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- Diane Rehm retires
1A was launched following the retirement of Diane Rehm, who had hosted a program at that time slot for 37 years.
- Sex Week 2026
Four shows leading up to Valentine's Day 2026: Gen Z's approach to intimacy, Staying satisfied in middle age, How the golden get down, Artificial and human union.
- Local Spotlight: The dangers of guardianship programs
There are an estimated 1.5 million active adult guardianship cases across the country; guardians control an estimated $50 billion in assets. An investigation by WLRN News found that the Guardianship Program of Dade County sold at least a dozen homes of “incapacitated” people under their care to one Miami real estate company with a link to the Miami City attorney's family. The houses were often resold for hundreds of thousands dollars more than the purchase price. A Bloomberg Law investigation underscores how essential rights of those in guardianship can be taken away, the vast amounts of money companies can gain from their clients, and the challenges of terminating a guardianship once it’s begun.
Host Jen White
Guests
- Danny Rivero, reporter and producer, WLRN
- Ronnie Greene, Chief Investigative Reporter at Bloomberg Law
- Morgan Whitlatch, Director of Supported Decision-Making Initiatives at Center for Public Representation
- Sara Abbott, Formerly protected person under guardianship
- Diana Abbott, Sara's mother and former guardian
- Rise, history, cultural legacy of the AR15 assault rifle (47 min.)
The rise, history, and cultural legacy of the AR15, owned by roughly 5% of U.S. adults and used in 10 of the 17 most deadly mass shootings since 2012.
Host: Jen White
Guests: Jennifer Mascia, reporter, The Trace; John Donohue, III, C. Wendell and Edith M. Carlsmith Professor of Law, Stanford University
Production assistant: Arfie Ghedi
(https://downloads.wamu.org/mp3/1a/23/05/a1230510.mp3)
- David Rennie on President Xi, the Belt and Road Initiative, and his time reporting in China
China, which "boasts the second highest population and the second biggest economy in the world, is becoming a black hole for outsiders trying to look in.
"The Economist's David Rennie is an expert on the country. He's reported in and around Chinese cities and towns since 2018, giving an international correspondent's view into the country.
He also lived there in the late 1990s and has seen how the country has changed. Rennie says reporting from China has become increasingly difficult."
Host: Jen White
Guests: David Rennie, geopolitics editor and columnist, The Economist
Production assistant: Michael Falero
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