Thurs. at 4pm: Few of us look at the pigments industry... until now. Researchers have found that a new red pigment could actually generate billions of dollars.
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Thurs. at 10am: Klosterman covers everything pop culture in his latest essay collection, "Chuck Klosterman X: A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century."
Airs on KQED weekday mornings at 6:43am, 8:43am and 11:29pm and weekends at 7:36am and 8:36am
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A podcast about the unexplored Bay Area. Each week, take a deep dive into the mysteries that make this area quirky, delightful and, at times, dysfunctional.
4:30pm Every Weekday: All Things Considered hosts Audie Cornish, Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly and Ari Shapiro present the program's trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features. Michel Martin hosts on the weekends.
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Founded in 1969, KQED Public Radio -- home of Forum with Michael Krasny and The California Report -- is one of the most-listened-to public radio stations in the nation with an award-winning news and public affairs program service. Listen on 88.5 FM or Comcast channel 960 in San Francisco, 89.3 FM in Sacramento, 88.3 FM in Santa Rosa and 88.1 FM in Martinez. KQED Public Radio 88.5 FM and 89.3 FM also broadcast in analog and HD Radio technology. Stream programs live and listen to audio podcasts at kqed.org/radio on one of the most-visited station sites in public media.