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KQED's Forum — 135 episodes

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Have We Reached the End of Reading?

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Investigation Shows SFPD Closes Rape Cases at Half the National Rate

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Inside Silicon Valley's Race to Build a Home Robot

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A Woman Finds Healing and Beauty by Walking Every Street in Santa Cruz County

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Why Everyone Should Take a Sabbatical

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Historian Stephanie Coontz on the Myth of Traditional Marriage

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How CDC Cuts Have Slowed the Cyclospora Response

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With FEMA Cuts, Is There a New Disaster Relief Economy?

9

Iran Conflict Raises Prospect of Forever War

10

How the U.S. Auto Industry Is Losing the EV Race

11

Novelist Karen Tei Yamashita on the Relevance of Japanese Internment Today

12

Drones, Plate Readers, and AI Facial Recognition: The Surveillance Technology Watching the Bay Area

13

The Battle for the Future of Burning Man

14

A Historian Grapples with ‘How We Disappear’ After We Die

15

Should the UCs Reinstate the SAT?

16

Peptides: Miracle Molecules or Marketing Hype?

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Why California Wants to Block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

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What Does the Federal Housing Bill Mean for the Bay Area?

19

The Fallout From The Supreme Court’s TPS Ruling

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California Has Extreme Income Inequality. Why Do We Treat It As Normal?

21

John Green and Daniel Alarcón Break Down the 2026 World Cup

22

The Ukraine War Is in Its Fifth Year. Is Peace Possible?

23

Translating ‘The Odyssey’ for a Modern Audience

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Mildred Howard on Making Art of and for the Bay Area

25

Is the Left Having a Tea Party Moment?

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Ian Bogost on Finding Gratification in ‘The Small Stuff’

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Our Food System Depends on Domesticated Bees. Can They Survive Industrial Agriculture?

28

Blockbuster Supreme Court Term Delivers for Trump on Immigration, Presidential Power

29

Trump Takes Aim at the California Coastal Commission

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Stacey Abrams on How to Restore American Democracy

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Harsh Medicine: Fixing Science’s Gender Gap

32

What’s a Voicemail You’ll Never Delete?

33

Forum from the Archives: Ben Rhodes on the Speeches That Shaped America

34

Forum from the Archives: La Doña Presents Her New Album, 'Corrientes'

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Forum from the Archives: California ER Doctors Reflect on ‘The Pitt’ Effect

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Forum from the Archives: Stage Diving into Sonoma County’s Early Punk Scene

37

Forum from the Archives: Michael Pollan Explores Labyrinth of Consciousness in 'A World Appears'

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Forum from the Archives: Meklit Hadero Reimagines Ethiopian Folk Songs

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Forum from the Archives: Have We Learned How to Talk About GLP1s?

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

41

Forum from the Archives: Ranchers vs. Wolves: Navigating a Controversial Comeback

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Forum from the Archives: Mariachi San Jose Performs Live in Studio

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Why Pete Hegseth is Blocking Black Officer Promotions

44

'Toy Story 5' Goes to Infinity and Beyond as Its Toys Confront Technology

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Four's a Crowd: Olivia Wilde and Edward Norton on 'The Invite'

46

As the U.S. Nears 250 Years, What Was Happening in the Bay Area?

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America’s Complicated History at 250

48

SF Giants Pride Night Fallout Amplifies

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Looking to Avoid Yosemite Crowds? Check Out These Alternate Hikes, Campsites and Destinations

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U.S. Lifts Oil Sanctions on Iran as Fragile Peace Deal Terms Negotiated

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Katherine Dunn on ‘How GPS Shaped the Modern World’

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Bay Area Communities Resist Data Center Boom

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Forum From The Archives: Ibram X. Kendi Chronicles Impact and Spread of 'Great Replacement Theory'

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Forum from the Archives: Poet Kevin Young Explores History and Loss in His Newest Collection, "Night Watch"

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A 900-Mile Swim Along California’s Coast

56

Jonathan Weber’s 'City on the Edge' Chronicles Decades-Long Battles Over Tech, Politics and the Soul of San Francisco

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Climate Change is Unleashing New and Deadly Microbes

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Cigarettes Are Cool Again and Health Advocates are Worried

59

In a World Run by Algorithms, Hollywood Fights for Its Soul

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In “I Love Boosters,” it’s Boots Riley’s World

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Why Religion is Having a Moment

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Ben Lerner Explores Fiction and Tech in Novel ‘Transcription'

63

Deb Haaland on the Future of Native Leadership

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Olé, Olé, Olé! Expat Communities Celebrate World Cup Teams Playing in the Bay Area

65

What Our Faces Reveal About Us

66

What AI's Huge IPOs Will Mean for Housing Affordability in the Bay Area

67

Ben Rhodes on the Speeches That Shaped America

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Trump Administration Shovels $75 million into Controversial Oakland Coal Terminal

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Can College Survive Artificial Intelligence?

70

Pulitzer Prize Winner Andrew Sean Greer on His Latest Novel ‘Villa Coco’

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‘Liar's Kingdom:’ Andrew Weissmann on Democracy and Deception

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Zinzi Clemmons on the Complicated Notion of ‘Freedom’

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Waymo’s Growing Pains

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A History of LGBTQ Music from 1969-2000

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What Have We Learned From 10 Years of Medical Aid in Dying in CA?

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Dave Eggers Centers Artists in New Novel ‘Contrapposto’ and His Initiative to Preserve the Bay’s Art Scene

77

Unpacking the 2026 California Primary

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911 ... Please Hold

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Why Pope Leo Wants to ‘Disarm’ A.I.

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High School Grads on Navigating a Changing World

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The Trump Administration Turns Its Sights On Legal Immigrants

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What the Massive Medicaid Cuts Mean for Your Health Care

83

The Stanford Pipeline That Turns College Students Into Silicon Valley Elites

84

Are We in a New Gold Rush?

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What the Colorado River Drought Means for California

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After a Year as Oakland's Mayor, Barbara Lee Looks to 'Finish the Job'

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What Communities Lose When America Abandons the 'Common Good'

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California's Primary is June 2. Do You Know What's on Your Ballot?

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Ahead of America’s 250th, a ‘Declaration of Interdependence'

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Facing Headwinds, Bay Area Museums Adapt

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Forum from the Archives: What Does It Take to Be a ‘Good Woman’?

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Forum From The Archives: When The World Expects Hate, A Palestinian and An Israeli Choose Peace

93

Inside Trump's Pardon Economy

94

This Year’s College Grads Have A Tricky Road Ahead

95

Still Undecided in California Governor's Primary? Here's Where the Race Stands

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Bay Area Director Yoav Potash on the Enduring Weight of the Holocaust in Poland

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How San Diego is Responding After Mosque Shooting

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DACA’s Future Uncertain as Delays Disrupt Lives, Raise Fears of Deportation

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What Hantavirus Teaches Us About the State of Outbreak Response

100

The Child of Revolutionaries, Running From the FBI

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A Family Divided By Cuba’s Revolution

102

Can the Federal Reserve Retain Its Independence in the Trump Era?

103

How to Get Better at Accepting – Even Appreciating – Uncertainty

104

La Doña Presents Her New Album, 'Corrientes' Live in Studio

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A 'Monster' El Niño Is Brewing in the Pacific

106

How Plastic Took Over the World – And How Big Oil is Betting on It

107

The Hidden World of Forced Arbitration

108

Republicans Are Winning the Redistricting War

109

The `Blood Populism’ Driving Political Violence in America

110

Project Homekey Is CA’s Ambitious Plan to House Homeless People. Is it Working?

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U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Tested as Tensions Rise in Persian Gulf

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Mac Barnett on How Kids Can Teach Us to Be Better Readers

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How Did You Find Your Life’s Work?

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Tracy Clark-Flory’s “My Mother’s Daughter” Tells the Story of Finding Her Long-Lost Sister

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We're Living Online. Our Bodies Are Paying the Price

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Low-Income Adults with Disabilities Stand to Lose SSI Benefits Under Proposed Trump Administration Rule

117

Could a ‘Plastic Detox’ Help With Health and Fertility?

118

What Did Mapping The Genome Get Us?

119

When Will Alternative Meats Go Mainstream?

120

Mary Cain Was A Running Prodigy, Until Abuse Derailed Her Career

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What Animal Caregiving Reveals About Us

122

Court Battle Over Abortion Access Returns to Center Stage

123

It’s Not Personal: When Rejection Gets Political

124

Stage Diving into Sonoma County’s Early Punk Scene

125

Scammers Pretended To Be Forum's Mina Kim. Here's Why

126

Trump’s War in Iran Nears Critical Deadline

127

Roundup: The Controversial Weedkiller Sprayed Throughout California Forests

128

When Your Devices Fritz And Your Digital Life Is Lost. What Next?

129

Have We Learned How to Talk About GLP1s?

130

How ‘Muskism’ is Reshaping America

131

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

132

President Biden Withdraws from Presidential Race, Endorses Kamala Harris

133

The Year in Movies

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Forum from the Archives: U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón on Elevating and Promoting Poetry When America Needs Healing

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Forum From the Archives: Chef Bryant Terry Curates a Feast of Food and Self-Discovery in ‘Black Food’