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Diane Rehm: On My Mind

WAMU 88.5

Diane Rehm’s weekly podcast features newsmakers, writers, artists and thinkers on the issues she cares about most: what’s going on in Washington, ideas that inform, and the latest on living well as we live longer.

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Diane Rehm’s weekly podcast features newsmakers, writers, artists and thinkers on the issues she cares about most: what’s going on in Washington, ideas that inform, and the latest on living well as we live longer.

Copyright WAMU 88.5 American University Radio - For Personal Use Only
6hr 2min
Thumbnail for "What to expect from a second Trump presidency".
Donald Trump won a decisive electoral victory Tuesday. With a GOP majority in the Senate and possibly in the House, political scientist Norman Ornstein looks ahead at how Trump could transform our government.
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Donald Trump has been called a "fascist" by historians, his former White House staff and now Kamala Harris. Fascism expert Jason Stanley joins Diane to talk about what that term means and why voters should care.
Thumbnail for "How secure is the 2024 election?".
Donald Trump has laid the groundwork to challenge the election if he loses.  Legal expert Rick Hasen says lessons learned from 2020 could help secure the vote in 2024.
Thumbnail for "Kamala Harris makes a push to energize Black voters. Will it work?".
Weakening support among Black voters prompts a last-minute push by the Harris campaign. So, what's her message? And is it too late? Diane talks to New York Times reporter Maya King.
Thumbnail for "Thirty years after the Violence Against Women Act".
It has been 30 years since Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act. And yet one in three women will experience abuse in their lifetime. Journalist Rachel Louise Snyder talks about progress made — and work to be done -- to end domestic violence.
Thumbnail for "Dr. Francis Collins on faith, science and healing our divisions".
Former NIH director Francis Collins talks about his new book, "The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust."
Thumbnail for "Remembering America's deadliest election".
CNN’s Dana Bash talks about her new book, "America's Deadliest Election" and explains why the violence of 1872 should serve as a cautionary tale for today.
Thumbnail for "Voters say the economy is their top issue. Who has the upper hand?".
The Wall Street Journal's Damian Paletta digs into the economic plans of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris — and how they might affect inflation, the job market, and your pocketbooks.
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The New Yorker's Susan Glasser breaks down the presidential debate – and the state of the race -- as early voting kicks off next week in key battleground states.
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Glenn Kessler is the chief writer of the Fact Checker column in the Washington Post. He joins Diane to talk about truth and lies in the 2024 election.
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