Every week, KQED airs some of the best programs from independent radio producers and public radio networks around the world.

Radio Daily Schedule

OVERNIGHT

12:00 am

All Things Considered
Kandahar Taliban
Michele Norris talks to researcher and writer Alex Strick van Linschoten. He wrote the article "See You Soon, If We're Still Alive" in the latest issue of Foreign Policy. Van Licnshoten says the Taliban are a fact of life in Kandahar, and most people have some link to them.

2:00 am

Radio Specials
Early Lessons (from American Radioworks)
There's been a quiet revolution in America's schools over recent decades. We've added a whole extra grade to a child's education -- preschool. Economists love preschool. They say it's the smartest way to spend public money, especially in a tight economy. And they have lots of data to prove it. Preschool is perhaps the most researched idea in all of education. This documentary takes us back to the 1960s to tell the story of a landmark experiment that helped launch the preschool movement. Fifty years later, researchers are still learning powerful lessons for today's youngest students.

3:00 am

Morning Edition
The New York City Opera, Back from the Brink
The New York City Opera has always existed in the shadow of the Met. It has a much smaller budget, a more daring repertoire, and it features up-and-coming young singers, not big stars. The New York City Opera barely survived the financial crisis. But it's starting up a new, scaled-back season with a new director and a renovated hall.

MORNING

9:00 am

Forum
Parole and Phillip Garrido
A new report by California's corrections watchdog blasts the state's parole department for failing to properly supervise Phillip Garrido. Garrido is in jail facing charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting then 11 year old Jaycee Dugard over the course of 18 years. California's inspector general says California's parole system is riddled with systemic problems that jeopardize public safety.

10:00 am

Forum
Susan Wels on Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart has captivated public attention for decades. In a new biography, Susan Wels explores all aspects of Earhart's storied life using never-before-seen photographs and artifacts. Wels' new book is "Amelia Earhart: The Thrill of It."

11:00 am

Talk of the Nation
Race A Year Later
A year ago, Barack Obama won the White House, and discussions about race suggested we were living in a post-racial America. Gustavo Arellano, Keli Goff and Clarence Page join guest host Jennifer Ludden for an examination of race a year after the election.

AFTERNOON

12:00 pm

Talk of the Nation
American Conservatives
Republicans have won governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia, and a new poll suggests more Americans identify themselves as conservatives. Is there really a sea change? Guest host Jennifer Ludden looks at growing conservatism in America.

1:00 pm

Fresh Air
Filmmaker Lee Daniels
Terry Gross talks with film director and producer Lee Daniels. His new movie "Precious" is about an abused, overweight, pregnant teen who is invited to enroll in an alternative school. Adapted from the 1996 novel "Push," the film stars newcomer Gabourey Sidibe as well as MoNique, Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz. "Precious" premiered at Sundance in 2009, and won the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize for best drama, as well as a Special Jury Prize for MoNique. Daniels co-produced the film along with Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry. His other producing credits include the Oscar winner "Monsters Ball," "Shadowboxer" and "The Woodsman."

2:00 pm

World
Pakistan - At War with Itself
Pakistan's fear of India led to the promotion of Jihad. It also gave rise to armed extremism inside Pakistan. Now, Pakistan is cracking down on its militants -- but success is far from assured.

3:57 pm

California Money
Bay Area Exports Up / Steve Jobs: CEO of the Decade
Exports are up substantially at the Port of Oakland and San Francisco International Airport. A new study by the UCLA Anderson Forecast says exports have risen to pre-recession levels. Also, Steve Jobs has something new to add to his resume -- Fortune Magazine just named him CEO of the Decade.

4:00 pm

Marketplace
The World's Fair of Money
Humorist Cash Peters reports from The World's Fair of Money - the country's premiere money show for dedicated coin collectors.

EVENING

6:04 pm

California Money
KQED Radio News daily business and economics newscast.

6:30 pm

Marketplace
The World's Fair of Money
Humorist Cash Peters reports from The World's Fair of Money - the country's premiere money show for dedicated coin collectors.

7:00 pm

Fresh Air
Filmmaker Lee Daniels
Terry Gross talks with film director and producer Lee Daniels. His new movie "Precious" is about an abused, overweight, pregnant teen who is invited to enroll in an alternative school. Adapted from the 1996 novel "Push," the film stars newcomer Gabourey Sidibe as well as MoNique, Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz. "Precious" premiered at Sundance in 2009, and won the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize for best drama, as well as a Special Jury Prize for MoNique. Daniels co-produced the film along with Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry. His other producing credits include the Oscar winner "Monsters Ball," "Shadowboxer" and "The Woodsman."

8:00 pm

Radio Specials
The Cross-Border Economy (America Abroad)
From NAFTA to Narcotics: When the U.S. sneezes, Mexico catches a cold. With the American economy in surgery, Mexico is on life support. This special program from America Abroad travels from New York to Puebla to examine the economic ties that bind the two nations, from trade to trafficking. En route, the show reveals how what happens on the other side of the border doesn't stay there. www.americaabroadmedia.org/programs/view/id/134/sf_highlight

11:00 pm

All Things Considered
Is Afghanistan Governable?
Robert Siegel surveys a couple of views on the question of Afghanistan's governability. The show talks with Patricia DeGennaro, senior fellow with the World Policy Institute who worked in President Hamid Karzai's office in 2008. The program also talks with former Afghan Interior Minister Ali Jalali.

11:04 pm

California Money
KQED Radio News daily business and economics newscast.

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