C-SPAN Radio Schedule
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State & City Lawmakers Discuss Inflation Reduction Act Investments
1 hour, 2 minutesState and city lawmakers spoke about the government investments that came from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) during an event hosted by the Elected Officials to Protect America and the University of San Francisco. Mayors, city council members and advocates discussed how these investments are helping communities across the nation. Congress approved the IRA on August 16, 2022. The law aimed to address high inflation as well as high prescription drug prices, climate change and the budget deficit.
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Panel Discusses Making Changes To Supreme Court
1 hour, 2 minutesA panel of legal experts, including two who served on President Biden's Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, debated the pros and cons of proposals to make changes to it during an event at the Brennan Center for Justice. Some of these proposals included implementing term limits for justices, enacting a code of ethics that's enforceable and expanding the number of justices on the Court.
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RADIO VO 'Fmr. Trump Official Richard Grenell Discusses E.U.-U.S. Relations '
1 hour, 0 minuteFormer acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell took part in a fireside chat with Fox News contributor Guy Benson, hosted by the EU-US Forum in Vienna, Austria. Mr. Grenell, who worked under the Trump administration, spoke about what a second Trump administration's European policy would be like if the former president were elected again. For example, he touched on how former President Trump would handle the Russia-Ukraine war and recollected that Mr. Trump emphasized economics over politics in managing disputes between European nations, naming Serbia and Kosovo as a case in point. Mr. Grenell also recalled when former German Chancellor Angela Merkel told him that former President Trump was unpredictable, which he called "an amazing moment."
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NTSB Chair and Others Discuss New Vehicle Technology and Safety Standards
49 minutesNational Transportation Safety Board Jennifer Homendy and Federal Highway Administration Administrator Shailen Bhatt joined Principal Deputy Assistant Transportation Secretary for Research and Technology Robert Hampshire to announce the department's nationwide deployment of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology plan. The V2X technology is designed to enhance roadway and vehicular safety by utilizing wireless communication and sensors to share real-time information with drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians that will alert of potential roadway dangers. Others participating included safety advocates and state, local, and private sector partners.
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NJ Gov. Announces Appointment of George Helmy To Replace Sen. Menendez
20 minutesGov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) announced that he would appoint his former chief of staff, George Helmy, to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sen. Bob Menendez (D), who was found guilty of political corruption in July. Gov. Murphy highlighted Mr. Helmy's experience and said he was "the ideal leader to take on this role," though said his tenure as a New Jersey senator would be temporary until a winner emerged in the November election. Rep. Andy Kim and Curtis Bashaw were the respective Democratic and Republican nominees for the seat. Mr. Helmy himself also gave remarks at the news conference and touched upon his background, including being the son of Egyptian immigrants, saying he reflected "the American story."
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NATO Commander Discusses NATO & Russia-Ukraine War
1 hour, 3 minutesNATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Christopher Cavoli discussed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Russia-Ukraine war at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City. He touched on Ukraine's so-called Kursk offensive into Russia, saying that even though Ukraine was at a disadvantage in terms of size, its military achieved tactical and operational surprise with this attack. Gen. Cavoli also described how the war had changed NATO, explaining that more NATO nations were meeting spending pledges, and that the alliance came together to form a collective defense plan, calling the resulting impact "a massive sea change."
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Campaign 2024: Briefing on Black Men & 2024 Election
1 hour, 32 minutesA group of historically Black fraternities spoke about issues affecting Black men amid the upcoming 2024 election. Speakers discussed why another Trump presidency would hurt this community. They also outlined policy issues and recommendations for candidates running for federal office to address. These topics included education, health care disparities, criminal justice inequities, voting rights and workforce development.
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Campaign 2024: VP Kamala Harris Campaigns in Raleigh, North Carolina
30 minutes"Prices went up during the pandemic ... but our supply chains have now improved, and prices are still too high," said 2024 Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris as she addressed the high cost of food and everyday goods. The vice president was at a campaign event in Raleigh, North Carolina, to lay out part of her economic agenda to build what she called an "opportunity economy." She focused her remarks on "lowering the costs of living," touching on several issues impacting the middle class, such as tax cuts and the cost of food, health care, and housing. Vice President Harris also highlighted the differences between her economic plan and that of her opponent, former President Donald Trump.
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Asst. Education Sec. Discusses Enforcing Civil Rights in Schools
59 minutesAssistant Education Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine Lhamon discussed enforcement of civil rights at the City Club of Cleveland. She described schools' legal obligations to protect civil rights, such as ensuring students were not exposed to consistently hostile environments, and cited examples of discrimination and harassment that occurred at public schools and colleges. She then took several questions from the audience, which included educators, students, Ohio state Sen. Kent Smith (D), and others.
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President Biden Discusses Cancer Research
43 minutesPresident Biden announced a $150 million investment in the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) for cancer research and surgery technology. He and first lady Jill Biden delivered remarks on cancer research initiatives at a Biden Cancer Moonshot event at Tulane University in New Orleans.
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Booknotes+ Podcast - Maureen Callahan, "Ask Not"
1 hour, 11 minutesMaureen Callahan's book "Ask Not: The Kennedy's and the Women They Destroyed" has been near the top of the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list since its publication in early July. In a review of the Callahan book by Nina Burleigh in the Washington Post, Burleigh writes: "She identifies the wellspring of misogyny in Irish Catholic patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. in Boston during the Gilded Age, and traces it anecdote by anecdote down through JFK, RFK and Teddy, and the litter of boomer generation men - boys hatched by three Kennedy wives Callahan depicts as humiliated breeders and political props, driven to madness and alcoholism."
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Lectures in History: Obama's 2004 DNC Keynote Address
1 hour, 4 minutesBarack Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of Kansas is in Lawrence, Kansas.
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American History TV
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Tribal Nations & the Federal Government
1 hour, 7 minutesThe U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted discussions on Native American citizenship and voting rights. Speakers at this session included the U.S. Department of the Interior's Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and the executive director of the National Congress of American Indians.
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Suffragists & the 19th Amendment
1 hour, 20 minutesAuthor Rebecca Roberts talked about the decade leading up to the passage of the 19th Amendment and how women gained their right to vote through marching, picketing, and persistence. Ms. Roberts is the author of "Suffragists in Washington, D.C.: The 1913 Parade and the Fight for the Vote." The White House Historical Association hosted this discussion.
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Lectures in History: Obama's 2004 DNC Keynote Address
1 hour, 4 minutesBarack Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of Kansas is in Lawrence, Kansas.
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American History TV
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Tribal Nations & the Federal Government
1 hour, 7 minutesThe U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted discussions on Native American citizenship and voting rights. Speakers at this session included the U.S. Department of the Interior's Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and the executive director of the National Congress of American Indians.
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Suffragists & the 19th Amendment
1 hour, 19 minutesAuthor Rebecca Roberts talked about the decade leading up to the passage of the 19th Amendment and how women gained their right to vote through marching, picketing, and persistence. Ms. Roberts is the author of "Suffragists in Washington, D.C.: The 1913 Parade and the Fight for the Vote." The White House Historical Association hosted this discussion.
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Booknotes+ Podcast - Maureen Callahan, "Ask Not"
1 hour, 14 minutesMaureen Callahan's book "Ask Not: The Kennedy's and the Women They Destroyed" has been near the top of the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list since its publication in early July. In a review of the Callahan book by Nina Burleigh in the Washington Post, Burleigh writes: "She identifies the wellspring of misogyny in Irish Catholic patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. in Boston during the Gilded Age, and traces it anecdote by anecdote down through JFK, RFK and Teddy, and the litter of boomer generation men - boys hatched by three Kennedy wives Callahan depicts as humiliated breeders and political props, driven to madness and alcoholism."
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Campaign: Washington JournalLive
3 hours, 0 minuteChicago Tribune political reporter Rick Pearson previews the Democratic National Convention and historian Luke Nichter discusses the 1968 presidential election and that year's Democratic National Convention in Chicago.