Arts & Culture

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-03-16/steve-lopez-soloist-berkley

Steve Lopez: "The Soloist" (Berkley)

March 16, 2009

An L.A. Times columnist set out to save a mentally-ill homeless musician and found his own life profoundly changed. A true story about an unlikely friendship and the redemptive power of music.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-03-11/state-newspaper-industry

The State of the Newspaper Industry

March 11, 2009

The third largest newspaper chain in the U.S. is slashing sixteen-hundred jobs, while an increasing number of newspapers are closing or moving online. The state of the news industry, whether newspapers are necessary, and how you may get...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-03-10/cheever-life

Cheever - A Life

March 10, 2009

John Cheever was once a giant of American literature. His collection of short stories remains one of the top-sellers of all time. But today, he may be best remembered for a mention in a Seinfeld episode. Diane and Blake Bailey discuss his...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-03-02/barbie-50

Barbie at 50

March 2, 2009

Barbie is about to celebrate her fiftieth birthday, but she's just as slim and wrinkle-free as ever. We take a look at the creation of the iconic doll and her enduring impact.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-03-01/readers-review-rabbit-run-john-updike-rebroadcast

Reader's Review: "Rabbit, Run" by John Updike (Rebroadcast)

March 1, 2009

In appreciation of John Updike, who died in January at age 76, we chose the first of his most famous quartet of novels about Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom. Set in mid-20th century America, they feature a high school basketball star turned car...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-02-25/readers-review-rabbit-run-john-updike

Reader's Review: "Rabbit, Run" by John Updike

February 25, 2009

In appreciation of John Updike, who died in January at age 76, we chose the first of his most famous quartet of novels about Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom. Set in mid-20th century America, they feature a high school basketball star turned car...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-02-22/yiyun-li-vagrants-random-house-rebroadcast

Yiyun Li : "The Vagrants" (Random House) (Rebroadcast)

February 22, 2009

An award-winning, Beijing-born writer presents her debut novel. It is based on a true story of the public execution in nineteen-seventy-nine of a young woman who served in the Red Guard before denouncing communism.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-02-18/yiyun-li-vagrants-random-house

Yiyun Li : "The Vagrants" (Random House)

February 18, 2009

An award-winning, Beijing-born writer presents her debut novel. It is based on a true story of the public execution in nineteen-seventy-nine of a young woman who served in the Red Guard before denouncing communism.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-02-16/abraham-verghese-cutting-stone-knopf

Abraham Verghese "Cutting For Stone" (Knopf)

February 16, 2009

A physician talks about writing a sweeping medical saga set in India, Ethiopia, and New York City.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-01-26/bryan-burrough-big-rich-penguin

Bryan Burrough: "The Big Rich" (Penguin)

January 26, 2009

"Vanity Fair" correspondent, Bryan Burrough, explores the beginnings of America's obsession with oil by chronicling the lives of the Texas oil industry's four wealthiest families -- known in their heyday as "The Big Four."

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