Radio Specials
Every week, KQED airs some of the best programs from independent radio producers and public radio networks around the world.
- Regular Specials Providers
- Hearing Voices
- America Abroad
- Radiolab
Airtimes vary, check below for upcoming programs.
Recently on Radio Specials:
Herb Alpert and Chris Rock -- Alec goes backstage with comic actor Chris Rock after a matinee of "The Mother F**ker With The Hat" to hear what it was like for Rock to be in his first play. Then Alec talks with Herb Alpert, legendary trumpeter and music producer. In 1966, Alpert's band, The Tijuana Brass, sold over 13 million records, outselling The Beatles.
Does Science Refute God? -- On the fundamental question of evolution or creation -- Americans are on the fence. According to one survey, while 61 percent of Americans believe we have evolved over time, 22 percent believe this evolution was guided by a higher power, with another 31 percent on the side of creationism. For some, modern science debunks many of religion's core beliefs. But for others, questions like "Why are we here?" and "How did it all come about?" can only be answered through a belief in the existence of God. Can science and religion co-exist?
Does Science Refute God -- On the fundamental question of evolution or creation -- Americans are on the fence. According to one survey, while 61 percent of Americans believe we have evolved over time, 22 percent believe this evolution was guided by a higher power, with another 31 percent on the side of creationism. For some, modern science debunks many of religion's core beliefs. But for others, questions like "Why are we here?" and "How did it all come about?" can only be answered through a belief in the existence of God. Can science and religion co-exist?
Internet Communities - Making the Virtual Real -- At this point in the 21st century, the way we meet people, establish connections, maintain our relationships and fight for what we believe in has been radically transformed by the Internet. But often, when we're talking about these changes, the focus is either on pure enthusiasm about the limitless possibilities presented by the Web, or anxiety about online connections replacing physical ones. The show features stories of the Internet's impact on community-building in human terms, on the messy level of people's daily existence, where its effects are rarely solely positive or negative. These are stories of wholesale life transformations facilitated by the Internet and of the ways the "virtual" has turned into the "real" in people's lives.
Internet Communities - Making the Virtual Real -- At this point in the 21st century, the way we meet people, establish connections, maintain our relationships and fight for what we believe in has been radically transformed by the Internet. But often, when we're talking about these changes, the focus is either on pure enthusiasm about the limitless possibilities presented by the Web, or anxiety about online connections replacing physical ones. The show features stories of the Internet's impact on community-building in human terms, on the messy level of people's daily existence, where its effects are rarely solely positive or negative. These are stories of wholesale life transformations facilitated by the Internet and of the ways the "virtual" has turned into the "real" in people's lives.
