Diane Rehm: On My Mind

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A New History Of Trump's Pr...

09.23.2022

Susan Glasser and Peter Baker are veteran political journalists who closely covered Donald Trump’s rise years in the oval office. He as the New York Times chief White House correspondent, she as a staff writer for The New Yorker. Yet, ...

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09.23.2022 A New History Of Trump's Presidency Reveals Lessons For The Future Susan Glasser and Peter Baker are veteran political journalists who closely covered Donald Trump’s rise years in the oval office. He as the New York Times chief White House correspondent, she as a staff writer for The New Yorker. Yet, ...
09.16.2022 Is Ukraine Winning The War With Russia? Could Ukraine win the war with Russia? For months it looked like Russia was waging – and winning -- a battle of attrition. But last week Ukrainian forces made dramatic gains on the battlefield, retaking vast areas of land, including ...
09.09.2022 Drawing A Line From McCarthyism To January 6th David Corn is a veteran reporter at Mother Jones Magazine who has watched the evolution of politics in Washington for decades. In a new book he argues the extremism that led to January 6th goes back at least 70 years ...
09.02.2022 The Story Of Physician Assisted Death In America Anthropologist Anita Hannig spent the last five years learning everything she could about medically assisted death in the United States. She talked to doctors, patients, caregivers and lawmakers. She stood with families as they said goodbye to their loved ones. ...
08.26.2022 Understanding Monkeypox — And Why The U.S. Failed To Contain It Diane talks to Washington Post health reporter Dan Diamond about the scope of the monkeypox outbreak, just how dangerous the virus is, and the government's botched effort to stop the spread.
08.19.2022 A New, Inclusive Look At The Struggle For Women’s Equality In The US Diane talks to historian Elisabeth Griffith about the fight for women's equality in the U.S., including battles won and lost, and the struggle to create an inclusive path toward fair treatment for all.
08.12.2022 Understanding Today’s Puzzling U.S. Economy Inflation is high. The GDP has shrunk. But the job market has never been better. The Washington Post's Damian Paletta helps make sense of the U.S. economy today.
08.05.2022 How The Housing Crisis Spread, And What Happens Now From high mortgage rates to shortages that have spread coast to coast, New York Times reporter Emily Badger explains the roots -- and consequences of our country's broken housing system.
07.29.2022 The Tuskegee Study, 50 Years Later Fifty years after the Tuskegee study, Diane talks to Harvard's Evelynn Hammonds about the intersection of race and medicine in the United States, and the lessons from history that can help us understand health inequities today.
07.22.2022 What’s Next In The Fight Over Abortion Pills, the right to travel and fetal personhood laws -- Diane talks to Temple University Law School's Rachel Rebouché about what's next in the fight over abortion in the U.S.
07.15.2022 Jan. 6 And The Ongoing Threat Of Right-Wing Extremism What's happened to groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys post-January 6, and the ongoing threat of far-right extremism in this country. Diane talks to Sam Jackson, author of "Oath Keepers: Patriotism and the Edge of Violence in a ...
07.08.2022 Setting The Record Straight On The Female Species For centuries science described male animals as aggressive, promiscuous, and dominant, and females as pretty much the opposite. Author Lucy Cooke says we got it wrong and updates our understanding of the queens of the animal kingdom.
07.01.2022 A Strengthening Case Against Donald Trump Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade digs into the week's explosive testimony at the January 6th committee hearing -- and whether it pushes the Department of Justice closer to an indictment of Donald Trump.
06.24.2022 The Jan. 6 Hearings So Far: Enough To Launch A Criminal Investigation? A look at what we have learned so far from the public hearings of the January 6 Committee. Diane talks to Ryan Goodman, professor at New York University's School of Law. He explains what is next in the investigation, including ...
06.17.2022 “Sitting With The Ugliness Of The Past”: A Conversation With “1619 Project” Contributors To mark Juneteenth, a conversation with three contributors to "The 1619 Project" about what happens when we place slavery and its legacy at the center of the American story. Diane talks to New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie, history professor ...
06.10.2022 Novelist Jennifer Haigh On Fictionalizing The Fight Over Abortion Author Jennifer Haigh discusses her latest novel, "Mercy Street." Set at an abortion clinic in Boston, it tells the stories of the patients, employees, and protesters whose lives intersect there.
06.04.2022 Biden Says “We Have To Act” On Guns. Can We? The New Yorker's Susan Glasser looks at the history of Washington's reactions to mass shootings -- and the politics of passing new gun laws today.
06.03.2022 Biden Says “We Have To Act” On Guns. Can We? The New Yorker's Susan Glasser looks at the history of Washington's reactions to mass shootings -- and the politics of passing new gun laws today.
05.28.2022 Untangling The Mystery Of Long Covid The Atlantic's Katherine Wu discusses what we know -- and what we are still struggling to understand -- about long Covid.
05.27.2022 Untangling The Mystery Of Long Covid The Atlantic's Katherine Wu discusses what we know -- and what we are still struggling to understand -- about long Covid.
05.20.2022 Russia, Ukraine And The Global Economic Battlefield As the war in Ukraine grinds on, a look at the economic battlefield and how the conflict might permanently reshape the global economy. Diane talks to Sebastian Mallaby, senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations.
05.14.2022 David Gergen On The Need For New American Leadership David Gergen was a White House adviser to four presidents, then founded the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard. In a new book he explains what it takes to become a leader and why fresh leadership is so necessary in ...
05.13.2022 David Gergen On The Need For New American Leadership David Gergen was a White House adviser to four presidents, then founded the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard. In a new book he explains what it takes to become a leader and why fresh leadership is so necessary in ...
05.07.2022 Title IX at 50: An Incomplete Revolution In Women’s Sports Title IX turns 50 in June. Diane talks to Elizabeth Sharrow, expert on the history and consequences of the landmark sex discrimination law, about how it transformed women's sports -- and how much there is left to be done to ...
05.06.2022 Title IX at 50: An Incomplete Revolution In Women’s Sports Title IX turns 50 in June. Diane talks to Elizabeth Sharrow, expert on the history and consequences of the landmark sex discrimination law, about how it transformed women's sports -- and how much there is left to be done to ...
04.30.2022 Russia, Ukraine And A New Nuclear Reality The New Yorker's Robin Wright on Russia's threatened use of nuclear weapons and what it says about the state of global security.
04.29.2022 Russia, Ukraine And A New Nuclear Reality The New Yorker's Robin Wright on Russia's threatened use of nuclear weapons and what it says about the state of global security.
04.23.2022 Book Bans Then And Now Book bans, outlawed curriculum, and the history of culture wars in America's schools. Diane talks to educational historian Adam Laats.
04.22.2022 Book Bans Then And Now Book bans, outlawed curriculum, and the history of culture wars in America's schools. Diane talks to educational historian Adam Laats.
04.21.2022 Book Bans Then And Now Book bans, outlawed curriculum, and the history of culture wars in America's schools. Diane talks to educational historian Adam Laats.
04.16.2022 Prepping For A Post-Roe America Journalist Jessica Bruder on prepping for a post-Roe America. Her new cover story in The Atlantic is titled, "The Abortion Underground."
04.15.2022 Prepping For A Post-Roe America Journalist Jessica Bruder on prepping for a post-Roe America. Her new cover story in The Atlantic is titled, "The Abortion Underground."
04.08.2022 Can Russia Be Held Accountable For War Crimes? Diane talks to Stephen Rapp, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, about alleged atrocities in Ukraine and what accountability might look like.
04.01.2022 On The Invention Of Race Historians Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Andrew Curran explore a hidden chapter in the invention of race in the 18th Century.
04.01.2022 On The Invention Of Race Historians Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Andrew Curran explore a hidden chapter in the invention of race in the 18th Century.
03.25.2022 Allies Push To Isolate Russia Veteran national security and foreign affairs reporter James Kitfield on President Biden's trip to Europe and next steps for the Western allies in countering Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
03.25.2022 Allies Push To Isolate Russia Veteran national security and foreign affairs reporter James Kitfield on President Biden's trip to Europe and next steps for the Western allies in countering Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
03.18.2022 How The War In Ukraine Is Playing Out Inside Russia Journalist Julia Ioffe on what Russians understand about what's happening in Ukraine, and the impact waging war is having on Russia and its people.
03.18.2022 How The War In Ukraine Is Playing Out Inside Russia Journalist Julia Ioffe on what Russians understand about what's happening in Ukraine, and the impact waging war is having on Russia and its people.
03.11.2022 Frank Bruni On Losing Vision, Gaining Clarity In 2017 New York Times columnist Frank Bruni lost sight in one eye -- and was at risk of losing it in the other. In his new memoir, "The Beauty of Dusk," he tells the story of confronting his own ...
03.11.2022 Frank Bruni On Losing Vision, Gaining Clarity In 2017 New York Times columnist Frank Bruni lost sight in one eye -- and was at risk of losing it in the other. In his new memoir, "The Beauty of Dusk," he tells the story of confronting his own ...
03.04.2022 The War In Ukraine Enters A Second Week The war in Ukraine enters its second week. Diane talks to Washington Post national security reporter Shane Harris about Putin's next move and what more the West can do to counter Russian aggression.
03.04.2022 The War In Ukraine Enters A Second Week The war in Ukraine enters its second week. Diane talks to Washington Post national security reporter Shane Harris about Putin's next move and what more the West can do to counter Russian aggression.
02.25.2022 A Conversation With US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Joy Harjo is the first Native American to hold the post of U.S. Poet Laureate. And just the second to serve a third term. She talks to Diane about how she became a "Poet Warrior," and supporting the voices of ...
02.25.2022 A Conversation With US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Joy Harjo is the first Native American to hold the post of U.S. Poet Laureate. And just the second to serve a third term. She talks to Diane about how she became a "Poet Warrior," and supporting the voices of ...
02.18.2022 Evaluating The Risk Of Civil War In The United States The events of January 6th left some Americans wondering if widespread political violence could occur in the United States. It's a question Stephen Marche explores in his new book, "The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future."
02.18.2022 Evaluating The Risk Of Civil War In The United States The events of January 6th left some Americans wondering if widespread political violence could occur in the United States. It's a question Stephen Marche explores in his new book, "The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future."
02.11.2022 A Comeback For Organized Labor? Longtime labor reporter Steven Greenhouse explains what high profile strikes and efforts to unionize say about the and future of the labor movement.
02.11.2022 A Comeback For Organized Labor? Longtime labor reporter Steven Greenhouse explains what high profile strikes and efforts to unionize say about the and future of the labor movement.
02.04.2022 The Political Activism Of Ginni Thomas: A Threat To The Supreme Court? The New Yorker's Jane Mayer discusses the political activism of Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and why her actions may pose a threat to the Court, itself.

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