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Note: This Sunday, Mar. 21, we will be broadcasting at reduced power while engineers perform some required tower maintenance. Some listeners, particularly in outlying areas, might have trouble with reception. Maintenance is expected to take place from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Diane Rehm, host
Healthcare reform: how last-minute arm twisting and procedural maneuvering could reshape the nation's healthcare system and the political future of members of Congress.
Patricia McConnell is an internationally acclaimed expert on canine behavior and dog training. She talks about training puppies and the special relationship between kids and dogs.
Kojo Nnamdi, host
Washington DC's public health data collection program was recently praised by the Centers for Disease Control. And new statistics show a decline in the District's rate of new AIDS cases and AIDS-related deaths. But good news is mixed with bad in the latest report on sexually-transmitted diseases in our region. We get details, and learn why teenagers and African Americans in heterosexual relationships may face growing risks.
Shep Knacker is a man struggling to pay for his wife's costly cancer treatments. He's not a real person -- but his story is one many Americans will recognize. We talk with novelist Lionel Shriver, who uses Shep's story to explore some uncomfortable areas of morality, humanity, government responsibilities, and cost-benefits analysis that are all prevalent in the American healthcare debate.
David Furst, host
As the nation struggles to recover from recession, many Americans remain out of work. The latest numbers from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics show Washington's jobless rate rose to 12-percent in January.
Being unemployed might not seem like the best time to, say, start giving away your money. But when a 36-year-old man in Northwest D.C. was laid off from his job at a local nonprofit, that's precisely what he decided to do.
Since December, Reed Sandridge has been giving $10 of his savings to a different stranger each day. He calls it The Year of Giving.
Rebecca Sheir meets with Sandridge on Day 86...
Below is a video of Sandridge's conversation with Nathan, a man Sandridge decided to give $10 to on Day 86:
WAMU 88.5 announced today that Caryn Mathes, WAMU 88.5's general manager, has been named One to Watch in Radio Ink's "Most Influential African Americans in Radio" issue. Mathes is among ten people named to the "Ones to Watch" list by the industry trade publication, and the only person from public radio to be recognized.
WAMU 88.5’s The Diane Rehm Show (@drshow) has won a Shorty Award in the #news category, besting five other finalists to win the category. The 2nd Annual Shorty Awards, which took place 7:30 p.m., March 3, in New York City, honor the best producers of short, real-time content on Twitter, a social networking and micro-blogging utility.
There are signs of spring everywhere, and it's not just pollen that you'll find blowing in the wind. The Kites of Asia Day takes place inside the National Air and Space museum on Saturday, March 20th. Andrew Hiller has more.
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