Need To Know
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This current affairs series' mission is to provide a deep understanding of the issues before the electorate through personal, character-driven stories. With essays and analysis from journalists, historians and thought leaders; interviews; and media critiques, NTK is an essential contribution to the coverage of the 2012 presidential campaign. Hosting duties are shared by: Scott Simon, longtime host of NPR's "Weekend Edition"; Maria Hinojosa, host and managing editor of NPR's "Latino USA"; Ray Suarez, co-anchor of the PBS NewsHour; and Jeff Greenfield, seasoned political, media and culture reporter and commentator.
Need To Know Previous Broadcasts
Episode #304H
KQED 9: Fri, Jan 25, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
On the second of two inauguration specials examining the advocacy group "Common Good's" proposals to end bureaucratic gridlock and get the US moving forward, NTK anchor Jeff Greenfield explores how malpractice lawsuits contribute to rising healthcare costs. Correspondent William Brangham travels to Denmark, where medical disputes are settled by experts without ever going to court.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED World: Sun, Jan 27, 2013 -- 3:00 PM
- KQED World: Sun, Jan 27, 2013 -- 7:00 AM
- KQED Plus: Sat, Jan 26, 2013 -- 1:30 PM
- KQED World: Sat, Jan 26, 2013 -- 11:30 AM
- KQED World: Sat, Jan 26, 2013 -- 5:00 AM
- KQED 9: Sat, Jan 26, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
Episode #303H
KQED 9: Fri, Jan 18, 2013 -- 11:00 PM
On the first of two inauguration specials examining the advocacy group "Common Good's" proposals to end bureaucratic gridlock and get the US moving forward, NTK anchor Jeff Greenfield explores why it now takes nearly four times as long to complete infrastructure projects in the US than it did in the 1970's. By comparison, correspondent Rick Karr reports on how German political parties of every stripe are now backing a multi-billion-dollar plan that is expected to end German use of fossil fuels by 2050.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED World: Sun, Jan 20, 2013 -- 3:00 PM
- KQED World: Sun, Jan 20, 2013 -- 7:00 AM
- KQED Plus: Sat, Jan 19, 2013 -- 1:30 PM
- KQED World: Sat, Jan 19, 2013 -- 11:30 AM
- KQED World: Sat, Jan 19, 2013 -- 5:00 AM
- KQED 9: Sat, Jan 19, 2013 -- 5:00 AM
Episode #302H
KQED 9: Fri, Jan 11, 2013 -- 11:00 PM
Maria Hinojosa anchors. With the ongoing discussion in Washington about revising the federal tax code, NTK profiles 4 New Jersey residents with dramatically different incomes to demonstrate how current tax regulations disproportionately benefit some Americans more than others.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED World: Sun, Jan 13, 2013 -- 3:00 PM
- KQED World: Sun, Jan 13, 2013 -- 7:00 AM
- KQED World: Sat, Jan 12, 2013 -- 11:30 AM
- KQED World: Sat, Jan 12, 2013 -- 5:00 AM
- KQED 9: Sat, Jan 12, 2013 -- 5:00 AM
Episode #301H
KQED 9: Fri, Jan 4, 2013 -- 11:00 PM
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED World: Sun, Jan 6, 2013 -- 3:00 PM
- KQED World: Sun, Jan 6, 2013 -- 7:00 AM
- KQED Plus: Sat, Jan 5, 2013 -- 1:30 PM
- KQED World: Sat, Jan 5, 2013 -- 11:30 AM
- KQED World: Sat, Jan 5, 2013 -- 5:00 AM
- KQED 9: Sat, Jan 5, 2013 -- 5:00 AM









