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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 hear from you! Please dial 866.SF.FORUM or (866) 733-6786 or email [email protected], tweet, or post on Facebook.

San Francisco Voters Decide, Once Again, Whether to Recall an Elected Official

55 mins; September 03, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Why We Need Shade in a Warming World

55 mins; September 02, 2025

Three Bay Area College and University Presidents Reflect on Their Mounting Challenges

55 mins; September 02, 2025

Can We Really Live on Mars?

55 mins; August 29, 2025

Oakland's Fairyland Turns 75, But Remains Ageless

55 mins; August 29, 2025

Remembering Hurricane Katrina With Clint Smith, 20 Years After the Storm

55 mins; August 28, 2025

What Should A Remodel of Fisherman’s Wharf Look Like?

55 mins; August 28, 2025

Should the U.S. Government Own Shares of Private Companies?

55 mins; August 27, 2025

Newsom Charges Ahead with Redistricting Plan, Prompting Republican Lawsuit

55 mins; August 27, 2025

How to Survive Even the Most Awkward Roommate Conflicts

55 mins; August 26, 2025

Single Fathers Are a Growing, But Often Invisible, Demographic

55 mins; August 26, 2025

Why Are Firefighters Battling Wildfires Without Masks?

55 mins; August 25, 2025

Tech Layoffs and Higher Than Average Unemployment: A Close Look at the Bay Area’s Job Market

55 mins; August 25, 2025

Are We in An Analog Revival?

55 mins; August 22, 2025

Pay for College Athletes Kicks Off New Era of College Sports

55 mins; August 22, 2025

Leading Pediatric Group Splits with CDC Over Vaccine Recommendations

55 mins; August 21, 2025

The Mundane and the Meaningful Moments Found in the Notes App of Your Phone

55 mins; August 21, 2025

Inside the Democrats’ Campaign Spam Machine

55 mins; August 20, 2025

Exploited Robots and a Commitment to Community Populate 2060’s San Francisco in Annalee Newitz’s ‘Automatic Noodle’

55 mins; August 20, 2025

California at the Center of New Legal Battles Over Abortion

55 mins; August 19, 2025

Will New CEQA Reforms Bring More Housing to California?

55 mins; August 19, 2025

Trump and Putin Meet in Alaska as Russia Continues to Attack Ukraine

55 mins; August 18, 2025

What New CEQA Reforms Aimed at Streamlining Housing Production Mean for the Environment

55 mins; August 18, 2025

Love It or Hate It, the Presidential Fitness Test Is Making a Comeback

55 mins; August 15, 2025

Is Your Perfectionism a Problem?

55 mins; August 15, 2025

UCLA Faces $1 Billion Fine in Trump Administration’s Latest Battle with Higher Education

55 mins; August 14, 2025

Trump’s Tariff Policy Raising Prices of Coffee, Clothing and More

55 mins; August 14, 2025

AI Reshapes the Economy and Roils Geopolitics, Even as GPT-5 Fizzles

55 mins; August 13, 2025

As Medicaid Cuts Loom, California Health Clinics Face Uncertain Future

55 mins; August 13, 2025

California Governor’s Race Shifts as Harris, Kounalakis Say They’re Not Running

55 mins; August 12, 2025

What Does Donald Trump’s Use of the National Guard Mean for our Democracy?

55 mins; August 12, 2025

Why We Need Shade in a Warming World

55 mins; August 11, 2025

Shoshana Walter’s ‘Rehab’ Finds Corruption, Profiteering and Dismal Rates of Recovery In America’s Drug Treatment System

55 mins; August 11, 2025

Why Is Gen Z Having Less Sex?

55 mins; August 08, 2025

Fed Up With the Apps, Daters Turn to Old School Set Ups

55 mins; August 08, 2025

Starvation in Gaza Persists Despite Increased Aid Deliveries

55 mins; August 07, 2025

California Considers More Drilling and Other Concessions to Big Oil as Refineries Plan to Close

55 mins; August 07, 2025

Is the American Media Caving to Trump?

55 mins; August 06, 2025

Why Americans Flock to Mexico’s “Molar City” for Dental Care

55 mins; August 06, 2025

California Leaders Eye Special Election to Counter Texas Redistricting Plans

55 mins; August 05, 2025

Trump EPA Makes Major Moves to Repeal Climate Regulation

55 mins; August 05, 2025

Democrats Have Lost Diverse Voters. Can They Get Them Back?

55 mins; August 04, 2025

Dr. Elias Zerhouni Reminds Us Why 'Disease Knows No Politics'

55 mins; August 04, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Jahari Stampley Family Trio Performs Live

55 mins; August 01, 2025

Grateful Dead Keeps on Truckin’ for Its 60th Anniversary

55 mins; August 01, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Have You Lost Something That Once Defined You?

54 mins; July 31, 2025

Kaiser Bans Gender-Affirming Surgery For Minors. What's Next for Transgender Healthcare?

55 mins; July 31, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Tijuana River Pollution Reaches Crisis Point in San Diego County, Scientists Warn

57 mins; July 30, 2025

Why Your Energy Bill Has Gotten So Expensive (and What Can Be Done About It)

57 mins; July 30, 2025

Forum from the Archives: ‘Twist’ Explores Sabotage, Repair and the Hidden Cables Connecting Us

57 mins; July 29, 2025

Where Mainstream Immigration Reporting Falls Short, Ethnic Media Outlets Step Up

57 mins; July 29, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Is It Time to Rethink Pediatric ADHD?

57 mins; July 28, 2025

In Gary Shteyngart’s “Vera, or Faith,” A Child Navigates Family, American Dystopia

57 mins; July 28, 2025

How to Create a Family Archive

57 mins; July 25, 2025

Mariachi San Jose Performs Live in Studio

57 mins; July 25, 2025

What A.I. Means for College Writing

57 mins; July 24, 2025

Alcatraz’s Cultural Legacy Extends Beyond Its Prison Past

57 mins; July 24, 2025

What California’s Billboards Say About Us

57 mins; July 23, 2025

What Happens to the Department of Education After Trump’s Cuts?

57 mins; July 23, 2025

President Trump Tries, Fails to Stem Epstein Files Controversy

57 mins; July 22, 2025

Working Yet Homeless in America

57 mins; July 22, 2025

ICE’s Budget Just Tripled. What’s Next?

57 mins; July 21, 2025

The Threat to California Public Lands

57 mins; July 21, 2025

What Does Keanu Reeves Mean to You?

57 mins; July 18, 2025

Congress Votes to Defund Public Media

57 mins; July 18, 2025

California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Standing Up to the Trump Administration

57 mins; July 17, 2025

Amid War, Bay Area Architects Aid Reconstruction in Ukrainian Town

57 mins; July 17, 2025

The Bay Area is Getting Older — Fast. Are We Ready?

58 mins; July 16, 2025

Does the Label ‘Genius’ Do More Harm than Good?

58 mins; July 16, 2025

Adolescence Under Stress: Why Growing Up Today is Harder than Ever

57 mins; July 15, 2025

Taking Stock of President Trump’s First Six Months

57 mins; July 15, 2025

Why L.A. is a Model for 'the Future of Water Conservation'

57 mins; July 14, 2025

Is Customer Service a Bad Model?

57 mins; July 14, 2025

Forum From the Archives: Sly Stone and the ‘Burden of Black Genius’

57 mins; July 11, 2025

E. Jean Carroll on Being 'One Woman vs. a President'

57 mins; July 11, 2025

Over 100 Dead, Dozens Still Missing As Texas Recovers from Unprecedented Flooding

58 mins; July 10, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Mac Barnett on Why Picture Books are Real Literature

58 mins; July 10, 2025

What the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Means for California

57 mins; July 09, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Alison Gopnik and Anne-Marie Slaughter on Why We’re Not Paying Enough Attention to Caregiving

57 mins; July 09, 2025

What Elizabeth Bruenig Witnessed ‘Inside America’s Death Chambers’

57 mins; July 08, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Celebrating 40 Years of West Coast Literature with Zyzzyva

57 mins; July 08, 2025

Have You Lost Something That Once Defined You?

57 mins; July 07, 2025

Forum From the Archives: SF MOMA Ruth Asawa Retrospective Celebrates Her Art and Life as Educator

57 mins; July 07, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Rick Steves Reflects on a Life of Travel

57 mins; July 04, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Vallejo’s Breakout Star LaRussell Performs In Studio

57 mins; July 04, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Liz Pelly on Spotify and the ‘Cost of the Perfect Playlist’

58 mins; July 03, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Tune-Yards’ Merrill Garbus on How She Makes Her Signature Sounds, Live in Studio

57 mins; July 03, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Tommy Orange and Kaveh Akbar Celebrate their Artistic Mind Meld

58 mins; July 02, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Star On the Rise: August Lee Stevens Performs Live In Studio

57 mins; July 02, 2025

Forum from the Archives: What It’s Like to Parent With Your Friends

58 mins; July 01, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Fremont's Sid Sriram Fuses New Genres with Family Legacy of Traditional Indian Singing

57 mins; July 01, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Remembering George Floyd and the Racial Reckoning He Sparked

58 mins; June 30, 2025

Forum from the Archives: Bay Area Latin Jazz Legend John Santos and Friends Perform Live

57 mins; June 30, 2025

Is It Time to Rethink Pediatric ADHD?

57 mins; June 27, 2025

What’s on Your Summer Reading List?

57 mins; June 27, 2025

Supreme Court Rulings This Term Impact Immigrants, Transgender Youth, EPA Regulations

57 mins; June 26, 2025

In Sara Kehaulani Goo’s ‘Kuleana,’ Culture and Capitalism Collide in Hawaii

57 mins; June 26, 2025

Israel and Iran Reach Tentative Ceasefire

57 mins; June 25, 2025

Local Media Is Dead. But Not in the Bay Area.

57 mins; June 25, 2025

Gen Z Embraces Trades as the College-to-Career Pipeline Cracks

57 mins; June 24, 2025

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