Upcoming Programs

In Depth with Admiral James Stavridis

Retired Admiral James Stavridis talked about his naval career, global security, and leadership. Admiral Stavridis, former Supreme Allied Commander for Global Operations at NATO, is the author of Command at Sea, The Accidental Admiral, and Sailing True North:…
After Words with Mary Jordan

Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Mary Jordan discussed the life and influence of first lady Melania Trump. She was interviewed by USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page.

Featured Programs

After Words with Bryan Caplan

Economics professor Bryan Caplan argued that the main function of higher education has become more about educational credentials and less about ensuring that students are prepared with skills for the job market. He is interviewed by the Chronicle of Higher…
After Words with Wes Moore

Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore spoke about the 2015 Baltimore uprising following the death of Freddy Gray through the lens of several Baltimoreans who witnessed the unrest. He was interviewed by Demos senior fellow Heather McGhee.

Book TV Schedule

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Monday
8:30PM EDTMario Livio, "Galileo and the Science Deniers"Astrophysicist Mario Livio looked at the scientific discoveries of Galileo…
9:32PM EDTNeil Shubin, "Some Assembly Required"Evolutionary Biologist Neil Shubin looked at evolution using DNA from…
10:26PM EDTKate Greene, "Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars"NASA astronaut and scientist Kate Greene recalled her experiences living…
10:55PM EDTAnthony Townsend, "Ghost Road"City planning expert Anthony Townsend discussed the future of autonomous…
Tuesday
12:00AM EDTMatt Ridley, "How Innovation Works"Science writer Matt Ridley argued that America is experiencing what he…
12:58AM EDTMario Livio, "Galileo and the Science Deniers"Astrophysicist Mario Livio looked at the scientific discoveries of Galileo…
2:00AM EDTNeil Shubin, "Some Assembly Required"Evolutionary Biologist Neil Shubin looked at evolution using DNA from…
2:54AM EDTKate Greene, "Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars"NASA astronaut and scientist Kate Greene recalled her experiences living…
3:24AM EDTAnthony Townsend, "Ghost Road"City planning expert Anthony Townsend discussed the future of autonomous…
4:53AM EDTMatt Ridley, "How Innovation Works"Science writer Matt Ridley argued that America is experiencing what he…
8:00PM EDTSaikrishna Prakash, "The Living Presidency"University of Virginia law professor Saikrishna Prakash argued against the…
9:52PM EDTTevi Troy, "Fight House"Tevi Troy, presidential historian and former senior aide to President…
10:52PM EDTLindsay Chervinsky, "The Cabinet"Lindsay Chervinsky, historian at the White House Historical Association,…
11:45PM EDTBooks About American PresidentsBook TV looked at books about American Presidents.…
Wednesday
1:30AM EDTSaikrishna Prakash, "The Living Presidency"University of Virginia law professor Saikrishna Prakash argued against the…
3:22AM EDTTevi Troy, "Fight House"Tevi Troy, presidential historian and former senior aide to President…
4:22AM EDTLindsay Chervinsky, "The Cabinet"Lindsay Chervinsky, historian at the White House Historical Association,…
5:15AM EDTBooks About American PresidentsBook TV looked at books about American Presidents.…
8:00PM EDTIn Depth Yuval LevinAuthor and American Enterprise Institute scholar Yuval Levin talked about…
9:59PM EDTCarol Anderson and Rep. Barbara Lee D-CA on Voting RightsAfrican American studies professor Carol Anderson, author of "One Person,…
10:50PM EDTMatthew Whitaker, "Above the Law"Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker argued that insiders at…
11:27PM EDTSymone Sanders, "No, You Shut Up"Senior advisor for former Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 presidential…
Thursday
12:40AM EDTRalph Reed, "For God and Country"Faith and Freedom Coalition founder and chairman Ralph Reed discussed why…
1:16AM EDTIn Depth Yuval LevinAuthor and American Enterprise Institute scholar Yuval Levin talked about…
3:16AM EDTCarol Anderson and Rep. Barbara Lee D-CA on Voting RightsAfrican American studies professor Carol Anderson, author of "One Person,…
4:06AM EDTMatthew Whitaker, "Above the Law"Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker argued that insiders at…
4:43AM EDTSymone Sanders, "No, You Shut Up"Senior advisor for former Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 presidential…
5:40AM EDTRalph Reed, "For God and Country"Faith and Freedom Coalition founder and chairman Ralph Reed discussed why…
8:00PM EDTRep. Ilhan Omar D-MN, "This Is What America Looks Like"Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke about her journey from Somalia as a refugee…
8:34PM EDTEsther Safran Foer, "I Want You to Know We're Still Here"Esther Safran Foer remembered her childhood as the daughter of Holocaust…
9:34PM EDTBakari Sellers, "My Vanishing Country"CNN political analyst and former South Carolina state representative…
10:32PM EDTNick Adams, "Trump and Churchill"Nick Adams, founder and president of the Foundation for Liberty and…
11:00PM EDTJim Newton, "Man of Tomorrow"Journalist Jim Newton discussed the career of former California Governor…
Friday
12:15AM EDTRep. Ilhan Omar D-MN, "This Is What America Looks Like"Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke about her journey from Somalia as a refugee…
12:49AM EDTEsther Safran Foer, "I Want You to Know We're Still Here"Esther Safran Foer remembered her childhood as the daughter of Holocaust…
1:49AM EDTBakari Sellers, "My Vanishing Country"CNN political analyst and former South Carolina state representative…
2:47AM EDTNick Adams, "Trump and Churchill"Nick Adams, founder and president of the Foundation for Liberty and…
3:15AM EDTJim Newton, "Man of Tomorrow"Journalist Jim Newton discussed the career of former California Governor…
8:00PM EDTKatherine Sharp Landdeck, "The Women with Silver Wings"Katherine Sharp Landdeck provided a history of the female pilots who…
8:45PM EDTEric Foner, "The Second Founding"Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner looked at the 13th, 14th, and…
9:28PM EDTHeather Cox Richardson, "How the South Won the Civil War"Boston College history professor Heather Cox Richardson argued that…
10:41PM EDTColin Calloway, "The Indian World of George Washington"Dartmouth College history professor Colin Calloway looked at George…
11:50PM EDTCatharine Arnold, "Pandemic 1918"Historian Catharine Arnold provided a global account of the 1918 influenza…
Saturday
12:50AM EDTAuthor & Historian Jill Lepore on the Historical Legacy of COVID-19Author and historian Jill Lepore offered her thoughts on the historical…
1:20AM EDTKatherine Sharp Landdeck, "The Women with Silver Wings"Katherine Sharp Landdeck provided a history of the female pilots who…
2:05AM EDTEric Foner, "The Second Founding"Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner looked at the 13th, 14th, and…
2:48AM EDTHeather Cox Richardson, "How the South Won the Civil War"Boston College history professor Heather Cox Richardson argued that…
4:01AM EDTColin Calloway, "The Indian World of George Washington"Dartmouth College history professor Colin Calloway looked at George…
5:10AM EDTCatharine Arnold, "Pandemic 1918"Historian Catharine Arnold provided a global account of the 1918 influenza…
6:00AM EDTAuthor & Historian Jill Lepore on the Historical Legacy of COVID-19Author and historian Jill Lepore offered her thoughts on the historical…
8:00AM EDTEric Cervini, "The Deviant's War"Historian Eric Cervini recalled Frank Kameny's fight for gay rights after…
9:00AM EDTIn Depth Adm. James Stavridis USN, Ret.Retired admiral James Stavridis talked about his naval career, global…
11:00AM EDTStephanie Kelton, "The Deficit Myth" and Zachary Carter, "The Price of Peace"State University of New York economics professor Stephanie Kelton and…
12:00PM EDTSen. Martha McSally R-AZ, "Dare to Fly"Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ), the first female fighter pilot to fly in…
12:30PM EDTThe Washington Post Fact Checker Staff, "Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth"Washington Post fact checkers Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo, and Meg Kelly…
1:30PM EDTAuthor Discussion on Race, Riots, & the PoliceYouth activist and author Jamil Jivani and the Manhattan Institute's…
2:30PM EDTRep. Ilhan Omar D-MN, "This Is What America Looks Like"Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke about her journey from Somalia as a refugee…
3:05PM EDTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
5:35PM EDTJohn Bolton's Book & Government Prepublication ReviewsNational Security Archive director Tom Blanton talked about the battle…
5:50PM EDTMichael Signer, Cry Havoc"Former Charlottesville, Virginia Mayor Michael Signer chronicled the…
7:00PM EDTTara Burton, "Strange Rites"American Interest contributing editor Tara Burton offered her thoughts on…
8:00PM EDTBooknotes William F. Buckley, Jr., "Happy Days Were Here Again"Author and commentator William F. Buckley, Jr. talked about his compendium…
8:57PM EDTWilliam F. Buckley, Jr., "The Right Word"Mr. Buckley and his long-time editor spoke about his new book, "The Right…
9:46PM EDTWilliam F. Buckley, Jr., "Nearer My God"Mr. Buckley talked about his book, "Nearer My God: An Autobiography of…
10:42PM EDTIn Depth In Depth with William F. Buckley Jr.Mr. Buckley talked about his body of published works, people who have…
Sunday
1:25AM EDTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
2:30AM EDTAlexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, "Incitement"Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, research director of the Program on…
4:00AM EDTAndre Perry, "Know Your Price"Journalist and Brookings Institution fellow Andre Perry argued that there…
5:00AM EDTSen. Martha McSally R-AZ, "Dare to Fly"Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ), the first female fighter pilot to fly in…
5:30AM EDTRoger Rosenblatt, "The Story I Am"Author and essayist Roger Rosenblatt talked about the importance of…
6:15AM EDTElizabeth Varon, "Armies of Deliverance"University of Virginia history professor Elizabeth Varon argued that…
7:25AM EDTStacey Abrams, "Our Time is Now"Stacey Abrams, former Democratic candidate for Governor of Georgia,…
8:30AM EDTDavid Horowitz, "Blitz"David Horowitz offered his thought on how President Trump can win…
9:30AM EDTMichael Long and Pamela Horowitz, "Race Man"Elizabethtown College religious studies professor Michael Long and Pamela…
11:00AM EDTTara Burton, "Strange Rites"American Interest contributing editor Tara Burton offered her thoughts on…
12:00PM EDTAfter Words Mary Jordan, "The Art of Her Deal"Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Mary Jordan discussed the…
12:55PM EDTCasey Sherman and Dave Wedge, "Hunting Whitey"Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge reported on the capture, imprisonment, and…
1:59PM EDTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
3:00PM EDTMelville House Interview with Jenn Risko, John Mutter, and Bob Gray of Shelf AwarenessMelville House co-publisher Dennis Johnson talked about the impact of the…
3:35PM EDTMatthew Whitaker, "Above the Law"Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker argued that insiders at…
4:15PM EDTHadar Aviram, "Yesterday's Monsters"University of California Hastings College of Law professor Hadar Aviram…
5:10PM EDTSen. Joni Ernst R-IA, "Daughter of the Heartland"Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) spoke about her life growing up in Iowa, her…
5:45PM EDTJohn Grisham, The Innocent ManJohn Grisham was interviewed while at the Virginia Festival of the Book.…
6:30PM EDTJohn Grisham, Harper Lee Prize for Legal FictionJohn Grisham accepted the inaugural Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction for…
7:43PM EDTWriters Hour with John Grisham and James McBrideJohn Grisham interviewed author James McBride about books, publishing, and…
9:00PM EDTAfter Words Dinesh D'Souza, "United States of Socialism"Dinesh D'Souza examined what he calls the new face of socialism. He was…
10:00PM EDTDr. Ezekiel Emanuel, "Which Country Has the World's Best Health Care?"Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, former special advisor on health policy to the…
11:00PM EDTMark Blyth, "Angrynomics"Brown University economics professor Mark Blyth discussed why improvements…
Monday
12:00AM EDTAfter Words Dinesh D'Souza, "United States of Socialism"Dinesh D'Souza examined what he calls the new face of socialism. He was…
1:00AM EDTJohn Dickerson, "The Hardest Job in the World"60 Minutes correspondent John Dickerson examined the duties and stressors…
2:10AM EDTTiffany Shlain, "24/6"Filmmaker and Webby Awards founder Tiffany Shlain talked about the…
3:00AM EDTAfter Words Dinesh D'Souza, "United States of Socialism"Dinesh D'Souza examined what he calls the new face of socialism. He was…
4:00AM EDTThe Washington Post Fact Checker Staff, "Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth"Washington Post fact checkers Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo, and Meg Kelly…
5:00AM EDTDonna Harrington-Lueker, "Books for Idle Hours"Salve Regina University English professor Donna Harrington-Lueker looked…
6:02AM EDTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
7:00AM EDTTim DeRoche,"A Fine Line"Education consultant and writer Tim DeRoche looked at how school district…

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July 4, 2020
After Words with Mary Jordan

Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Mary Jordan discussed the life and influence of first lady Melania…
July 6, 2020
The Button

Former defense secretary William Perry (1994-1997) and Ploughshares Fund director of policy Tom Collina talked about…
July 4, 2020
Author Discussion on Race, Riots, and the Police

Youth activist and author Jamil Jivani and the Manhattan Institute’s Coleman Hughes and Rafael Mangual offered their…

July 5, 2020
In Depth with Admiral James Stavridis

Retired Admiral James Stavridis talked about his naval career, global security, and leadership. Admiral Stavridis,…
July 5, 2020
Dare to Fly

Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ), the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, reflected on her military career and…
January 27, 2019
The First Conspiracy

Brad Meltzer and Jon Mensch recounted the plot to kill George Washington by soldiers assigned to protect him during the…

March 17, 2018
The Escape Artist

Brad Meltzer provided a fictional account of an employee at Dover Air Force Base, the military site where the remains…
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The House of Secrets

Brad Meltzer talked about the book he wrote with Tod Godberg, The House of Secrets. In this novel, they mixed…
June 20, 2020
#MeToo in the Corporate World

Economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett discussed what she calls collateral damage of the #MeToo movement. This virtual program…