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KQED's Forum
Forum tells remarkable and true stories about who we are and where we live. In the first hour, Alexis Madrigal convenes the diverse voices of the Bay Area, before turning to Mina Kim for the second hour to chronicle and center Californians’ experience. In an increasingly divided world, Mina and Alex...
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Yewande Komolafe on Disability, Cooking and the Restorative Power of a Good Meal
New York Times cooking writer and columnist Yewande Komolafe has long loved the solitary, meditative act of crafting intricate meals and comfort foods...
George Saunders Takes on Mortality, Morality and Climate, Comically, in New Novel ‘Vigil’
George Saunders is one of America’s most celebrated writers. His worlds and characters often live in a reality just beyond or behind our own, and his...
Historian Jarvis Givens on Who Made Black History
This February marks 100 years of celebrating Black History month, which began as just a week in 1926. Now, as political efforts to scrub Black history...
Hearing Aids Work. So Why Don’t More People Wear Them?
Stigma. Discomfort. High pitched feedback. These are some reasons that people opt out of wearing hearing aids. Yet, hearing loss has been linked to de...
How Do You Friction-Maxx?
“Friction-maxxing,” a term coined by The Cut columnist Kathryn Jezer-Morton, is the art of adding more inconvenience to our lives —as technology pushe...
Are Social Media Companies Responsible for Screen Addiction in Kids?
For years, experts, educators and parents have sounded alarms about the dangers of kids spending too much time on screens and now, artificial intellig...
How Prop 50 and Governor’s Race Are Shaping Early Midterm Projections
The 2026 midterm elections may be in November, but they’re top of mind for California voters who will elect a new governor this year and who passed Pr...
Are We 'Overinvested' in Our Kids?
There is near consensus on one facet of American life these days: parenting is hard. In surveys, most parents report being exhausted. Parenting is cen...
What's the Endgame in DHS Brutality?
The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti on Saturday, the second U.S. citizen killed by federal agents in Minneapolis this month, is drawing bipartisan outra...
China’s Push for Renewable Energy is Good for the Planet, but Maybe Not for the U.S.
At Davos, Donald Trump claimed that China doesn’t use wind energy, or in his words, “windmills.” He could not be more wrong. In 2024, China accounted...
California ER Doctors Reflect on ‘The Pitt’ Effect
The popular HBO drama “The Pitt,” set in a Pittsburgh emergency trauma center, is having an impact on real-world healthcare. Doctors across California...
What Should Replace San Francisco Centre?
After years of being known as a defunct mall, San Francisco Centre officially closed last weekend leaving 1.2 million square feet of vacant space. The...
With Rare Candor, FBI Employees Sound Alarms about Kash Patel’s Leadership
It’s been nearly a year since Kash Patel took the helm of the FBI, a period New York Times reporter Emily Bazelon says has been “marred by vendettas,...
Heather Cox Richardson on Trump's Impact on Democracy
Calling out ICE and the National Guard to police Los Angeles, Portland and Minneapolis. DOGE and the evisceration of government institutions. Invading...
Meklit Hadero Reimagines Ethiopian Folk Songs: Live in Studio
San Francisco-based, Ethiopian-born singer-songwriter Meklit Hadero and her band join us live in the studio to play from her new album, “A Piece of In...
Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen on Freeing Ourselves from Metrics
Have you ever achieved a high GPA, crushed your Duolingo streak, or seen a surge of likes on social media… only to feel weirdly empty? Philosopher C....
Orphaned Ukrainian Children Navigate Loss and Recovery Amid War
Russia’s war in Ukraine has orphaned some 2000 Ukrainian children, leaving them with physical and psychological wounds and adult responsibilities beyo...
Could Greenland Become the 51st State?
Donald Trump has made clear that he wants Greenland, and is willing to upset allies to get it. After escalating threats, on Tuesday, Trump said on Tr...
Should California Impose a Tax on Billionaires?
A California health care union is campaigning for a ballot measure that would impose a one-time “wealth tax” on the state’s roughly estimated 200 bill...
What the Closure of California College of the Arts and Vanderbilt Expansion Mean for the Bay Area
California College of the Arts’ announcement last week that it would close by the end of the next academic year stunned many in the Bay Area arts comm...
‘When Trees Testify’ They Tell the Story of Black American History
In her new book “When Trees Testify,” plant biologist Beronda L. Montgomery examines the ways trees are intertwined with Black American history as wel...
How Much Do You Wanna Bet…On The News?
Gambling has crept into the news, with prediction markets offering betting odds on everything from Taylor Swift’s wedding date to the U.S. acquisition...
California’s Iranian Diaspora Despairs Over Brutal Crackdown
At least 2,600 protesters have been killed in Iran’s brutal crackdown on anti-government protests, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency...
Reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy in the Age of Trump
In his second term as president, Donald Trump has dismantled programs that promote equality, fired Black officials from high ranking positions, and ha...
How to Be a 'Super Ager' With Dr. Eric Topol
Cardiologist and genetic researcher Dr. Eric Topol wrote the book on “Super Agers,” distilling everything that modern medicine can teach us about boos...
When Smoke Gets in Your Wine
Buttery notes. Hints of cherry. A wisp of chocolate. All are desirable tastes in wine. But what happens when the grapes have been exposed to wildfire...
How Are You Handling Increased Health Insurance Premiums?
Californians have until January 31 to sign up for health insurance provided by Covered California, the state’s Obamacare plan. Because Congress let he...
Concerns Over ICE Training and Tactics Reach Boiling Point
An ICE officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good last week in Minneapolis—and the Trump administration’s response — have stirred both outrage and...
How Trump Redefined the Power of the Presidency One Year Into Second Term
President Donald Trump has redefined the authority of the American presidency. In a recent interview with the New York Times, he said he is constraine...
New California IVF Law Dramatically Expands Access
In vitro fertilization, or IVF, can cost upwards of $20,000 in California — for one cycle. For that reason, it’s put financial strain on many Californ...
Author Mo Willems on Inspiring Young Readers Through Interactive Stories
You may know Mo Willems from his books about “The Pigeon” – who asks, pleads, even demands to do things like drive a school bus. Or from unlikely best...
As Sea Levels Rise, What Will It Take to Protect the Bay Area From Flooding?
Marin Country rang in the New Year with the worst flooding in decades. Heavy storms combined with king tides turned parts of Highway 101 into lakes, p...
RFK's Vaccine and Dietary Directives and the Future of Public Health
Americans are getting their clearest picture yet of how thoroughly Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is remaking federal public health policy. In a move that’s dr...
Anger, Protests and Questions Follow ICE Shooting
The fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has sparked protests and anger in the Bay Are...
In Final State of the State, Governor Newsom Lays Out Vision for California in 2026
On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his final State of the State address laying out his vision for California – in contrast to what he calls...
What to Eat in the Bay Area in 2026
From convenience store pork chops to a distinct take on Peking duck, KQED food editor Luke Tsai discovered a lot of great dishes over the year. He joi...
What Are Your 2026 Predictions?
Get out your crystal ball, trust your spidey-senses and look back at 2025’s major takeaways, because it’s time to help us predict 2026. Whether you th...
Is This Menopausal Brain Fog Or Am I Losing My Mind?
When writer Anna Holmes began to get forgetful, she wondered if it was middle age, menopause or dementia-inflected memory loss. The brain fog made her...
What the Military Extraction of Venezuela's President Means for Global Politics and Oil
Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin has been sounding the alarm about creeping authoritarianism, warning of military forces on U.S. streets and extrajudic...
San Francisco Blackouts Raise Concerns about PG&E and Robotaxis
A blackout that left one-third of San Francisco customers without power – some up to three days – was one of six outages that plagued PG&E throughout...