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A complete schedule of absolutely everything airing on C-SPAN 3 over the next two weeks. Click a program to see all upcoming airings and streaming options.

Sunday, April 13

Timothy Heaphy, Harbingers — What January 6 and Charlottesville Reveal About Rising Threats to American Democracy

Special • 2025

January 6th lead investigator Timothy Heaphy shares his thoughts on what January 6th and Charlottesville reveal about threats to democracy.

Michael Rosen, Like Silicon From Clay — What Ancient Jewish Wisdom Can Teach Us About AI

Special • 2025

Intellectual Property litigator Michael Rosen describes what ancient wisdom can teach us about artificial intelligence. The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. hosted the event.

Cass Sunstein, Climate Justice — What Rich Nations Owe the World — and the Future

Special • 2025

Harvard Law professor Cass Sunstein argues that nations which have benefited most from fossil fuels should contribute the most to stopping climate change and correcting the damage it has caused.

Eric O’Neill, Gray Day — America’s First Cyber Spy

Special • 2025

Former FBI agent Eric O'Neill discusses his role in catching Soviet mole Robert Hanssen. The Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.

Judith Butler: Who’s Afraid of Gender?

Special • 2025

Kyle Paoletta, American Oasis’

Special • 2025

Book TV presents coverage of the 2025 Tucson Festival of Books.

Vanda Krefft, Expect Great Things!

Special • 2025

Coverage of the 2025 Tucson Festival of Books.

Lectures in History

Series • 2025

The Education of Henry Adams 1918
Episode 12

Susan Hanssen discusses the legacy and cultural importance of the 1918 Pulitzer Prize winning book.

Reel America

Series • 2025

World War II -- April 1945 Newsreel
Episode 23

The 1945 newsreel talks about the military progress in April during World War II.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

Megan Gorman, All the Presidents' Money
Episode 15

A look into how good American presidents are at managing their own wealth.

Reel America

Series • 2025

Let's Look at Congress -- Senator William Proxmire D-WI
Episode 22

In 1964, Rep. Keating hosts Sen. Proxmire to talk about the status of the Vietnam War and more.

Lectures in History

Series • 2025

The Education of Henry Adams 1918
Episode 12

Susan Hanssen discusses the legacy and cultural importance of the 1918 Pulitzer Prize winning book.

Reel America

Series • 2025

World War II -- April 1945 Newsreel
Episode 23

The 1945 newsreel talks about the military progress in April during World War II.

Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Speech — 250th Anniversary

Special • 2025

On the 250th anniversary of Patrick Henry's famous speech, the VA250 Commission commemorates the event with actors portraying delegates and remarks from Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) and filmmaker Ken Burns.

Reel America

Series • 2025

Let's Look at Congress -- Senator William Proxmire D-WI
Episode 22

In 1964, Rep. Keating hosts Sen. Proxmire to talk about the status of the Vietnam War and more.

The Civil War

Series • 2025

Can the Records Be Trusted?
Episode 14

Discussing the Civil War at the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute's 2024 annual conference.

Jeffrey Boutwell, Boutwell — Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy

Special • 2025

Author Jeffrey Boutwell talks about his ancestor, George Sewall Boutwell, a key figure in the politics of racial and economic equity during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

History of the House of Representatives

Special • 2025

Kathryn Brownell (Purdue University), Mathew Green (Catholic University), and Rachel Shelden (Penn State University) discuss the history of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Frances Levine, Crossings — Women on the Santa Fe Trail

Special • 2025

Historian Frances Levine talks about the women who traveled on the Santa Fe trail between the 1820s and 1870s.

Bruce Dorsey, Murder in a Mill Town

Special • 2025

Author Bruce Dorsey talks about the 1832 murder of a young pregnant woman in New England.

First 100 Days

Series • 2025

Barack Obama - 2009

Discussing the early months of President Barack Obama's first term in 2009.

Lectures in History

Series • 2025

The Education of Henry Adams 1918
Episode 12

Susan Hanssen discusses the legacy and cultural importance of the 1918 Pulitzer Prize winning book.

Reel America

Series • 2025

World War II -- April 1945 Newsreel
Episode 23

The 1945 newsreel talks about the military progress in April during World War II.

The Presidency

Series • 2025

Megan Gorman, All the Presidents' Money
Episode 15

A look into how good American presidents are at managing their own wealth.

Reel America

Series • 2025

Let's Look at Congress -- Senator William Proxmire D-WI
Episode 22

In 1964, Rep. Keating hosts Sen. Proxmire to talk about the status of the Vietnam War and more.

Lectures in History

Series • 2025

The Education of Henry Adams 1918
Episode 12

Susan Hanssen discusses the legacy and cultural importance of the 1918 Pulitzer Prize winning book.

Monday, April 14

Reel America

Series • 2025

World War II -- April 1945 Newsreel
Episode 23

The 1945 newsreel talks about the military progress in April during World War II.

Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Speech — 250th Anniversary

Special • 2025

On the 250th anniversary of Patrick Henry's famous speech, the VA250 Commission commemorates the event with actors portraying delegates and remarks from Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) and filmmaker Ken Burns.

Reel America

Series • 2025

Let's Look at Congress -- Senator William Proxmire D-WI
Episode 22

In 1964, Rep. Keating hosts Sen. Proxmire to talk about the status of the Vietnam War and more.

The Civil War

Series • 2025

Can the Records Be Trusted?
Episode 14

Discussing the Civil War at the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute's 2024 annual conference.

Jeffrey Boutwell, Boutwell — Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy

Special • 2025

Author Jeffrey Boutwell talks about his ancestor, George Sewall Boutwell, a key figure in the politics of racial and economic equity during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

History of the House of Representatives

Special • 2025

Kathryn Brownell (Purdue University), Mathew Green (Catholic University), and Rachel Shelden (Penn State University) discuss the history of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Frances Levine, Crossings — Women on the Santa Fe Trail

Special • 2025

Historian Frances Levine talks about the women who traveled on the Santa Fe trail between the 1820s and 1870s.

Bruce Dorsey, Murder in a Mill Town

Special • 2025

Author Bruce Dorsey talks about the 1832 murder of a young pregnant woman in New England.

First 100 Days

Series • 2025

Barack Obama - 2009

Discussing the early months of President Barack Obama's first term in 2009.

After Words

Series • 2025

Dr. Adam Ratner, Booster Shots -- The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children
Episode 10

Dr. Adam Ratner talks about the resurgence of measles that he's seeing as a pediatrician.

Kristen Martin, the Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow — the Dark History of American Orphanhood

Special • 2025

Kristen Martin looks at the history of orphanhood in America and shares about her own experience.

Ronald Deibert, Chasing Shadows – Cyber Espionage, Subversion and the Global Fight for Democracy New

Special • 2025

Ronald Deibert looks at how authoritarians use cyber espionage and the attempts to uncover it.

Maurice Isserman, Reds

Special • 2025

Maurice Isserman talks about the history of the Communist Party USA and its decline in the 1950s.

Charles Piller, Doctored — Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimers

Special • 2025

Science magazine investigative journalist Charles Piller chronicles fraud in Alzheimer's research.

After Words

Series • 2025

Dr. Adam Ratner, Booster Shots -- The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children
Episode 10

Dr. Adam Ratner talks about the resurgence of measles that he's seeing as a pediatrician.

Kristen Martin, the Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow — the Dark History of American Orphanhood

Special • 2025

Kristen Martin looks at the history of orphanhood in America and shares about her own experience.

Ronald Deibert, Chasing Shadows – Cyber Espionage, Subversion and the Global Fight for Democracy

Special • 2025

Ronald Deibert looks at how authoritarians use cyber espionage and the attempts to uncover it.

Maurice Isserman, Reds

Special • 2025

Maurice Isserman talks about the history of the Communist Party USA and its decline in the 1950s.

Charles Piller, Doctored — Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimers

Special • 2025

Science magazine investigative journalist Charles Piller chronicles fraud in Alzheimer's research.

After Words

Series • 2025

Dr. Adam Ratner, Booster Shots -- The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children
Episode 10

Dr. Adam Ratner talks about the resurgence of measles that he's seeing as a pediatrician.

Kristen Martin, the Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow — the Dark History of American Orphanhood

Special • 2025

Kristen Martin looks at the history of orphanhood in America and shares about her own experience.

Ronald Deibert, Chasing Shadows – Cyber Espionage, Subversion and the Global Fight for Democracy

Special • 2025

Ronald Deibert looks at how authoritarians use cyber espionage and the attempts to uncover it.

Maurice Isserman, Reds

Special • 2025

Maurice Isserman talks about the history of the Communist Party USA and its decline in the 1950s.

Charles Piller, Doctored — Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimers

Special • 2025

Science magazine investigative journalist Charles Piller chronicles fraud in Alzheimer's research.

After Words

Series • 2025

Dr. Adam Ratner, Booster Shots -- The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children
Episode 10

Dr. Adam Ratner talks about the resurgence of measles that he's seeing as a pediatrician.

Tuesday, April 15

Kristen Martin, the Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow — the Dark History of American Orphanhood

Special • 2025

Kristen Martin looks at the history of orphanhood in America and shares about her own experience.

Ronald Deibert, Chasing Shadows – Cyber Espionage, Subversion and the Global Fight for Democracy

Special • 2025

Ronald Deibert looks at how authoritarians use cyber espionage and the attempts to uncover it.

Maurice Isserman, Reds

Special • 2025

Maurice Isserman talks about the history of the Communist Party USA and its decline in the 1950s.

Charles Piller, Doctored — Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimers

Special • 2025

Science magazine investigative journalist Charles Piller chronicles fraud in Alzheimer's research.

After Words

Series • 2025

Dr. Adam Ratner, Booster Shots -- The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children
Episode 10

Dr. Adam Ratner talks about the resurgence of measles that he's seeing as a pediatrician.

Kristen Martin, the Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow — the Dark History of American Orphanhood

Special • 2025

Kristen Martin looks at the history of orphanhood in America and shares about her own experience.

Ronald Deibert, Chasing Shadows – Cyber Espionage, Subversion and the Global Fight for Democracy

Special • 2025

Ronald Deibert looks at how authoritarians use cyber espionage and the attempts to uncover it.

Maurice Isserman, Reds

Special • 2025

Maurice Isserman talks about the history of the Communist Party USA and its decline in the 1950s.

After Words

Series • 2025

Michael Lewis, Who is Government?
Episode 11

A guest host and a non-fiction author pair up to discuss the author's writings.

Brian Doherty, Modern Libertarianism

Special • 2025

Reason magazine editor Brian Doherty talks about the modern libertarian movement led by thinkers.

Tamara Lanier, From These Roots — My Fight With Harvard To Reclaim My Legacy

Special • 2025

Tamara Lanier traces her family's bloodline to an enslaved man, Papa Renty.

Pagan Kennedy, the Secret History of the Rape Kit — A True Crime Story

Special • 2025

Discussing the development of a forensic tool to collect evidence in crimes of sexual assault.

Colette Shade, Y2K – How the 2000s Became Everything

Special • 2025

Colette Shade reflects on the impacts of the culture and technology innovations of the early 2000s.

Nicholas Lalla, Reinventing the Heartland — How One City

Special • 2025

Discussing how the Midwest can compete with coastal cities in developing a tech industry.

National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Mac Barnett

Special • 2025

Author Mac Barnett discusses the importance of picture books and his efforts to reach young readers.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Wednesday, April 16

Thursday, April 17

Friday, April 18

Saturday, April 19

Sunday, April 20

Book TV

Series • 1998

Non-fiction books and authors.

After Words

Series • 2013

A guest host and a non-fiction author pair up to discuss the author's writings.

Book TV

Series • 1998

Non-fiction books and authors.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Civil War

Series • 2013

A look at the people and events that shaped the American Civil War and Reconstruction.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

Monday, April 21

Tuesday, April 22

Wednesday, April 23

Thursday, April 24

Friday, April 25

Saturday, April 26

Sunday, April 27

Book TV

Series • 1998

Non-fiction books and authors.

After Words

Series • 2013

A guest host and a non-fiction author pair up to discuss the author's writings.

Book TV

Series • 1998

Non-fiction books and authors.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Civil War

Series • 2013

A look at the people and events that shaped the American Civil War and Reconstruction.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

Monday, April 28

Tuesday, April 29

Wednesday, April 30

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