Books

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-10-25/jessica-pierce-last-walk-reflections-our-pets-end-their-lives
Jessica Pierce: "The Last Walk: Reflections On Our Pets At The End Of Their Lives"

Jessica Pierce: "The Last Walk: Reflections On Our Pets At The End Of Their Lives"

October 25, 2012

Bioethicist Jessica Pierce explores the practical, medical and moral issues facing pet owners at the end of a companion animal’s life.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-10-22/laurie-rubin-do-you-dream-color-insights-girl-without-sight
Laurie Rubin: "Do You Dream in Color? Insights From A Girl Without Sight"

Laurie Rubin: "Do You Dream in Color? Insights From A Girl Without Sight"

October 22, 2012

Laurie Rubin is a mezzo-soprano opera singer, an author and a jewelry designer. She is also blind. She gives the answer to the question people ask her most: Do you dream in color?

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-10-18/henry-kellerman-personality-how-it-forms
Henry Kellerman: "Personality: How It Forms"

Henry Kellerman: "Personality: How It Forms"

October 18, 2012

A psychologist explains why the way we learn to manage anger as a child is so critical to our personalities as adults.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-10-10/orhan-pamuk-silent-house
Orhan Pamuk: "Silent House"

Orhan Pamuk: "Silent House"

October 10, 2012

Nobel Prize-winner Orhan Pamuk's second novel is the story of a Turkish family gathering in the shadow of the impending military coup of 1980.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-10-08/paul-french-midnight-peking-how-murder-young-englishwoman-haunted-last-days-old-chi
Paul French: "Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China" (Rebroadcast)

Paul French: "Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China" (Rebroadcast)

October 8, 2012

Historian and China expert uses modern resources to solve a long forgotten murder mystery in the last days of colonial Peking.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-10-03/salman-khan-one-world-schoolhouse-education-reimagined
Salman Khan: "The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined"

Salman Khan: "The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined"

October 3, 2012

Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy, talks about the current state of education and his efforts to provide a free online learning for anyone, anywhere.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-09-26/sheila-bair-bull-horns

Sheila Bair: "Bull by the Horns"

September 26, 2012

Sheila Bair describes the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath as she saw it during her time as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. She explains why the U.S. financial system is still at risk and tougher regulatory reform is needed.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-09-25/kevin-powers-yellow-birds

Kevin Powers: "The Yellow Birds"

September 25, 2012

Iraq War veteran Kevin Powers' new novel "The Yellow Birds" takes us into the minds and lives of two young soldiers. He describes their complex emotions on the battlefield and at home.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-09-19/dr-marty-makary-unaccountable-what-hospitals-wont-tell-you-and-how-transparency-can
Dr. Marty Makary: "Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You And How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care"

Dr. Marty Makary: "Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You And How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care"

September 19, 2012

The role of government in health care is a hot-button political issue in today's debates. But a top surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital argues the most important reform needed is more transparency. Dr. Marty Makary describes how to make medicine more accountable.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-09-11/randy-cohen-be-good-how-navigate-ethics-everything
Randy Cohen: "Be Good: How To Navigate The Ethics Of Everything"

Randy Cohen: "Be Good: How To Navigate The Ethics Of Everything"

September 11, 2012

The original writer of "The Ethicist" column for The New York Times Magazine reflects on recurring themes during the 12 years he wrote the column.

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