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KQED Public Radio: Wednesday, January 9, 2013

88.5 FM San Francisco • 89.3 FM Sacramento

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OVERNIGHT

12:00 am

All Things Considered Farm Reform Fails Last year, a loose alliance of environmentalists, economists and critics of industrial agriculture pushed -- once again -- for fundamental changes in U.S. farm subsidies. They failed. Even minimal reforms got discarded by Congressional leaders in the rush to resolve the government's fiscal crisis. But some reformers are cheered by the fact that farm lobbyists also failed to get what they wanted -- a generous new Farm Bill.

2:00 am

City Arts & Lectures Malcolm Gladwell & Adam Gopnik The author of four books and numerous New Yorker articles, Malcolm Gladwell brings astute observations and graceful prose to contemporary issues of sociology, psychology and culture. His books "The Tipping Point," "Blink" and "Outliers" all deal with human behavior and its cultural implications. Adam Gopnik has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986. His background in art history and broad and sophisticated perspective on culture make him a frequent and popular voice on many subjects. He has written fiction and humor pieces, book reviews, profiles, reporting pieces, and more than a hundred stories for "The Talk of the Town" and "Comment." His books, ranging from essay collections about Paris and food to children's novels, include "Paris to the Moon," "Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin" and "Lincoln." Gladwell and Gopnik appeared in conversation on November 19, 2012.

3:00 am

Morning Edition At Prestigious Colleges, a Lack of Disadvantaged Kids Some selective colleges try to attract disadvantaged students. But they haven't raised the number of poor kids on their campuses much. Many colleges recruit in a handful of elite public high schools. Poor, bright students from other areas just don't apply.

MORNING

9:00 am

Forum California Challenges Federal Oversight of Prisons Governor Jerry Brown has declared the prison emergency over in California. He has asked a federal court to lift the population cap it imposed on state prisons, and to remove federal oversight of inmate medical care. The governor says California has done enough to improve conditions in its prisons, and that further reducing the population would jeopardize public safety. We analyze the state's progress on prison reform and discuss the best path forward.

10:00 am

Forum Aging and End-of-Life Decisions Lillian Rubin is 88 and her health is declining. After watching her husband slip into Alzheimer's, she says she wants to choose when and how she dies. Should we make that final choice for ourselves? Or should we prolong life no matter the costs? We examine these questions, and how social policies shape our views on aging.

11:00 am

Talk of the Nation Political Junkie New congressmen and women are settling into their offices on the Hill while President Obama takes advantage of the momentary peace in Washington to announce his new cabinet choices. Political Junkie Ken Rudin returns.

AFTERNOON

12:00 pm

Talk of the Nation Predicting Violence When mass shootings happen -- like the ones in Tucson, Aurora and Sandy Hook -- experts work backwards to connect the dots. They hope to learn lessons that could prevent the next spree. Can violence like this ever be predicted? The show discusses what we know, and what we're still learning about forecasting violence and preventing it.

1:00 pm

Fresh Air Actor Bobby Cannavale Terry Gross talks with actor Bobby Cannavale, who plays volatile gangster Gyp Rosetti on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire." He is also starring opposite Al Pacino in the Broadway revival of "Glengarry Glen Ross."

2:00 pm

World In France, a Musical Melting Pot The show heads to a winter music festival in France, where musicians from Africa, Europe and the U.S. meet -- and where cultural differences melt away. That's where a kora player from Mali and a cellist from the United States connected, both of them thousands of miles from a home where each grew up a musical maverick.

4:00 pm

Marketplace Weight Loss 2.0 The show looks into how people are using self-tracking technology and social media to lose weight and get fit.

EVENING

6:30 pm

Marketplace Weight Loss 2.0 The show looks into how people are using self-tracking technology and social media to lose weight and get fit.

7:00 pm

Fresh Air Actor Bobby Cannavale Terry Gross talks with actor Bobby Cannavale, who plays volatile gangster Gyp Rosetti on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire." He is also starring opposite Al Pacino in the Broadway revival of "Glengarry Glen Ross."

8:00 pm

Radio Specials America Abroad Islamism in Africa -- The recent attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi underscored the dangers posed by extremist groups in Libya. But these risks extend beyond Libya, with the rise of jihadist organizations like al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, Ansar Dine and Boko Haram. The program takes listeners to Mali, Nigeria, Libya and Kenya to explore Islamism in Africa.

10:00 pm

Forum Aging and End-of-Life Decisions Lillian Rubin is 88 and her health is declining. After watching her husband slip into Alzheimer's, she says she wants to choose when and how she dies. Should we make that final choice for ourselves? Or should we prolong life no matter the costs? We examine these questions, and how social policies shape our views on aging.

11:00 pm

All Things Considered Transition at the Treasury The Obama administration has long hinted that White House chief of staff Jack Lew was the president's choice for the next Treasury Secretary. An announcement is expected as soon as Thursday. NPR White House correspondent Scott Horsley reports on the likely pick.

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