Disaster

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Bill Minutaglio: "City on Fire" (HarperCollins)

February 12, 2003

In 1947, a massive explosion ripped through the thriving port of Texas City, Texas, killing hundreds of people and injuring thousands. Veteran journalist and presidential biographer Bill Minutaglio writes about this nearly forgotten...

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Shuttle Disaster

February 3, 2003

Diane and her guests talk about the tragic loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew over the weekend, and about what the disaster may mean for the future of the space program.

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Dominique LaPierre: "Five Past Midnight in Bhopal" (Warner)

June 5, 2002

In 1984, a chemical accident killed thousands in the Indian city of Bhopal. Dominique LaPierre, a French investigative journalist who has long written about India's poor, talks about his research into the incident and its aftermath.

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Kathleen Cambor: "In Sunlight, in a Beautiful Garden" (Harper Collins)

March 13, 2002

Author Kathleen Cambor talks about her new novel, set against the painstakingly researched story of the 1889 Johnstown Flood, which resulted from the catastrophic failure of a manmade dam and killed more than 2,000 people.

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East Coast Drought

February 26, 2002

A panel talks about the ongoing winter drought in many areas along the East Coast. It's being described by many experts as the worst in decades.

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Feeding the World's Children

February 7, 2002

Former U.S. Senator George McGovern joins Diane to talk about his work with former Senator Bob Dole on behalf of the world's hungry children. The two are being honored this week by the UN World Food Programme.

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Emergency Relief and Charity

October 2, 2001

Diane and her guests talk about the massive charitable response to last month's terrorist attacks, and what official aid is forthcoming to the families of victims, to businesses, and to others who incurred substantial losses in the attacks.

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Stewart O'Nan: "The Circus Fire" (Doubleday)

August 24, 2000

In 1944, a cataclysmic fire broke out in a circus tent in Hartford, Connecticut and killed 167 people. Stewart O'Nan's new book tells the story of the tragedy and how it affected the city of Hartford and the thousands of people who were in...

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Susan and Daniel Cohen: "Pan Am 103" (New American Library)

August 2, 2000

In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie Scotland, killing more than 250 people. One of the passengers was a young woman of 20 named Theo Cohen. Her parents, Susan and Daniel Cohen, have written a book about the investigation...

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Volcanoes

April 10, 2000

The recent eruption of Mount Usu in Japan was predicted with enough accuracy to allow for the evacuation of thousands of people from threatened areas. Almost 20 years after the eruption of Mount Saint Helens killed 57 people in Washington...

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