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KQED Public Media for Northern CA
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KQED's statewide radio news program, providing daily coverage of issues, trends, and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population.
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Our series of of daily listener commentaries since 1991.
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Trusted local news in real time. With updates all day long, The Latest brings you the Bay Area and California stories you need to know as they happen. Hosted by KQED’s Bianca Taylor and featuring reporting from the award-winning KQED newsroom. Hear breaking news on your schedule, in 20 minutes or less.
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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 lo ...
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KQED Public Media for Northern CA
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KQED Public Media for Northern CA
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KQED’s award-winning team of science reporters explores climate change, water, energy, toxics, biomedicine, digital health, astronomy and other topics that shape our lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a trusted news source, KQED Science tackles tough questions facing humanity in our time with thoughtful and engaging storytelling.
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A monthly video of the coolest art in the Northern California's hottest galleries.
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KQED Science explores science and environment news, trends and events from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond with its award-winning features and reporting on television, radio and the Web.
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A special series from KQED's "The California Report" providing in-depth coverage of climate-related science and policy issues from a California perspective.
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Spark is about San Francisco Bay Area artists and arts organizations -- it is a weekly television show on KQED 9, an educational outreach program and a Web site at www.kqed.org/spark. The Spark Podcast includes segments from the show and is released weekly.
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Daytime edition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAv KQED
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Dentists Express Concerns About Possibility Of Fluoride-Free Water
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President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the country's Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has promised that the Trump administration will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water on day one in office. But what will that mean for water, and our teeth? Guest: Dr. Howard Pollick, Pro…
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View the full episode transcript Ever wondered what the San Francisco Bay sounds like beneath the water’s surface? The Wave Organ, a sound sculpture maintained by San Francisco’s Exploratorium, has 25 pipes that shoot down into the bay, creating a unique sonic experience for visitors above. You can find the sculpture, made of recycled granite, … Co…
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Cate Hansen: Discomfort of Discipline
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When Cate Hansen found herself struggling in practice, her father's advice on discipline helped turn things around.Av KQED
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Why X Users are Flocking to Bluesky
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Are you one of the 20 million people on Bluesky? The social media platform has nearly doubled its user base since the election as more people migrate away from Elon Musk’s X. We talk about what’s drawing people to Bluesky and the pros and cons of the platform, and we’ll hear what you’re looking for in an online social network. We're on Bluesky now!…
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How Do You Protect a Species That Lives Across a Continent? Monarch Butterfly Decision May Soon Try
The monarch butterfly is widely recognized and widely dispersed across North America and it's in trouble. Federal officials decide soon whether it gets protection under the Endangered Species Act.Av Lakshmi Sarah
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Morning edition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAv KQED
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Today, we bring you an episode from our sister podcast The Bay: A conversation about the future of Oakland now that voters have recalled Mayor Sheng Thao, making her the first mayor in the city’s history to be removed from office by her constituents. It leaves a lot of unanswered questions about who will lead … Continue reading Now That Voters Have…
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Three Indigenous-led campaigns are calling on the Biden administration to designate new national monuments.Av Keith Mizuguchi
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Trump Rewards Loyalty With Controversial, Extreme Cabinet Picks
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A conspiracy-theorist and vaccine denier to run the Department of Health and Human Services. A Russia-friendly intelligence chief. And an attorney general pick who has been accused of sexual misconduct. President-elect Donald Trump is appointing cabinet members at a breakneck pace, with one more norm-busting than the next. We’ll get the latest on T…
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Researchers looked at over 10,000 mental health emergencies in Alameda County and found that Black children — particularly girls — were disproportionately handcuffed.Av Sara Hossaini
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California Tribes Push For Federal Protections For Ancestral Land
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Several California tribes are renewing their push for the federal government to protect their ancestral lands. They’re urging the Biden administration to create three new national monuments across the state before the end of the year. Reporter: Kori Suzuki, KPBS On Wednesday, unions representing tens of thousands of healthcare, professional, servic…
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The Bay Area’s last remaining elephant is gone. He joins an old friend at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. Elephant caretakers are increasingly recognizing these intelligent animals’ social needs.Av Danielle Venton
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Commuters in San Francisco could face a future with fewer bus and train lines and even the suspension of the city’s iconic cable cars unless a $300 million budget deficit is addressed.Av Jessica Kariisa
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William Humnicky: Parenting With Pizza
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A journey to pick up a pizza shows William Humnicky and his wife how much people value taking breaks.Av KQED
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President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominations have been a series of surprises, comprising of people widely regarded as unqualified or worse — potentially dangerous to national security. Scott and Marisa talk with The Atlantic staff writer David A. Graham about what Trump’s picks say about his priorities and agenda for the next four years.…
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Could Donald Trump’s Mass Deportation Proposals Become a Reality?
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President-elect Trump and his team want to end DACA and the Temporary Protected Status program – which could make nearly a million people vulnerable to deportation. They’ve said they’d use the military to carry out mass detentions and deportations. If enacted, these proposals are all but guaranteed to face legal challenges — as they did during the …
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The Outlook for Bay Area Transit Post-Election
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Bay Area transit agencies have struggled to recover ever since the pandemic decimated ridership and revenue. Several measures on the ballot aimed to shore up public transportation. In San Francisco, Prop. L, which would have provided more funding for Muni, failed. But in Napa, voters approved Measure U to bring $25 million a year to improve transit…
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Here are the morning’s top stories on Tuesday, November 19, 2024… If you’re one of the unlucky people who get bitten by a venomous snake, you’re going to need antivenom. And it’s costly. Millions of Californians live in rattlesnake territory, and are unaware that the medical bill could be enormous. It’s been two weeks since … Continue reading Medic…
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Medical Bill To Treat Snake Bite Could Be Costly For Californians
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If you’re one of the unlucky people who get bitten by a venomous snake, you’re going to need antivenom. And it’s costly. Millions of Californians live in rattlesnake territory, and are unaware that the medical bill could be enormous. Reporter: Jackie Fortier, KFF Health News It's been two weeks since Lake County’s Measure U asked voters if the town…
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Randee Fenner: Babysitting in a Smart Home
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When Randee Fenner decided to babysit, figuring out the smart devices in the home proved to be more challenging than expected.Av KQED
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In the 1960s and ‘70s, political organizer Marshall Ganz worked with Cesar Chavez and the farmworker rights movement. He also worked on campaigns with Nancy Pelosi, Jerry Brown and others. Scott talks with Ganz, whose new book “People Power Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal” comes at a time when Democrats are finding themselves without clea…
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‘Power Metal’ Examines the Cost of Our Battery-Powered Lives
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The push to harness renewable energy sources like wind and solar has sparked a massive demand for critical metals such as cobalt, nickel, and lithium, according to journalist Vince Beiser. To meet this demand, intensive mining operations are underway in regions like China, Chile, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), extracting rare metals ne…
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SETI Scientists on 40 years of Asking the Universe 'Are We Alone?'
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Are we alone? Really, though, in a cosmic sense. 40 years ago the pioneering radio astronomer Jill Tarter co-founded a Bay Area non profit to support humanity searching for life beyond ourselves. We celebrate the SETI – as in, Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence – Institute’s anniversary and all their contributions to science which, sadly, do …
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The new administration will likely unwind President Biden's efforts to extend employee protections to millions.Av Keith Mizuguchi
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Worker's Rights Likely To Look Different Under Incoming Trump Administration
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President-elect Donald Trump has yet to announce his pick to lead the Labor Department. His choice will reveal the direction the administration plans for the agency. Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED The first case of a more severe strain of mpox has been found in California. State health officials confirmed the first known U.S. case of the st…
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Experts anticipate the Trump administration’s Department of Labor will weaken workforce protections for immigrants and roll back regulations extending employee protections to more people.Av Farida Jhabvala Romero
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While Sonya Pendrey is passionate about outdoor education, financial challenges made it harder for her to plant roots.Av KQED
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Forum from the Archives: Daveed Diggs Live at KQED Fest
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We’ll listen back to Mina Kim’s live, on-stage conversation last month at KQED Fest with actor, producer, rapper Daveed Diggs. Diggs won a Tony for his roles in the original “Hamilton” and is known for the TV show “Snowpiercer” and the Oakland-set movie and series “Blindspotting.” We talk about his career, about the “unspoken contract” a live perfo…
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