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📻 KQED's daily news call-in program, 9-11 AM on 88.5FM.
🎙️ Co-hosted by Alexis Madrigal (9-10 AM hour) and Mina Kim (10-11 AM hour).
💬 Replies may be used on air.
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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Join @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social and @mina-kim.bsky.social in the studio and watch full Forum episodes on the KQED News YouTube channel.

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🎙️ON AIR:

We listen back to our conversation with Molly Fischer about her new piece “Can the Golden Age of Costco Last?”

📻 Listen:
Forum From the Archives: What Does Costco Mean to You? | KQED
We’ll talk with Molly Fischer about her new piece, “Can the Golden Age of Costco Last?”
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November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

Transgender and nonbinary kids have been in the news a lot lately, but usually they’re not telling their own stories. We’ll hear from those who have lent their voices to the Love You for You series.

❓Tell us about the trans and gender nonconforming youth in your life.

📻 Listen:
Trans Kids Talk With Those Who Love and Support Them in ‘Love You for You’ Series | KQED
Airdate: Monday, November 24 at 9 AM Transgender and nonbinary kids have been in the news a lot lately, but usually they’re not telling their own stories. The California Report Magazine has been…
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November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to Julia Whelan, dubbed "the Adele of audiobooks," who joins to share her insights into the craft, how AI is reshaping the industry, and what we love about listening to stories.

❓What's your favorite audiobook? Who's your favorite narrator?

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The Art of Audiobooks with Julia Whelan | KQED
Julia Whelan has been dubbed “the Adele of audiobooks” and has narrated over 700. She joins us to share her insights into the craft, how AI is reshaping the industry, and what we love about listening…
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November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to @nytimes.com's @noamscheiber.bsky.social, @businessinsider.com's Aki Ito and career coach Alisia Gill about the historic layoffs and stagnant job market affecting college educated workers.

❓Are you a white collar worker who has been laid off? What's your story?

📻 Listen:
The 'Great Flattening': White Collar Workers Hit by Historic Wave of Layoffs | KQED
We talk to experts and hear from you: have you been navigating a layoff?
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November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Levi’s has reopened its company history museum, The Vault.

Their “Amped” exhibit celebrates jeans worn by iconic musicians including Kurt Cobain, Beyoncé, Britney Spears and Freddie Mercury.

Which pair of jeans hold the most meaning in your wardrobe?
What we can learn about Kurt Cobain, Freddie Mercury and Beyoncé from their denim
An exhibition at Levi's San Francisco headquarters highlights how jeans can offer surprising insights into the lives and legacies of the artists who wore them.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to @economist.com's Vijay Vaitheeswaran, @politico.com's @cvonka.bsky.social and @nrdc.org CEO @manishbapna.bsky.social about how climate advocacy is weathering Trump's presidency.

❓How would you like to see U.S. leadership address climate change?

📻 Listen:
How is Climate Advocacy Weathering Trump? | KQED
We take stock of how climate advocacy is weathering the abdication of U.S. leadership.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to @oaklandside.org's @estherbrooklyn.bsky.social, @eastbaytimes.com's @joseph-dycus.bsky.social and OUSD's Nelson Alegria about the two campus shootings that rocked Oakland last week.

❓What are your concerns about school safety?

📻 Listen:
Remembering Legendary Football Coach John Beam, As Oakland Reels From Two Campus Shootings | KQED
Two campus shootings last week rocked Oakland. We'll hear from those who knew Coach John Beam about his life and legacy and we’ll discuss what Oakland schools are doing to address safety concerns.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to Atlantic staff writer @nickmiroff.bsky.social about what masking means for public trust in law enforcement.

❓Do you think it’s ever justifiable for federal agents or law enforcement officers to wear face coverings?

📻 Listen:
Why ICE Agents Mask Themselves | KQED
We talk about what masking means for public trust in law enforcement.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith about how to read poems, how to “listen at the widest possible angle” and how to use poetry to connect to one another across our differences.

❓What's a poem that has gotten you through a hard time?

📻 Listen:
Former Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith Urges Us to 'Fear Less' | KQED
We talk to former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith about how to read poems, how to “listen at the widest possible angle” and how to use poetry to connect to one another across our differences.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins about dogs, poetry and why it’s a good idea to get close to both in hard times. His latest collection is "Dog Show."

❓What has a dog shown you?

📻 Listen:
What Has a Dog Shown You? | KQED
Airdate: Monday, November 17 at 10 AM The dog, writes poet Billy Collins, moves through the world unencumbered, with “nothing but her brown coat and her modest blue collar.” In a new collection…
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November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

Pioneering disability justice activist Alice Wong died in San Francisco on Friday at the age of 51. We listen back to our January conversation with her about joy, life and the disability justice movement, and hear from activists reflecting on her lasting impact.

📻 Listen:
Remembering Disability Activist Alice Wong | KQED
As part of our new series profiling legends of the Bay Area, Wong joins us to talk about her joyous approach to life and her recent MacArthur Genius win. We also check in with fellow disability…
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November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to @dominicpettman.bsky.social and Lizzie Post, co-host of the “Awesome Etiquette” podcast about how tech has made ghosting more socially acceptable.

❓Have you ever been ghosted? Or ghosted someone?

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November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to Nite Yun, chef and owner of Lunette, and Leticia Landa, executive director of La Cocina about Yun's new cookbook "My Cambodia: A Khmer Cookbook."

❓What's your favorite Cambodian dish to eat or cook?

📻 Listen:
KQED Radio - Tune in Live Radio | KQED
Stay connected and informed by tuning into KQED's radio for engaging news, captivating stories, and thought-provoking conversations.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to @ucsfmedicine.bsky.social's Shira Maguen, filmmaker Stephen Olsson and decorated Vietnam War veteran Levie Isaacks about reckoning with PTSD and moral injury, and what it looks like to heal.

❓How has PTSD impacted your life or the lives of those you love?

📻 Listen:
Veterans’ PTSD and Moral Injury Centered in Documentary ‘Healing a Soldier's Heart’ | KQED
The new documentary “Healing a Soldier's Heart” follows four veterans reckoning with PTSD and with moral injury – the psychological harm we experience when we violate our moral code. We talk with the…
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November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to San Francisco District 9 supervisor @jackiefielder.bsky.social, University of San Francisco's @billyriggs.bsky.social and SF Standard's @ryajetha.bsky.social about Waymo's expansion and the future of AVs.

❓Has your opinion on AVs changed over time? Why?

📻 Listen:
Waymos – Both Popular and Polarizing – Expand to San Jose and Bay Area Highways | KQED
As Waymo extends their service this week to San Jose and Bay Area highways, we talk with those for and against Waymo expansion. And we’ll look at the future of autonomous vehicles as new competition…
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November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to Stanford professor and former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, who witnessed Russia’s slide into autocracy under Vladimir Putin and now warns the U.S. is also at risk.

❓What questions do you have for Michael McFaul?

📻 Listen:
Michael McFaul on the Threat of Autocracy at Home and Abroad | KQED
We talk to Michael McFaul about the internal and external threats facing American democracy. His new book is “Autocrats vs Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder.”
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November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to @newyorker.com's Larissa MacFarquhar and Aphantasia Network founder Tom Ebeyer about aphantasia, the inability to conjure up mental images, and what it tells us about how our brains perceive and remember.

❓Do you or someone you know have aphantasia?

📻 Listen:
Living Without a Mind's Eye and the Ability to Visualize | KQED
We talk about aphantasia and what it tells us about how our brains perceive and remember.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're speaking with KQED's April Dembosk,
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's Dr. Mariana Socal and @healthaccess.bsky.social's Chris Noble about CalRx.

❓ Do you or does a loved one use insulin? Will CalRx Insulin affect you?

📻 Listen:
CalRx to Offer Cheap Insulin, and Other Prescription Drugs Could Be Next | KQED
We’ll talk about CalRx, and whether it could ease the prescription drug affordability crisis and bolster the supply of crucial medications.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We look at who makes up Bay Area cities and whether our politics reflect them. We're joined by @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social, supervisors @beyaalcarazd4.bsky.social and Noelia Corzo, and former supervisor Jane Kim.

❓What do you want your leaders to celebrate about your city?

📻 Listen:
Mamdani’s NYC Victory Mobilized People Often Forgotten in Politics. What Would That Look Like Here? | KQED
In light of Mamdani’s election speech, we look at the people who make up Bay Area cities and ask whether they’re represented by our politics.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to @superwuster.bsky.social, a former technology advisor to President Biden, about how we can take back power from Big Tech.

❓ Have you changed your actions online because of the way tech platforms have evolved?

📻 Listen:
Click. Scroll. Surrender. Tim Wu Warns Against The Rise of Big Data in 'The Age of Extraction' | KQED
Airdate: Monday, November 10 at 10 AM Our digital lives are increasingly dominated by a handful of powerful tech platforms. Once promising prosperity and democracy, the internet has instead allowed…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

According to a new study, nearly one quarter of San Francisco’s streets are rated below standard. We're speaking with experts about road maintenance and why it’s so expensive.

❓What are your questions about road and highway repair?

📻 Listen:
Our Roads are Full of Potholes. Why Are They So Hard to Fix? | KQED
We’ll talk to experts about road maintenance and why it’s so expensive. And we’ll hear from you: What’s a road in your town that needs some attention?
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November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to Salman Rushdie about his reflections on mortality, the limits of language and what he believes literature provides us with in times of uncertainty.

❓What are your questions for Salman Rushdie?

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KQED Radio - Tune in Live Radio | KQED
Stay connected and informed by tuning into KQED's radio for engaging news, captivating stories, and thought-provoking conversations.
www.kqed.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to @politico.com's Nicholas Wu, @theatlantic.com's @russellberman.bsky.social and Congressman Kevin Kiley of California's 3rd district about lawmakers' latest maneuverings as the government shutdown reaches a record 36 days.

❓What are your Qs about the shutdown?

📻 Listen:
Government Shutdown Stretches to Record 36 Days | KQED
We talk about the latest political maneuverings, and we’ll hear from Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley about what he thinks it will take to bring the warring parties to the table.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to @scipsychedelics.bsky.social's Michael Silver and Marlena Robbins, and former chief scientific officer of Lykos Therapeutics, Berra Yazar-Klosinski, about the future of psychedelic research and therapy.

❓Have you tried or want to try psychedelic therapy?

📻 Listen:
What RFK Jr.’s Support for Psychedelic Therapy Means for Its Future | KQED
Airdate: Thursday, November 5 at 9 AM This summer, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said he’d like to see psychedelic therapies for depression, trauma and other…
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November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to KQED's Guy Marzorati and Marisa Lagos and @nytimes.com's Benjamin Oreskes about what the passing of Proposition 50 means for California and the impacts of consequential races in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City.

❓How do you feel about these results?

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Post-Election Analysis: California's Proposition 50 | KQED
We talk to KQED’s politics team about how California voted on Prop 50, and we look at the impacts of consequential races in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM