of Plains Indians have changed over time in newspaper articles, movies, television and Wild West shows.
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Erika Bolstad, "Windfall"
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor Erika Bolstad talked about her homesteader great-grandmother and her family's inherited mineral rights in North Dakota - and what she learned about the oil industry's impact on the American West, and the boom and bust economies that shaped the people and land. Powell's City of Books in Portland, Oregon, hosted this event.
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Bettina Aptheker, "Communists in Closets"
1 hour, 30 minutesAuthor Bettina Aptheker talked about how closeted homosexuals shaped the Communist Party and influenced other social movements - even though communists officially banned gay people from joining their party ranks. Her book covered the decades between the 1930s and 1990s. The California Historical Society hosted this virtual event.
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Conspiracy Theories in Modern American History
1 hour, 28 minutesHistorians discussed how conspiracy theories can reveal cultural insights and political fears of a time period. They talked about concepts such as the "Deep State," "New World Order," "QAnon" and New Age wellness and spirituality. This program was part of the 2023 Organization of American Historians annual conference in Los Angeles.