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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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Trump and World Leaders Sign Gaza Ceasefire Deal
At a summit in Egypt on Monday, President Trump and world leaders signed the first phase of a ceasefire agreement aimed at bringing to an end the brut...
In Search of Home Part 3: The Path to Permanent Housing
We continue our series, “In Search of Home: Solutions for the Homelessness Crisis” with an examination of what it takes to help a person experiencing...
MacArthur Genius Grantee Creates Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Solutions
We meet Stanford chemical engineer William Tarpeh, who was recently awarded a 2025 MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. Tarpeh’s work involves developing sy...
Emily Baker-White on ‘The War Over TikTok’
A group of American investors, including Silicon Valley allies of President Trump, is expected to take control of TikTok’s U.S. operations from Chines...
Hustle Culture is Back in Silicon Valley. But Can Workers Sustain a 996 Grind?
According to San Francisco workers, the hustle culture of the pre-pandemic days has returned in the form of long working days and weekends at the offi...
Gov. Newsom Signs Slew of New Bills
The deadline is approaching for Governor Newsom to sign — or veto — any remaining bills passed last month by California’s legislature. He’s recently a...
Alice Waters on Why We Need a ‘School Lunch Revolution’
Alice Waters has changed the way the country thinks about the importance of fresh, organic produce in the more than fifty years since she founded her...
Supreme Court Term Will Test the Scope of Presidential Power
The scope of presidential power is front and center as the Supreme Court begins a new term. Cases on the docket will test Trump’s agenda, including hi...
The Ever Shifting Landscape of Mainstream Media
Amidst funding cuts, massive layoffs, editorial differences and Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks on media, more and more journalists and creators are le...
Science Journalist Jon Cohen on Preventing the Next Pandemic
Preventing the next deadly pandemic, because it’s only a matter of time. Senior Science magazine correspondent Jon Cohen has travelled Vietnam and th...
Deepfake Videos Just Got More Realistic…and More Dangerous
AI video creation software is advancing rapidly and some of its output is very alarming. OpenAI’s Sora, currently the most downloaded app in the App S...
Why Do We Fall for Charlatans?
What makes us vulnerable to charlatans? A new book by journalist Quico Toro takes a close look at charismatic manipulators from literal snake oil pedd...
Is It Time for California to Consider a "Soft Secession"?
California has a massive economy, the power of Hollywood and Silicon Valley, and we grow much of the nation’s food. As the Trump administration target...
Is California’s Largest ICE Detention Center Operating Legally?
California City in Kern county is now home to the state’s largest ICE detention facility after private prison giant CoreCivic formally contracted to r...
How a Federal Shutdown and New Trump Edicts are Changing Government
The government has shut down and President Trump is withholding dedicated funds to blue states, demanding universities sign a pact to get federal fun...
CA Senator Adam Schiff Explains Democrats’ Shutdown Strategy and Easy Ways to Level Up Your Health
As the federal government shutdown extended through a second day, President Trump on Thursday redoubled his threats to carry out mass layoffs, posting...
KQED’s Guide to Fall Arts in the Bay Area
This fall brings Bay Area residents plenty of options for enjoying the arts from the Castro Theatre reopening with a Sam Smith residency after a two y...
As the U.S. Experiences a Brain Drain, Who Benefits?
The United States has for generations been a magnet for students and scholars from around the world seeking higher education and research positions. I...
Samin Nosrat on Nourishing Food, Community and All the ‘Good Things’
Even after the tremendous success of her cookbook, “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat” and the Netflix series it inspired, Samin Nosrat found that, she was lonely...
Forum from the Archives: Jane Goodall Looks to Future of Conservation Movement With Those She's Inspired
Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most beloved primatologists, has died. She was 91. Goodall was a hero of the conservation movement known for her deca...
Democratic Lawmaker Says to Prepare for Long Shutdown
The federal government shut down at midnight on Tuesday after lawmakers failed to reach a deal to continue funding its operations. We hear from Bay Ar...
Pursuit of Political Enemies, Mass Firings and Resignations: A Look Inside Trump’s Justice Department
The politicalization of the Department of Justice took a new turn last week when US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced an indictment against Trump n...
Former CDC Director Tom Frieden on Countering a Public Health Assault
Dr. Tom Frieden, who led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under President Obama, is sounding new alarms about the direction the agency i...
In Search of Home Part 2: What Happens When Someone Loses Their Housing
Forum is continuing our series, “In Search of Home: Solutions for the Homelessness Crisis” with a look into what happens when people lose their housin...
How a Government Shutdown Will Impact California
Federal spending talks ground to a halt this week, with Democrats wanting healthcare subsidies to be included in any approved funding bills. Republica...
Poet Ada Limón’s New Collection 'Startlement' Centers Wonder and Connection
Sonoma native and former U.S. poet laureate Ada Limón’s collection of new and selected poetry contemplates her relationship to nature, the role of art...
So You Want to Work in Hollywood? Here’s How.
Breaking into Hollywood isn’t what it used to be. Two former LA Times editors who have covered the entertainment industry for years offer a road map o...
Why Marin Is Banning Kids From Riding Some E-Bikes
Marin County is known as the birthplace of modern mountain biking and it has long had a robust cycling culture. But lately, motorized e-bikes – some t...
New State Climate Plan To Reduce Energy Costs, Fortify Grid
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law one of the biggest environmental policy overhauls in decades, a package of six bills aimed at meeting Califo...
Can We Really Design Our Way Out of Our Problems?
In her new book, “The Invention of Design: A Twentieth-Century History,” historian and designer Maggie Gram traces the evolution of the field of desig...
What the U.S. Can Learn from Bolsonaro’s Coup Conviction
Tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets over the weekend to protest an amnesty bill for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces 27 year...
Trump Dropped A $100,000 Fee on H-1B Visas and Sent Silicon Valley Spinning
President Trump’s announcement Friday of a $100,000 dollar fee for H-1B visas has thrown the tech world – and communities of immigrants – into states...
Mourning Charlie Kirk, Trump Blames the Left for Political Violence
A memorial service for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk became a political rally on Sunday, as President Trump told the crowd that unlike Kirk...
‘Inherited Inequality’ Challenges the Idea That Two-Parent Homes Are Key to Kids’ Success
For decades, policy makers, politicians, and experts have blamed an absence of Black fathers as the reason Black children tend to not fare as well as...
USAID Died Slowly, Alongside America’s Role in Global Health
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has long been one of the world’s largest providers of contraceptives and disaster relief. But re...
Bay Area Manufacturing: A Thing of the Past or the Future?
The mega-wealthy Silicon Valley group, California Forever, has announced a plan to build a manufacturing town in Solano County. Their intention to bui...
Live on Forum: PRXZM
California synth-pop duo PRXZM joins us in studio for a live musical performance. Classically trained musicians Nick Ortega and Emma Maidenberg host a...
Trump’s Immigration Crackdowns: A Conversation with Florida
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been as full-throated in his support for President Trump’s aggressive immigration policies as California Governor Ga...
What’s Driving California’s Shrinking Prison Population?
California’s prisons were so packed fifteen years ago that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled they violated the Constitution. Today, the state’s prison popu...
How to Be a Tourist in Your Own Town
Locals don’t always like to go where the tourists flock in their own town, and as a result there is a lot that they might be missing. A new program, D...