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KQED Public Radio: Tuesday, December 11, 2012

88.5 FM San Francisco • 89.3 FM Sacramento

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OVERNIGHT

12:00 am

All Things Considered The World in 2030 The nation's intelligence agencies have updated their report on Global Trends describing the world they expect in 2030. Western countries, which have been on the rise since 1750, will have declined in influence. Asia will be on the ascendancy, but no country or region will dominate, leaving the planet less governed. Power will be diffused, with individuals able to play more effective role, thanks in part to new technology.

2:00 am

It's Your World (a broadcast of the World Affairs Council) Asia's Challenge: Ensuring Sustainable Growth Asia's rapid growth is leaving millions behind, causing a widening gap between rich and poor that threatens to undermine the region's stability. Developing Asia's growth story masks underlying, complex challenges that need to be urgently tackled by policy and decision makers. Rajat M. Nag, managing director general of the Asian Development Bank appears in conversation with Asia Foundation President David Arnold. They'll discuss the economic and governance challenges across the region.

3:00 am

Morning Edition 'The Twelve Tribes of Hattie' Ayana Mathis just received one of the biggest breaks an author can get. Her new novel was picked for Oprah's Book Club. It's about African-Americans living in the North after the Great Migration. Oprah Winfrey and Ayana Mathis talk about "The Twelve Tribes of Hattie."

MORNING

9:00 am

Forum Ethical Traveling Are you considering travel to a poor country? How do you know if your tourist dollars will support the local people or hurt them? Every year, Berkeley-based Ethical Traveler selects the 10 developing nations it thinks do the best job of promoting human rights, preserving the environment and creating a community-based tourism industry. Ethical Traveler has just released its list. We'll discuss why people should head to these countries, and the ethics of tourism. What considerations do you make when you choose where and how to travel?

10:00 am

Forum Holiday Books Read any good books lately? We open the phone lines to get listener picks for the most memorable books of the year, the best books to give as gifts and other suggestions for life-changing reads.

AFTERNOON

12:00 pm

Talk of the Nation Evaluating Our Generals For too long, Tom Ricks says the military refuses to measure its generals by the one yardstick that matters: success. Ricks joins host Neal Conan to discuss his book "The Generals."

1:00 pm

Fresh Air The Army's Secret Chemical Weapons Testing Program During the Cold War, the U.S. Army tested LSD, nerve agents and other drugs on 5,000 healthy U.S. soldiers. Terry Gross talks with Raffi Khatchadourian about his article "Operation Delirium," in this week's edition of The New Yorker.

2:00 pm

World The Fight for Egypt's Future Islamist supporters of Egypt's President Mursi are in the streets. So are opposition groups. Their battle over a proposed constitution has become an all-out fight for Egypt's future.

4:00 pm

Marketplace In North Dakota, Jobs But No Housing For some, finding a job isn't hard - it's finding a place to stay that's impossible. The show visits the North Dakota oil fields.

EVENING

6:30 pm

Marketplace In North Dakota, Jobs But No Housing For some, finding a job isn't hard - it's finding a place to stay that's impossible. The show visits the North Dakota oil fields.

7:00 pm

Fresh Air The Army's Secret Chemical Weapons Testing Program During the Cold War, the U.S. Army tested LSD, nerve agents and other drugs on 5,000 healthy U.S. soldiers. Terry Gross talks with Raffi Khatchadourian about his article "Operation Delirium," in this week's edition of The New Yorker.

8:00 pm

City Arts & Lectures Tom Wolfe Tom Wolfe is the author of more than a dozen books, among them such contemporary classics as "The Right Stuff," "The Bonfire of the Vanities" and "A Man in Full." Credited with inventing New Journalism, whereby writers acknowledge their own subjectivity and oftentimes employ literary techniques to reporting, Wolfe spent his early career in newspapers, mostly as a general assignment reporter but also a foreign correspondent. While still a reporter, he completed his first book, a collection of articles about the flamboyant '60s written for New York Magazine and Esquire, thus cementing his reputation as a noted chronicler and staunch critic of contemporary culture. Set in Miami, his newest book "Back to Blood" features Wolfe's high-energy reporting and a cast of characters as fascinating as any he has ever conceived. Wolfe appeared in conversation with Steven Winn on November 1, 2012.

10:00 pm

Forum Ethical Traveling Are you considering travel to a poor country? How do you know if your tourist dollars will support the local people or hurt them? Every year, Berkeley-based Ethical Traveler selects the 10 developing nations it thinks do the best job of promoting human rights, preserving the environment and creating a community-based tourism industry. Ethical Traveler has just released its list. We'll discuss why people should head to these countries, and the ethics of tourism. What considerations do you make when you choose where and how to travel?

11:00 pm

All Things Considered HSBC Settles Over Money Laundering Charges One of Britain's largest banks has agreed to pay $1.9 billion to settle money laundering charges brought by U.S. officials. HSBC acknowledged that it transferred money for Mexican drug cartels and for countries such as Iran that are under international sanctions.

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