The 10 Best KQED's Forum Podcast Episodes
1) Jennifer Senior on the Fragility of Friendship
“Modern life conspires against friendship,” says Atlantic staff writer Jennifer Senior, "even as it requires the bonds of friendship all the more." That’s one of the paradoxes at the center of Senior’...Show More
2) How to Design a Park That Brings a Community Together
Parks are meant for everyone, but they don’t always feel that way. A lack of transportation, paths that are not easily navigated, or elements that are not responsive to a community’s wants or needs ca...Show More
How to Design a Park That Brings a Community Together
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3) are u addicted to ur phone
New York Times tech reporter Kashmir Hill last year found that each day she was picking up her iPhone more than 100 times and looking at it for an average of five hours — roughly “the equivalent of Ja...Show More
4) SF’s Prop F Would Cut Cash Aid for People Who Use Drugs and Refuse Treatment
San Francisco is in the midst of a devastating drug crisis with a record number of overdose deaths last year. In an attempt to address the problem, Mayor London Breed has put a measure on the March 5t...Show More
5) Brutality of Philippines’ War on Drugs Laid Bare in ‘Some People Need Killing’
In most of the world, “salvage” is a hopeful word, writes journalist Patricia Evangelista. But in Philippine English, to salvage is also to execute a suspected criminal without trial. The salvages of ...Show More
6) Hate Crimes Against Muslims and Jews on The Rise
Hate crimes against Jews and Muslims in the U.S. are reaching all time highs according to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism. Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, three college student...Show More
7) What’s a Photograph That Stands Out in Your Mind?
Kathy Ryan was the longtime director of photography at the New York Times Magazine. For nearly four decades, Ryan shaped the way we witnessed history: January 6th, wars abroad and the impacts of COVID...Show More
8) Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on How to ‘Say More’
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki says she learned some of her most effective communication strategies “the hard way.” These techniques were absorbed, refined and stress-tested on her rise ...Show More
9) 'A Chance to Harmonize' Tells the Story of the U.S. Music Unit
A generation of American folk singers – including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Woody Guthrie – owe their inspiration to a little-known New Deal project known as the U.S. Music Unit. Over the course of two...Show More
10) Comedian Kristina Wong on Crafting a Community During COVID
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the performing arts world, comedian Kristina Wong found herself adrift. But dozens of frantic calls and one Facebook group later, she was overseeing a network of v...Show More