Upcoming Programs

After Words With Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino

The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway and Judicial Crisis Network’s Carrie Severino examined the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the future of the Court. They were interviewed by Los Angeles 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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Sunday
12:00AM EDTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
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…
Saturday
8:00AM EDTAndrew Blum, "The Weather Machine"Journalist Andrew Blum explored the resources and technology used to…
9:00AM EDTSandra Bolzenius, "Glory in their SpiritFormer Army transportation specialist Sandra Bolzenius recalled the…
9:40AM EDTJonathan Hansen, "Young Castro"Harvard University Latin American Studies lecturer Jonathan Hansen…
10:43AM EDTInterview with James Poniewozik, "Audience of One"New York Times chief television critic James Poniewozik talked about his…
11:00AM EDTTimothy Goeglein, "American Restoration"Focus on the Family's Timothy Goeglein argued that America has abandoned…
12:00PM EDTKathleen Belew, "Bringing the War Home"Kathleen Belew discussed her book "Bring the War Home: The White Power…
12:55PM EDTKim Wehle, "How to Read the Constitution--and Why"CBS News legal analyst Kim Wehle offered her guide to reading and…
2:00PM EDTDan Abrams. "Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense"Dan Abrams, ABC News chief legal affairs correspondent, recounted the…
2:50PM EDTCarlo Rotella, "The World Is Always Coming to an End"Carlo Rotella, professor of English at Boston College, talked about the…
3:45PM EDTDiscussion of Veronica Hinke's "The Last Night on the Titanic"A panel discussed Veronica Hinke's history of the Titanic through the food…
4:10PM EDTRucker Johnson, "Children of the Dream"UC Berkeley professor Rucker Johnson argued that integrated, well-funded…
5:45PM EDTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
6:38PM EDTInterview with Saeed Jones, "How We Fight for Our Lives"Poet Saeed Jones discussed his forthcoming memoir.…
7:00PM EDTJulie Salamon, "An Innocent Bystander"Author and journalist Julie Salamon recalled the murder of Leon…
8:00PM EDTE. Jean Carroll, "What Do We Need Men For?"Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll discussed her experiences of sexual…
9:00PM EDTJohn Lott, "The War on Guns"John Lott talked about gun control in America and the myths, he says, that…
10:00PM EDTAfter Words Richard Clarke, "The Fifth Domain"Former Bush administration Special Advisor for Cyber Security Richard…
11:00PM EDTAnthony McCann, "Shadowlands"Anthony McCann recalled the group of protestors, led by Ammon Bundy, that…
Sunday
12:30AM EDTEdward Hudgins, "Space"Edward Hudgins, author of "Space: The Free-Market Frontier," talked about…
1:30AM EDTL.D. Green and Kelechi Ubozoh, "We've Been Too Patient"Editors L.D. Green and Kelechi Ubozoh discussed the challenges that LGBTQ+…
2:45AM EDTRobby Soave, "Panic Attack - Young Radicals in the Age of Trump"Journalist Robby Soave reported on the rise in millennial activism in…
4:20AM EDTMartha Saxton, "The Widow Washington"Martha Saxton, history and women's studies professor at Amherst College,…
5:10AM EDTBrent Cebul, N.D.B. Connolly, Stuart Schrader, "Shaped By the State"Brent Cebul, N.D.B. Connolly, and Stuart Schrader talked about the…
6:30AM EDTSen. Mitch McConnell R-KY and Roy Brownell, "The US Senate and the Commonwealth"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Roy Brownell provided a…
7:20AM EDTJon Gertner, "The Ice at the End of the World"Science journalist Jon Gertner explored the history of ice on Greenland…
8:25AM EDTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…

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Historian Brenda Wineapple talked about The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation. In…
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An Impossible Dream

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July 20, 2019
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Bioethicist Travis Rieder explored the opioid crisis and shared his own experience with opioid dependency.

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After Words With Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino

The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway and Judicial Crisis Network’s Carrie Severino examined the confirmation of Supreme…
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This Land Is Our Land

Suketu Mehta talked about the global backlash against immigrants and argued that the West would be better off if they…
June 16, 2019
Malcolm Gladwell, on Talking to Strangers

Author and New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell talked about his upcoming book on how we misread strangers' words…