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Northwestern University professor Wendy Pearlman retold the stories of Syrians whose lives have been impacted by the war in Syria.

A discussion on civic engagement from the 23rd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books that featured Susan Burton, Becoming Mrs. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight For…

Historian Jacqueline Jones recounted the life of writer and advocate Lucy Parsons from slavery through the Great Depression.

Jack Davis, environmental history professor at the University of Florida, provided a history of the Gulf region and the impact that oil, commercial fishing, and the tourism industry have…

Sarah Vowell talked about her book Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, in which she looks at the American Revolution through the eyes of the French-born Marquis de Lafayette. She spoke…

Sociologist Arlene Stein examined gender transitions and what it means to be male or female in today’s society.

From the 2018 Gaithersburg Book Festival in Maryland, Philip Padgett reported on Operation Overlord, the amphibious military operation that took place on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

Robert Kurson discussed the Apollo 8 mission to the moon.

Journalist Eliza Griswold reported on the impact of fracking on a small town near Appalachia.

Journalist Monte Reel reported on the U-2 spy plane program of the Cold War-era and Cam Simpson recounted the capture and killing of defense contractors working for the U.S., during the…

Authors Nadine Strossen and Laura Kipnis talked about free speech. Live, behind-the-scenes footage of the authors was shown after the end of the discussion.

Authors Issac Bailey, Vegas Tenold, and Christian Picciolini talked about race relations in America. Live, behind-the-scenes footage of the authors was shown after the end of the discussion.

UCLA law professor Adam Winkler took viewer phone calls about corporations and the U.S. Constitution at the 23rd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.

History professor Roger Biles recounted the political career of Harold Washington, Chicago’s first African American mayor.

Syndicated columnist Jonah Goldberg argued that tribalism, populism, and nationalism are threatening American democracy.

Former Cuba ambassador Vicki Huddleston discussed the relationship between Cuba and the United States.

Roger L. Simon, Hollywood screenwriter and co-founder of PJ Media, took viewer phone calls on current political and social issues at the 23rd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.…

From the 2018 Gaithersburg Book Festival in Maryland, Eugene Meyer and Paula Tarnapol Whitacre discussed lesser known stories of the Civil War.

Lauren Sklaroff talked about her book Black Culture and the New Deal: The Quest for Civil Rights in the Roosevelt Era (University of North Carolina Press, 2009). In her book she examines New Deal…

Garrett Graff looked at the U.S. government’s Doomsday plans.