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http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-05-13/edna-obrien-country-girl-memoir
Edna O'Brien: "Country Girl: A Memoir"

Edna O'Brien: "Country Girl: A Memoir"

May 13, 2013

In 1960, Edna O'Brien published "The Country Girl," her first novel. Considered scandalous at the time, the book was burned by priests throughout her native Ireland. Undeterred, she spent the next 50 years creating a body of work that stands among the best writing of the 20th century. Diane talks with Edna O'Brien about her often lonely life and the work that sustained her.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-05-08/maya-angelou-mom-me-mom
Maya Angelou: "Mom & Me & Mom"

Maya Angelou: "Mom & Me & Mom"

May 8, 2013

When poet Maya Angelou was 3 years old, she was sent to live with her grandmother. In a new memoir, she describes her reunion with her mother a decade later and their relationship going forward.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-04-30/nathaniel-philbrick-bunker-hill
Nathaniel Philbrick: "Bunker Hill"

Nathaniel Philbrick: "Bunker Hill"

April 30, 2013

Bunker Hill is among the best-known battles of the Revolutionary War. The role of ordinary citizens in the fight that changed the course of America's quest for independence.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-04-29/william-friedkin-friedkin-connection-memoir
William Friedkin: "The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir"

William Friedkin: "The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir"

April 29, 2013

Diane talks with Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin about his life and decades-long career in film, and now, opera. His seminal movies include "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist."

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-04-24/readers-review-ts-eliots-four-quartets
Readers' Review: T.S. Eliot's "Four Quartets"

Readers' Review: T.S. Eliot's "Four Quartets"

April 24, 2013

For this month's Readers' Review: what T.S. Eliot considered his greatest work, "Four Quartets." The poems are a meditation on time, eternity and immortality.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-04-09/dan-jones-plantagenets-warrior-kings-and-queens-who-made-england
Dan Jones: "The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England"

Dan Jones: "The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England"

April 9, 2013

The Plantagenets were the dynasty that directly preceded the Tudors, ruling England for longer than any family before or since. Diane and bestselling author and historian, Dan Jones, discuss how their realm shaped England into the country we recognize today.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-04-08/adam-grant-give-and-take
Adam Grant: "Give and Take"

Adam Grant: "Give and Take"

April 8, 2013

A Wharton school professor re-examines what it takes to succeed and finds many misconceptions. What we can learn from people who are both extremely giving and extremely successful.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-04-02/dan-fagin-toms-river-story-science-and-salvation

Dan Fagin: "Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation"

April 2, 2013

For two generations, chemical companies in Toms River, N.J., dumped toxic waste. For this month’s Environmental Outlook, Diane and her guest discuss the life of a small town ravaged by industrial pollution.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-03-25/glenn-frankel-searchers

Glenn Frankel: "The Searchers"

March 25, 2013

A classic Western called "The Searchers" dramatized the true story of a young girl kidnapped by the Comanche Indians. How a film helped shape the myth of the American West.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-03-18/matthew-goodman-eighty-days
Matthew Goodman: "Eighty Days"

Matthew Goodman: "Eighty Days"

March 18, 2013

The true story of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's historic race around the world in the late 19th century.

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