Non-Fiction

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-02-10/patrick-cockburn-henry-cockburn-henrys-demons
Patrick Cockburn & Henry Cockburn: "Henry's Demons"

Patrick Cockburn & Henry Cockburn: "Henry's Demons"

February 10, 2011

In a new memoir, a father and son share their family's story of living with schizophrenia.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-02-07/jasmin-darznik-good-daughter
Jasmin Darznik: "The Good Daughter"

Jasmin Darznik: "The Good Daughter"

February 7, 2011

Jasmin Darznik was three when she moved with her parents from Iran to California during the 1979 Iranian Revolution. She grew up ashamed of her mother’s old world ways and resentful of her protectiveness. By the time she was in her...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-01-26/kenneth-slawenski-jd-salinger

Kenneth Slawenski: "J.D. Salinger"

January 26, 2011

J.D. Salinger was one of twentieth century America’s most popular and famously reclusive literary figures. A new biography offer insights into the life of JD Salinger, author of the best selling and now classic book, “The Catcher in the Rye.”

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-01-18/father-albert-cutie-dilemma-priests-struggle-faith-and-love
Father Albert Cutie': "Dilemma: A Priest's Struggle with Faith and Love"

Father Albert Cutie': "Dilemma: A Priest's Struggle with Faith and Love"

January 18, 2011

Father Albert Cutie' was a popular and well known Catholic priest in Miami who hosted a number of television programs in his quest to spread God's word. What nobody knew is that he faced a dilemma -- he had fallen in love with a woman...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-01-17/autobiography-mark-twain-rebroadcast

Autobiography of Mark Twain (Rebroadcast)

January 17, 2011

Mark Twain left instructions that his unedited autobiography not be published until one hundred years after his death. This year marks the centennial of the author’s demise. The first of three large volumes was just published. In it the...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-01-17/daniel-rasmussen-american-uprising-rebroadcast

Daniel Rasmussen: "American Uprising" (Rebroadcast)

January 17, 2011

The untold story of America's largest slave revolt. In January 1811, 500 slaves rose up from the plantations around New Orleans and set out to conquer the city. Diane and her guest talk about the uprising and its effect on the culture of the American South.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-01-13/daniel-rasmussen-american-uprising

Daniel Rasmussen: "American Uprising"

January 13, 2011

The untold story of America's largest slave revolt. In January 1811, 500 slaves rose up from the plantations around New Orleans and set out to conquer the city. Diane and her guest talk about the uprising and its effect on the culture of the American South.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-01-12/amy-chua-battle-hymn-tiger-mother
Amy Chua: "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother"

Amy Chua: "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother"

January 12, 2011

The story of a mother who sets out to raise her children in the strict Chinese way she was brought up in hopes of preparing them for the future. Though her methods are intended to arm her daughters with skills, strong work habits and...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-01-11/kathryn-bolkovac-whistleblower
Kathryn Bolkovac: "The Whistleblower"

Kathryn Bolkovac: "The Whistleblower"

January 11, 2011

Sex trafficking, military contractors and the woman who blew the whistle. A Nebraska cop-turned-U.N.-peacekeeper in Bosnia exposes the exploitation of women by some of the very people hired to safeguard them.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-01-05/john-woestendiek-doginc
John Woestendiek: "Dog,Inc"

John Woestendiek: "Dog,Inc"

January 5, 2011

The science, marketing, ethics and often quirky personalities involved in pet cloning: what the quest to copy man’s best friend reveals about human nature.

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