| Time (Eastern US) | Comment | Author |
Wed Jun 18th 2008
1:44 PM | Topic: Studying how people reacted inside the World Trade Center on 9/11 and what we learned. | artstone
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Thu Jun 19th 2008
10:19 AM | Topic: Should the ban on offshore oil drilling be lifted? | artstone
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Fri Aug 1st 2008
11:52 AM | Topic: China's activities for the Olympics to clamp down on any negative news | artstone
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Tue Oct 14th 2008
10:26 AM | Topic: Hour 1: Discussion of Election Preparedness in polling places around the US
Hour 2: Interview with Halima Bashir author "Tears of the Desert". A female African physician from Sudan discusses her life story. | foyle
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Wed Oct 15th 2008
10:45 AM | Topic: First Hour: The Federal Government involvement in banking
Second Hour: Author James Bamford (The Puzzle Palace, Body of Secrets) discussing his new book "The Shadow Factory" about the National Security Agency since 9/11/2001. | foyle
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Thu Oct 16th 2008
10:37 AM | Topic: Thu- Review of last night's Presidential Debate (hour 1)
Interview with Tom Brokaw re: his new book "Boom! Talking About the Sixties" (hour 2) (how the 1960's shaped today's political landscape) | foyle
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Fri Oct 17th 2008
10:03 AM | Topic: News Roundup: More bad economic news and the specter of a deep recession continue to roil the stock market... Senators McCain and Obama debate taxes, the economy, health-care and what's best for Joe the plumber... and the government injects billions into the largest U.S. banks.
In the second hour... The Friday News Roundup continues: The U.S. and Iraq appear close to a new security agreement... a soon-to-be-released national intelligence estimate offers a bleak view of the situation in Pakistan... and the U.S. removes North Korea from the list of nation's sponsoring terrorism. | foyle
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Mon Oct 20th 2008
10:13 AM | Topic: First hour- John McCain and other Republicans accuse the grass roots community organization ACORN of attempting to steal next month’s presidential election. The organization says it has helped register one-point-three million low-income, minority and young voters. A look at ACORN and the allegations against it
Second hour- In early nineteen-ninety, members of The Church Universal and Triumphant entered underground bunkers in Montana because of apocalyptic prophesies by their leader – Elizabeth Clare Prophet. Prophet’s daughter explains what life was like inside one of the nation’s most secret and infamous sects. | foyle
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Tue Oct 21st 2008
10:02 AM | Topic: First hour- The plans of John McCain and Barack Obama for improving education.
2nd hour- The government and defense attorneys for seventeen Guantanamo detainees clash over a federal judge's order to release the men into the United States. Why the U.S. has held these Uighur Muslims seven years and what the judge's order may mean for the future of Guantanamo. | foyle
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Wed Oct 22nd 2008
10:18 AM | Topic: 1st hour- Government efforts to jump start credit markets seem to have cheered some investors, but Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke predicts the U.S. economy is 'likely to be weak for several quarters.' A look at what's ahead and prospects for another government stimulus package.
2nd hour- Alaa al Aswany: "Chigago" (Harper)
An internationally acclaimed Egyptian writer presents his latest novel about the political, religious, and sexual problems facing a group of immigrants in Chicago | foyle
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Fri Oct 24th 2008
10:19 AM | Topic: Weekly news roundup. First hour discusses US domestic news, 2nd hour is international stories with a panel of guests/journalists. | foyle
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Mon Oct 27th 2008
10:04 AM | Topic: Hour 1-Election Day Preparedness
New voter registrations have soared nationwide, but so have questions about how some states are verifying eligibility. An update on registration controversies, provisional ballot rules, and other challenges as polling places prepare for what may be a record turnout on Election Day.
Hour 2- Brenda Wineapple author of "White Heat"
The reclusive Emily Dickinson sent letters and poems to a Massachusetts writer and abolitionist for more than thirty years. After her death, he played a key role in revealing Dickinson’s poetic genius to the world. The story and legacy of their unlikely and enduring friendship. | foyle
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Wed Oct 29th 2008
10:14 AM | Topic: Hour 1: The U.S. Residential Real Estate Market
Sales of new houses and existing homes rose in September, but median prices continue to falland as many as one third of existing home sales stem from foreclosures. Trends in the U.S. residential real estate market and the impact on the economy
Hour 2: Readers' Review: "The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth
Diane invites listeners to join a discussion of what some reviewers called Philip Roth's most powerful political novel. It presents an alternate world in which Charles Lindbergh defeats FDR in the 1940 presidential election. | foyle
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Wed Oct 29th 2008
11:18 AM | Comment: PLEASE stop copy/pasting text from copyrighted web sites. I've had to turn off your ability to post topics. | artstone
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Thu Oct 30th 2008
10:15 AM | Topic: Hour 1: Comparing the Presidential Candidates on the Issues
A final roundup of the major differences and some similarities between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain on major issues including the economy, health care, energy, and foreign policy.
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Clean Coal Technology
Both presidential candidates support a cap on carbon emissions. A look at what carbon output restrictions could mean for the nation’s coal fired power plants which currently supply half of this country’s electricity. Costs, benefits, and technical feasibility of clean coal technology | foyle
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Mon Jan 12th 2009
10:23 AM | Topic: President Elect Obama's economic policy - what should it look like? | artstone
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Fri Jan 30th 2009
11:27 AM | Topic: The election in Iraq that nobody is paying attention to | artstone
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Thu Apr 30th 2009
10:42 AM | Topic: Changing the words you use to alter people's perception of Obama | artstone
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Mon May 25th 2009
11:58 AM | Topic: Diane is interviewing Rita Dove in a best of show. | jbi001
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Wed Jul 15th 2009
11:24 AM | Topic: Is divine intervention needed for these days ? | 3tooz
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Mon Jul 20th 2009
10:38 AM | Topic: The economy-- getting better or worst yet to come? Panel discussion | foyle
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Tue Aug 4th 2009
10:24 AM | Topic: problems with the US version of capitalism exposed by the financial crisis | foyle
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Fri Aug 7th 2009
10:22 AM | Topic: weekly news roundup -- ongoing negotiations re: health care in the Senate Finance committee | foyle
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Mon Aug 10th 2009
11:12 AM | Topic: The guests are Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson: "The Battle for America 2008" -- recapping the 2008 Election and the rise of Obama. | foyle
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Tue Aug 18th 2009
10:46 AM | Topic: Egypt-US Relations and what happens when Mubarak is no longer President | foyle
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Wed Aug 19th 2009
11:15 AM | Topic: the ethics of bio-medicine in fighting the aging process | foyle
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Tue Aug 25th 2009
10:28 AM | Topic: the CIA investigation by the Attorney General | foyle
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Wed Sep 2nd 2009
10:19 AM | Topic: the long term fix for the banking system | foyle
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Thu Sep 3rd 2009
10:27 AM | Topic: the EPA's plan to regulate greenhouse gases | foyle
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Wed Sep 16th 2009
10:16 AM | Topic: the US-China trade dispute | foyle
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Mon Sep 21st 2009
10:34 AM | Topic: Obama's full court press on health care | foyle
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Thu Nov 12th 2009
11:00 AM | Topic: the Federal Reserve & Bernanke's prospects for re-appointment | foyle
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Wed Dec 23rd 2009
9:35 PM | Topic: Guest host Michel Martin - Christmas shopping | artstone
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Tue Dec 29th 2009
10:20 AM | Topic: Christopher Plummer discusses his life & career | foyle
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Mon Jan 11th 2010
10:26 AM | Topic: The IRS commissioner is the guest-- discussing the friendly agency that is everyone's favorite! | foyle
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Mon Feb 1st 2010
11:50 AM | Topic: Saving money and spending less in these difficult times. | foyle
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Thu Mar 4th 2010
10:49 AM | Topic: The Iraqi elections and the dire future of "democracy" in Iraq and the Arab world | foyle
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Mon Mar 8th 2010
10:19 AM | Topic: Early release programs - what happens? Does releasing prisoners early create new crimes? | artstone
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Thu Apr 22nd 2010
11:48 AM | Topic: biologist E O Wilson discussing his novel "The Anthill" | foyle
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Tue Jun 1st 2010
11:09 AM | Topic: Bonobos apes of Congo face extinction | foyle
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Thu Jun 17th 2010
10:21 AM | Topic: the grim prospects in Afghanistan | foyle
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Thu Jul 8th 2010
10:51 AM | Topic: day 80 of the BP Oil Spill | foyle
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Mon Aug 9th 2010
10:19 AM | Topic: the future of entitlements and how we are going to pay for all this socialism | foyle
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Thu Nov 4th 2010
10:26 AM | Topic: Barack Obama takes on the same role as British Royalty on this trip to Asia | artstone
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Thu Dec 16th 2010
11:43 AM | Topic: More McCarthy fear mongering by NPR | artstone
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Mon Dec 27th 2010
10:34 AM | Topic: Using science to control insects | artstone
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Mon Jan 3rd 2011
11:43 AM | Topic: looking ahead at international issues in 2011 | foyle
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Wed Jan 12th 2011
10:59 AM | Topic: We need more gun control blah blah blah echo echo echo | artstone
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Fri Feb 11th 2011
11:55 AM | Topic: Talking about the situation going on in Egypt | jbi001
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Tue Mar 8th 2011
10:10 AM | Topic: The plight of oppressed school teachers | artstone
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Thu May 19th 2011
10:25 AM | Topic: Diane is trying to decide who is the best Republican to defeat Barack Obama in 2012 | artstone
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Thu May 26th 2011
10:41 AM | Topic: The importance of the Federal Government in responding to tornadoes - FEMA is great now that George Bush is gone! | artstone
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Thu May 26th 2011
10:53 AM | Topic: "In an emergency, the first thing people expect is the government to make them whole financially" | artstone
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Tue Aug 9th 2011
10:42 AM | Topic: Discussing the Special Ops helicopter incident. These weren't the best pilots, there would appear to have been a better choice of pilots. A lot of this is classified, but let's see what we can understand. | briand75
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Thu Sep 8th 2011
10:53 AM | Topic: Discussing the current politics of war with a member of the ACLU (Mary Murphy - Director) | briand75
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Thu Sep 22nd 2011
11:11 AM | Topic: Interviewing an author who has a new book out on the Circus. | briand75
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Mon Oct 10th 2011
11:04 AM | Topic: Diane talks about the "Wall Street" protesters and comes close to adopting them as friends of the Left. They are organized in that they have cooking areas, media centers and such throughout various gathering spots. | briand75
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Tue Oct 11th 2011
10:08 AM | Topic: Steve Roberts sitting in for vacationing Diane Rehm will discuss the value and risks of prostate cancer screening. | WesternMA
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Tue Oct 11th 2011
11:09 AM | Topic: The Presidential "bubble" that President Obama lives in | artstone
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Tue Nov 29th 2011
10:30 AM | Topic: The war in Afghanistan and how unstable Pakistan is right now. | jbi001
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Tue Nov 29th 2011
11:27 AM | Topic: Talking with a guest about environmental legislation protecting nature. | jbi001
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Mon Feb 20th 2012
10:18 AM | Topic: Your privacy on the Internet and Google | artstone
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Thu Feb 23rd 2012
10:31 AM | Topic: Obama's corporate tax rate plan vs Romney | artstone
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Thu Apr 5th 2012
11:38 AM | Topic: The battle of Shiloh from the Civil War | artstone
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Mon Apr 9th 2012
10:22 AM | Topic: Someone is sitting in for Diane today. We are discussing Tennessee and the ability of teachers to teach evolution, creationism and/or intelligent design. What are the impacts on the school body? | briand75
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Wed Sep 12th 2012
10:15 AM | Topic: The attack on the US embassy in Egypt - "We are all Osama" | artstone
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Thu Oct 4th 2012
12:30 PM | Topic: Explaining away Barack Obama's dismal debate performance. They're mystified - President Obama must have a clever plan we can't figure out | artstone
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Tue Oct 1st 2013
11:43 AM | Topic: The peculiar absence of the Monarch butterfly | WesternMA
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Fri Dec 27th 2013
10:12 AM | Topic: The Obama decision on ethanol is putting alternative fuels on hold | artstone
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Wed Jan 8th 2014
11:25 AM | Topic: Knit at the cafeteria and dip your toe into the water | artstone
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Thu Feb 27th 2014
11:41 AM | Topic: Guest from CNN giving advice on how to "manage" your older relative's finances | artstone
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Mon Aug 4th 2014
11:49 AM | Topic: The purpose of corporations earning money is to give their employees extra money, according to Dianne | artstone
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Mon Jan 12th 2015
11:32 AM | Topic: Republicans hate women | artstone
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Tue Feb 3rd 2015
11:42 AM | Topic: It is a bad idea to bring back chemical 214 accounting to the national resource defense council | artstone
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Tue Feb 24th 2015
11:18 AM | Topic: The guest today is Angela Lansbury | artstone
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Wed Mar 4th 2015
10:14 AM | Topic: You can trust President Obama to protect Israel! | artstone
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Wed Mar 25th 2015
11:50 AM | Topic: It's a great idea to give your grandchild a kit to make a radio | artstone
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Mon Dec 7th 2015
11:32 AM | Topic: Adjusting attitudes that governments need to provide housing for homeless people with active substance abuse problems | artstone
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Tue May 31st 2016
11:38 AM | Topic: Author of "in the unlikely event", about talking to your girlfriends after a plane crashes | artstone
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Wed Jul 20th 2016
10:26 AM | Topic: Americans love the Chamber of Commerce and free trade according to the Wall Street Journal | artstone
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