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Book TV Schedule

• Saturday

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  8:00AM EDTNational Book Festival - Author Discussion on Covert OperationsJohns Hopkins University professor Thomas Rid, "Active Measures," Pulitzer…
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  8:45AM EDTTim Weiner, "The Folly and the Glory"Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tim Weiner looked at the surreptitious…
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  9:45AM EDTAdam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez, "The President and Immigration Law"Law professors Adam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez provided a history of…
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  10:45AM EDTP.J. O'Rourke, "A Cry from the Far Middle"P.J. O'Rourke talked about his collection of essays on American history,…
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  11:45AM EDTArundhati Roy, "Azadi"Author and activist Arundhati Roy talked about freedom and…
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  1:00PM EDTLeonard Mlodinow, "Stephen Hawking"Theoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow remembered his friendship and…
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  2:00PM EDTH.R. McMaster, "Battlegrounds"Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster (Ret.), former National Security Adviser to…
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  3:05PM EDTNational Book Festival - Haben Girma, "Haben"Disability rights attorney Haben Girma, a Harvard Law School graduate who…
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  3:25PM EDTJames Steyer, "Which Side of History"Common Sense Media founder and CEO James Steyer reported on the impact of…
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  4:25PM EDTFmr. Sen. Connie Mack R-FL, "Citizen Mack - Politics, an Honorable Calling"Former Florida Republican Senator Connie Mack spoke about his life and…
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  5:25PM EDTJohn Dean, "Authoritarian Nightmare-Trump and His Followers"John Dean, White House counsel for President Richard Nixon looked at the…
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  6:30PM EDTMaria Bartiromo, "The Cost- Trump, China, and American Revival"Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo offered her thoughts on how to re-start…
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  7:35PM EDTJames Lang, "Distracted"James Lang argued that the main reason students are regularly distracted…
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  9:02PM EDTAnne Helen Petersen, "Can't Even"Former Buzzfeed senior culture writer Anne Helen Petersen explored the…
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  10:05PM EDTAfter Words Gerald Seib, "We Should Have Seen It Coming"The Wall Street Journal's Gerald Seib discussed how the conservative…
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  11:05PM EDTAli Soufan, "The Black Banners Declassified"Former FBI special agent Ali Soufan talked about the early years of the…

• Sunday

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  12:15AM EDTRep. Matt Gaetz R-FL,"Firebrand - Dispatches from the Front Lines of the MAGA Revolution"Florida Republican Representative Matt Gaetz offered his thoughts on how…
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  12:48AM EDTDr. Meera Shah, "You're the Only One I've Told"Dr. Meera Shah shared stories of people who have had abortions and opined…
• 1:36AM EDTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
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  2:02AM ESTNational Book Festival - Author Discussion on Nations in CrisisUCLA geography professor Jared Diamond, "Upheaval," and University of…
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  2:40AM ESTAstra Taylor, "Can't Pay Won't Pay"Author Astra Taylor and members of the Debt Collective argued that a…
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  4:00AM ESTMichael Anton, "The Stakes - America at the Point of No Return"Michael Anton, a former national security official in the Trump…
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  5:00AM ESTH.R. McMaster, "Battlegrounds"Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster (Ret.), former National Security Adviser to…
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  6:02AM ESTIlya Shapiro, "Supreme Disorder"The CATO Institute's Ilya Shapiro offered his thoughts on the judicial…
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  7:00AM ESTSunny Hostin, "I Am These Truths"The View co-host and former federal prosecutor Sunny Hostin discussed her…
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  8:05AM ESTLynne Cheney, "The Virginia Dynasty"Former Second Lady Lynne Cheney chronicled the leadership of four of the…
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  9:00AM ESTJohn Lithgow, "Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown"Actor John Lithgow chronicled the presidency of Donald Trump through…
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  10:01AM ESTSean Spicer, "Leading America"Former Trump administration White House Press Secretary and Communications…
• 10:49AM ESTWhat Are You Reading with Rep. Tom Cole R-OK…
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  11:01AM ESTAfter Words Rev. Al Sharpton, "Rise Up"Rev. Al Sharpton, the founder and President of the National Action…
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  12:00PM ESTLiveIn Depth 20th Anniversary CommemorationTo commemorate the 20th anniversary of In Depth, Book TV on C-SPAN2 will…
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  3:00PM ESTIn Depth 20th Anniversary CommemorationTo commemorate the 20th anniversary of In Depth, Book TV on C-SPAN2 played…
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  6:00PM ESTIan Toll, "Twilight of the Gods"Military historian Ian Toll concluded his three-volume history of the…
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  7:00PM ESTShennette Garrett-Scott, "Banking on Freedom"History professor Shennette Garrett-Scott looked at the period of black…
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  8:00PM ESTDavid Michaelis, "Eleanor"Biographer David Michaelis recalled the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. This…
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  9:00PM ESTAfter Words Gerald Seib, "We Should Have Seen It Coming"The Wall Street Journal's Gerald Seib discussed how the conservative…
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  10:00PM ESTIn Depth 20th Anniversary CommemorationTo commemorate the 20th anniversary of In Depth, Book TV on C-SPAN2 played…

• Monday

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  1:00AM ESTAfter Words Gerald Seib, "We Should Have Seen It Coming"The Wall Street Journal's Gerald Seib discussed how the conservative…
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  2:00AM ESTMaria Bartiromo, "The Cost- Trump, China, and American Revival"Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo offered her thoughts on how to re-start…
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  3:05AM ESTEd Freeman, "The Power of And"University of Virginia business professor Ed Freeman discussed the focus…
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  4:00AM ESTAfter Words Gerald Seib, "We Should Have Seen It Coming"The Wall Street Journal's Gerald Seib discussed how the conservative…
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  5:00AM ESTChris Whipple, "The Spymasters"Chris Whipple talked to former CIA directors to provide an inside look at…
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  6:00AM ESTAdam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez, "The President and Immigration Law"Law professors Adam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez provided a history of…
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  7:00AM ESTFmr. Sen. Connie Mack R-FL, "Citizen Mack - Politics, an Honorable Calling"Former Florida Republican Senator Connie Mack spoke about his life and…
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  8:29AM ESTJane Fonda, "What Can I Do?"Actress Jane Fonda offered her thoughts on climate change and discussed…
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  9:26AM ESTAfter Words Lou Dobbs, "The Trump Century"Fox Business News host Lou Dobbs offered his thoughts on President Trump's…
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  10:24AM ESTCarl Hoffman, "Liar's Circus"Journalist Carl Hoffman reported on the impact of the Trump rallies. This…
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  11:22AM ESTMichael Anton, "The Stakes - America at the Point of No Return"Michael Anton, a former national security official in the Trump…
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  12:20PM ESTMychal Denzel Smith, "Stakes is High"Type Media Center fellow Mychal Denzel Smith offered his thoughts on the…
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  1:16PM ESTRick Tyler, "Still Right"MSNBC political analyst Rick Tyler made his case for how conservative…
• 2:11PM ESTWhat Are You Reading with Rep. Tom Cole R-OK…
• 2:23PM ESTWhat Are You Reading with Rep. Gerald Connolly D-VA…
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  2:51PM ESTAfter Words Steven Levy, "Facebook"Wired magazine editor at large Steven Levy reported on the creation,…
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  3:50PM ESTDeborah Wiles, "Kent State"Young adult author Deborah Wiles chronicled the fatal shootings by the…
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  4:41PM ESTAnne Helen Petersen, "Can't Even"Former Buzzfeed senior culture writer Anne Helen Petersen explored the…
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  5:44PM ESTIn Depth Jill LeporeHarvard University professor Jill Lepore discussed popular and…
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  8:30PM ESTSusan Eisenhower, "How Ike Led"Susan Eisenhower examined her grandfather Dwight Eisenhower's leadership…
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  9:39PM ESTLynne Cheney, "The Virginia Dynasty"Former Second Lady Lynne Cheney chronicled the leadership of four of the…
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  10:31PM ESTNational Book Festival - Author Discussion on Presidential HistoryHistorians Harold Holzer, "The Presidency vs. the Press," and Ted Widmer,…
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  11:13PM ESTA.J. Baime, "Dewey Defeats Truman"Historian A.J. Baime recounted the 1948 presidential election. This was a…

• Tuesday

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  12:26AM ESTFrederik Logevall, "JFK"Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Frederik Logevall looked at the first 39…
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  1:57AM ESTSusan Eisenhower, "How Ike Led"Susan Eisenhower examined her grandfather Dwight Eisenhower's leadership…
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  3:09AM ESTLynne Cheney, "The Virginia Dynasty"Former Second Lady Lynne Cheney chronicled the leadership of four of the…
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  4:03AM ESTNational Book Festival - Author Discussion on Presidential HistoryHistorians Harold Holzer, "The Presidency vs. the Press," and Ted Widmer,…
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  4:46AM ESTA.J. Baime, "Dewey Defeats Truman"Historian A.J. Baime recounted the 1948 presidential election. This was a…
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  6:01AM ESTFrederik Logevall, "JFK"Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Frederik Logevall looked at the first 39…
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  8:00PM ESTSusan Hough, "The Great Quake Debate"Research seismologist Susan Hough provided a dual biography of geologist…
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  8:58PM ESTTerry Virts, "How to Astronaut"Space Shuttle Endeavour pilot Terry Virts provided an inside look at space…
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  9:57PM ESTNational Book Festival - Ann Druyan, "Cosmos"Author and producer Ann Druyan provided a follow-up to her late husband…
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  10:29PM ESTEric Jay Dolin, "A Furious Sky"Author Eric Jay Dolin provided a history of hurricanes that have impacted…
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  11:32PM ESTNational Book Festival - Mario Livio, "Galileo"Astrophysicist Mario Livio looked at the scientific discoveries of Galileo…
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  11:49PM ESTLeonard Mlodinow, "Stephen Hawking"Theoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow remembered his friendship and…

• Wednesday

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  12:51AM ESTSusan Hough, "The Great Quake Debate"Research seismologist Susan Hough provided a dual biography of geologist…
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  1:49AM ESTTerry Virts, "How to Astronaut"Space Shuttle Endeavour pilot Terry Virts provided an inside look at space…
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  2:48AM ESTNational Book Festival - Ann Druyan, "Cosmos"Author and producer Ann Druyan provided a follow-up to her late husband…
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  3:20AM ESTEric Jay Dolin, "A Furious Sky"Author Eric Jay Dolin provided a history of hurricanes that have impacted…
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  4:23AM ESTNational Book Festival - Mario Livio, "Galileo"Astrophysicist Mario Livio looked at the scientific discoveries of Galileo…
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  4:40AM ESTLeonard Mlodinow, "Stephen Hawking"Theoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow remembered his friendship and…
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  8:00PM ESTAfter Words Edward Ball, "Life of a Klansman"Edward Ball looked at white supremacy through the lens of his great-great…
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  8:57PM ESTNational Book Festival - Author Discussion on the Lives of James Baker and Richard HolbrookeJournalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, "The Man Who Ran Washington,"…
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  9:42PM ESTLarry Tye, "Demagogue"Biographer Larry Tye recounted the life of the late Republican Senator Joe…
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  10:45PM ESTMiles Harvey, "King of Confidence"Author and DePaul University professor Miles Harvey recounts 19th century…
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  11:52PM ESTNational Book Festival - Sarah Broom, "The Yellow House"Sarah Broom discussed her National Book Award-winning memoir, "The Yellow…

• Thursday

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  12:13AM ESTAfter Words Edward Ball, "Life of a Klansman"Edward Ball looked at white supremacy through the lens of his great-great…
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  1:10AM ESTNational Book Festival - Author Discussion on the Lives of James Baker and Richard HolbrookeJournalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, "The Man Who Ran Washington,"…
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  1:55AM ESTLarry Tye, "Demagogue"Biographer Larry Tye recounted the life of the late Republican Senator Joe…
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  2:58AM ESTMiles Harvey, "King of Confidence"Author and DePaul University professor Miles Harvey recounts 19th century…
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  4:05AM ESTNational Book Festival - Sarah Broom, "The Yellow House"Sarah Broom discussed her National Book Award-winning memoir, "The Yellow…
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  8:00PM ESTAli Soufan, "The Black Banners Declassified"Former FBI special agent Ali Soufan talked about the early years of the…
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  9:08PM ESTNational Book Festival - Author Discussion on Covert OperationsJohns Hopkins University professor Thomas Rid, "Active Measures," Pulitzer…
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  9:50PM ESTChris Whipple, "The Spymasters"Chris Whipple talked to former CIA directors to provide an inside look at…
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  10:50PM ESTJennet Conant, "The Great Secret"Historian Jennet Conant discussed the sinking of 17 Allied ships in Italy…
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  11:52PM ESTTim Weiner, "The Folly and the Glory"Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tim Weiner looked at the surreptitious…

• Friday

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  12:51AM ESTScott Anderson, "The Quiet Americans"Scott Anderson looked at the early years of the Cold War as the CIA worked…
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  1:53AM ESTAli Soufan, "The Black Banners Declassified"Former FBI special agent Ali Soufan talked about the early years of the…
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  3:01AM ESTNational Book Festival - Author Discussion on Covert OperationsJohns Hopkins University professor Thomas Rid, "Active Measures," Pulitzer…
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  3:43AM ESTChris Whipple, "The Spymasters"Chris Whipple talked to former CIA directors to provide an inside look at…
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  4:44AM ESTJennet Conant, "The Great Secret"Historian Jennet Conant discussed the sinking of 17 Allied ships in Italy…
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  5:45AM ESTTim Weiner, "The Folly and the Glory"Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tim Weiner looked at the surreptitious…
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  6:44AM ESTScott Anderson, "The Quiet Americans"Scott Anderson looked at the early years of the Cold War as the CIA worked…
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  8:00PM ESTMartha Jones, "Vanguard"Johns Hopkins University history professor Martha Jones explored the…
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  8:59PM ESTDavid Davis, "Wheels of Courage"Journalist David Davis provided a history of the first wheelchair…
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  10:00PM ESTClaudio Saunt, "Unworthy Republic"University of Georgia American History professor Claudio Saunt looked at…
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  10:52PM ESTSteve Olson, "The Apocalypse Factory"Steve Olson provided a history of the Hanford Nuclear Power Plant that was…
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  11:48PM ESTEddie Cole, "The Campus Color Line"UCLA professor Eddie Cole examined the impact that college presidents had…

• Saturday

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  12:43AM ESTLisa Napoli, "Up All Night"Author and journalist Lisa Napoli provided a history of cable news and the…
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  1:36AM ESTMartha Jones, "Vanguard"Johns Hopkins University history professor Martha Jones explored the…
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  2:35AM ESTDavid Davis, "Wheels of Courage"Journalist David Davis provided a history of the first wheelchair…
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  3:36AM ESTClaudio Saunt, "Unworthy Republic"University of Georgia American History professor Claudio Saunt looked at…
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  4:28AM ESTSteve Olson, "The Apocalypse Factory"Steve Olson provided a history of the Hanford Nuclear Power Plant that was…
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  5:24AM ESTEddie Cole, "The Campus Color Line"UCLA professor Eddie Cole examined the impact that college presidents had…
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  6:20AM ESTLisa Napoli, "Up All Night"Author and journalist Lisa Napoli provided a history of cable news and the…