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After Words with Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino

The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway & Judicial Crisis Network’s Carrie Severino examine the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh & the future of the Court. They are interviewed by LA Times Supreme Court correspondent David Savage.
In Depth with Lee Edwards

Lee Edwards talks about his books and takes viewer questions. His books include “The Conservative Revolution,” "Goldwater," and “Just Right: A Life in Pursuit of Liberty.”

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In Depth With Paul Kengor

Paul Kengor talked about his books and took viewer questions. Prof. Kengor’s books include “Dupes,” "Takedown," and the recently published “The Divine Plan: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Dramatic End of the Cold War”
After Words with Joy-Ann Reid

MSNBC’s Joy-Ann Reid talked about The Man Who Sold America: Trump and the Unravelling of the American Story, author and journalist Sophia Nelson. In her book, Ms. Reid argued that President Trump was damaging American democracy.

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Saturday
8:00AM EDT'Historians Susan Dunn and Michael Beschloss on President Franklin RooseveltHistorians Susan Dunn and Michael Beschloss offered their thoughts on the…
8:55AM EDTSheila Smith, "Japan Rearmed"Sheila Smith, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, talked…
10:00AM EDTAlex Kotlowitz, "An American Summer"Alex Kotlowitz discussed his book "An American Summer: Love and Death in…
10:46AM EDTWhat Are You Reading with Representative Jim BanksRep. Jim Banks (R-IN) shared his reading list with Book TV.…
10:50AM EDTNigel Hamilton, "War and Peace"Historian Nigel Hamilton discussed the last of his three-volume biography…
11:59AM EDTC-SPAN Cities Tour visits Traverse City, MIC-SPAN's Cities Tour visited Traverse City, Michigan to learn about its…
12:46PM EDTWhat Are You Reading with Representative Gerald ConnollyRep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA) shared his reading list with Book TV.…
1:00PM EDTAfter Words Justice John Paul Stevens, "Six Amendments," hosted by J. RosenIn 2014, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens talked about…
2:00PM EDTAnna Fifield, "The Great Successor"Anna Fifield, Beijing Bureau Chief for the Washington Post, talked about…
2:36PM EDTWhat Are You Reading with Representative Buddy CarterRep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) shared his reading list with Book TV.…
2:40PM EDTAsh Carter, "Inside the Five-Sided Box"Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter talked about his experiences and…
3:45PM EDT"J.D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy" KEYEDJ.D. Vance recalled his childhood in a Rust Belt town in Ohio at the 17th…
4:45PM EDTAnthony Harkins & Meredith McCarroll, "Appalachian Reckoning"Anthony Harkins, Meredith McCarroll, T.R.C. Hutton, and Ivy Brashear…
5:50PM EDTClay Risen, "The Crowded Hour"New York Times op-ed editor Clay Risen provided a history of the Rough…
6:45PM EDTInterview with Mo Rocca, "Mobituaries"CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca discussed his forthcoming book…
7:00PM EDTAlexander Nazaryan, "The Best People"Yahoo News' Alexander Nazaryan discussed the makeup of the cabinet in the…
7:55PM EDTDan Schilling, "Alone at Dawn"Dan Schilling recalled the efforts of Medal of Honor recipient John…
8:40PM EDTInterview with Malcolm Gladwell, "Talking to Strangers"Author and New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell talked about his…
8:55PM EDTSuketu Mehta, "This Land Is Our Land"Suketu Mehta talked about the global backlash against immigrants and…
10:01PM EDTAfter Words Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino, "Justice on Trial"The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway and Judicial Crisis Network's Carrie…
10:56PM EDTWhat Are You Reading with Representative John GaramendiRep. John Garamendi (D-CA) shared his reading list with Book TV.…
11:00PM EDTTravis Rieder, "In Pain"Bioethicist Travis Rieder explored the opioid crisis and shared his own…
Sunday
12:00AM EDTGuillaume Serina, "An Impossible Dream"Guillaume Serina reported on the circumstances surrounding the Reykjavik…
12:50AM EDTDr. Matt McCarthy, "Superbugs"Dr. Matt McCarthy reported on his search for a new antibiotic treatment…
1:50AM EDTJacqueline Jackson, "Loving You, Thinking of You, Don't Forget to Pray"Jacqueline Jackson and her son, former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.,…
2:55AM EDTWhat Are You Reading with Representative Bill JohnsonRep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) shared his reading list with Book TV.…
3:00AM EDTMichael Bobelian, "Battle for the Marble Palace"Michael Bobelian, Supreme Court writer at Forbes.com, recalled President…
3:50AM EDTBrenda Wineapple, "The Impeachers"Historian Brenda Wineapple looked back at the impeachment of President…
5:00AM EDTAdam Gopnik, "A Thousand Small Sanities"New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik shared his thoughts on liberalism and…
6:00AM EDTRoger Stone, "The Myth of Russian Collusion"Political strategist Roger Stone offered his account of the 2016 election…
6:30AM EDTShannon Watts, "Fight Like a Mother"Shannon Watts explained how she went from being a stay-at-home mom to the…
7:25AM EDTRalph Peters, "Darkness at Chancellorsville"Retired Army officer and historical novelist Ralph Peters looked at the…
8:26AM EDTWhat Are You Reading with Representative Buddy CarterRep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) shared his reading list with Book TV.…
8:30AM EDTArthur Holland Michel, "Eyes in the Sky"Journalist Arthur Holland Michel reported on Gorgon Stare, the Pentagon's…
10:00AM EDTC-SPAN Cities Tour visits Traverse City, MIC-SPAN's Cities Tour visited Traverse City, Michigan to learn about its…
10:45AM EDTProfile of Authors Jeanne Safer and Richard BrookhiserBook TV visited the home of authors Jeanne Safer and Richard Brookhiser to…
11:57AM EDTWhat Are You Reading with Representative Glenn GrothmanRep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) shared his reading list with Book TV.…
12:00PM EDTAfter Words Joy-Ann Reid, "The Man Who Sold America"MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid argued that President Trump is damaging American…
1:00PM EDTMark Levin, "Unfreedom of the Press"TV and radio host Mark Levin argued that the press has lowered its…
2:06PM EDTWhat Are You Reading with Representative Jim BanksRep. Jim Banks (R-IN) shared his reading list with Book TV.…
2:10PM EDTJosh Levin, "The Queen"Josh Levin, national editor at Slate, talked about Linda Taylor, a…
3:00PM EDTCasey Cep, "Furious Hours"Casey Cep recalled author Harper Lee's attempt to write a true crime book.…
4:10PM EDTDavid Roll, "George Marshall"Biographer David Roll recalled the life of military leader George…
4:56PM EDTInterview with Samantha Power, "The Education of an Idealist"Former US Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, reflected on…
5:15PM EDTRobby Soave, "Panic Attack - Young Radicals in the Age of Trump"Journalist Robby Soave reported on the rise in millennial activism in…
6:50PM EDTAndrew Blum, "The Weather Machine"Journalist Andrew Blum explored the resources and technology used to…
7:50PM EDTThomas Abt, "Bleeding Out"Harvard senior research fellow Thomas Abt discussed his research and…
9:00PM EDTAfter Words Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino, "Justice on Trial"The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway and Judicial Crisis Network's Carrie…
10:00PM EDTCarl Hulse, "Confirmation Bias"The New York Time's Carl Hulse chronicled the confirmation process to fill…
10:55PM EDTWhat Are You Reading with Representative Bill JohnsonRep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) shared his reading list with Book TV.…
11:00PM EDTKim Wehle, "How to Read the Constitution--and Why"CBS News legal analyst Kim Wehle offered her guide to reading and…
Monday
12:02AM EDTAfter Words Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino, "Justice on Trial"The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway and Judicial Crisis Network's Carrie…
1:00AM EDTGerald Horne, "White Supremacy Confronted" & "Jazz and Justice"Gerald Horne talked about the United States' involvement in Southern…
2:27AM EDTEric Haseltine, "The Spy in Moscow Station"Former National Security Agency research director Eric Haseltine recalled…
3:00AM EDTAfter Words Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino, "Justice on Trial"The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway and Judicial Crisis Network's Carrie…
4:00AM EDTElizabeth Todd-Breland, "A Political Education" and William Ayers, "about Becoming a Teacher"Elizabeth Todd-Breland ("A Political Education") and William Ayers ("about…
4:50AM EDTChris DeRose, "Star Spangled Scandal"Chris DeRose recounted the murder of Francis Scott Key's son, Philip…
5:32AM EDTInterview with Bassey Ikpi, "I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying"Bassey Ikpi discussed her upcoming memoir that focuses on her mental…
5:45AM EDTProfile of Authors Jeanne Safer and Richard BrookhiserBook TV visited the home of authors Jeanne Safer and Richard Brookhiser to…
7:00AM EDTDon Kulick, "A Death in the Rainforest"Don Kulick reported on the influence of the outside world on a village in…

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Surprise, Kill, Vanish

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One Giant Leap

Author and journalist Charles Fishman recalled the efforts of over 400,000 men and women responsible for sending…

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What Are You Reading with Representative Mike Bost

Representative Mike Bost (R-IL) shared his reading list with Book TV.
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