Wednesday, April 16, 2008

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2008-04-16/rising-food-prices

Rising Food Prices

10 a.m. (ET)

Food prices are on the rise at home and abroad. World leaders are calling for action to ease the crisis. Our panel of experts will discuss what’s behind the higher prices and what, if anything, can be done about them in the short and...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2008-04-16/noah-feldman-rise-and-fall-islamic-state-princeton

Noah Feldman: "The Rise and Fall of the Islamic State" (Princeton)

11 a.m. (ET)

Why Islamic states thrived for hundreds of years, what led to their downfall, and the some of current challenges of Islamic governments in the modern world.

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