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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.

How AI in Video Games is Affecting Performers

57 mins; September 13, 2024

The Bay Area Orchestras Bringing Classical Music To A City Near You

57 mins; September 13, 2024

In Transit: Cars Are Getting Bigger and More Dangerous. What Can We Do About It?

57 mins; September 12, 2024

How Much Alcohol is Safe to Consume?

57 mins; September 12, 2024

Recapping the Debate with KQED's Politics Team

57 mins; September 11, 2024

Michael Blecker, Director of Swords to Plowshares, Reflects on a Life of Service

57 mins; September 11, 2024

Kamala Harris Said She’d Appoint a Republican Cabinet Member if Elected. What’s the History of the Practice?

57 mins; September 10, 2024

Harris, Trump to Meet in High Stakes Debate as Race Tightens

57 mins; September 10, 2024

How Abortion Access is Galvanizing Men

57 mins; September 09, 2024

Rebecca Nagle on the Long and Ongoing Battle for Tribal Sovereignty and Land

57 mins; September 09, 2024

Jamil Zaki On Why Cynics Have It All Wrong

57 mins; September 06, 2024

‘My Divo’ Podcast Explores Legacy of Beloved Mexican Singer and Queer Icon Juan Gabriel

57 mins; September 06, 2024

Landmark Stanford Study Asks ‘When Do Women Have the Right to Kill in Self-Defense?’

57 mins; September 05, 2024

How Artificial Intelligence is Used in Healthcare

57 mins; September 05, 2024

How Are Swing States Preparing for Claims of Voter Fraud?

57 mins; September 04, 2024

How the Bay Area Shaped Kamala Harris

57 mins; September 04, 2024

Are You Struggling to Find a Tech Job in California?

57 mins; September 03, 2024

In ‘The Cities We Need,’ Gabrielle Beninder-Viani Celebrates Unassuming Places That Foster Community

57 mins; September 03, 2024

Forum From the Archives: Music Critic Ann Powers on ‘Traveling’ on Singer-Songwriter Joni Mitchell’s Path

57 mins; September 02, 2024

Forum from the Archives: A Sensitive Meathead’s Quest to Get ‘Swole’

57 mins; September 02, 2024

Forum From the Archives: Caitlin Dickerson on the Darién Gap’s Humanitarian Catastrophe

57 mins; August 30, 2024

Small and Big Acts of Kindness Shine in New Book from Upworthy

57 mins; August 30, 2024

Nancy Pelosi Explains 'The Art of Power'

57 mins; August 29, 2024

California Legislature Passes Controversial AI Bill

57 mins; August 29, 2024

Evan Friss on the Enduring Power of ‘The Bookshop’

57 mins; August 28, 2024

San Francisco Superintendent Matt Wayne Talks About Solving the School District’s Budget Crisis

57 mins; August 28, 2024

‘Feeding the Machine’ Spotlights the Human Laborers Behind AI

57 mins; August 27, 2024

Sudan’s ‘Forgotten War’ Places Nation on Brink of ‘Catastrophic’ Famine

57 mins; August 27, 2024

What Science Says About Ketamine’s Risks and Benefits

57 mins; August 26, 2024

Will Nevada and Arizona Pick the Next President?

57 mins; August 26, 2024

After Ukraine Invades Russia, Analysts Assess Risks

57 mins; August 23, 2024

Xochitl Gonzalez Struggles to Understand a Mother that Chose Activism Over Her

57 mins; August 23, 2024

Can California's Universal Transitional Kindergarten Plan Make the Grade?

57 mins; August 22, 2024

Democratic National Convention Puts Bay Area in the Spotlight

57 mins; August 22, 2024

Athletes and Fans Prepare for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

57 mins; August 21, 2024

Nate Silver on the Art of Risking Everything

57 mins; August 21, 2024

Stand-Up Mathematician Matt Parker on Why Triangles are the Best Shape

57 mins; August 20, 2024

What Should the Next President Do to Ease the Housing Crisis?

57 mins; August 20, 2024

Democratic National Convention Opens

57 mins; August 19, 2024

Will the Government Break Up Google?

57 mins; August 19, 2024

Writing Odes to the Everyday with James Parker

57 mins; August 16, 2024

Dungeons and Dragons Celebrates 50 Years of 'Critical Hits’

57 mins; August 16, 2024

Post-Grants Pass, How Are California Cities Approaching Homelessness?

57 mins; August 15, 2024

What’s Next for California Forever’s Proposal to Build a New City in Solano County

57 mins; August 15, 2024

Caitlin Dickerson on the Darién Gap’s Humanitarian Catastrophe

57 mins; August 14, 2024

The Grocery Stores Going Beyond the ‘International Food Aisle’ to Expand Palates

57 mins; August 14, 2024

Endless Parenting: How Our Definition of Child-Rearing Is Changing

57 mins; August 13, 2024

How Local Developers Plan to Transform the Oakland Coliseum Site

57 mins; August 13, 2024

Roxane Gay on Owning a Gun and Standing Her Ground

57 mins; August 12, 2024

Ray Suarez ’s ‘We Are Home’ Centers Voices of Recent Immigrants

57 mins; August 12, 2024

‘American Diva’ Celebrates the Powerful, Strong and Always Fabulous Diva

57 mins; August 09, 2024

'Bird of Four Hundred Voices' Chronicles Los Cenzontles' Mission to Empower Young People Through Mexican Folk Music

57 mins; August 09, 2024

California Regulators Roll Out Plan to Stabilize Home Insurance Market

57 mins; August 08, 2024

Journalist Evan Ratliff Voice Cloned Himself. The Results Were Not What He Expected.

57 mins; August 08, 2024

How Climate Change is Changing the Olympics

57 mins; August 07, 2024

How Will Chevron Headquarters' Move to Texas Impact California's Energy Future?

57 mins; August 07, 2024

Kamala Harris Selects Tim Walz as Her Running Mate

57 mins; August 06, 2024

Why “No Contact” Family Estrangement Is On the Rise

57 mins; August 06, 2024

When Elderly Loved Ones Need Extra Help

57 mins; August 05, 2024

Zooming in with “Deep Look,” KQED’s Award Winning Wildlife Video Series

57 mins; August 05, 2024

Multiple Wildfires Threaten Communities Throughout California

57 mins; August 02, 2024

How Eight Sci-Fi Movies from 1982 Changed Filmmaking

57 mins; August 02, 2024

Feminist Bookstores, Queer Run Clubs and Lesbian Bars: The Power of Third Spaces for Queer Women

57 mins; August 01, 2024

JD Vance Comments on Childless Americans Spark Outrage

57 mins; August 01, 2024

Nathan Thrall Lays Bare Everyday Reality of Life Under Occupation

57 mins; July 31, 2024

Kamala Harris’s Candidacy Puts a Spotlight on Mixed-Raced Identity

57 mins; July 31, 2024

Sean Wang and Joan Chen Reflect on 'Dìdi (弟弟)' Their Coming-of-Age Film Set in Fremont

57 mins; July 30, 2024

Can Biden Get Supreme Court Reforms Passed Before End of Term?

57 mins; July 30, 2024

To Solve the Climate Crisis, Focus on Methane

57 mins; July 29, 2024

How to Know When It’s Time to Go: Retiring on Your Own Terms

57 mins; July 29, 2024

How Modern Autocracy Works

57 mins; July 26, 2024

The Convoluted History of Sex Testing in Elite Women’s Sports

57 mins; July 26, 2024

Who Should Be the VP’s VP?

57 mins; July 25, 2024

Governor Newsom Orders Clearing of Homeless Encampments

57 mins; July 25, 2024

John Vaillant on How Fossil Fuel Extraction Intensifies Wildfire

57 mins; July 24, 2024

Doing Democracy: The Groundgame. Harris and Trump Have Raised Millions. What Will They Do With It?

57 mins; July 24, 2024

Edward Wong Traces China's Evolution Through Father's Eyes

57 mins; July 23, 2024

Silicon Valley Elites Move Right, Embrace Trump

57 mins; July 23, 2024

President Biden Withdraws from Presidential Race, Endorses Kamala Harris

57 mins; July 22, 2024

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When TikTok is Your Doctor

57 mins; July 19, 2024

80 Years After Port Chicago Explosion, US Navy Exonerates 256 Black Sailors

57 mins; July 18, 2024

GOP Spirits High as Republican National Convention Enters Final Stretch

57 mins; July 18, 2024

Jonathan Rosen on His Childhood Best Friend’s Schizophrenia and the ‘Tragedy of Good Intentions’

57 mins; July 17, 2024

Political Violence Has Been On the Rise Well Before Trump Shooting

57 mins; July 17, 2024

Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Classified Documents Case & Once A Foe, Ohio Senator JD Vance Tapped as Trump's Running Mate

57 mins; July 16, 2024

Preview the Olympic Games with Bay Area Athletes

57 mins; July 16, 2024

The Trump Assassination Attempt and How ‘The Reactionary Spirit’ is Threatening Democracy Worldwide

57 mins; July 15, 2024

Republican Convention Kicks off Days After Trump Shooting

57 mins; July 15, 2024

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57 mins; July 12, 2024

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57 mins; July 12, 2024

What Is The Carbon Cost of Our Digital Lives?

57 mins; July 11, 2024

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57 mins; July 11, 2024

On SongWriter Podcast, Musicians Transform Stories Into Songs

57 mins; July 10, 2024

Pressure Grows on President Biden to Step Aside

57 mins; July 10, 2024

John Ganz On the Decade that Changed the Republican Party

57 mins; July 09, 2024

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57 mins; July 09, 2024

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57 mins; July 08, 2024

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