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
Geithner Responds
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended the administration's handling of the financial crisis Thursday as he again urged Congress to pass a regulatory overhaul that's been months in the making. Geithner faced tough questioning on the bailout of insurance giant AIG and Wall Street bonuses. Republican Congressman Kevin Brady even demanded Geithner's resignation.

2:00 am

The California Report
Workplace Safety
Last year, Cal-OSHA, the state agency charged with protecting employees from workplace hazards, said more than 400 workers died from job-related injuries in California. In addition, Cal-OSHA identifies thousands of non-fatal injuries each year. On the November edition of KQED's Health Dialogues, we explore some of the most dangerous sectors of the economy, including agriculture, construction and manufacturing. How effective is Cal-OSHA in enforcing the law, and what rights do all workers have in our state?

MORNING

6:33 am

The Do List
Host Cy Musiker and San Francisco Chronicle Executive Datebook editor David Wiegand look ahead at the hottest tickets and most spectacular shows this coming week in Northern California.

8:33 am

The Do List
The Do List
This week we're talking about that other great Cuban Band, and a Christmas Story.

9:00 am

Forum
Students Occupy UC Berkeley Building / Bridge Toll Hike
In response to the UC Regents' vote to raise tuition by 32 percent, a group of UC Berkeley students has taken over Wheeler Hall and barricaded themselves from police in protest. We get an update on the situation. Then, drivers on seven Bay Area bridges may soon see tolls go up $1 for cars, and for the first time see a $3 toll in the carpool lane. The Bay Area Toll Authority is holding hearings through next month on how much to raise tolls. Officials say they need to charge more due to rising costs, decreased bridge traffic and the need to seismically retrofit the Dumbarton and Antioch bridges. We discuss the various proposals, and how they might impact drivers.

10:00 am

Forum
Class Size Reduction
A state program that has invested billions to shrink class sizes is coming apart, and the number of kids in many California classrooms is at the highest level in more than a decade. That's according to a new investigation by California Watch, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting in collaboration with KQED Public Radio. We'll find out how teachers are coping with kindergarten through third grade classes that have as many as 30 students, a situation now common in districts like San Jose and Contra Costa County. Meanwhile, some argue that with pressing budget cuts and inconclusive evidence about the benefit of small class sizes, class size reduction should not be a priority. We explore the debate.

11:00 am

Talk of the Nation
Living and Working in Space
Water has been found on the moon, but at the same time the space shuttle is delivering one of its last shipments of gear to the International Space Station before the shuttle's scheduled retirement. Is it time to rethink our priorities regarding living and working in space?

AFTERNOON

12:00 pm

Talk of the Nation
New Mammography Guidelines
Do American women get too many mammograms? One influential panel thinks so. Host Ira Flatow and guests look at new mammogram guidelines, and discuss the benefits of early detection versus the risks of over-treatment.

1:00 pm

Fresh Air
Judd Apatow
Terry Gross talks with writer and director Judd Apatow. His film "Funny People" is now out on DVD. It stars Adam Sandler as a successful stand-up comedian who is diagnosed with an incurable blood disorder. Seth Rogen stars as an aspiring comic who becomes his assistant. Apatow's other films include "Knocked Up" and "The 40 Year Old Virgin." He first became known for the cult TV series "Freaks and Geeks," which he co-created with Paul Feig.

2:00 pm

World
Arabic Pop Stars in Vegas
Pop music stars from Algeria, Iraq and Syria are putting on a really big show -- in Las Vegas. They're raising money for Arab charity in the heart of America.

4:00 pm

Marketplace
Thrift Store Boom
The economy has negatively affected consumer spending, but not everything is doom and gloom. Consumers are flocking to thrift stores more than ever. As the program reports, that also means they're moving into more and more affluent communities.

4:30 pm

The California Report
Bay Area Marching Band Prepares for Macy's Parade
We report on how a hardscrabble Bay Area town best known for home foreclosures and crime is about to send its high school marching band to New York to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

EVENING

6:30 pm

The California Report
Bay Area Marching Band Prepares for Macy's Parade
We report on how a hardscrabble Bay Area town best known for home foreclosures and crime is about to send its high school marching band to New York to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

7:00 pm

Fresh Air
Judd Apatow
Terry Gross talks with writer and director Judd Apatow. His film "Funny People" is now out on DVD. It stars Adam Sandler as a successful stand-up comedian who is diagnosed with an incurable blood disorder. Seth Rogen stars as an aspiring comic who becomes his assistant. Apatow's other films include "Knocked Up" and "The 40 Year Old Virgin." He first became known for the cult TV series "Freaks and Geeks," which he co-created with Paul Feig.

8:00 pm

Commonwealth Club
Deepak Chopra
The program's guest is Deepak Chopra, author of "Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul: How to Create a New You." A renowned pioneer in holistic medicine, Chopra joins the program to speak on aging, the many lifestyle diseases he says are the result of the steady loss of energy inside the body -- and how he believes awareness can reverse the process. Chopra appears in conversation with Lata Krishnan, vice chair of the American India Foundation and a member of the Commonwealth Club Board of Governors.

11:00 pm

The California Report
Bay Area Marching Band Prepares for Macy's Parade
We report on how a hardscrabble Bay Area town best known for home foreclosures and crime is about to send its high school marching band to New York to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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