Fri, Feb 29, 2008 -- 10:00 AM California Budget 2008 - Public School Cuts As part of our ongoing California budget series, we look at the potential impact of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed $4.8 billion in cuts to public schools. more
Fri, Feb 29, 2008 -- 9:00 AM Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez Yesterday, independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader named San Francisco's own Matt Gonzalez -- a former Board of Supervisors president and mayoral candidate -- as his running mate. Guest host Rachael Myrow talks with both Nader and Gonzalez about their campaign. more
Thu, Feb 28, 2008 -- 10:00 AM Philip Fradkin -- Wallace Stegner and the American West One of our nation's foremost chroniclers of the western experience, Wallace Stegner was a beloved novelist, teacher and conservationist. Forum speaks with author Philip Fradkin about his new biography, "Wallace Stegner and the American West." Also joining the show is Elizabeth Ptak, associate director of the Marin Agricultural Land Trust -- an organization helping to host a literary conference in Pt. Reyes from March 7-9 devoted to Stegner and his concept of "the geography of hope." more
Thu, Feb 28, 2008 -- 9:00 AM Bridge Building in the Bay and Beyond As the new eastern span of the bay bridge takes shape, Forum talks with experts about the art and science of bridge building. more
Wed, Feb 27, 2008 -- 10:00 AM Robert Ornstein and the "Mind Real" Part graphic novel, the latest book from Bay Area psychologist Robert Ornstein suggests that we all experience the world not as it is, but as virtual reality. Ornstein is the author of "MindReal: How the Mind Creates its Own Virtual Reality." He's also president and founder of the Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge, an educational nonprofit dedicated to bringing important discoveries concerning human nature to the general public. more
Wed, Feb 27, 2008 -- 9:00 AM Fading Faith A new Pew study finds that 44 percent of Americans are moving away from the faith they grew up with. We discuss the findings of the study and reasons for the spiritual shift. more
Tue, Feb 26, 2008 -- 10:00 AM Samantha Power Forum talks with author Samantha Power about her new book, "Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World." The book is a biography of the U.N. envoy killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq in 2003. Power is Anna Lindh professor of the practice of global leadership and public policy at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. more
Tue, Feb 26, 2008 -- 9:00 AM Meteorology 101 Late last week, reports warned that the weekend would bring a major winter storm -- but the weather failed to live up to those dramatic predictions. How do meteorologists come up with forecasts, and how accurate are they? more
Mon, Feb 25, 2008 -- 10:00 AM Bill Hayes -- "The Anatomist" Host Michael Krasny talks with author Bill Hayes about his book "The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy." Based on forgotten letters and diaries, "The Anatomist" reveals the real story behind this classical work while also chronicling the author's own year as a student of anatomy. more
Mon, Feb 25, 2008 -- 9:00 AM Philip Shenon -- "The Commission" Forum welcomes New York Times reporter Philip Shenon for a conversation about his new book, "The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation." The text raises questions about the 9/11 Commission report. more
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