Singer, Songwriter, Author, and Activist JOAN BAEZ discusses her book of poetry When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance: Poems, with Journalist, Author and Host of On My Mind Podcast DIANE REHM.
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Diane Rehm began her radio career in 1973 as a volunteer for WAMU, the NPR member station in Washington, D.C. She went on to become a host and producer. In 1979, she began hosting WAMU’s local morning talk show, Kaleidoscope, which was renamed The Diane Rehm Show in 1984. The Diane Rehm Show grew into a program with international reach and a weekly on-air audience of nearly 3 million.
In 2016, Diane brought her unique mix of curiosity, honesty, intimacy and four decades of hosting experience to the podcast world with On My Mind. She also hosts a monthly book club series, Diane Rehm Book Club, at WAMU. Rehm is the author of five best-selling books. In 2014, President Barack Obama presented Rehm with the National Humanities Medal. Rehm was named a Fellow by the Society of Professional Journalists, the highest honor the society bestows on a journalist, for extraordinary contributions to the profession.