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    Women Building Peace Award

    The winner and finalists of the Women Building Peace Award joined the U.S. Institute of Peace for a discussion on their efforts in preventing conflict and fostering peace in their home count…

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    Baseball During the Depression

    Pepperdine University professor Loretta Hunnicutt taught a class about baseball during the Great Depression. She looked at the role of baseball in American culture and the origins of sports …

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    Heritage Foundation Russell Kirk Lecture - Bishop Robert Barron

    Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, delivered the Heritage Foundation’s 2023 Russell Kirk Lecture. Bishop Barron is the author of many books, including To Lig…

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    Soccer Diplomacy

    Heather Dichter, associate professor of sports history at De Montfort University in England, looked at the role soccer has played in foreign relations since 1914. This virtual event was host…

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    Johnny Carson and Political Humor

    Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992 - with millions of Americans tuning in each night. Stephen Farnsworth examined Carson’s use of political humor and how it shaped the n…

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    Q&A with Kostya Kennedy

    Former Sports Illustrated senior writer Kostya Kennedy, author of “True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson,” talked about the life and career of Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodgers playe…

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    Jesus and John Wayne

    History professor Kristin Du Mez offered her thoughts on the impact popular culture has had on white evangelicalism in America. Southern Festival of Books hosted this virtual program.

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    Author Discussion on Pop Culture, Race and Identity

    Authors Brian Broome, Anjali Enjeti and Nichole Perkins spoke about pop culture, race and identity. Southern Festival of Books hosted this virtual program.

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    Sheridan's Ride in Art, Literature and Memory

    On October 19, 1864, General Philip Sheridan’s timely arrival at the Cedar Creek battlefield helped turn a Union retreat into a resounding victory, effectively ending Confederate resistance …

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    Communicators with Darrell West

    Darrell West, author and Brookings Institution vice president, talked about his book, Turning Point: Policymaking in the Era of Artificial Intelligence, which looks at the use of artificial …

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    Slavery Depictions in Cinema

    Hampden-Sydney College Professor Matthew Hulbert looked at depictions of slavery in Hollywood films ranging from Birth of a Nation and Gone with the Wind to Django Unchained and Free State o…

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    Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death

    Bruce Goldfarb, author of 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics, showed several dollhouse-sized crime scenes that are used for traini…

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    History of Documentary Filmmaking in America

    Filmmaker and author Jon Wilkman discussed his book Screening Reality: How Documentary Filmmakers Reimagined America, which explores the history of American nonfiction films and television f…

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    Political Humor in Contentious Times

    Ford’s Theatre hosted political satirist Mark Russell and former Representative Joe Crowley to discuss the role humor plays in politics, particularly during contentious times. They were join…

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    Presidents and Popular Culture

    From Thomas Jefferson’s books to Saturday Night Live’s parody of Joe Biden, Tevi Troy talked about how popular culture influences presidents -- and how, in turn, presidents leave their impri…

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    Guilty Admissions

    Investigative reporter and journalist Nicole LaPorte reported on the 2019 college admissions scandal. This virtual event was sponsored by Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, California.

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    Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back

    Sports writers Jessica Luther and Kavitha Davidson offered their thoughts on the political, economic, and social issues facing sports today. This virtual program was part of the 2020 Texas B…

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    Late Night with Trump

    University of Mary Washington Political Science Professor Stephen Farnsworth looked at how late-night talk show hosts have responded to the Trump presidency in comparison to prior presidents…

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    Hunting Whitey

    Casey Sherman and David Wedge discussed the capture, imprisonment, and death of Boston mafia boss Whitey Bulger. This was a virtual event hosted by Brookline Booksmith in Brookline, Massachu…

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    Democracy Must Be Learned

    Democracy Must Be Learned was one of the second-prize high school east division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Lintaro Donovan and Young-Bin Lee, twelfth grade…

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