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10:00Supreme Court Nominee

Diane and her guests describe what the new Supreme Court nominee would likely bring to the bench and what to expect from Senate confirmation hearings.

Guests

Joan Biskupic, reporter, "USA Today;" author, "Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice;" now working on a biography about Justice Antonin Scalia.

Stuart Taylor, senior writer with National Journal magazine and contributing editor at Newsweek

11:00Readers Review: "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula Le Guin

Listeners join the discussion of the first in a series of books considered to be a classic of fantasy literature. It's a story for readers of all ages about a young man who finds himself by learning from his mistakes, masters the words of power, tames a dragon, and restores the balance between good and evil.

Guests

Jabari Asim, editor-in-chief of Crisis Magazine

E. Ethelbert Miller, poet; director of the African American Resource Center at Howard University, chair of the Washington D.C. Humanities Council. His last book was "How We Sleep on the Nights We Don't Make Love."

Lisa Page, freelance writer who teaches creative writing at George Washington University.

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