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We're turning the mic around for a new series: #AskDiane. Post your questions through Dec. 16; Diane will answer them via video over the holidays. (She's all ears).
We're turning the mic around for a new series: #AskDiane. Post your questions through Dec. 16; Diane will answer them via video over the holidays. (She's all ears).
Is this week's FBI decision on Hillary Clinton going to change any voters' opinions? Our Domestic News Roundup panel discussed. Full show: http://wamu.fm/29nVapH

"People are going to have to put down their biases on all sides," if there's going to be any action on gun control legislation, The Wall Street Journal's Damian Paletta says. Full show: http://wamu.fm/29nVapH

According to data The Economist's David Rennie cited on our show today, around 500 people have been killed by police in the U.S. so far this year. Meanwhile, in the past year British police have only fired their weapons in the line of duty six times. Full show: wamu.fm/29nVapH.
“When people set out to buy [high-quality foods] and spend their money on them, I want them to get the real thing,” Larry Olmsted told us—here's his shopping advice:
We're talking about the week's U.S. news, from last night's police shootings in Dallas to the FBI director's statements on Hillary Clinton—watch live:
The fatal shootings of African-American men by police in Baton Rouge and Minnesota. Congress questions the FBI director about his decision not to recommend charges against Hillary Clinton over an email server. And the latest job numbers.
Leaders of two dozen NATO countries convene a two-day summit in Warsaw. President Obama announces the U.S. will keep a force of 8,400 troops in Afghanistan. And the fallout from Brexit continues.
"Gosford Park" was Julian Fellowes' first big success, but he told us, "I never thought it would get made," and he certainly never expected to win an Oscar. Here, he tells Diane the story of the night he won, and the lead-up to that point. Full conversation: http://wamu.fm/29yQWh3.
Missing Downton Abbey? Never fear: Julian Fellowes is back with a new novel—and he's taking your questions Thursday.
Behind the mic: Diane this morning with Larry Olmsted, author of "Real Food, Fake Food: Why You Don’t Know What You’re Eating & What You Can Do About It." Their full conversation: wamu.fm/29kzi40.
In the past week, there have been terrorist attacks in Iraq, Bangladesh, Turkey and other countries, killing hundreds.
Cancer experts agree that the HPV vaccine could help prevent tens of thousands of cancer cases—but public health officials warn that inoculation rates are too low.
As the smoke from this weekend's fireworks clears, we'll catch you up on what's happening in politics.
One of the most well-known stories in the American Revolution is the tale of Benedict Arnold and his infamous treason. Less well-known, however, is Arnold's heroism as an American general, and his close relationship with George Washington.
"We live in a culture that sort of says...that middle age is a time of loss," Mary Chapin Carpenter told us. "But what I've discovered is that the great inspiration of life comes to you at this time. It's the idea that, to quote one of my favorite poets, GK Chesterton: 'The soul survives its adventures.'"