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KQED Public Radio Highlights

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Radiolab

Who am I?

Today at 1:30pm

The "mind" and "self" were formerly the domain of philosophers and priests. The program looks at how neurologists now lead the charge on profound questions like, "How does the brain make me?"

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This American Life

Hot in My Backyard

Today at 12:00pm

The national conversation on climate change has finally started to shift -- just a little. The hottest year on record in the U.S., Hurricane Sandy, drought devastating Midwest farms... Lots of people were wondering if global warming had finally arrived, here at home.

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Moyers & Company

Going to Jail for Justice

Today at 2:30pm

Tim DeChristopher tells why he spent nearly two years in prison in the name of environmental justice, and Gretchen Morgenson discusses how banks are still too big to fail and too big to trust.

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A Prairie Home Companion

Hear Them Howl

Today at 6:00pm

The program airs a live broadcast performance from the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, with special guests harmonizing duo The Milk Carton Kids, and singers Aoife O'Donovan and Heather Masse.

 

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Radio Specials

Radio Specials

KQED airs some of the best programs from independent radio producers and public radio networks around the world including: America Abroad, Hearing Voices, and Radiolab.
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KQED Productions

  • The California Report

    The California Report

    Daily news and a weekly newsmagazine, produced by KQED in partnership with stations statewide.

  • The Do List

    The Do List

    Cy Musiker and David Wiegand on the hottest tickets and shows in Northern California.

  • Forum

    Forum

    KQED's live call-in program presents wide-ranging discussions and in-depth interviews.

  • KQED News

    KQED News

    KQED's local news program reporting on the latest happenings in Northern California.

  • Perspectives

    Perspectives

    Our series of daily listener commentaries since 1999.

  • Quest

    Quest

    Science and nature for and about the Bay Area. Do you know what's in your own backyard?

 

KQED Series

Climate Watch

Climate Watch

KQED's multimedia series providing in-depth coverage of climate-related science and policy issues from a California perspective.

KQED Collaborations

The Kitchen Sisters

The Making Of...

The Kitchen Sisters and KQED present a new radio and multimedia collaboration that captures the art, creativity and innovation going on in the Bay Area.

Public Insight Network

Public Insight Network

Public Insight Network

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