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Radio Daily Schedule

KQED Public Radio: Monday, January 7, 2013

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

Tech Nation Better Health Care and the Digital Revolution Host Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Eric Topol about how the digital revolution will create better health care. Then on BioTech Nation, attorney Jen Gordon talks about intellectual property in the age of personalized medicine.

1:00 am

Cambridge Forum The Second Nuclear Age Yale national security strategist Paul Bracken argues that a new nuclear age is dawning. This second nuclear age will transform the way international crises develop and call for new strategies for coping and containment. What role will the United States play in the new nuclear landscape? How should we plan for this nuclear future? How dangerous will the second nuclear age be?

1:30 am

Latino USA The Year Ahead in Politics The influence of the Latino vote grabbed the headlines in this past election, and has brought comprehensive immigration reform back into the political agenda. But how can Latinos take advantage of this political opening, and what other issues will they try to influence next?

2:00 am

Marketplace Money The Fiscal Cliff and Your Paycheck This year will include a tax increase -- and it's coming out of your first paycheck. Back In 2010, payroll taxes were cut by 2 percent. Now that cut has expired. So, whether you make a lot of money or not so much, your take-home pay is going to shrink -- at least a little. The show talks with taxpayers about how this change affects their wallets.

3:00 am

Morning Edition Mental Health Care on Campus More college students are seeking mental health services on campus. So schools are seeking new approaches to meet the demand.

MORNING

9:00 am

Forum The Rising Price of Housing The price of Bay Area rentals and for-sale homes rose sharply last month, by as much as 16 percent in some areas. San Francisco ranked as the second-healthiest housing market in America, according to the real estate site Trulia. Why are prices rising, and how are costs affecting Bay Area residents?

10:00 am

Forum 'Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore' Bay Area-based author, former Twitter employee and self-described "media inventor" Robin Sloan joins us to talk about his acclaimed debut novel, "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore."

11:00 am

Talk of the Nation The Consequences of a Short-Term Farm Bill Fix When headlines warned milk prices could double to $7 a gallon, the country sat up and took notice. At the last minute, Congress extended parts of the farm bill to keep milk prices steady. But they put off other important agricultural issues, like disaster aid and subsidies.

AFTERNOON

12:00 pm

Talk of the Nation Death by Prescription Drugs Prescription drug overdoses kill more Americans than heroin and cocaine combined. In many accidental overdoses, the drugs came from a doctor.

1:00 pm

Fresh Air 'Downton Abbey' Creator Julian Fellowes At long last, season three of "Downton Abbey" is underway. Terry Gross talks with the show's creator and writer, Julian Fellowes. Set in a fictional country estate, the popular PBS series depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants.

2:00 pm

World India Re-examines Sex and Gender Issues In India, the death of a rape victim led to protests -- and now to open discussion about sexual harassment. The program updates that story, and talks with Indian-Americans who see this moment as an opportunity to re-examine sex and gender issues back home.

4:00 pm

Marketplace A Smartphone for the Blind A new smartphone is hitting the market. It's called Ray -- and it was designed from the ground up for the blind.

EVENING

6:30 pm

Marketplace A Smartphone for the Blind A new smartphone is hitting the market. It's called Ray -- and it was designed from the ground up for the blind.

7:00 pm

Fresh Air 'Downton Abbey' Creator Julian Fellowes At long last, season three of "Downton Abbey" is underway. Terry Gross talks with the show's creator and writer, Julian Fellowes. Set in a fictional country estate, the popular PBS series depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants.

8:00 pm

It's Your World (a broadcast of the World Affairs Council) U.S. Foreign Policy in 2013 and Beyond The election is finally over, so we can put all the posturing and heated campaign rhetoric behind us. What's ahead for foreign policy now that the presidency has been settled? What did we forget to talk about in the course of an election year that will now roar back onto the front pages, from China's new leadership to the advent of the cyber war era? The show's guest is Susan Glasser, editor-in-chief for Foreign Policy magazine. She will discuss what she expects will be on the foreign policy agenda in 2013.

10:00 pm

Forum The Rising Price of Housing The price of Bay Area rentals and for-sale homes rose sharply last month, by as much as 16 percent in some areas. San Francisco ranked as the second-healthiest housing market in America, according to the real estate site Trulia. Why are prices rising, and how are costs affecting Bay Area residents?

11:00 pm

All Things Considered Teachers Learn How to React in a Crisis Since the shootings in Newtown, Conn., some teachers have been thinking more about their personal safety in the classroom. Across the country, dozens of teachers have begun taking classes on gun safety. Gigi Douban attended a series of classes of Birmingham, Alabama.

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