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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 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…
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Oakland A’s President on the Team’s Role During These Unprecedented Times
The Oakland Athletics, who stand at the top of their division, will take the field for the first time on Friday after a positive coronavirus case caused the…
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Roberto Lovato Reconstitutes His Family’s History in ‘Unforgetting’
At the outset of his new memoir "Unforgetting," San Francisco-based journalist and author Roberto Lovato says that epic history is best understood as a…
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Major Police Reform Bills Fail in California Legislature
Facing strong opposition from law enforcement groups, a measure that would have allowed California to remove police officers who commit serious misconduct…
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The Long History of White Supremacy in American Christianity
In his new book, “White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity,” author Robert P. Jones examines how Christian religious…
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Russia is Meddling in the US Election Again
The Russian group that interfered in the 2016 election is again targeting Americans with misinformation online. That's according to Facebook and Twitter, who…
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Trump Administration Weakens Coal Waste Rules in Latest Environmental Rollback
This week, the EPA finalized its plan to ease federal rules governing the disposal of contaminated waste from coal-fired power plants. The rollback is the…
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California’s New Tiered Reopening System Underway with Mixed Reaction
On Monday, indoor shopping malls, hair salons and barber shops opened with reduced capacity in many areas of California under a new four-tiered framework…
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How to Fix Distance Learning with the Man Behind Khan Academy
K-12 education has gone online, prompting no shortage of complaints from parents and kids alike. But as teachers get better at engaging students with screens…
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Lysley Tenorio’s Latest Book Tells of Coming of Age in Colma
Author Lysley Tenorio’s new novel, “The Son of Good Fortune,” depicts the coming-of-age story of Excel, a young undocumented person living in the United States…
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Biden, Local Leaders Say President Trump is Inciting Violence in Cities
In an address Monday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said President Trump is "stoking violence in our cities," a charge echoed by state and local…
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COVID-19 Survivors Share Their Stories
For most of 2020, the coronavirus pandemic laid siege to California with the state now counting more than 700,000 confirmed cases. But statistics, while…
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The Chicano Moratorium’s 50-Year Legacy
Aug. 29 marks 50 years since the National Chicano Moratorium Against the Vietnam War took place in the streets of East Los Angeles. Targeting the war's…
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Gov. Newsom Announces Eviction Moratorium, But Not Everyone is Happy
On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a tentative eviction moratorium deal between lawmakers and advocacy groups for landlords and tenants. The deal comes as…
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Northern California Wildfires Update
We’ll get an update on the northern California wildfires and Bay Area air quality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Music Getting You Through 2020
2020 has been a tough year so far and we’re all figuring out how to feel all the different feelings that come up in these unprecedented times. One way people…
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CDC Flip-Flops on Coronavirus Testing Guidelines
New CDC guidelines for asymptomatic coronavirus testing caused an uproar this week. The advice was that people who’ve been exposed to the coronavirus but don’t…
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Republican National Convention Recap
We’ll recap the week in politics, including President Trump’s acceptance speech last night at the Republican National Convention, and the continuing racial…
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How To Vote This November
With the 2020 election just over two months away, it’s time to start thinking about the logistics of voting. To make voting easier and safer during the…
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NBA Players Strike in Response to Police Shooting of Jacob Blake
On Wednesday, players for the Milwaukee Bucks declined to take the court for game 5 of their playoff series with the Orlando Magic, to protest the police…
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Protests Over Police Shooting of Jacob Blake Continue
As protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake continue in Wisconsin, the state's Democratic governor Tony Evers, called up an additional 500 National…
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Wildfires 101
We’ll get an update on the Bay Area wildfires. Then--everything you want to know about wildfire, but are afraid to ask. What does "containment" mean? How big…
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Republican National Convention Update, Jean Guerrero on ‘Hatemonger’
Trump advisor Kimberly Guilfoyle threw blows at her home state during the Republican National Convention on Monday, saying Democrats turned California into “a…
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UC Berkeley Chancellor Faces Budget Shortfall As Academic Year Kicks Off
Wednesday marks the start of classes at the University of California, Berkeley. Like other colleges and universities across the country, the school is trying…
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How To Cope in a Time of Cumulative Stress and Anxiety
A wide swath of stressors -- the coronavirus pandemic, economic recession, wildfires, upcoming election, remote learning, and racism, to name a few -- are…
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How to Effectively Help Those Affected by Wildfires
As wildfires rage across the Bay Area, many of those who can help are offering their support through donations. But relief organizations like American Red…
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The Link Between Climate Change and Wildfires
Record-breaking heat, dry vegetation, and lightning each played a role in sparking wildfires that have burnt more than one million acres across California. But…
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Northern California Wildfires Update
We’ll get the latest on the wildfires raging throughout northern California and discuss the firefighter shortage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Democrats Nominate Biden and Harris for Democratic Ticket at ‘Unconventional Convention’
At a virtual event this week that was termed an "unconventional convention” due to the pandemic, the Democratic Party nominated former Vice President Joe Biden…
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Coronavirus Compounded With Wildfires Raise Stress and Anxiety
Californians fatigued from wrestling with the coronavirus pandemic, economic downturn and months of sheltering in place are now dealing with another disaster…
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Bay Area Wildfire Updates and Where to Find Information in an Emergency
As three major fire complexes continue to scorch more than 300,000 acres across northern California, we’ll get an update on containment and evacuations. We'll…
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Uber and Lyft Threaten to Suspend Operations in California
In a standoff with California courts, ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft have threatened to shut down operations in the state if forced to reclassify their…
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Wildfires in Northern and Central California Vastly Expand Overnight
We get the latest on the wildfires spreading through northern and central California and hear from health experts about how best to protect yourself from smoke…
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Wildfires Force Thousands to Evacuate, Worsen Air Quality across Bay Area
Wildfires raging across northern California forced thousands to flee their homes Wednesday morning. The most urgent situation unfolded in Vacaville, where a…
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More Rotating Power Outages ‘Imminent’ as California’s Heat Wave Continues
While rotating power outages were averted on Monday, by Tuesday afternoon the California Independent System Operator, which manages the state's power grid, had…
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Congressman Adam Schiff on Senate Russia Report, Federal COVID-19 Response
On Tuesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee released its final report detailing its three-year investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election…
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Investigation Uncovers How PG&E Fought Wildfire Safety Regulations for a Decade
In the wake of the 2018 Camp Fire that decimated the Northern California city of Paradise, PG&E officials framed such devastating blazes as a relatively new…
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California Sues Trump Administration Over USPS Reductions, Election Threat
On Tuesday, U.S. Postal Service postmaster general Louis DeJoy announced that he would suspend until after the November election operational reforms and…
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Historian Carol Anderson on Voting Rights and the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage
The right to vote is a fundamental part of democracy -- a right, however, that hasn't always been afforded or guaranteed to all in the United States. August 18…
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California Approves Onsite Instruction for Children with Disabilities
Students with disabilities in California will be able to receive face-to-face instruction at schools this fall. Gov. Gavin Newsom and State Board of Education…
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‘Separated’ Recounts Trump Administration’s ‘Deliberate and Systematic’ Family Separation Policy
In June 2018, NBC News and MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff became one of the first journalists allowed entry into Casa Padre, a Texas facility holding more…
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Thousands of Elder Care Homes at Heightened Risk of Wildfire, KQED Finds
A new KQED investigation finds that more than a third of senior care facilities are at heightened risk for wildfires. Many aren't ready for emergencies. That…
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In a World Beset by Pandemic and Strife, Comedy Can Help
Why comedy, and why now? That's the question that media and social change scholar Caty Borum Chattoo poses at the outset of her book, "A Comedian and An…
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Bay Area Sports Writer Joan Ryan on the ‘Intangibles’ of Team Performance
After following the notoriously bad relationship between baseball icons Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent as well as the meteoric path of the Giants, Bay Area based…
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Zach Norris On ‘Building Secure, Just, and Inclusive Communities’
As President Trump counters calls to defund the police and end systemic racism with demands for “law and order,” many Americans feel the country is deeply…
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Pandemic Forces Thousands of Bay Area Businesses to Close for Good
By now, people are becoming used to seeing social media posts and articles about their favorite businesses closing for good. Thousands of beloved Bay Area…
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Covid-19 Cases On the Rise Among U.S. Children
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, more than 97,000 Americans aged 18 and younger tested positive for Covid-19 in the last two weeks of July…
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Kamala Harris Chosen as Biden’s VP
In a long awaited decision, democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has selected California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. Harris will be the…
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How Climate Change Could Cause Massive Global Migration
In the next 50 years, more than a million climate migrants could come to the United States from Central America if nothing is done to curb carbon emissions…
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UCLA Study: Less Snow and More Rainfall Spell Trouble for California
By the 2070s, climate change will reduce snowpack and increase extreme rainfall in the Sierra Nevada and California’s reservoirs will likely be overwhelmed…
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Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Isabel Wilkerson Examines America’s Caste System
In her new book, “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson presents an examination of what she sees as America’s…
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Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman on How to Sustain ‘Big Friendship’
A close friendship can be one of the most fulfilling, and most challenging, relationships of our lives. In their book “Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other…
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CNN’s Jim Sciutto on Trump’s Erratic Foreign Policy Approach
In his new book "The Madman Theory," CNN anchor and Chief National Security correspondent Jim Sciutto highlights how President Trump’s unpredictable…
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Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh on the Power of Street Art as Protest
Musician Nina Simone once said "an artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times." We're now seeing a reflection of our times -- the fight…
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How to Chart a Path out of QAnon and Other Cult-like Communities
QAnon, the online conspiracy group that traffics in baseless theories about a Satan-worshipping deep state, counts among its defenders Republican congressional…
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Pandemic Brings a Rise in Hunger in the Bay Area
For Bay Area food banks, securing funding and supplies is increasingly difficult during the pandemic. The challenges come as the need for food assistance is…
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Benjamin Jealous, President of People For the American Way, on Saving the U.S. Postal Service
With less than 90 days to the November election, concerns are mounting that the Trump Administration is actively undermining the U.S. Postal Service. Although…
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Former Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe on the Latest Political News
Since former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe published “A Citizen’s Guide to Beating Donald Trump” back in early March, there have been major developments…
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Ahead of School Year Start, Teachers Raise Concerns About Remote and In-Person Instruction Alike
As school districts around the country issue pandemic education plans, there’s widespread concern among teachers about safety, equity and how to make the most…
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Nurses Stage National Protests for More Protective Equipment and Safer Working Conditions
On August 5, thousands of nurses across the country staged protests to highlight the lack of personal protective equipment and other challenges they continue…
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Census Count to End a Month Early Stoking Fears of an Undercount
The Census Bureau is ending its population count a month early, though nearly 40 percent of the country has yet to fill out the forms. Census Bureau director…