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This U.S. Office of War Information newsreel reports on events relating to VE Day - the May 8, 1945, surrender of Nazi Germany. German generals are shown signing the unconditional surrender …

Christian Science Monitor National Political Correspondent Story Hinckley and Vox Senior Politics Correspondent Andrew Prokop discuss Campaign 2024 and political news of the day.

Tulane University history professor Rien Fertel discussed the erection of Confederate monuments in New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century at the same time as efforts to integrate and un…

Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Antonia Novello talked about her life and career. When Dr. Novello was appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990, she became the first woman and first H…

CNBC personal finance reporter Lorie Konish talked about the recently-released Social Security Board of Trustees' annual report projecting that the retirement program’s trust funds are expec…

In 1987, House and Senate select committees jointly examined the clandestine operation of selling missiles to Iran in exchange for the release of hostages in Lebanon, with proceeds going to …

Portland Seminary professor Leah Payne talked about the history of the Jesus Movement and the birth of Christian rock in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. This event was hosted b…

Viewers responded to the question, “What changes to Social Security would you support?” According to the recently-released Social Security Board of Trustees' annual report, the retirement pr…

Author and journalist David Quammen joined Book TV to talk and take calls about natural history and the origins of deadly viruses. His latest book is Breathless, about the race to identify a…

Fairleigh Dickinson University professor Kara Alaimo (Over the Influence and Cornell University professor Kate Manne (Unshrinking) discussed the pressures women and young girls face from soc…

Journalist Garrett Graff discussed research by government agencies and the scientific community into UFOs and the potential for alien life. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Ra…

Stanford University’s Fei-Fei Li spoke about her life and journey to becoming one of the leading scientists in the field of artificial intelligence. She was interviewed by New Scientist tech…

Frank Aum of the U.S. Institute of Peace and historians Meghan Fitzpatrick, Nan Kim, and Brian Linn discussed the legacy and lasting impacts of the Korean War. This event was part of the 202…

Duke Ellington was the grandson of slaves. Louis Armstrong was born in a News Orleans slum so tough that it was called “The Battlefield.” William James “Count” Basie grew up in a world unfam…

On the campaign trail in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, American actress and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph sat down with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss what the Biden-Harris administrat…

History professors Tarak Barkawi (Johns Hopkins University), David Cline (San Diego State University), Suzy Kim (Rutgers University), and John McManus (Missouri University of Science and Tec…

Authors Victoria Christopher Murray (The First Ladies) , Pamela Newkirk (Diversity, Inc.) , Thabiti Lewis (Black People Are My Business) and Khalil Gibran Muhammad (The Condemnation of Black…

Up-to-date highlights from candidates' speeches, interviews with political insiders, the latest poll numbers, fundraising stats, and political ads. Witness the campaign unfold in every episo…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke with reporters after the House voted to block an effort by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to remove the speaker from his position. The vote to tab…