Diane Rehm to appear on ABC's "Medical Mysteries"

Diane Rehm will be featured on ABC's "Medical Mysteries" at 10 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 19. The segment focuses on spasmodic dysphonia.

WAMU 88.5's The Kojo Nnamdi Show to broadcast live from Democratic and Republican national conventions

The Kojo Nnamdi Show, WAMU 88.5's daily live call-in talk show connecting local communities with the world, will present special live broadcasts from Denver, Colo., the site of the Democratic National Convention, Monday, Aug. 25 through Friday, Aug. 29; and from Minneapolis, Minn., the site of the Republican National Convention, Monday, Sept. 1 through Friday, Sept. 5. The broadcasts, hosted by Kojo Nnamdi, will air at noon, E.D.T. Specific show topics and guests will be available at wamu.org as they are confirmed.

WAMU 88.5 launches social network for listeners

WAMU 88.5 has launched a social network for its listeners called The Conversation. The Conversation is an online meeting place for WAMU 88.5 listeners, producers, hosts, and reporters. Listeners need only go to conversation.wamu.org and fill out a profile to join.

Diane Rehm on the "Public" in Public Radio

This station could not exist without the support of its listeners and members. In this short video message, Diane Rehm talks about the "public" in public radio: you.

"New" Music by Eva Cassidy

Singer Eva Cassidy released only two albums during her lifetime. Outside the DC region, she was virtually unknown as a performer. But since her death in 1996, several compilations of her work have been released -- and something shocking happened: she became an international phenomenon. In Britain alone, she's topped the music charts three times. A half-a-dozen albums later, there's still more. The new CD, Somewhere, manages to uncover an entirely new set of Eva Cassidy recordings. David Furst speaks with Eva's parents, Hugh and Barbara Cassidy.