Radio Specials
Every week, KQED airs some of the best programs from independent radio producers and public radio networks around the world.
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Radio Daily Schedule
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12:00 amAll Things Considered
Planet Money - The Next Bubble?
The global economy is slowly recovering after the worst financial crisis in decades. But government efforts to stimulate growth, including the Fed's move to drive interest rates down to zero, may be creating another problem. Prices for all sorts of assets -- gold, stocks and real estate in Asia -- are soaring. It's cheap money chasing returns, and there are warnings that a new bubble could be forming. -
1:00 amThis Week in Northern California
D Tour, A Documentary
San Francisco filmmaker Jim Granato and Pat Spurgeon talk about "D Tour," Granato's documentary about Spurgeon, a Bay Area musician who grapples with kidney failure while his band, Rogue Wave, rises to fame. -
1:30 amSoundprint
Yellow and Black
Whether it's riding in style on the streets of New York, or zipping across London's spiraling maze of cross-streets, producer Judith Kampfner takes listeners on a tour of Taxis and their drivers - from rough-edged New York City cabbies to the traditional, vintage hacks of London. -
2:00 amCommonwealth Club
Helen Thomas
The program's guest is renowned journalist and veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas. Thomas will draw on more than 200 years of presidential history and her own experiences in the front row at White House press conferences to discuss what personal characteristics and choices contribute to memorable and powerful presidential administrations. Thomas appears in conversation with Phil Bronstein, executive vice president of The San Francisco Chronicle. Her new book is "Listen Up, Mr. President." -
3:00 amWashington Week
Unemployment Rate
The jobless rate hit 10.2 percent for the month of October, the highest rate since 1983. Jackie Calmes of The New York Times will discuss what's behind the numbers, with a look at the recently enacted extension of unemployment benefits and new tax credits for homebuyers. -
3:30 amInside Europe
GM Backs Out of Deal, German Government Furious
In a surprise move, General Motors said this week that it won't sell its European unit Opel to the Canadian parts maker Magna. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her government had been key architects of the deal. As Brett Neely reports from Berlin, the German government is furious. -
4:00 amIt's Your World (a broadcast of the World Affairs Council)
Challenges of the Middle East: The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
This week's speaker, Ehud Olmert, became Israel's prime minister in 2006. Under his leadership, Israel reduced casualties from terror attacks to the lowest in decades and expanded economic growth in the country. On this week's program, Olmert discusses the challenges facing the Middle East and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. -
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11:00 amWait, Wait Don't Tell Me
This quiz show takes a fresh, fast-paced and irreverent look at the weeks events. NPR veteran newscaster Carl Kassell is the programs judge, scorekeeper, and quiz show impersonator extraordinaire. -
12:00 pmThis American Life
Infidelity
The program presents stories of cheating, cheaters and the cheated. Writer James Braly shares a story about temptation (performed and recorded at The Moth), Dani Shapiro discusses being the mistress, and much more. -
1:00 pmRadio Specials
Early Lessons (from American Radioworks)
Theres 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 todays youngest students. -
2:00 pmRadio Specials
Voices from the Ojibwe Nation (from Whats the Word)
Three members of Ojibwe communities, which reach from Michigan to Montana in the United States and from Quebec to Saskatchewan in Canada, share their rich literary history. Anton Treuer talks about the Ojibwe oral tradition and his work to preserve the Ojibwe language; Kimberly Blaeser discusses poetry's role in Ojibwe life and culture; and Gordon Henry traces the roots of Ojibwe fiction and speaks about the work of Louise Erdrich. www.prx.org/pieces/40817-what-s-the-word-voices-from-the-ojibwe-nation -
2:30 pmSoundprint
Yellow and Black
Whether it's riding in style on the streets of New York, or zipping across London's spiraling maze of cross-streets, producer Judith Kampfner takes listeners on a tour of Taxis and their drivers - from rough-edged New York City cabbies to the traditional, vintage hacks of London. -
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4:00 pmLiving On Earth
God's Green Earth
There may be a prayer for climate change prevention. Major world religious leaders and conservation organizations recently gathered in Windsor, England for the Many Heavens, One Earth Conference to advance the fight against climate change. Host Jeff Young speaks with Martin Palmer, secretary general of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation, about why these initiatives might have a greater impact on stewardship than scientific or political efforts. -
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6:00 pmA Prairie Home Companion
Putting the French Back in Des Moines
This week, the show brings a touch of French flavor to the Midwest with a broadcast from the Civic Center in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. The grande rendezvous will include maestros of Cajun music BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, French folk chanteuse Francine Roche and Mark Stillman -- accordionist extraordinaire. -
8:00 pmSelected Shorts
Stories that Surprise
Mary Stuart Masterson reads Jesus is Waiting by Amy Hempel; Campbell Scott reads No Other Country by Sean Tan; Mary Stuart Masterson reads Swimmers by Daniela Maristany; and Marian Seldes reads Number 10 by Edna OBrien. -
9:00 pmStudio 360
Stories that Surprise
Mary Stuart Masterson reads "Jesus is Waiting" by Amy Hempel; Campbell Scott reads "No Other Country" by Sean Tan; Mary Stuart Masterson reads "Swimmers" by Daniela Maristany; and Marian Seldes reads "Number 10" by Edna O'Brien. -
10:00 pmThis American Life
Infidelity
The program presents stories of cheating, cheaters and the cheated. Writer James Braly shares a story about temptation (performed and recorded at The Moth), Dani Shapiro discusses being the mistress, and much more. -
11:00 pmWait, Wait Don't Tell Me
This quiz show takes a fresh, fast-paced and irreverent look at the weeks events. NPR veteran newscaster Carl Kassell is the programs judge, scorekeeper, and quiz show impersonator extraordinaire.
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