CSPAN3 Schedule
CSPAN3
This simple schedule provides the showtime of upcoming and past programs playing on the network CSPAN3 otherwise known as CSPAN3. The show schedule is provided for up to 3 weeks out and you can view up to 2 weeks of show play history.
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Playing Right Now: Officials Testify on U.S. Navy Shipbuilding :
Program Schedule:
Officials Testify on U.S. Navy Shipbuilding 
Playing Now!
2025-04-03 19:38:00 PST - 2025-04-03 21:11:00 PSTGovernment officials testify on a proposal by the U.S. Navy to expand its fleet of battle force ships over the next 30 years at a cost of $40 billion a year.
EPA Administrator & Local Leaders Speak at Nat'l League of Cities Conference
2025-04-03 21:11:00 PST - 2025-04-03 22:33:00 PSTEPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, local officials speak at National League of Cities conference in Washington.
Public Affairs Events
2025-04-03 22:33:00 PST - 2025-04-04 06:30:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Key Capitol Hill Hearings
2025-04-04 06:30:00 PST - 2025-04-04 11:45:00 PSTHearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.
Key Capitol Hill Hearings
2025-04-04 11:45:00 PST - 2025-04-04 17:00:00 PSTHearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.
Hearing on NCAA College Athletes Earning Income
2025-04-04 17:00:00 PST - 2025-04-04 18:54:00 PSTA House Judiciary subcommittee holds a hearing to examine college athletes earning name, image and likeness income and whether eligibility rules violate antitrust law.
Hearing on Name, Image & Likeness Policy for College Athletes
2025-04-04 18:54:00 PST - 2025-04-04 21:59:00 PSTUniversity athletes and leaders testify on how name, image and likeness policy for athletes is reshaping university athletics; a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee holds the hearing.
Democratic Leadership Holds Meeting on Possible Medicaid Cuts
2025-04-04 21:59:00 PST - 2025-04-04 23:04:00 PSTHouse Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Whip Katherine Clark and other Democratic leaders hold a meeting on Medicaid.
Public Affairs Events
2025-04-04 23:04:00 PST - 2025-04-05 05:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Neil Shubin, Ends of the Earth -- Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future
2025-04-05 05:00:00 PST - 2025-04-05 05:56:00 PSTAuthor and biology professor Neil Shubin highlights the scientific discoveries made by exploring the North and South poles; this event was hosted by Seminary Co-op in Chicago.
Judith Giesberg, Last Seen -- The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families
2025-04-05 05:56:00 PST - 2025-04-05 07:00:00 PSTJudith Giesberg talks about the archival materials that capture the search of formerly enslaved people to find family members stolen during slavery.
After Words
Paul Blustein, King Dollar: The Past and Future of the World's Dominant Currency
2025-04-05 07:00:00 PST - 2025-04-05 08:00:00 PSTWriter Paul Blustein makes the case for why he believes the dollar will remain the world's dominant currency.
Nicholas Lalla, Reinventing the Heartland -- How One City
2025-04-05 08:00:00 PST - 2025-04-05 09:05:00 PSTNicholas Lalla, founder of the Tulsa Innovation Labs, talks about how the Midwest can compete with large coastal cities in developing a tech industry; P&T Knitwear in New York City hosts this event.
John Lechner, Death Is Our Business
2025-04-05 09:05:00 PST - 2025-04-05 10:06:00 PSTJournalist John Lechner talks about the rise of the Wagner Group, a private military force used by Russia in Ukraine, the Middle East and Africa.
Lev Dobriansky, Unyielding Resolve
2025-04-05 10:06:00 PST - 2025-04-05 11:35:00 PSTFormer diplomat Paula Dobriansky and others discuss her late father Lev Dobriansky's posthumously published book about the resistance to Russian imperialism from the days of the U.S.S.R. to the present day.
Colum McCann and Diane Foley, American Mother
2025-04-05 11:35:00 PST - 2025-04-05 12:21:00 PSTDiane Foley and Colum McCann talk about the life and work of journalist James Foley, Diane's son, who was killed by ISIS in Syria in 2014.
Dava Sobel, the Elements of Marie Curie -- How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women
2025-04-05 12:21:00 PST - 2025-04-05 13:09:00 PSTBookTV presents coverage of the 2025 Savannah Book Festival with author discussions on Marie Curie, big tech, an FBI sting operation and more.
Keren Blankfeld, Lovers in Auschwitz -- A True Story
2025-04-05 13:09:00 PST - 2025-04-05 13:54:00 PSTBookTV presents coverage of the 2025 Savannah Book Festival with author discussions on Marie Curie, big tech, an FBI sting operation and more.
Cara Giaimo, Atlas Obscura -- Wild Life'
2025-04-05 13:54:00 PST - 2025-04-05 14:31:00 PSTBookTV presents coverage of the 2025 Savannah Book Festival with author discussions on Marie Curie, big tech, an FBI sting operation and more.
Rob Lalka: The Venture Alchemists -- How Big Tech Turned Profits to Power
2025-04-05 14:31:00 PST - 2025-04-05 15:22:00 PSTBookTV presents coverage of the 2025 Savannah Book Festival with author discussions on Marie Curie, big tech, an FBI sting operation and more.
Joseph Cox, Dark Wire -- The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever
2025-04-05 15:22:00 PST - 2025-04-05 16:15:00 PSTBookTV presents coverage of the 2025 Savannah Book Festival with author discussions on Marie Curie, big tech, an FBI sting operation and more.
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Mac Barnett
2025-04-05 16:15:00 PST - 2025-04-05 16:30:00 PSTAuthor Mac Barnett, the ninth and current Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, discusses the importance of picture books and his efforts to reach and connect with young readers and their parents.
About Books
Ruth Dickey on the National Book Foundation
2025-04-05 16:30:00 PST - 2025-04-05 17:00:00 PSTNational Book Foundation executive director Ruth Dickey discusses her organization's efforts to promote American literature through the annual National Book Awards and other author and book-focused programming.
Neil Shubin, Ends of the Earth -- Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future
2025-04-05 17:00:00 PST - 2025-04-05 17:55:00 PSTAuthor and biology professor Neil Shubin highlights the scientific discoveries made by exploring the North and South poles; this event was hosted by Seminary Co-op in Chicago.
Judith Giesberg, Last Seen -- The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families
2025-04-05 17:55:00 PST - 2025-04-05 19:00:00 PSTJudith Giesberg talks about the archival materials that capture the search of formerly enslaved people to find family members stolen during slavery.
After Words
Paul Blustein, King Dollar: The Past and Future of the World's Dominant Currency
2025-04-05 19:00:00 PST - 2025-04-05 20:00:00 PSTWriter Paul Blustein makes the case for why he believes the dollar will remain the world's dominant currency.
Nicholas Lalla, Reinventing the Heartland -- How One City
2025-04-05 20:00:00 PST - 2025-04-05 21:05:00 PSTNicholas Lalla, founder of the Tulsa Innovation Labs, talks about how the Midwest can compete with large coastal cities in developing a tech industry; P&T Knitwear in New York City hosts this event.
John Lechner, Death Is Our Business
2025-04-05 21:05:00 PST - 2025-04-05 22:05:00 PSTJournalist John Lechner talks about the rise of the Wagner Group, a private military force used by Russia in Ukraine, the Middle East and Africa.
Lev Dobriansky, Unyielding Resolve
2025-04-05 22:05:00 PST - 2025-04-05 23:35:00 PSTFormer diplomat Paula Dobriansky and others discuss her late father Lev Dobriansky's posthumously published book about the resistance to Russian imperialism from the days of the U.S.S.R. to the present day.
Colum McCann and Diane Foley, American Mother
2025-04-05 23:35:00 PST - 2025-04-06 00:21:00 PSTDiane Foley and Colum McCann talk about the life and work of journalist James Foley, Diane's son, who was killed by ISIS in Syria in 2014.
Dava Sobel, the Elements of Marie Curie -- How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women
2025-04-06 00:21:00 PST - 2025-04-06 01:09:00 PSTBookTV presents coverage of the 2025 Savannah Book Festival with author discussions on Marie Curie, big tech, an FBI sting operation and more.
Keren Blankfeld, Lovers in Auschwitz -- A True Story
2025-04-06 01:09:00 PST - 2025-04-06 01:54:00 PSTBookTV presents coverage of the 2025 Savannah Book Festival with author discussions on Marie Curie, big tech, an FBI sting operation and more.
Cara Giaimo, Atlas Obscura -- Wild Life'
2025-04-06 01:54:00 PST - 2025-04-06 02:31:00 PSTBookTV presents coverage of the 2025 Savannah Book Festival with author discussions on Marie Curie, big tech, an FBI sting operation and more.
Rob Lalka: The Venture Alchemists -- How Big Tech Turned Profits to Power
2025-04-06 02:31:00 PST - 2025-04-06 03:22:00 PSTBookTV presents coverage of the 2025 Savannah Book Festival with author discussions on Marie Curie, big tech, an FBI sting operation and more.
Joseph Cox, Dark Wire -- The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever
2025-04-06 03:22:00 PST - 2025-04-06 04:15:00 PSTBookTV presents coverage of the 2025 Savannah Book Festival with author discussions on Marie Curie, big tech, an FBI sting operation and more.
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Mac Barnett
2025-04-06 04:15:00 PST - 2025-04-06 04:29:00 PSTAuthor Mac Barnett, the ninth and current Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, discusses the importance of picture books and his efforts to reach and connect with young readers and their parents.
About Books
Ruth Dickey on the National Book Foundation
2025-04-06 04:29:00 PST - 2025-04-06 05:01:00 PSTNational Book Foundation executive director Ruth Dickey discusses her organization's efforts to promote American literature through the annual National Book Awards and other author and book-focused programming.
Lectures in History
19th Century American Landscape Painting
2025-04-06 05:01:00 PST - 2025-04-06 05:53:00 PSTSanta Clara University art history professor Andrea Pappas discusses the significance of the mid-19th century American landscape painting movement known as the Hudson River School.
American Artifacts
America's Story in Portraits
2025-04-06 05:53:00 PST - 2025-04-06 06:31:00 PSTAmerican History TV visits the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., which first opened its doors in 1968; director Kim Sajet shows 12 paintings that tell the American story over the last half-century.
The Presidency
FDR's USS Potomac
2025-04-06 06:31:00 PST - 2025-04-06 07:30:00 PSTThe USS Potomac was both President Franklin Roosevelt's private yacht and, later, a front for drug smugglers before it became a National Historic Landmark; Walter Abernathy, Port of Oakland retired CEO, recounts its storied history.
Reel America
Hydrogen Bomb Test Operation Ivy - 1952
2025-04-06 07:30:00 PST - 2025-04-06 08:00:00 PSTThis 1952 Defense Department and the Atomic Energy Commission film is about the first U.S. test of a hydrogen bomb.
Lectures in History
19th Century American Landscape Painting
2025-04-06 08:00:00 PST - 2025-04-06 08:51:00 PSTSanta Clara University art history professor Andrea Pappas discusses the significance of the mid-19th century American landscape painting movement known as the Hudson River School.
American Artifacts
America's Story in Portraits
2025-04-06 08:51:00 PST - 2025-04-06 09:30:00 PSTAmerican History TV visits the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., which first opened its doors in 1968; director Kim Sajet shows 12 paintings that tell the American story over the last half-century.
Reel America
Hydrogen Bomb Test Operation Ivy - 1952
2025-04-06 09:30:00 PST - 2025-04-06 10:00:00 PSTThis 1952 Defense Department and the Atomic Energy Commission film is about the first U.S. test of a hydrogen bomb.
The Presidency
FDR's USS Potomac
2025-04-06 10:00:00 PST - 2025-04-06 11:00:00 PSTThe USS Potomac was both President Franklin Roosevelt's private yacht and, later, a front for drug smugglers before it became a National Historic Landmark; Walter Abernathy, Port of Oakland retired CEO, recounts its storied history.
The Civil War
Civil War Era Press
2025-04-06 11:00:00 PST - 2025-04-06 11:52:00 PSTHistorians discuss the 19th century press as a tool of unification and division in the Civil War era.
The Civil War
Impact of Civil War on 19th Century Media
2025-04-06 11:52:00 PST - 2025-04-06 12:51:00 PSTHistorians discuss the 19th century press as a tool of unification and division in the Civil War era.
The Civil War
Race & the Law After the Civil War
2025-04-06 12:51:00 PST - 2025-04-06 14:10:00 PSTHistorians discuss the 19th century press as a tool of unification and division in the Civil War era.
Edward McClelland, Chorus of the Union
2025-04-06 14:10:00 PST - 2025-04-06 15:00:00 PSTAuthor Edward McClelland discusses how President Abraham Lincoln and Sen. Stephen Douglas, bitter political rivals, became allies to preserve the Union.
Political Cartoonist Pat Oliphant
2025-04-06 15:00:00 PST - 2025-04-06 16:00:00 PSTCalvin University art history professor Henry Luttikhuizen discusses the significance of Pat Oliphant to American political cartoons, with a particular focus on the cartoonist's depictions of presidents.
First 100 Days
Ronald Reagan - 1981
2025-04-06 16:00:00 PST - 2025-04-06 17:00:00 PSTDiscussing the early months of President Ronald Reagan's first term in 1981, including the release of American hostages in Iran, promotion of an economic recovery program and the assassination attempt by John Hinkley, Jr. on March 30.
Lectures in History
19th Century American Landscape Painting
2025-04-06 17:00:00 PST - 2025-04-06 17:52:00 PSTSanta Clara University art history professor Andrea Pappas discusses the significance of the mid-19th century American landscape painting movement known as the Hudson River School.
American Artifacts
America's Story in Portraits
2025-04-06 17:52:00 PST - 2025-04-06 18:30:00 PSTAmerican History TV visits the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., which first opened its doors in 1968; director Kim Sajet shows 12 paintings that tell the American story over the last half-century.
The Presidency
FDR's USS Potomac
2025-04-06 18:30:00 PST - 2025-04-06 19:30:00 PSTThe USS Potomac was both President Franklin Roosevelt's private yacht and, later, a front for drug smugglers before it became a National Historic Landmark; Walter Abernathy, Port of Oakland retired CEO, recounts its storied history.
Reel America
Hydrogen Bomb Test Operation Ivy - 1952
2025-04-06 19:30:00 PST - 2025-04-06 20:00:00 PSTThis 1952 Defense Department and the Atomic Energy Commission film is about the first U.S. test of a hydrogen bomb.
Lectures in History
19th Century American Landscape Painting
2025-04-06 20:00:00 PST - 2025-04-06 20:51:00 PSTSanta Clara University art history professor Andrea Pappas discusses the significance of the mid-19th century American landscape painting movement known as the Hudson River School.
American Artifacts
America's Story in Portraits
2025-04-06 20:51:00 PST - 2025-04-06 21:30:00 PSTAmerican History TV visits the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., which first opened its doors in 1968; director Kim Sajet shows 12 paintings that tell the American story over the last half-century.
Reel America
Hydrogen Bomb Test Operation Ivy - 1952
2025-04-06 21:30:00 PST - 2025-04-06 22:00:00 PSTThis 1952 Defense Department and the Atomic Energy Commission film is about the first U.S. test of a hydrogen bomb.
The Presidency
FDR's USS Potomac
2025-04-06 22:00:00 PST - 2025-04-06 23:00:00 PSTThe USS Potomac was both President Franklin Roosevelt's private yacht and, later, a front for drug smugglers before it became a National Historic Landmark; Walter Abernathy, Port of Oakland retired CEO, recounts its storied history.
The Civil War
Civil War Era Press
2025-04-06 23:00:00 PST - 2025-04-06 23:52:00 PSTHistorians discuss the 19th century press as a tool of unification and division in the Civil War era.
The Civil War
Impact of Civil War on 19th Century Media
2025-04-06 23:52:00 PST - 2025-04-07 00:51:00 PSTHistorians discuss the 19th century press as a tool of unification and division in the Civil War era.
The Civil War
Race & the Law After the Civil War
2025-04-07 00:51:00 PST - 2025-04-07 02:10:00 PSTHistorians discuss the 19th century press as a tool of unification and division in the Civil War era.
Edward McClelland, Chorus of the Union
2025-04-07 02:10:00 PST - 2025-04-07 03:00:00 PSTAuthor Edward McClelland discusses how President Abraham Lincoln and Sen. Stephen Douglas, bitter political rivals, became allies to preserve the Union.
Political Cartoonist Pat Oliphant
2025-04-07 03:00:00 PST - 2025-04-07 04:00:00 PSTCalvin University art history professor Henry Luttikhuizen discusses the significance of Pat Oliphant to American political cartoons, with a particular focus on the cartoonist's depictions of presidents.
First 100 Days
Ronald Reagan - 1981
2025-04-07 04:00:00 PST - 2025-04-07 05:00:00 PSTDiscussing the early months of President Ronald Reagan's first term in 1981, including the release of American hostages in Iran, promotion of an economic recovery program and the assassination attempt by John Hinkley, Jr. on March 30.
Public Affairs Events
2025-04-07 05:00:00 PST - 2025-04-07 06:30:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Key Capitol Hill Hearings
2025-04-07 06:30:00 PST - 2025-04-07 11:45:00 PSTHearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.
Key Capitol Hill Hearings
2025-04-07 11:45:00 PST - 2025-04-07 17:00:00 PSTHearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.
Public Affairs Events
2025-04-07 17:00:00 PST - 2025-04-07 21:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
2025-04-07 21:00:00 PST - 2025-04-08 01:45:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
2025-04-08 01:45:00 PST - 2025-04-08 06:30:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Key Capitol Hill Hearings
2025-04-08 06:30:00 PST - 2025-04-08 11:45:00 PSTHearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.
Key Capitol Hill Hearings
2025-04-08 11:45:00 PST - 2025-04-08 17:00:00 PSTHearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.
Public Affairs Events
2025-04-08 17:00:00 PST - 2025-04-08 21:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
2025-04-08 21:00:00 PST - 2025-04-09 01:45:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
2025-04-09 01:45:00 PST - 2025-04-09 06:30:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Key Capitol Hill Hearings
2025-04-09 06:30:00 PST - 2025-04-09 11:45:00 PSTHearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.
Key Capitol Hill Hearings
2025-04-09 11:45:00 PST - 2025-04-09 17:00:00 PSTHearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.
Public Affairs Events
2025-04-09 17:00:00 PST - 2025-04-09 21:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
2025-04-09 21:00:00 PST - 2025-04-10 01:45:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Public Affairs Events
2025-04-10 01:45:00 PST - 2025-04-10 06:30:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Key Capitol Hill Hearings
2025-04-10 06:30:00 PST - 2025-04-10 11:45:00 PSTHearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.
Key Capitol Hill Hearings
2025-04-10 11:45:00 PST - 2025-04-10 17:00:00 PSTHearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.
Public Affairs Events
2025-04-10 17:00:00 PST - 2025-04-10 21:00:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
Past Shows (Last 2 Weeks)
Public Affairs Events
2025-04-03 22:33:00 PST - 2025-04-04 06:30:00 PSTPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
EPA Administrator & Local Leaders Speak at Nat'l League of Cities Conference
2025-04-03 21:11:00 PST - 2025-04-03 22:33:00 PSTEPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, local officials speak at National League of Cities conference in Washington.
Officials Testify on U.S. Navy Shipbuilding
2025-04-03 19:38:00 PST - 2025-04-03 21:11:00 PSTGovernment officials testify on a proposal by the U.S. Navy to expand its fleet of battle force ships over the next 30 years at a cost of $40 billion a year.
Gov. Pritzker on Trump Administration's Agenda
2025-04-03 18:41:00 PST - 2025-04-03 19:38:00 PSTGov. J.B. Pritzker participates in a conversation with Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden, addressing how Democrats might counter the Trump administration's agenda.