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Radio Daily Schedule

KQED Public Radio: Thursday, May 17, 2012

88.5 FM San Francisco • 89.3 FM Sacramento

Schedule is subject to change. Please visit kqed.org/tv/schedules/daily for the most up-to-date info.

OVERNIGHT

12:00 am

All Things Considered Assessing Facebook's Worth With 900 million users and more than 3 billion "likes" a day, Facebook may know more about us than any company or government in the world. That vast trove of knowledge is precisely why Facebook could be valued at $100 billion when it goes public this week. But some of those users aren't real people and some of those "likes" are fake, paid for by companies. So if Facebook's data is corrupted, then how much is the business really worth?

2:00 am

Radio Specials Radiolab: Games A good game -- whether it's a pro football playoff or a family showdown on the kitchen table -- can make you feel, at least for a little while, like your whole life hangs in the balance. Co-hosts Jad and Robert wonder why we get so invested in something so trivial. What is it about games that make them feel so pivotal?

3:00 am

Morning Edition Eating Healthy, on the Cheap A lot of people say they would eat better if it didn't cost so much. But a new report shows that healthy choices at the grocery story may not really be more expensive. The show finds out why foods that are less healthy can cost more than we think.

MORNING

9:00 am

Forum The New Politics of Extremism Political scientists Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein join us to discuss their new book "It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism."

10:00 am

Forum James Dunn and the Mountain Play This month, James Dunn marks his 30th and final season directing the annual Mountain Play, performed each summer at a historic amphitheater on Marin's Mt. Tamalpais. We'll talk to Dunn about his career and about this year's offering, "The Music Man." We'll also look back at the history of the Mountain Play, which marks its 100th anniversary next year.

10:30 am

Forum Remembering Carlos Fuentes We look back at the life and career of renowned Mexican novelist, diplomat and Renaissance man Carlos Fuentes, who died Tuesday at age 83.

11:00 am

Talk of the Nation New Choices for Amputees More and more people facing amputation make a difficult choice: remove not just part of a foot or ankle, but everything below the knee. They often walk better, are more comfortable, and have more choices available to them. Host Neal Conan and guests discuss new choices for amputees.

AFTERNOON

12:00 pm

Talk of the Nation Greece: Chain Reaction As Greece inches closer and closer to default, economists warn it could get much, much worse -- sparking a chain reaction across the Eurozone. Neal Conan and guests examine the consequences of a Greek chain reaction.

1:00 pm

Fresh Air Drone Strikes' Impact on Yemen United States drone strikes in Yemen are killing large numbers of civilians in the process of targeting suspected terrorists. That's according to investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill, who has reported from the ground in Yemen. He joins Terry Gross to talk about conditions in Yemen, and the increasing anger there towards the U.S.

2:00 pm

World Reconciling With the Enemy in Afghanistan An American Army Captain in Afghanistan gained the trust and cooperation of insurgents, after they had killed some of his men. Captain Michael Kolton joins the show to talk about reconciling with the enemy.

4:00 pm

Marketplace Kids Take the Euro Challenge While some kids are obsessed with the latest in celebrity gossip, the show hears about one group trying to save the Eurozone. It's called the Euro Challenge.

EVENING

6:30 pm

Marketplace Kids Take the Euro Challenge While some kids are obsessed with the latest in celebrity gossip, the show hears about one group trying to save the Eurozone. It's called the Euro Challenge.

7:00 pm

Fresh Air Drone Strikes' Impact on Yemen United States drone strikes in Yemen are killing large numbers of civilians in the process of targeting suspected terrorists. That's according to investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill, who has reported from the ground in Yemen. He joins Terry Gross to talk about conditions in Yemen, and the increasing anger there towards the U.S.

8:00 pm

Radio Specials Panetta Institute 2012 Lecture Series The Economy -- This second episode of this year's Panetta Institute Lecture Series focuses on the economy. Panelists include Robert Reich, former secretary of labor and professor of public policy at UC Berkeley; and Alan Simpson, former U.S. senator and co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. The moderator is Ron Insana, senior analyst for CNBC and MSNBC and a financial industry expert.

10:00 pm

Forum The New Politics of Extremism Political scientists Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein join us to discuss their new book "It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism."

11:00 pm

All Things Considered No-Soil Strawberries Those beautiful red strawberries in the grocery store are hiding an unpleasant secret. They grew in soil that was sterilized with toxic fumigants. The use of such chemicals is increasingly expensive because of tightening regulations. So the industry is trying out alternatives, including getting rid of the soil entirely and growing strawberries in a non-soil "substrate" instead.

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