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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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If We Are in an AI Bubble, What Happens if it Pops?
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Conspiracy Theory Expert Experiences Eaton Fire Disinformation Firsthand
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Is The Student Loan Safety Net Unraveling?
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Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales on How to Build Trust
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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan Takes Your Questions
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David Sanger on President Trump's Erratic Foreign Policy
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How Día de Los Muertos Continues to Evolve
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What Does Costco Mean to You?
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‘Check, Please!,’ the Bay Area’s Longest Running Dinner Party, Turns 20
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Voting Rights Under Scrutiny as Redistricting Wars Escalate
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No End in Sight for Federal Shutdown. What Does It Mean for the Bay Area?
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Joyce Vance on Why We Can’t Give up on Our Democracy
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In Search of Home Part 4: Strategies For Building Permanent Homes for the Unhous...
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When Everyone’s a Critic, Who Should You Trust?
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Trump Ramps Up Military Strikes and Troops Near Venezuela, Amid Questions About...
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What’s Your Favorite Children’s Book?
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You Can Buy a Burrito on Installment. But Should You?
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David Brooks on 'Why America Needs a Mass Movement – Now'
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Fired Federal Immigration Judges Speak Out
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California Takes On Potent Synthetic Drug 7-OH
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How Intelligence – Both Human and Artificial – Happens
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Rabbi Calls for Boundless Compassion Amid Divides
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What Steep Health Insurance Price Hikes Could Mean for Nearly 2 Million Californ...
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Federal Workers Face New Round of Layoffs as Labor Rights Under Attack
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Cory Doctorow on Why the Internet Got So Terrible, So Fast, and What to Do About...
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SF Poet Laureate Genny Lim and the Del Sol Quartet’s New Performance Celebrates...
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Get Ready to be ‘Spooked’ this Halloween
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Are You Going to a 'No Kings' Protest? And The Benefits of a 'Best' Friend
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Mychal Threets on Reviving 'Reading Rainbow' And Tech Titans and Trump Want Nati...
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Historian Jill Lepore on Amending the Constitution And Rep. Peter Aguilar on the...
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In “We Survived the Night,” Julian Brave NoiseCat Weaves Memoir with Indigenous...
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Trump and World Leaders Sign Gaza Ceasefire Deal
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In Search of Home Part 3: The Path to Permanent Housing
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MacArthur Genius Grantee Creates Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Solutions
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Emily Baker-White on ‘The War Over TikTok’
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Hustle Culture is Back in Silicon Valley. But Can Workers Sustain a 996 Grind?
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Gov. Newsom Signs Slew of New Bills
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Alice Waters on Why We Need a ‘School Lunch Revolution’
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Supreme Court Term Will Test the Scope of Presidential Power
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The Ever Shifting Landscape of Mainstream Media
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Science Journalist Jon Cohen on Preventing the Next Pandemic
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Deepfake Videos Just Got More Realistic…and More Dangerous
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Why Do We Fall for Charlatans?
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Is It Time for California to Consider a "Soft Secession"?
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Is California’s Largest ICE Detention Center Operating Legally?
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How a Federal Shutdown and New Trump Edicts are Changing Government
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CA Senator Adam Schiff Explains Democrats’ Shutdown Strategy and Easy Ways to Le...
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KQED’s Guide to Fall Arts in the Bay Area
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As the U.S. Experiences a Brain Drain, Who Benefits?
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Samin Nosrat on Nourishing Food, Community and All the ‘Good Things’
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