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C-SPAN
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C-SPAN

C-SPAN (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network) has been broadcasting public affairs programming and U.S. government proceedings since 1979 and they now offer a complete, freely accessible video archive going back to 1987. They offer 160,000 hours of archived programming in the C-SPAN video library with over 250,000 programs. In addition to their video offerings, they also offer MP3 audio downloads at $0.99 per program on their site, free podcasts, and they feature free and premium audio downloads on Audible.com. Here we''ve highlighted many of their videos and we feature special programs from the most well known political figures, the most highly regarded authors, and some of the most popular thinkers that we feature on LearnOutLoud.com.

You can check out our feature on the best of C-SPAN right here: Best of CSPAN Video.


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by David Berlinski
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Online Video (Free)

A debate was held on atheism with Christopher Hitchens, author of God Is Not Great, and David Berlinski, author of The Devil's Delusion.

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by Tom Wolfe
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Watch this turn of the century commencement address from the great American author Tom Wolfe. While most commencement address speakers urge students to go out and change the world and fight the system, Tom Wolfe reminds graduates to keep up the current greatness of America and of our tremendous wealth and openness as a country.

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by James Baldwin
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Mr. Baldwin talked about the civil rights movement, the mistaken worship of innocence and immaturity, the interdependent connections of the world, the U.S. guilt from taking Native American lands, and other topics. He also responded to questions submitted by audience members.

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by Tavis Smiley
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Tavis Smiley talked about his book, Death of a King: the Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Final Year, about the final year of the civil rights leader’s life.

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by Pearl S. Buck
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Pearl Buck, a Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning novelist, talked to Mike Wallace about American women, marriage, career versus family, and the difference between men and women.

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by Maya Angelou
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At the groundbreaking ceremony for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial along the Tidal Basin near the Lincoln Memorial, participants spoke about the legacy of Reverend King and the civil rights movement.

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by Barack Obama
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At the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the national mall, participants spoke about the legacy of the Reverend King and the civil rights movement.

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by James Baldwin
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In this 1979 speech Mr. Baldwin talked about being a black writer, about the civil rights movement, and other topics.

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by Noam Chomsky
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Listen to one of the liveliest debate we've ever heard between Noam Chomsky and Alan M. Dershowitz over ways to find peace in the Israeli Palestinian conflict that has been going on for almost a century now.

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by Gloria Steinem
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Gloria Steinem talked about the future of and remaining challenges for the women’s rights movement.

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