KQED's Forum
Forum tells remarkable and true stories about who we are and where we live. In the first hour, Alexis Madrigal convenes the diverse voices of the Bay Area, before turning to Mina Kim for the second hour to chronicle and center Californians’ experience. In an increasingly divided world, Mina and Alexis host conversations that inform, challenge and unify listeners with big ideas and different viewpoints.Want to call/submit your comments during our live Forum program Mon-Fri, 9am-11am? We'd love to...
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Episodes (6505)
Stacey Abrams on How to Restore American Democracy
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Harsh Medicine: Fixing Science’s Gender Gap
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What’s a Voicemail You’ll Never Delete?
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Forum from the Archives: Ben Rhodes on the Speeches That Shaped America
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Forum from the Archives: La Doña Presents Her New Album, 'Corrientes'
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Forum from the Archives: California ER Doctors Reflect on ‘The Pitt’ Effect
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Forum from the Archives: Stage Diving into Sonoma County’s Early Punk Scene
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Forum from the Archives: Michael Pollan Explores Labyrinth of Consciousness in '...
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Forum from the Archives: Meklit Hadero Reimagines Ethiopian Folk Songs
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Forum from the Archives: Have We Learned How to Talk About GLP1s?
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Forum from the Archives: Tune-Yards’ Merrill Garbus on How She Makes Her Signatu...
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Forum from the Archives: Ranchers vs. Wolves: Navigating a Controversial Comebac...
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Forum from the Archives: Mariachi San Jose Performs Live in Studio
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Why Pete Hegseth is Blocking Black Officer Promotions
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'Toy Story 5' Goes to Infinity and Beyond as Its Toys Confront Technology
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Four's a Crowd: Olivia Wilde and Edward Norton on 'The Invite'
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As the U.S. Nears 250 Years, What Was Happening in the Bay Area?
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America’s Complicated History at 250
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SF Giants Pride Night Fallout Amplifies
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Looking to Avoid Yosemite Crowds? Check Out These Alternate Hikes, Campsites and...
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U.S. Lifts Oil Sanctions on Iran as Fragile Peace Deal Terms Negotiated
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Katherine Dunn on ‘How GPS Shaped the Modern World’
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Bay Area Communities Resist Data Center Boom
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Forum From The Archives: Ibram X. Kendi Chronicles Impact and Spread of 'Great R...
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Forum from the Archives: Poet Kevin Young Explores History and Loss in His Newes...
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A 900-Mile Swim Along California’s Coast
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Jonathan Weber’s 'City on the Edge' Chronicles Decades-Long Battles Over Tech, P...
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Climate Change is Unleashing New and Deadly Microbes
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Cigarettes Are Cool Again and Health Advocates are Worried
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In a World Run by Algorithms, Hollywood Fights for Its Soul
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In “I Love Boosters,” it’s Boots Riley’s World
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Why Religion is Having a Moment
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Ben Lerner Explores Fiction and Tech in Novel ‘Transcription'
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Deb Haaland on the Future of Native Leadership
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Olé, Olé, Olé! Expat Communities Celebrate World Cup Teams Playing in the Bay Ar...
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What Our Faces Reveal About Us
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What AI's Huge IPOs Will Mean for Housing Affordability in the Bay Area
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Ben Rhodes on the Speeches That Shaped America
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Trump Administration Shovels $75 million into Controversial Oakland Coal Termina...
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Can College Survive Artificial Intelligence?
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Andrew Sean Greer on His Latest Novel ‘Villa Coco’
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‘Liar's Kingdom:’ Andrew Weissmann on Democracy and Deception
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Zinzi Clemmons on the Complicated Notion of ‘Freedom’
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Waymo’s Growing Pains
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A History of LGBTQ Music from 1969-2000
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What Have We Learned From 10 Years of Medical Aid in Dying in CA?
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Dave Eggers Centers Artists in New Novel ‘Contrapposto’ and His Initiative to Pr...
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Unpacking the 2026 California Primary
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911 ... Please Hold
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Why Pope Leo Wants to ‘Disarm’ A.I.
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