Thursday, September 18, 2008

Ongoing Financial Meltdown

10 a.m. (ET)

The Federal Reserve's $85 billion bailout of insurance giant, AIG, does not seem to have calmed fears in the financial sector. Analysis of the widening crisis, its implications for the economy, and news calls for regulatory reform.

Christopher Lukas: "Blue Genes" (Doubleday)

11 a.m. (ET)

The personal story of two brothers suffering from depression – one who survives and one who does not. A family’s legacy of self-destruction and suicide and the hope that allowed one sibling to escape its grasp.

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