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
The Olympic Mood in Vancouver
Vancouver is a hip town that's never been completely comfortable with the corporate veneer of the Olympics. Add to that the mounting cost of running these games in a recession, the restrictions on traffic and even on free speech in certain Olympic zones, and the grumbling is hard to miss. Of course, it's Canadian grumbling, so it's usually pretty polite. That said, the anarchists and other anti-games groups promise a ruckus.

2:00 am

It's Your World (a broadcast of the World Affairs Council)
Architecture as Aid: Preventing another Haitian Crisis
Since January 12th, our televisions and computers have been flooded with pictures of horrific destruction and human suffering wrought by the earthquake in Haiti. What makes the images all the more heart-wrenching is the knowledge that most of the devastation could have been prevented by the modern building techniques used in earthquake-prone regions in developed nations. In light of the current crisis in Haiti, Brian Tucker, president of GeoHazards International, will speak about how crises of this magnitude can be prevented by making better building practices and disaster risk management programs key components of international development efforts.

3:00 am

Morning Edition
Premieres for Prokofiev
The works of Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev are still popular a half-century after his death. But during his life, his music was often condemned by the Soviet government. Some of his compositions have never been performed. Now, some recently discovered pieces will get their premiere.

MORNING

9:00 am

Forum
Iran Update
This week marks the 31st anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini's return to Tehran after 15 years in exile. Usually marked by triumphant rallies, this time protests are expected for the anniversary. In a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran has also just announced its intentions to begin processing its uranium stockpile to a higher level of enrichment.

10:00 am

Forum
The Farallon Islands
The Farallon Islands, vaguely discernible on the horizon west of San Francisco, are home to huge seabird colonies and a wealth of animal life. We talk with Bay Area experts about the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge, created by President Theodore Roosevelt over 100 years ago, and about the sharks, whales and ocean life surrounding it.

AFTERNOON

1:00 pm

Fresh Air
Trying Alleged Terrorists
Terry Gross talks with journalist Jane Mayer, who covers politics and national security for The New Yorker. She's written about the political battle over how to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and other alleged terrorists. Her current article "The Trial" is about how Attorney General Eric Holder's choice of a civilian trial for the architect of 9/11 has galvanized Republicans. Mayer is also the author of "The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals."

2:00 pm

World
Britain's Publicly Funded 'Faith Schools'
Faith-based education gets government support in Britain. A third of Britain's state-funded schools have a religious connection. Most teach a Christian curriculum, but now Britain's first Hindu primary school has opened -- and it's drawing criticism.

3:57 pm

California Money
Subway Extension to Chinatown / World Ag Expo
San Francisco city officials broke ground today on a $1.5 billion project that's expected to create as many as 40,000 jobs. Also, an event billed as the world's largest agricultural exposition got underway in California's Central Valley.

4:00 pm

Marketplace
Health Care Monopolies
What's to stop a health insurance company from having a monopoly? Nothing, actually. But a vote on Capitol Hill this Tuesday could change all that.

EVENING

6:04 pm

California Money
KQED Radio News daily business and economics newscast.

6:30 pm

Marketplace
Health Care Monopolies
What's to stop a health insurance company from having a monopoly? Nothing, actually. But a vote on Capitol Hill this Tuesday could change all that.

7:00 pm

Fresh Air
Trying Alleged Terrorists
Terry Gross talks with journalist Jane Mayer, who covers politics and national security for The New Yorker. She's written about the political battle over how to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and other alleged terrorists. Her current article "The Trial" is about how Attorney General Eric Holder's choice of a civilian trial for the architect of 9/11 has galvanized Republicans. Mayer is also the author of "The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals."

8:00 pm

City Arts & Lectures
Michael Chabon and Adam Gopnik
Michael Chabon is first and foremost a writer of great imagination, intelligence and originality. In 2001, he received the Pulitzer Prize for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, a novel that pays tribute to his lifelong love of comics, superheroes and graphic novels. His forthcoming collection of essays, Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father and Son, delves into modern manhood and Chabon's personal experience balancing those roles. Chabon appears in conversation with Adam Gopnik, a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1986. In 1995, The New Yorker dispatched Gopnik to Paris to write the "Paris Journals," in which he described daily life in that city, drawing revelations from everyday observations. A beloved collection of essays called From Paris to the Moon grew from his time there, recounting his family's life in the City of Light. Michael Chabon and Adam Gopnik appeared in conversation on November 9, 2009.

11:04 pm

California Money
KQED Radio News daily business and economics newscast.

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