Videos

Alice Stewart spoke about the 2012 presidential campaign, the Iowa caucuses, the Republican presidential field of candidates, and the Bachmann campaign strategy in Iowa. She responded to tel…

Robert Means spoke about U.S. ethanol policy and the impact it has on energy, the environment, and food prices in the world. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communication…

Matt Strawn and Mary Cownie spoke about the Iowa presidential caucuses, the 2012 Republican presidential campaign, and Iowa’s political traditions. They responded to telephone calls and elec…

Bob Vander Plaats spoke about the 2012 Republican primary campaign and the role of Christian conservative organizations in the Iowa caucuses scheduled for the next week. He responded to tele…

Telephone lines were open for comments on news of the day and the Republican presidential campaign prior to the Iowa caucuses.

Sarah Weinman, news editor for Publishers Marketplace, talked by remote video from New York City about the notable books, bestsellers, and publishing industry stories of 2011.

Julia Angwin talked by remote from New York City about Internet privacy issues related to the cookies and supercookies that track where users go on the Web, and congressional efforts to addr…

Johanna Bockman talked about her book, Markets in the Name of Socialism: The Left-Wing Origins of Neoliberalism. The interview, part of Book TV’s college series, was recorded on the campus o…

Gordon Smith talked about the National Association of Broadcasters' views on congressional legislation for the sale of broadcast spectrum to create new space for mobile broadband and emergen…

Frances Lee talked about her book, Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles, and Partnership in the U.S. Senate. The interview, part of Book TV’s college series, was recorded in the Katherine A…

Professor Ira Berlin talked about his book The Making of African America: The Four Great Migrations. The interview, part of Book TV’s college series, was recorded in the Katherine Anne Porte…

Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY) talked about the previous day House vote on a Republican bill that would extend the Social Security payroll tax cuts while also providing some assistance f…

Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) talked about congressional efforts to reach an agreement on the extension of the Social Security payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits, both set to expire at t…

Telephone calls were open for comments on the National Transportation Safety Board’s call for a nation-wide ban on driving while using a hand-held cell phone device.

Professor Kristina Miler talked about her book, Constituency Representation in Congress: The View from Capitol Hill. The interview, part of Book TV’s college series, was recorded in the Kath…

Representative Tim Walz (D-MN) talked about his legislation that would ban insider trading by members of Congress. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN …

Telephone lines were open for comments on President Obama’s previous day speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, on the middle class.

Drake Bennett talked about his article, “Nudge Not,” on how the Obama administration has tested behavior economic theory to nudge consumer spending. He also responded to telephone calls and …

Senator Jerry Moran talked about the Social Security payroll tax cut extension passed by Congress in 2010 and to expire at the end of 2011. He voted against both payroll tax cut extension pr…

Dale Hatfield talked about federal spectrum policy and the spectrum choices facing broadcasters, telecom companies, Congress, President Obama, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…