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  • Host: Diane Rehm
  • Diane offers listeners thoughtful and lively conversations on an array of topics with many of the most distinguished people of our times.
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Roger G. Kennedy: "When Art Worked" (Rizzoli)

Tue, Dec 8 Listen
How government programs to employ artists served the nation during the Great Depression and could offer a model for creating jobs today. Art and the New Deal.

EPA, greenhouse gases, and the Copenhagen Climate Summit.

Tue, Dec 8 Listen
The Environmental Protection Agency officially declares greenhouse gases a threat to public health and welfare. How the decision could affect the U.S. economy and the Obama administration's position at the Copenhagen climate summit.

NEH Chairman James Leach

Mon, Dec 7 Listen
The Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities takes aim at the culture wars. Former Republican Congressman Jim Leach describes his a fifty-state civility tour as part of a new "Bridging Cultures" initiative.

The Fight Against al Qaeda

Mon, Dec 7 Listen
A terrorist attack in Somalia raises concerns about the long reach of al Qaeda and its relationship to the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The fight against Islamist terror groups.

Nobel Prize Winners: Women in Science (Rebroadcast)

Mon, Dec 7 Listen
Women in science... Two Nobel Prize winners and the President's director of domestic policy discuss the challenges and opportunities for women in math and science.

News Roundup - Hour 2

Fri, Dec 4 Listen
International reaction to President Obama's new strategy in Afghanistan. Pakistan's prime minister says Osama bin Laden is not in his country. And Iran says it will build 10 new nuclear plants. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

News Roundup - Hour 1

Fri, Dec 4 Listen
President Obama shifts U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gets grilled on Capitol Hill. And same-sex marriage is voted out in New York but in in D.C. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

Job Creation

Thu, Dec 3 Listen
The White House brings together private sector and government leaders to talk about ways to generate new job growth. Analysis of new efforts to boost employment in a recovering economy.

Nobel Prize Winners: Women in Science

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
Women in science... Two Nobel Prize winners and the President's director of domestic policy discuss the challenges and opportunities for women in math and science.

Analysis of President Obama's strategy for Afghanistan

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
President Obama makes the decision to send more troops to Afghanistan. Morning-after analysis of the President's plan and his exit strategy for the war.

Maya Soetoro-Ng

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
President Barack Obama's mother spent fourteen years studying village industries in remote areas of Indonesia. His half-sister reflects on their mother's life, legacy, and recently published 1992 doctoral dissertation.

Debt Crisis in Dubai

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
Financial crisis in Dubai. The United Arab Emirates tries to calm global markets after Dubai's chief investment arm, Dubai World, asks for a delay in paying on its huge debt. Implications for the world economy?

Wendell Berry: A conversation

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
Poet, author, essayist and farmer. Wendell Berry, known as the grandfather of the slow food movement, discusses food for the body and poetry for the soul.

Copenhagen Preview

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
The Copenhagen climate change conference: an update on last-minute efforts to set goals for greenhouse gas emissions and manage expectations ahead of next week's meeting

Readers' Review: "The Ghost at the Table" (Algonquin) (Rebroadcast)

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
It's the day before Thanksgiving. So, for the Readers Review this month Diane chose a novel centering on a family gathering. It's set in an old, New England farmhouse and explores the ways we project our visions of the perfect holiday on each other.

Copenhagen Preview

Mon, Nov 30 Listen
The Copenhagen climate change conference: an update on last-minute efforts to set goals for greenhouse gas emissions and manage expectations ahead of next week's meeting

Readers Review: "Where The Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak (Rebroadcast)

Sat, Nov 28 Listen
This Readers Review rebroadcast takes up one of the most beloved children's books of all time. "Where the Wild Things Are" is the story of a naughty boy named Max who magically travels to a land of monsters and mayhem. Diane and her guests discuss why this classic has been banned from libraries while also inspiring books for adults, operas and a new movie.

Steve Luxenberg: "Annie's Ghosts" (Hyperion) (Rebroadcast)

Sat, Nov 28 Listen
A journalist's memoir of trying to understand why his mother never revealed she had a sister. It's a story of family secrets, deception and how the mentally ill were once treated in America.

Steve Roberts: "From Every End of This Earth" (Harper Collins) (Rebroadcast

Thu, Nov 26 Listen
Author Steve Roberts on what it means to be an immigrant in the U.S. today. Steve Roberts answered some listener questions that we couldn't get to on the air.

Vincent Cannato: "American Passage" (Harper) (Rebroadcast)

Thu, Nov 26 Listen
From 1892 to 1924, Ellis Island witnessed the greatest mass immigration of people the world has ever seen. The story of the tiny New York Island that served as a gateway for twelve million immigrants.

Readers' Review: "The Ghost at the Table" (Algonquin)

Wed, Nov 25 Listen
It's the day before Thanksgiving. So, for the Readers Review this month Diane chose a novel centering on a family gathering. It's set in an old, New England farmhouse and explores the ways we project our visions of the perfect holiday on each other.

The State of Traffic in the U.S.

Wed, Nov 25 Listen
Millions of Americans will brave crowded highways this holiday weekend to visit friends and family. Traffic today and what's being done to ease congestion and improve the nation's roads and highways.

Orhan Pamuk: "The Museum of Innocence" (Knopf)

Tue, Nov 24 Listen
Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk discusses his new book The Museum of Innocence and the real museum he's creating to celebrate it.

U.S. Objectives in Afghanistan

Tue, Nov 24 Listen
Four more American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan in the last two days. Analysis of U.S. strategy options as President Obama continues deliberations on deployment numbers and overall U.S. objectives

Robert Darnton: "The Case for Books" (PublicAffairs)

Mon, Nov 23 Listen
The future of books in a digital age. How the digital revolution and electronic books will affect the marketplace of ideas.

Analysis of Latest Health Care Proposal

Mon, Nov 23 Listen
The latest proposal to overhaul health care in America: How proposed legislation in the Senate compares to the House version and its likelihood for passage.

Cate Blanchett (Rebroadcast)

Mon, Nov 23 Listen
Academy-Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett on her starring role on stage in "A Street Car Named Desire," her film career, and her work to raise awareness about climate change.

News Roundup - Hour 2

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
President Obama returns home from his first official visit to Asia and Secretary of State Clinton attends the inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

News Roundup - Hour 1

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
Senate Democrats unveil their healthcare proposal and a government task force proposes controversial new guidelines on mammograms. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories.

Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton: "Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, discuss their latest literary collaboration-a collection of poetry, songs, and lullabies. The world-renowned singer and actress on poetry and music in her life.

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