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Diane Rehm: On My Mind

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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.

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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 28min
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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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The New York Times recently ranked the top hundred books of the century so far. The number one spot went to "My Brilliant Friend" by Elena Ferrante. In 2015 Diane hosted an in-depth discussion of the novel – and the mystery surrounding its author. We revisit that conversation.
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Revisiting Diane’s 2020 with Jesse Wegman, author of “Let the People Pick the President.” They talked about the creation of the Electoral College and why he says it’s time to rethink our presidential election system.
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Journalist Helaine Olen explains how private equity and corporate takeovers are reshaping the pet care industry – and raising your bill.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci talks about his groundbreaking work on HIV/AIDS, the relationship between politics and public health, and whether the country is ready for the next pandemic.
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President Biden's plan to reform the Supreme Court. Legal analyst Harry Litman breaks down the proposals and explains why he thinks Democrats are playing the long game.
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The ongoing threat of political violence in America. The Atlantic’s Adrienne France looks at how the escalating divisions and rhetoric are fueling attempts against our leaders and ordinary citizens.
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The Republican National Convention, J.D. Vance and the myths and realities of Project 2025. Diane talks to Andrew Prokop of Vox about the emerging picture of a Trump second term.
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A Diane Rehm Book Club conversation with Sheila Johnson, the nation's first Black female billionaire, recorded live at WAMU's Black Box Theater. They discussed her memoir "Walk Through Fire."

What the Harris-Trump debate says about the state of the race

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September 12, 202432min 38sec

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris met on stage for their first, and likely only, debate of the campaign Tuesday night, just a week before early voting kicks off in Pennsylvania, one of the most critical battleground states of the election.

Over an hour and a half Harris needled Trump on everything from crowd sizes to getting “fired” by the American people.

With each jab the former president seemed to become more enraged, his anger distracting him from his own talking points and allowing Harris to set the agenda.

Headlines across the country declared a clear victory for Harris and Trump now says that he will not debate her again. 

But how much will all this matter at the polls? The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser joins Diane to help answer that question.  

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