Monday, August 15, 2005

Hunger Crisis in Niger

10 a.m. (ET)

Despite calls by aid organizations for food assistance for Niger as early as last November, that country is now in the throes of a hunger crisis. We talk about what's happening there now and how a future crisis might be avoided.

Emily Yoffe: "What the Dog Did" (Bloomsbury)

11 a.m. (ET)

A life-long cat lover tells the tale of how she became a dog lover.

The Diane Rehm Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.