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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 Alexis host conversations that inform, challenge and unify listeners with big ideas and different viewpoints.Want to call/submit your comments during our live Forum program Mon-Fri, 9am-11am? We'd love to...
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What Animal Caregiving Reveals About Us
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Court Battle Over Abortion Access Returns to Center Stage
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It’s Not Personal: When Rejection Gets Political
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Stage Diving into Sonoma County’s Early Punk Scene
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Scammers Pretended To Be Forum's Mina Kim. Here's Why
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Trump’s War in Iran Nears Critical Deadline
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Roundup: The Controversial Weedkiller Sprayed Throughout California Forests
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When Your Devices Fritz And Your Digital Life Is Lost. What Next?
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Have We Learned How to Talk About GLP1s?
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How ‘Muskism’ is Reshaping America
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Tucker Carlson’s Reversal on Trump Raises Questions for MAGA
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How Can We Better Care for Foster Youth?
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What an Accent Can – and Can’t – Say About You
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Remembering Classical Music Icon Michael Tilson Thomas
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When The World Expects Hate, A Palestinian and An Israeli Choose Peace
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Why Do Certain Songs and Bands Go Viral?
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M Gessen Reckons with Familial Crime and Punishment
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The Psychological Toll of Trump’s Immigration Policies on Bay Area Latinos
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Anthropic’s New AI Mythos Is a Cybersecurity Game-Changer
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Paying for Graduate School Is Going To Get Harder
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Rethinking Healing: Insights from Survivors of Extreme Trauma
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CA Prepares for Early Wildfire Season Amidst Slashing of US Forest Service
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Celebrating the Players That Made Women's Basketball
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Bass Legend Melvin Gibbs Shows Us 'How Black Music Took Over the World'
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Viktor Orbán’s Defeat, and the Limits of MAGA Populism
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What Will it Take to End the War in Iran?
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Examining the Fallout From Eric Swalwell’s Sexual Misconduct Allegations
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Will New Tax Provisions Deliver Promised Big, Beautiful Refunds?
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Planet Money Answers Your Big Economic Questions
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Translating the World Through Literature
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Amy Goodman Wants Corporate Media to ‘Steal This Story, Please!’
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Division Grows Among U.S. Catholics Over Trump Policies
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AI Data Center Opponents Fight Back at Local Level
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What Can Y2K Tweens from Santa Rosa Teach Us About Childhood Creativity?
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ICE Shifts Strategy, Detaining Thousands of Kids
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How Apple Has Changed the Bay Area and the World
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How the Iran War Has Isolated the US From Its Allies
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Trump Administration Wants to Replace Cuba’s Government, But What Would Come Nex...
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Inside California’s Crowded Governor’s Race
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Why Aren’t Doctors Better At Diagnosing Illnesses?
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How L.A. Cleaned Its Air—and What It Means for Climate Policy Today
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California Farmers Struggle to Weather the Agriculture Crisis
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Fewer Friends, More Pressure: The State of ‘American Men’
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Why We’re Headed Back to the Moon For the First Time in Half a Century
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Planning to Vote By Mail This November? What Californians Need to Know
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San Francisco Has Tried to Make its Streets Safer for Pedestrians – Has it Worke...
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In New Book, Sen. Cory Booker Urges Americans to Take a 'Stand'
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A Close Look at the Earth's Tiniest, and its Most Vast, Wonders
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How Can Climate Entertainment Help Us Talk About Climate Change?
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Campus Closures and Teacher Layoffs: Bay Area Public Schools In Crisis
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