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Radio Daily Schedule

KQED Public Radio: Wednesday, December 26, 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

2:00 am

City Arts & Lectures Oliver Sacks Dr. Oliver Sacks is a practicing physician, professor of neurology and psychiatry, and the author of 10 books, including "The Mind's Eye," "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" and "Awakenings," which inspired the Oscar-nominated film. His newest book, "Hallucinations," is a provocative investigation into auditory, visual, tactile and olfactory misperceptions, their physiological sources, and their personal and cultural resonances. In addition to drug-inspired varieties, Sacks examines the many different types of non-psychotic hallucination caused by various illnesses or injuries, by intoxication -- even, for many people, by falling sleep. Sacks appeared in conversation with Roy Eisenhardt on November 12, 2012.

MORNING

9:00 am

Forum The Year in Politics 2012 The year's top stories include the closely contested U.S. presidential election, disputes over the budget and an economy that continues to sputter along. The nation also endured tragic mass shootings and revived the debate over gun control. We'll review the most notable news from a busy 2012.

10:00 am

Forum David Thomson's 'The Big Screen' San Francisco-based film critic and historian David Thomson joins us to discuss his sweeping new work, "The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies." Thomson's other books include "The New Biographical Dictionary of Film" and "Have You Seen...?"

AFTERNOON

2:00 pm

World Russia's Adoption Ban Today Russia's upper parliament voted to ban Americans from adopting Russian children. The bill now goes to President Vladimir Putin, and he's signaled support for it.

4:00 pm

Marketplace Transportation in Silicon Valley We take a look at the private transportation system in Silicon Valley.

4:30 pm

All Things Considered
KQED News 4:30pm, 5:04pm, 5:30pm, 6:04pm & 7:04pm

EVENING

6:30 pm

Marketplace Transportation in Silicon Valley We take a look at the private transportation system in Silicon Valley.

8:00 pm

Radio Specials A Season's Griot 2012 from PRI Hear an hour-long Kwanzaa celebration in story and song, again hosted by Madafo Lloyd Wilson. This year's program features youth as the special guest griots, reading their own original and traditional stories. Familiar and favorite elements of Griot will also be in place with plenty of music, and an original composition by the show's poet laureate, Beverly Fields Burnette.

10:00 pm

Forum David Thomson's 'The Big Screen' San Francisco-based film critic and historian David Thomson joins us to discuss his sweeping new work, "The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies." Thomson's other books include "The New Biographical Dictionary of Film" and "Have You Seen...?"

11:00 pm

All Things Considered Syria-Children A tour of schools for Syrian refugees in southern Turkey presents a grim picture of the impact of the war on children. More than three quarters of the students report seeing a family member die. Many say their biggest hope is to exact revenge on Bashar al-Assad and his Alawite community.

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