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Fri. 7/6/12
Summer Reads
Fri. 7/6/12
Summer Reads
The Emily Rooney Show
We hear from area authors and literary insiders who reveal what’s on their summer reading lists. Plus we open up the phone lines and take your recommendations.
Thurs. 7/5/12
White House Burning
Thurs. 7/5/12
White House Burning
The Emily Rooney Show
We're joined by the authors of White House Burning, which argues that the national debt is eating away at America's future and that the consequences will be dire.
Wed. 7/4/12
Elizabeth The Queen: The Life Of A Modern Monarch
Wed. 7/4/12
Elizabeth The Queen: The Life Of A Modern Monarch
The Emily Rooney Show
In honor of Independence Day, we aired a special rewind episode about Elizabeth the Queen.
Wed. 7/4/12
Rebecca Eaton's 'Masterpiece'
Wed. 7/4/12
Rebecca Eaton's 'Masterpiece'
The Emily Rooney Show
A special rewind episode featuring Masterpiece Executive Producer Rebecca Eaton in the studio to discuss Downton Abbey's success and how she plans to stay on top.
Tues. 7/3/12
In The Studio With Dan Bern
Tues. 7/3/12
In The Studio With Dan Bern
The Emily Rooney Show
Our resident provocateur Steve Almond returns with an in-studio performance by Dan Bern and his backing band, Common Rotation.
Tues. 7/3/12
One On One With Tom Hamilton
Tues. 7/3/12
One On One With Tom Hamilton
The Emily Rooney Show
Tom Hamilton joins us – ahead of Aerosmith’s North American Tour – to explain what keeps him, Steven Tyler and the rest of the “Bad Boys From Boston” going after 40 years.
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Just days after the departure of American troops, sectarian tensions – long held at bay – begin to escalate in Iraq. A series of coordinated attacks across Baghdad today have left 60 people dead – and 200 more injured. With the political climate in such rapid decline, can we really claim the war was worth the price paid? And, how can the US and the international community at large assist Iraq through its recovery and reconstruction? Do we have a moral imperative to stay engaged?Guests:
Nicholas Burns, professor of the practice of diplomacy and international politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, former U.S. Under Secretary of State Linda Bilmes, senior lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. She is featured in the documentary about the war, No End In Sight Michael O'Hanlon, director of research and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, where he specializes in national security and defense policy. His most recent book is The Wounded Giant: America's Armed Forces in an Age of AusterityLinks:
Read Nicholas Burns’ Opinion piece, Iraq War Damaged US Credibility (The Boston Globe) Read Linda Bilmes' Opinion piece, What Have We Learned? (The Boston Globe) Check out Linda Bilmes blog, Three Trillion Dollar War 
