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HighlightsMay 18, 2013
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Radiolab
Words
Today at 1:00pm
on KQED 88.5 FM It's almost impossible to imagine a world without words, but the program tries to do just that. Meet a woman who taught a 27-year-old man the first words of his life, and hear a firsthand account of what it feels like to have the language center of your brain wiped out by a stroke.
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Call Northside 777
Tonight at 8:00pm
on KQED 9 (1948) Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal (James Stewart) reopens a 10-year-old murder case.
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Moyers & Company
The Toxic Politics of Science
Today at 2:00pm
on KQED 88.5 FM Bill Moyers explores why lead and other toxins continue to threaten America with David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz, public health historians who've been taking on the chemical industry for years.
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We Need You!
Volunteer during our next on-air fundraising drive beginning May 8. It's a great way to support KQED Radio with your time.
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
KQED celebrates with special TV and radio programming in May and honors four local heroes. Download a printable guide.
Watch the Celebration Online Now
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Apply to be on Genealogy Roadshow!
Here's your chance to be a part of history. Do you have a family mystery you would like solved? Is there a missing piece or person in your family tree you've always wondered about? Apply to be on the San Francisco episode of this new television series now.
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For Educators
Do Now: What Makes a Good Citizen?
What makes a good citizen? What should be required of a citizen, and how do you prove worthiness?
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This Week in Northern California
Anna Deveare Smith Pitches Empathy
The famous performer and playwright talks about how empathy can be a useful tool in many of life's arenas.
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- 803: Maverick, Izakaya Yuzuki, Souk Savanh
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Local Events Calendar
artMRKT San Francisco at Fort Mason Center
Sat, May 18, 2013: artMRKT San Francisco, the Bay Area's premier annual contemporary and modern art fair,
relocates to San Francisco's Fort Mason Center from Thursday through Sunday, May ...
Film Screening: Community Cinema Presents the Revolutionary Optimists
Tue, May 21, 2013: Amlan Ganguly empowers children to become activists and educators, with powerful results.
The Revolutionary Optimists follows him as he attempts to replicate his work in ...
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Thu, May 30, 2013: Meet Bay Area makers and artists featured in The Making Of... a community collaboration
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