Thursday, October 15, 2009

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-10-15/taxing-soft-drinks

Taxing Soft Drinks

10 a.m. (ET)

Soda pop, obesity and spiraling healthcare costs. Studies that link soft drink consumption to America's growing obesity epidemic have led to calls for a new tax on sugary soft drinks. Arguments for and against.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-10-15/captain-chesley-sully-sullenberger-highest-duty-morrow

Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger: "Highest Duty" (Morrow)

11 a.m. (ET)

Airline pilot “Sully” Sullenberger's emergency landing of a passenger jet on the Hudson River has been called “The Miracle on the Hudson.” He offers his thoughts on heroism and what the future holds for commercial airline pilots.

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