Disaster

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-04-12/lucinda-roy-no-right-remain-silent-harmony-books-rebroadcast

Lucinda Roy: "No Right to Remain Silent" (Harmony Books) (Rebroadcast)

April 12, 2009

Two years ago on the campus of Virginia Tech, a disturbed student gunned down thirty-two of his classmates and teachers. An English professor who had reached out to the troubled young man talks about the tragedy.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-04-09/lucinda-roy-no-right-remain-silent-harmony-books

Lucinda Roy: "No Right to Remain Silent" (Harmony Books)

April 9, 2009

Two years ago on the campus of Virginia Tech, a disturbed student gunned down thirty-two of his classmates and teachers. An English professor who had reached out to the troubled young man talks about the tragedy.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-03-08/rashid-khalidi-sowing-crisis-beacon-rebroadcast

Rashid Khalidi: "Sowing Crisis" (Beacon) (Rebroadcast)

March 8, 2009

A U.S. historian of the modern Middle East explains how Cold War tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union continue to undermine stability in the region today.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-03-05/rashid-khalidi-sowing-crisis-beacon

Rashid Khalidi: "Sowing Crisis" (Beacon)

March 5, 2009

A U.S. historian of the modern Middle East explains how Cold War tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union continue to undermine stability in the region today.

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/2009-02-01/ben-sherwood-survivors-club-grand-central-rebroadcast

Ben Sherwood "The Survivors Club" (Grand Central) (Rebroadcast)

February 1, 2009

Every second of the day, someone in America faces a crisis, whether an accident, crime, illness, or financial trouble. Some bounce back, others just give up. A journalist reveals the science and secrets of survivors and how to thrive in...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-01-29/ben-sherwood-survivors-club-grand-central

Ben Sherwood "The Survivors Club" (Grand Central)

January 29, 2009

Every second of the day, someone in America faces a crisis, whether an accident, crime, illness, or financial trouble. Some bounce back, others just give up. A journalist reveals the science and secrets of survivors and how to thrive in...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-01-08/looking-back-bush-white-house

Looking Back at the Bush White House

January 8, 2009

Assessing President George W. Bush's aims and accomplishments after eight years, and what some top advisers now say about the Bush White House.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-01-05/azar-nafisi-things-ive-been-silent-about

Azar Nafisi "Things I've Been Silent About"

January 5, 2009

In a follow-up to her international best-seller ‘Reading Lolita in Tehran,’ Azar Nafisi discusses growing up in Iran before the fall of the Shah, her family’s complicated personal and political history, and how the Islamic revolution...

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