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After Words with Chris Hughes

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes discussed his plan to reduce poverty and strengthen the middle class by offering working people a guaranteed income paid for by the one percent. He is interviewed by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA).
In Depth with Yuval Levin

Author and American Enterprise Institute scholar Yuval Levin talks about U.S. political history and the political divide in the country today. He’s the author of “The Great Debate,” "The Fractured Republic,' and “A Time to Build.”

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After Words with Tara Westover

Tara Westover detailed her life growing up with survivalist parents in the Idaho mountains and her introduction to formal education at age 17. She was interviewed by author and journalist Susannah Cahalan.
After Words with Joe Ricketts

Joe Ricketts talked about his book, The Harder You Work, the Luckier You Get: An Entrepreneur’s Memoir, in which he offered insights into becoming an entrepreneur and founding TD Ameritrade. He was interviewed by former Wall Street investment banker and…

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Tuesday
8:00AM EDTBooks by P.J. O'RourkeBook TV looked at books by political satirist P.J. O'Rourke.…
9:35AM EDTBooks About Race in AmericaBook TV looked at books about race in America.…
11:05AM EDTBooks by David McCulloughBook TV looked at books by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David…
12:33PM EDTBooks about TechnologyBook TV looked at books about technology.…
2:02PM EDTBooks by P.J. O'RourkeBook TV looked at books by political satirist P.J. O'Rourke.…
3:33PM EDTBooks About Race in AmericaBook TV looked at books about race in America.…
5:04PM EDTBooks by David McCulloughBook TV looked at books by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David…
6:32PM EDTBooks about TechnologyBook TV looked at books about technology.…
8:00PM EDTMolly Ball, "Pelosi"Time magazine national political correspondent Molly Ball discussed the…
9:04PM EDTNick Adams, "Trump and Churchill"Nick Adams, founder and president of the Foundation for Liberty and…
9:34PM EDTJung Pak, "Becoming Kim Jong Un"Former CIA analyst Jung Pak talked about the character and motivations of…
10:31PM EDTDavid Marwell, "Mengele"David Marwell, former director of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, recounted…
11:28PM EDTNeal Bascomb, "Faster"Neal Bascomb chronicled the life of French racecar driver Rene Dreyfus,…
Wednesday
12:25AM EDTMolly Ball, "Pelosi"Time magazine national political correspondent Molly Ball discussed the…
1:29AM EDTNick Adams, "Trump and Churchill"Nick Adams, founder and president of the Foundation for Liberty and…
1:59AM EDTJung Pak, "Becoming Kim Jong Un"Former CIA analyst Jung Pak talked about the character and motivations of…
2:56AM EDTDavid Marwell, "Mengele"David Marwell, former director of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, recounted…
3:53AM EDTNeal Bascomb, "Faster"Neal Bascomb chronicled the life of French racecar driver Rene Dreyfus,…
4:48AM EDTMolly Ball, "Pelosi"Time magazine national political correspondent Molly Ball discussed the…
5:53AM EDTNick Adams, "Trump and Churchill"Nick Adams, founder and president of the Foundation for Liberty and…
6:22AM EDTJung Pak, "Becoming Kim Jong Un"Former CIA analyst Jung Pak talked about the character and motivations of…
7:20AM EDTDavid Marwell, "Mengele"David Marwell, former director of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, recounted…
8:16AM EDTNeal Bascomb, "Faster"Neal Bascomb chronicled the life of French racecar driver Rene Dreyfus,…
Saturday
8:00AM EDTWilliam Darity and Kirsten Mullen, "From Here to Equality"Duke University professor William Darity and Artefactual founder Kirsten…
9:20AM EDTDouglas Murray, "The Madness of Crowds"Douglas Murray, associate editor at The Spectator, talked about BREXIT,…
10:05AM EDTRebecca Henderson, "Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire"Harvard University's Rebecca Henderson argued that the fundamental purpose…
11:10AM EDTKatherine Sharp Landdeck, "The Women with Silver Wings"Katherine Sharp Landdeck provided a history of the female pilots who…
12:00PM EDTBooks by Hoover Institution FellowsBook TV presented highlights from our coverage of books written by Hoover…
1:30PM EDTAuthor Discussion on the Labor MovementAuthor and journalist Sarah Jaffe and labor union representatives…
2:30PM EDTNick Adams, "Trump and Churchill"Nick Adams, founder and president of the Foundation for Liberty and…
3:00PM EDTCecilia Munoz, "More than Ready"Cecilia Munoz detailed her experiences serving as the first Latina…
4:30PM EDTNoah Feldman, "The Arab Winter"Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman argued that the Arab Spring was not the…
5:30PM EDTMelville House Discussion on Bookselling and Publishing During the Coronavirus LockdownMelville House co-publisher Dennis Johnson led a discussion with Jessica…
6:00PM EDTCommencement Speeches Commencement Addresses by Random House AuthorsRandom House authors Martha Stewart, Wes Moore, David Brooks, Anna…
7:00PM EDTIn Depth In Depth with Brad ThorOur 2018 Fiction Edition of In Depth continued with bestselling novelist…
10:00PM EDTAfter Words Shoshana Zuboff, "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism"Shoshana Zuboff examined the growing business of collecting and selling…
11:04PM EDTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
Sunday
12:00AM EDTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
12:30AM EDTRichard Haass, "The World"Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass talked about the…
1:30AM EDTRobert Scoop Jackson, "The Game is Not a Game"ESPN national senior writer Scoop Jackson provided his thoughts on the…
3:00AM EDTLindsay Chervinsky, "The Cabinet"Lindsay Chervinsky, historian at the White House Historical Association,…
3:55AM EDTThe American Electorate and Voter SuppressionAuthors Steve Phillips ("Brown Is the New White") and David Daley…
5:00AM EDTLarry Diamond, "Ill Winds"Author and Hoover Institution senior fellow Larry Diamond talked about the…
5:45AM EDTSource Booksellers on the Impact of Covid-19Book TV talked to Janet Webster Jones and Alyson Jones Turner, owners of…
6:15AM EDTFrank Wilderson, "Afropessimism"African American studies professor Frank Wilderson offered his thoughts on…
7:30AM EDTNick Adams, "Trump and Churchill"Nick Adams, founder and president of the Foundation for Liberty and…
8:00AM EDTBooks About the Trump AdministrationBook TV looked at books about the Trump administration.…
9:30AM EDTMelville House Discussion on Bookselling and Publishing During the Coronavirus LockdownMelville House co-publisher Dennis Johnson led a discussion with Jessica…
10:00AM EDTBettye Kearse, "The Other Madisons"Retired pediatrician and geneticist Bettye Kearse investigated her…
10:45AM EDTHeather Cox Richardson, "How the South Won the Civil War"Boston College history professor Heather Cox Richardson argued that…
12:00PM EDTTed Widmer, "Lincoln on the Verge"Historian Ted Widmer looked at the days leading up to Abraham Lincoln's…
1:05PM EDTEric Foner, "The Second Founding"Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner looked at the 13th, 14th, and…
1:50PM EDTRobert Scoop Jackson, "The Game is Not a Game"ESPN national senior writer Scoop Jackson provided his thoughts on the…
3:20PM EDTRichard Haass, "The World"Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass talked about the…
4:20PM EDTKatie Roiphe, "The Power Notebooks"Cultural writer Katie Roiphe looks at how women experience and manage…
5:35PM EDTDouglas Murray, "The Madness of Crowds"Douglas Murray, associate editor at The Spectator, talked about BREXIT,…
6:25PM EDTEduardo Porter, "American Poison"New York Times economics reporter Eduardo Porter examined the impact of…
7:30PM EDTAward Winning Authors & BooksBook TV looked at award winning authors and their books.…
9:00PM EDTAfter Words Shoshana Zuboff, "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism"Shoshana Zuboff examined the growing business of collecting and selling…
10:05PM EDTCommencement Speeches Commencement Addresses by Random House AuthorsRandom House authors Martha Stewart, Wes Moore, David Brooks, Anna…
11:05PM EDTNeil Shubin, "Some Assembly Required"Evolutionary Biologist Neil Shubin looked at evolution using DNA from…
Monday
12:00AM EDTAfter Words Shoshana Zuboff, "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism"Shoshana Zuboff examined the growing business of collecting and selling…
1:05AM EDTNoah Feldman, "The Arab Winter"Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman argued that the Arab Spring was not the…
2:10AM EDTEric Foner, "The Second Founding"Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner looked at the 13th, 14th, and…
3:00AM EDTAfter Words Shoshana Zuboff, "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism"Shoshana Zuboff examined the growing business of collecting and selling…
4:05AM EDTWilliam Darity and Kirsten Mullen, "From Here to Equality"Duke University professor William Darity and Artefactual founder Kirsten…
5:30AM EDTBooks by P.J. O'RourkeBook TV looked at books by political satirist P.J. O'Rourke.…
7:00AM EDTAlina Das, "No Justice in the Shadows"NYU Immigrant Rights Clinic co-director Alina Das offered her thoughts on…

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