WAMU: The Diane Rehm Show
From NPR and WAMU in Washington, The Diane Rehm Show's Friday News Roundup is a fast-paced, informed discussion of the week's top national and international news with a panel of journalists and opinion leaders.
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China, Coal, and Climate Change
China has become the world's leading producer of greenhouse gasses – in large part from burning coal. An update on collaborative efforts between the U.S. and China to reduce coal plant emissions and why they could be key to addressing global climate change.
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Barbara Kingsolver: "The Lacuna" (Harper Collins)
Bestselling writer Barbara Kingsolver on her latest novel which explores how history and public opinion can shape a life.
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Post Election Analysis
Morning-after analysis of election results in Virginia, New Jersey, and upstate New York.
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Jim Rosapepe: "Dracula is Dead: How Romanians Survived Communism, Ended It, and Emerged since 198 …
It may be best known as the land of Olympic gymnasts, bleak orphanages, and Dracula, but Romania today is a flourishing democracy. A former U-S ambassador on why Romania thrived after the fall of communism and lessons for other budding democracies.
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Hamid Karzai's 2nd Term and U.S. Strategy for Afghanistan
U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. How Afghan President Karzai victory might influence the Obama administration’s deliberations on troop levels.
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Lee Eisenberg: "Shoptimism" (Free Press)
A look at America's love/hate relationship with shopping: Why we crave that little black dress or power tool, and what the things we buy say about our character.
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Healthcare and the Economy
Debate begins in the House on its version of health care overhaul legislation. An update on how the House and Senate plans compare, impact on the deficit and the overall outlook for the U.S. economy.
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Audrey Niffenegger: "Her Fearful Symmetry" (Scribner)
The author of “The Time Traveler’s Wife” returns with a new novel set near a famed London cemetery. It's a mystery, a ghost story, and a love story rolled into one
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Dr. Ralph Stanley: "Man of Constant Sorrow" (Gotham Books) (Rebroadcast)
Grammy-award-winning banjo player and singer Ralph Stanley on the history and future of the remarkable music he brought from his home in the mountains of southwest Virginia to the world.
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Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis on what the administration is doing to help people find jobs, where she sees bright spots in the current economy, and what it may take to drive down the nation's unemployment rate.
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Margaret Atwood: "The Year of the Flood" (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday)
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State of the G.O.P.
Conservatives gaining ground. A new poll finds independents are moving to the right. How this trend might play out in political contests across the country and implications for the Republican Party.
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Anne Heller: "Ayn Rand and the World She Made" (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday)
A new biography of the Russian-born philosopher whose mid-20th century novels, "Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged", extol the virtues of individual rights and laissez-faire capitalism and still spark debate today.
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Afghanistan and Iraq
A spike in U-S troop deaths in Afghanistan and bombings of government buildings in Iraq complicate the tough choices ahead for the Obama Administration. How grim realities are shaping U.S. military options in both Iraq and Afghanistan
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Harriet Reisen: "Louisa May Alcott" (Henry Holt)
Louisa May Alcott's 'Little Women' has entertained readers for generations. A new biography of Alcott reveals her own life was as interesting and epic as that of her most popular novel’s heroine.
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Congress and the Fate of a Public Healthcare Option
Polls show a majority of Americans support some type of a government-backed health insurance plan. A panel discusses the latest on including a public option and other possible twists and turns as healthcare legislation moves ahead in Congress.
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Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner: "Super Freakonomics" (William Morrow)
The best-selling authors of “Freakonomics” return to challenge assumptions about how we make decisions, whether incentives work, and what’s really good for the world.
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Darrin Nordahl: "Public Produce" (Island Press) (Rebroadcast)
Urban agriculture: A city designer explains how growing food in urban, public spaces can help feed the hungry, supplement the existing agribusiness model, and promote good health for all.
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Unregulated Financial Instruments and the U.S. Economy
A look back at the secretive, multi-trillion dollar U-S shadow banking system. Understanding the role unregulated derivatives played in the economic meltdown last year, and why some say the same risks remain unchecked today.
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Rita Mae Brown: "Animal Magnetism" (Ballentine Books)
WAMU: The Diane Rehm Show
