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Playing Right Now: Q & A : Author Christopher Scalia Recommends 13 Novels for Conservatives
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Q & A 
Playing Now!
Author Christopher Scalia Recommends 13 Novels for Conservatives
2025-12-07 06:56:00 PST - 2025-12-07 08:00:00 PSTCritic and opinion writer Christopher Scalia discusses his book 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read), in which he recommends literary fiction titles with conservative themes that, he says, aren't widely known by conservativ.
Washington Journal
Robert Redfield, Redfield's Warning - What I Learned But Couldn't Tell You Might Save Your Life
2025-12-07 08:00:00 PST - 2025-12-07 08:45:00 PSTA segment from a recent Washington Journal.
Freedomfest 2025 -- Kent Heckenlively, Twilight of the Shadow Government
2025-12-07 08:45:00 PST - 2025-12-07 09:00:00 PSTNicholas Boggs, Baldwin -- A Love Story
2025-12-07 09:00:00 PST - 2025-12-07 09:55:00 PSTNicholas Boggs examines the life of James Baldwin through the lens of the writer and civil rights activist's relationships. Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C., hosts this event.
Daniel Zoughbie, Kicking the Hornet's Nest
2025-12-07 09:55:00 PST - 2025-12-07 11:30:00 PSTBook TV provides coverage fo the 2025 Litquake festival in the Bay Area.
Josh Jackson, The Enduring Wild -- A Journey Into California's Public Lands
2025-12-07 11:30:00 PST - 2025-12-07 12:43:00 PSTBook TV provides coverage fo the 2025 Litquake festival in the Bay Area.
Sarah Goodyear & Doug Gordon, Life After Cars
2025-12-07 12:43:00 PST - 2025-12-07 13:53:00 PSTBook TV provides coverage fo the 2025 Litquake festival in the Bay Area.
Tochi Onyebuchi, Racebook -- A Personal History of the Internet
2025-12-07 13:53:00 PST - 2025-12-07 14:55:00 PSTBook TV provides coverage fo the 2025 Litquake festival in the Bay Area.
Sarah Schulman, The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity
2025-12-07 14:55:00 PST - 2025-12-07 16:03:00 PSTBook TV provides coverage fo the 2025 Litquake festival in the Bay Area.
America's Book Club
John Grisham
2025-12-07 16:03:00 PST - 2025-12-07 17:01:00 PSTAuthor John Grisham joins host David M. Rubenstein.
America's Book Club
The Treasures With John Grisham
2025-12-07 17:01:00 PST - 2025-12-07 17:24:00 PSTDavid M. Rubenstein and author John Grisham view treasures from the Library of Congress' archive that relate to Grisham's life and career.
George Selgin, False Dawn
2025-12-07 17:24:00 PST - 2025-12-07 18:39:00 PSTUniversity of Georgia professor emeritus George Selgin argues that many of FDR's New Deal programs were counterproductive and impeded recovery during the Great Depression.
Washington Journal
Robert Redfield, Redfield's Warning - What I Learned But Couldn't Tell You Might Save Your Life
2025-12-07 18:39:00 PST - 2025-12-07 19:24:00 PSTA segment from a recent Washington Journal.
Q & A
Author Christopher Scalia Recommends 13 Novels for Conservatives
2025-12-07 19:24:00 PST - 2025-12-07 20:23:00 PSTCritic and opinion writer Christopher Scalia discusses his book 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read), in which he recommends literary fiction titles with conservative themes that, he says, aren't widely known by conservativ.
Bill Kurtis, Whirlwind
2025-12-07 20:23:00 PST - 2025-12-07 21:04:00 PSTFormer CBS reporter and anchorman Bill Kurtis shares stories from his lifetime of reporting on everything from tornados in Kansas and the trial of Charles Manson to Agent Orange in Vietnam and the 1986 Chernobyl Power Plant disaster.
Nicholas Boggs, Baldwin -- A Love Story
2025-12-07 21:04:00 PST - 2025-12-07 21:56:00 PSTNicholas Boggs examines the life of James Baldwin through the lens of the writer and civil rights activist's relationships. Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C., hosts this event.
Daniel Zoughbie, Kicking the Hornet's Nest
2025-12-07 21:56:00 PST - 2025-12-07 23:30:00 PSTBook TV provides coverage fo the 2025 Litquake festival in the Bay Area.
Josh Jackson, The Enduring Wild -- A Journey Into California's Public Lands
2025-12-07 23:30:00 PST - 2025-12-08 00:43:00 PSTBook TV provides coverage fo the 2025 Litquake festival in the Bay Area.
Sarah Goodyear & Doug Gordon, Life After Cars
2025-12-08 00:43:00 PST - 2025-12-08 01:54:00 PSTBook TV provides coverage fo the 2025 Litquake festival in the Bay Area.
Tochi Onyebuchi, Racebook -- A Personal History of the Internet
2025-12-08 01:54:00 PST - 2025-12-08 02:55:00 PSTBook TV provides coverage fo the 2025 Litquake festival in the Bay Area.
Sarah Schulman, The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity
2025-12-08 02:55:00 PST - 2025-12-08 04:03:00 PSTBook TV provides coverage fo the 2025 Litquake festival in the Bay Area.
America's Book Club
John Grisham
2025-12-08 04:03:00 PST - 2025-12-08 05:02:00 PSTAuthor John Grisham joins host David M. Rubenstein.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-08 05:02:00 PST - 2025-12-08 12:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
U.S. Senate
2025-12-08 12:00:00 PST - 2025-12-08 16:30:00 PSTGavel-to-gavel and uninterrupted live coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-08 16:30:00 PST - 2025-12-08 21:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-08 21:00:00 PST - 2025-12-09 02:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-09 02:00:00 PST - 2025-12-09 07:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
U.S. Senate
2025-12-09 07:00:00 PST - 2025-12-09 09:30:00 PSTGavel-to-gavel and uninterrupted live coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-09 09:30:00 PST - 2025-12-09 11:15:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
U.S. Senate
2025-12-09 11:15:00 PST - 2025-12-09 16:30:00 PSTGavel-to-gavel and uninterrupted live coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-09 16:30:00 PST - 2025-12-09 21:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-09 21:00:00 PST - 2025-12-10 04:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Prime Minister's Questions
2025-12-10 04:00:00 PST - 2025-12-10 04:40:00 PSTThe British Prime Minister answers questions from members of Parliament in the House of Commons.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-10 04:40:00 PST - 2025-12-10 07:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
U.S. Senate
2025-12-10 07:00:00 PST - 2025-12-10 11:45:00 PSTGavel-to-gavel and uninterrupted live coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Senate
2025-12-10 11:45:00 PST - 2025-12-10 16:30:00 PSTGavel-to-gavel and uninterrupted live coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-10 16:30:00 PST - 2025-12-10 21:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-10 21:00:00 PST - 2025-12-11 02:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-11 02:00:00 PST - 2025-12-11 07:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
U.S. Senate
2025-12-11 07:00:00 PST - 2025-12-11 11:45:00 PSTGavel-to-gavel and uninterrupted live coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Senate
2025-12-11 11:45:00 PST - 2025-12-11 16:30:00 PSTGavel-to-gavel and uninterrupted live coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-11 16:30:00 PST - 2025-12-11 21:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-11 21:00:00 PST - 2025-12-12 02:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-12 02:00:00 PST - 2025-12-12 07:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
U.S. Senate
2025-12-12 07:00:00 PST - 2025-12-12 10:00:00 PSTGavel-to-gavel and uninterrupted live coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-12 10:00:00 PST - 2025-12-12 15:30:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-12 15:30:00 PST - 2025-12-12 21:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
2025-12-12 21:00:00 PST - 2025-12-13 05:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Lectures in History
Gunmaking & the Roots of Mass Production
2025-12-13 05:00:00 PST - 2025-12-13 06:15:00 PSTNorthwestern professor Ken Alder chronicles the origins of American mass production through gunmaking.
Reel America
This Is Coffee -- 1961
2025-12-13 06:15:00 PST - 2025-12-13 06:30:00 PSTThis 1961 film produced by the Coffee Brewing Institute shows where coffee comes from, how it's served in different cultures, and different ways to brew it.
The Presidency
Historian Douglas Brinkley on Presidential Executive Orders
2025-12-13 06:30:00 PST - 2025-12-13 07:45:00 PSTPresidential historian and author Douglas Brinkley looks at the evolution of executive orders over the course of 47 presidencies.
Reel America
Little Smokey -- 1953
2025-12-13 07:45:00 PST - 2025-12-13 08:00:00 PSTA U.S. Forest Service film tells the story of the real Smokey Bear, from his rescue as a cub after a New Mexico forest fire to his life at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
America 250
Inspiration for the American Revolution
2025-12-13 08:00:00 PST - 2025-12-13 09:26:00 PSTHistorians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.
America 250
Personalities of America's Founders
2025-12-13 09:26:00 PST - 2025-12-13 10:45:00 PSTHistorians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.
Reel America
Etiquette for U.S. Airmen - 1956
2025-12-13 10:45:00 PST - 2025-12-13 11:00:00 PSTThe Civil War
Union General Meade's Warhorse Old Baldy
2025-12-13 11:00:00 PST - 2025-12-13 11:45:00 PSTHistory professor Jennifer Murray discusses the life, death, and legacy of Old Baldy, Civil War Union Major General George Meade's warhorse.
Reel America
Women Workers in B-24 Bomber Plant - 1943
2025-12-13 11:45:00 PST - 2025-12-13 12:00:00 PSTThis 1943 Ford Motor Company film showcases women's contributions at Ford's Willow Run B-24 bomber plant.
Declaration of Independence & Colonial America
2025-12-13 12:00:00 PST - 2025-12-13 13:13:00 PSTThe Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation hosts a day-long conference at the Library of Congress to reflect on the Declaration of Independence as the nation moves toward its 250th anniversary in 2026.
Declaration of Independence in the Future
2025-12-13 13:13:00 PST - 2025-12-13 14:14:00 PSTThe Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation hosts a day-long conference at the Library of Congress to reflect on the Declaration of Independence as the nation moves toward its 250th anniversary in 2026.
America 250
Inspiration for the American Revolution
2025-12-13 14:14:00 PST - 2025-12-13 15:41:00 PSTHistorians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.
America 250
Personalities of America's Founders
2025-12-13 15:41:00 PST - 2025-12-13 17:00:00 PSTHistorians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.
Past Shows (Last 2 Weeks)
Sarah Schulman, The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity
2025-12-07 14:55:00 PST - 2025-12-07 16:03:00 PSTBook TV provides coverage fo the 2025 Litquake festival in the Bay Area.
Tochi Onyebuchi, Racebook -- A Personal History of the Internet
2025-12-07 13:53:00 PST - 2025-12-07 14:55:00 PSTBook TV provides coverage fo the 2025 Litquake festival in the Bay Area.
Sarah Goodyear & Doug Gordon, Life After Cars
2025-12-07 12:43:00 PST - 2025-12-07 13:53:00 PSTBook TV provides coverage fo the 2025 Litquake festival in the Bay Area.
Josh Jackson, The Enduring Wild -- A Journey Into California's Public Lands
2025-12-07 11:30:00 PST - 2025-12-07 12:43:00 PSTBook TV provides coverage fo the 2025 Litquake festival in the Bay Area.
Daniel Zoughbie, Kicking the Hornet's Nest
2025-12-07 09:55:00 PST - 2025-12-07 11:30:00 PSTBook TV provides coverage fo the 2025 Litquake festival in the Bay Area.
Nicholas Boggs, Baldwin -- A Love Story
2025-12-07 09:00:00 PST - 2025-12-07 09:55:00 PSTNicholas Boggs examines the life of James Baldwin through the lens of the writer and civil rights activist's relationships. Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C., hosts this event.
Freedomfest 2025 -- Kent Heckenlively, Twilight of the Shadow Government
2025-12-07 08:45:00 PST - 2025-12-07 09:00:00 PSTWashington Journal
Robert Redfield, Redfield's Warning - What I Learned But Couldn't Tell You Might Save Your Life
2025-12-07 08:00:00 PST - 2025-12-07 08:45:00 PSTA segment from a recent Washington Journal.
Q & A
Author Christopher Scalia Recommends 13 Novels for Conservatives
2025-12-07 06:56:00 PST - 2025-12-07 08:00:00 PSTCritic and opinion writer Christopher Scalia discusses his book 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read), in which he recommends literary fiction titles with conservative themes that, he says, aren't widely known by conservativ.
Bill Kurtis, Whirlwind
2025-12-07 06:15:00 PST - 2025-12-07 06:56:00 PSTFormer CBS reporter and anchorman Bill Kurtis shares stories from his lifetime of reporting on everything from tornados in Kansas and the trial of Charles Manson to Agent Orange in Vietnam and the 1986 Chernobyl Power Plant disaster.
George Selgin, False Dawn
2025-12-07 05:00:00 PST - 2025-12-07 06:15:00 PSTUniversity of Georgia professor emeritus George Selgin argues that many of FDR's New Deal programs were counterproductive and impeded recovery during the Great Depression.
America 250
National Constitution Center Liberty Medal
2025-12-07 03:43:00 PST - 2025-12-07 05:00:00 PSTThe hit Broadway show ``Hamilton`` and author Ron Chernow, whose book ``Alexander Hamilton`` inspired the musical, receive the National Constitution Center's 2025 Liberty Medal at a ceremony in Philadelphia.
America 250
Why Benedict Arnold Betrayed America
2025-12-07 02:23:00 PST - 2025-12-07 03:43:00 PSTHistorian Stephen Brumwell explains why the Revolutionary War hero Benedict Arnold betrayed the American cause. He is the author of Turncoat: Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty.
Oral Histories
Pearl Harbor Oral Histories - National Park Service
2025-12-07 01:19:00 PST - 2025-12-07 02:23:00 PSTOral history interviews with survivors of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii conducted by the National Park Service.
Pearl Harbor Logbook & Documents -- 1941
2025-12-07 01:07:00 PST - 2025-12-07 01:19:00 PSTNational Archives curator Nathaniel Patch gives C-SPAN an exclusive look at the 1941 Pearl Harbor logbook and other documents that show events at the Navy Yard before and after the attack that was the catalyst for U.S. entry into World War II.
Reel America
Bombing of Pearl Harbor 1942
2025-12-07 01:01:00 PST - 2025-12-07 01:07:00 PSTThis 1942 newsreel report details the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, including U.S. Navy film of the aftermath.
Julia Child's Kitchen
2025-12-06 23:43:00 PST - 2025-12-07 01:01:00 PSTPaula Johnson, one of the original keepers of Julia Child's home kitchen, talks about why Child's kitchen is a window into larger themes in 20th century American history.
The Civil War
Discovering the Union Army Transport Ship Maple Leaf Wreckage - 1864
2025-12-06 23:01:00 PST - 2025-12-06 23:43:00 PSTDr. Keith Holland, discoverer of the Maple Leaf and leader of its 1980s excavation, discusses the Union transport ship sunk in April 1864, during the latter part of the Civil War in Florida.
C-SPAN Tours the Grand Ole Opry
2025-12-06 22:30:00 PST - 2025-12-06 23:01:00 PSTC-SPAN tours the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville as it celebrates 100 years of history and country music (1925-2025).
America 250
Revolutionary War Leadership
2025-12-06 21:33:00 PST - 2025-12-06 22:30:00 PSTDocumentary Filmmaker Ken Burns, Author Rick Atkinson, and Retired Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford discuss Revolutionary War leadership at an event held at George Washington's Mount Vernon.
America 250
Revolutionary War History
2025-12-06 21:14:00 PST - 2025-12-06 21:33:00 PSTAmerican Battlefield Trust recounts the history of the Revolutionary War, from the early skirmishes at Lexington and Concord to the final British surrender at Yorktown.
America 250
National Constitution Center Liberty Medal
2025-12-06 20:00:00 PST - 2025-12-06 21:14:00 PSTThe hit Broadway show ``Hamilton`` and author Ron Chernow, whose book ``Alexander Hamilton`` inspired the musical, receive the National Constitution Center's 2025 Liberty Medal at a ceremony in Philadelphia.
Pearl Harbor Logbook & Documents -- 1941
2025-12-06 19:47:00 PST - 2025-12-06 20:00:00 PSTNational Archives curator Nathaniel Patch gives C-SPAN an exclusive look at the 1941 Pearl Harbor logbook and other documents that show events at the Navy Yard before and after the attack that was the catalyst for U.S. entry into World War II.
The Presidency
Oval Office Secret Presidential Recordings
2025-12-06 18:30:00 PST - 2025-12-06 19:47:00 PSTThe University of Virginia's Miller Center marks its 50th anniversary by highlighting secret Oval Office recordings that scholars have worked to make available to the public.
Lectures in History
WWII Mass Mobilization
2025-12-06 17:26:00 PST - 2025-12-06 18:30:00 PSTIn 1939, the United States was an isolationist nation, with about 300,000 military personnel. Vassar professor Robert Brigham chronicles how Franklin Roosevelt mobilized the United States to grow its military to over 12 million personnel by 1945.
C-SPAN Tours the Grand Ole Opry
2025-12-06 16:55:00 PST - 2025-12-06 17:26:00 PSTC-SPAN tours the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville as it celebrates 100 years of history and country music (1925-2025).