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Since Jun 2020
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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 hear from you! Please dial 866.SF.FORUM or (866) 733-6786 or email [email protected], tweet, or post on Facebook.

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Deb Haaland on the Future of Native Leadership

Jun 12, 2026 52m

Former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland won the New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary this month, and if she wins this November, she would become the first female Native American governor…

Olé, Olé, Olé! Expat Communities Celebrate World Cup Teams Playing in the Bay Area

Jun 12, 2026 52m

Levi’s Stadium will be the site of a series of World Cup matches beginning June 13. Switzerland, Algeria, Qatar, Jordan and Australia are some of the teams that will be appearing in match ups. Though…

What Our Faces Reveal About Us

Jun 11, 2026 52m

What’s in a face? For the ancient Greeks, the shape and features of a person’s face revealed their character, virtue and intelligence. Though these attitudes are outdated, they linger today as our…

What AI's Huge IPOs Will Mean for Housing Affordability in the Bay Area

Jun 11, 2026 54m

Two of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies, Anthropic and OpenAI, are based in San Francisco — and both are preparing public stock offerings that will bestow a huge financial…

Ben Rhodes on the Speeches That Shaped America

Jun 10, 2026 54m

What does it mean to be American? That’s the question that animates Ben Rhodes’s new book “All We Say: The Battle for American Identity.” Drawing on 15 speeches spanning more than two centuries, the…

Trump Administration Shovels $75 million into Controversial Oakland Coal Terminal

Jun 10, 2026 54m

The Trump administration said it will allocate $75 million dollars to fund a new coal terminal on the waterfront in West Oakland. Developer Phil Tagami has been working on building a shipping…

Can College Survive Artificial Intelligence?

Jun 09, 2026 54m

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the American workplace, and virtually every week brings a new report that entry-level white-collar jobs could be replaced by chatbots. Facing an uncertain…

Pulitzer Prize Winner Andrew Sean Greer on His Latest Novel ‘Villa Coco’

Jun 09, 2026 54m

Before Andrew Sean Greer won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for his novel “Less,” he was the executive director for a writer’s foundation based in Italy and sponsored by a baronessa. It was a job he has…

‘Liar's Kingdom:’ Andrew Weissmann on Democracy and Deception

Jun 08, 2026 54m

Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann spent years inside some of the country’s most consequential investigations, from the Justice Department’s fraud unit to Robert Mueller’s election…

Zinzi Clemmons on the Complicated Notion of ‘Freedom’

Jun 08, 2026 54m

In her new essay collection, “Freedom,” novelist and UC Davis creative writing director Zinzi Clemmons examines what freedom means in “a world buckling from the consequences of centuries of…

Waymo’s Growing Pains

Jun 05, 2026 54m

Self-driving car companies like Waymo say their autonomous vehicles are dramatically safer than human drivers. But a new CNN investigation found that when things do go wrong, they tend to go wrong in…

A History of LGBTQ Music from 1969-2000

Jun 05, 2026 54m

In his new book “Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music 1969-2000” music critic Barry Walters looks at how music produced and performed by gay and straight musicians has been embraced, celebrated, and…

What Have We Learned From 10 Years of Medical Aid in Dying in CA?

Jun 04, 2026 54m

California’s End of Life Option Act, which allows people with certain terminal illnesses and a life expectancy of less than six months to receive medication that ends their life, turns 10 this month.…

Dave Eggers Centers Artists in New Novel ‘Contrapposto’ and His Initiative to Preserve the Bay’s Art Scene

Jun 04, 2026 54m

Writer Dave Eggers, who’s been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, draws inspiration for the first time from his own art school experience and his classical training as a…

Unpacking the 2026 California Primary

Jun 03, 2026 54m

California voters cast their ballots in key races across the state on Tuesday, with the race to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom drawing a massive field of candidates. We break down that race, in which…

911 ... Please Hold

Jun 03, 2026 54m

Oakland’s 911 system is perennially understaffed, frequently leading to long wait times for callers facing life and death emergencies or trying to report fires or crimes in progress. The problem has…

Why Pope Leo Wants to ‘Disarm’ A.I.

Jun 02, 2026 54m

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical letter focuses on safeguarding humanity amid the rise of artificial intelligence. In the letter, which is essentially a policy document from the Vatican, the Pope…

High School Grads on Navigating a Changing World

Jun 02, 2026 54m

Graduating from high school marks a time when young people will, many for the first time, have to make their own decisions about their future. It’s a time filled with celebrations, optimism and…

The Trump Administration Turns Its Sights On Legal Immigrants

Jun 01, 2026 54m

Since his reelection, President Trump has been fixated on illegal immigration in the US, but now the President is taking on immigrants who are here legally. A new policy memo would require some…

What the Massive Medicaid Cuts Mean for Your Health Care

Jun 01, 2026 54m

An estimated one in three Californians are insured by Medi-Cal, the state version of Medicaid. But as the federal government cuts billions in funding and imposes new work requirements and paperwork…

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