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KQED's Forum
KQED's Forum
KQED

Forum tells remarkable and true stories about who we are and where we live. In the first hour, Alexis Madrigal convenes the diverse voices... more

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Episodes

What Are Your Hopes for the Next Pope?

Funeral rites are underway for Pope Francis, who died this week at age 88 after leading the Roman Catholic Church... more

25 Apr 2025 · 57 minutes
Alison Gopnik and Anne-Marie Slaughter on Why We’re Not Paying Enough Attention to Caregiving

Caregiving is the most universal of human acts. But also one of the most invisible. While caring for a child,... more

25 Apr 2025 · 57 minutes
Are We Facing a Constitutional Crisis?

Is the United States in the talked-about and feared constitutional crisis? President Trump and his administration are increasingly ignoring federal... more

24 Apr 2025 · 57 minutes
KQED Youth Takeover: Oakland Ballet Explores Immigrant Stories From Angel Island

Ellis Island might have been a welcoming place for many immigrants to the United States, but Angel Island in the... more

24 Apr 2025 · 57 minutes
Fetal Personhood as 'The New Civil War over Reproduction'

Overturning Roe v. Wade was never the end goal of the anti-abortion movement, says UC Davis law professor and leading... more

23 Apr 2025 · 57 minutes
Trump Targets California International Students and Higher Ed

More than a thousand international college students – scores of them in California – have had their visas terminated without... more

23 Apr 2025 · 57 minutes
KQED Youth Takeover: Deliberative Democracy Puts Dialogue and Reason at Center of Decision Making

In today’s intensely polarized climate, political conversations can quickly devolve into heated arguments. But a process called deliberative democracy has... more

22 Apr 2025 · 57 minutes
Bonnie Tsui on the Science, Symbolism and Strength of Muscle

We often take our muscles for granted, rarely stopping to consider just how complex and essential they are. From the... more

22 Apr 2025 · 57 minutes
How Project 2025 Can Help Us Understand What Trump is Doing – and What’s Next

Many of President Trump’s first policies in office — including removing Temporary Protected Status for migrants, walking back climate protections... more

21 Apr 2025 · 57 minutes
How Did the Pandemic Change Work for You?

As part of our series looking back on how the pandemic changed us, 5 years on, we examine the way... more

21 Apr 2025 · 57 minutes