Anthropic’s New AI Mythos Is a Cybersecurity Game-Changer | KQED We look at how this next generation of AI could reshape digital security and policy.

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We're talking to @stamos.org about Anthropic's new model, which the company says is too powerful to be released to the public, and how this next generation of AI could reshape digital security and policy.

❓What are your questions about cyberattacks?

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Paying for Graduate School Is Going To Get Harder | KQED We talk about student loans, and look at the broader landscape, from income-driven repayment overhauls to the future of public service forgiveness.

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We're talking to experts about student loans, and looking at the broader landscape, from income-driven repayment overhauls to the future of public service forgiveness.

❓How have changes to student loan funding impacted your decision about grad school or college?

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Rethinking Healing: Insights from Survivors of Extreme Trauma | KQED Psychiatrist Suzan Song has for decades worked with people who have experienced extreme traumas, like being trafficked or recruited as child soldiers. She says she became drawn to those who were able…

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We're talking to psychologist Suzan Song about where she thinks true healing comes from, and how we can apply that to more ordinary suffering, like a breakup or an unexpected loss. Song’s new book is “Why We Suffer and How We Heal.”

❓What questions do you have for Suzan Song?

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CA Prepares for Early Wildfire Season Amidst Slashing of US Forest Service | KQED We dig into how those factors could influence wildfires this year and how you can prepare.

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We're talking to wildfire experts about Trump's slashing of the Forest Service amid predictions of an early fire season, and about how you can prepare.

❓What are your questions about how wildfires are managed in California?

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Celebrating the Players That Made Women's Basketball | KQED We'll celebrate the players and coaches who made women's basketball into the phenomenon it is today, and get a preview for the upcoming season, with Robinson and Baccellieri.

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We're talking to @heyjordanr.bsky.social and @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social about the people who made women’s basketball into the phenomenon it is today, and we'll get a preview of the upcoming season.

❓How have you seen the culture around the WNBA change?

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Bass Legend Melvin Gibbs Shows Us 'How Black Music Took Over the World' | KQED Gibbs joins us with his bass to demonstrate the long reach of the African diaspora, and to ask who gets the credit for the music the whole world loves.

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We're talking to @melvingibbs.bsky.social about his new book, “How Black Music Took Over the World.” We'll trace the “rhythmic genealogy” from Africa to the Americas, and we'll listen as Gibbs demonstrates with his bass.

❓What songs by Black artists changed music history?

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Viktor Orbán’s Defeat, and the Limits of MAGA Populism | KQED Airdate: Thursday, April 16 at 10 AM After almost two decades as Prime Minister, Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán was defeated by Péter Magyar, leader of the center-right Tisza party. In the final…

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We're talking to @vox.com's @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social, @utoronto.ca's @lucanway.bsky.social and @npr.org's @franklangfitt.bsky.social about Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán's electoral defeat and the limits of MAGA populism.

❓What's your reaction to Orbán's defeat?

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What Will it Take to End the War in Iran? | KQED We talk about the latest in Iran and what might happen if no deal is reached before the ceasefire expires next week.

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We're talking to @burklecenter.bsky.social's @dassakaye.bsky.social, @nytimes.com's @sangernyt.bsky.social and @newyorker.com contributor Robin Wright about the latest in Iran and what might happen if no deal is reached before the ceasefire expires next week.

❓What are your Qs?

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Examining the Fallout From Eric Swalwell’s Sexual Misconduct Allegations | KQED We look at how his departure reshapes the governor’s race and how allegations of sexual misconduct are being treated now, nearly a decade after the #MeToo movement began.

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We're talking to @kqednews.kqed.org's Marisa Lagos, @sfchronicle.com's @akoseff.bsky.social and @cnn.com's Allison Gordon about Eric Swalwell's resignation from Congress following sexual misconduct allegations.

❓What are your questions?

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Will New Tax Provisions Deliver Promised Big, Beautiful Refunds? | KQED We look at the impact of changes in the tax code and who has benefited the most from the changes.

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We're talking to @nbcnews.com's @spettypi.bsky.social and tax preparer Karen Brosi about the impact of Trump's megabill on the tax code and who stands to benefit the most from these changes.

❓What Qs do you still have about filing taxes before the midnight deadline?

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Planet Money Answers Your Big Economic Questions | KQED We talk to the authors of “Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life" and answer your big questions about the economy.

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We're talking to author Alex Mayyasi and @planetmoney.bsky.social's Kenny Malone about their new book, and we'll answer your big questions about the economy.

❓What Qs do you have for Planet Money's hosts and author?

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Translating the World Through Literature | KQED We talk about to publishers and literary translators about the new Center for the Art of Translation, and we ask: What does it take to bring a book to an English reading audience? How do translations…

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Today we're talking to @catranslation.org's Olivia Sears, National Book Award winner Bruna Dantas Lobato and @transitbooks.bsky.social's Adam Levy about how translations can challenge our world view.

❓What's a translated work that has meant a lot to you?

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Amy Goodman Wants Corporate Media to ‘Steal This Story, Please!’ | KQED We talk with Amy Goodman about the documentary, three decades of Democracy Now and the role of independent journalism in today’s news landscape.

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We're talking to @democracynow.org's Amy Goodman, and Tia Lessin, co-director of new documentary 'Steal This Story, Please!' about Amy Goodman's career as an independent journalist.

❓What’s a story or moment from Goodman’s career at Democracy Now that stuck with you? Why?

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Division Grows Among U.S. Catholics Over Trump Policies | KQED For decades, the top political issue for many U.S. Catholics has been abortion. But, a recent article in “The Atlantic” argues that the focus has shifted to opposing the Trump administration’s harsh…

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We're talking to @fxrocca.bsky.social, @christopherjhale.bsky.social, Amirah Orozco and USF chaplain Dónal Godfrey about political tensions U.S. Catholics are grappling with.

❓How do you reconcile your political and religious beliefs that don’t line up?

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We're talking with the band members of X-cetera whose music has been re-discovered 25 years after it came out. We're joined by the band members.

❓What's a creative childhood pursuit that you are rediscovering?

ICE Shifts Strategy, Detaining Thousands of Kids | KQED We talk about the more than 6,000 children who have been held by ICE so far during Trump’s second term.

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We're talking to @themarshallproject.org's @shannonheffernan.bsky.social and Anna Flagg and @theyoungcenter.bsky.social's Shaina Simenas about ICE's strategy of detaining families, including thousands of children, and the lasting effects on young detainees.

❓What are your Qs?

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How Apple Has Changed the Bay Area and the World | KQED We talk about the influence of Apple.

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We're talking to Silicon Valley historian @margaretomara.bsky.social and Computer History Museum curator Hansen Hsu about the influence Apple has had on the Bay Area, the world and our future.

❓How do you think Apple changed the Bay Area?

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We're talking to @theatlantic.com's Idrees Kahloon, @nytimes.com's @ewong.bsky.social and @law.stanford.edu's @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social about the latest developments in the Iran war and America's growing isolation from its allies.

❓What are your questions about the war?

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Trump Administration Wants to Replace Cuba’s Government, But What Would Come Next? | KQED We talk about how Cuba is dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis it has faced in decades and what the Trump Administration ultimately wants.

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We're talking to University of Miami Cuban Studies chair @mjbusta.bsky.social and @colorado.edu sociologist Jen Triplett about how Cuba is dealing with its worst humanitarian crisis in decades and what Trump ultimately wants.

❓What are your Qs about what's happening in Cuba?

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Inside California’s Crowded Governor’s Race | KQED We break down the major players in this packed race and hear what issues matter most to Californians as they prepare to vote.

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We're talking to @latimes.com's Seema Mehta and @kqednews.kqed.org's Guy Marzorati and Marisa Lagos about the packed governor's race. We'll hear what issues matter most to Californians as they prepare to vote.

❓What questions do you have about this year’s primary process?

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Why Aren’t Doctors Better At Diagnosing Illnesses? | KQED We talk to Sifferlin and a UCSF doctor profiled in the book about why, despite enormous strides in medicine, the medical system often fails patients what it means to live without an accurate…

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We're talking to journalist Alexandra Sifferlin about the complexities of naming and understanding a medical problem ,as well as how diagnostic accuracy can be improved.

❓Tell us about your experience with getting a diagnosis whether timely, inaccurate or otherwise.

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How L.A. Cleaned Its Air—and What It Means for Climate Policy Today | KQED Airdate: Monday, April 6 at 10 AM Los Angeles was once defined by smog that for decades choked the city with toxic haze. It obscured surrounding mountains and exposed people – especially children –…

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We're talking to Ann Carlson, whose new book is “Smog and Sunshine: The Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air," about what L.A. can teach us as the Trump administration rolls back emissions standards.

❓What have you noticed about LA’s air quality now?

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California Farmers Struggle to Weather the Agriculture Crisis | KQED Airdate: Monday, April 6 at 9 AM It is a tough time to be a farmer. President Trump’s tariffs last year raised many of the costs of farming and shrunk food exports. Threats of immigration raids have…

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We're talking to farming experts about the new pressures on an already stressed agriculture industry in California, how farmers are coping and the impact it all may have on consumers.

❓Have you been seeing changes in produce or grocery prices?

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Fewer Friends, More Pressure: The State of ‘American Men’ | KQED Journalist Jordan Ritter Conn has spent years studying some of the psychological challenges facing men in the United States. These include feelings of loneliness, depression and anxiety, sometimes…

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We're talking to @jordanritterconn.bsky.social, author of 'American Men,' about the psychological challenges facing men in the United States.

❓Are you a man who’s struggled to find a community, close friends? Or have your close friends dwindled?

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Why We’re Headed Back to the Moon For the First Time in Half a Century | KQED We talk about the science of space exploration, and its impacts on life on earth.

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We're talking to @lorengrush.bsky.social and NASA's Anthony Colaprete about the Artemis II mission, the science of space exploration, and its impacts on life on earth.

❓What are your questions about the Artemis II mission?

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Planning to Vote By Mail This November? What Californians Need to Know | KQED We’ll talk with elections experts about potential challenges to the new executive order and how California is navigating the potential changes.

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We're talking to @asmmarcberman.bsky.social, CA Secretary of State Shirley Weber and elections experts about the executive order that aims to place federal restrictions on voting by mail and how the state is navigating potential changes.

❓What are your Qs?

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San Francisco Has Tried to Make its Streets Safer for Pedestrians – Has it Worked? | KQED We’ll talk about what can be done to reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries and check in on San Francisco’s progress.

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We're talking to Walk SF's Jodie Medeiros, transportation reporter @davidzipper.bsky.social and @sfmta.com's Viktoriya Wise about what can be done to reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries and check in on SF's progress.

❓How safe do you feel as a pedestrian in SF?

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In New Book, Sen. Cory Booker Urges Americans to Take a 'Stand' | KQED Airdate: Wednesday, March 31 at 10 AM New Jersey Senator Cory Booker said this weekend that Democrats have “failed to meet this moment” and that his party needed "generational renewal." The comments…

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We're talking to New Jersey Senator @booker.senate.gov, whose new book "Stand" highlights the stories of ten Americans, some famous and others less well-known, who met moments of crisis with steadfastness, strength and optimism.

❓What are your Qs for Sen. Booker?

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A Close Look at the Earth's Tiniest, and its Most Vast, Wonders | KQED Airdate: Wednesday, April 1 at 9 AM National Geographic Explorer and documentary filmmaker Ariel Waldman challenges our sense of scale in her new PBS series “Life Unearthed” which explores Earth’s…

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We're talking to National Geographic Explorer and documentarian @arielwaldman.com about her PBS series "Life Unearthed," which explores Earth's ecosystems – from microscopic life in the alien terrains of Antarctica to the sweeping American Prairies.

❓What are your Qs for Ariel?

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How Can Climate Entertainment Help Us Talk About Climate Change? | KQED We talk about why storytelling in film, TV and advertising has such a powerful sway over us, and take stock of the landscape of climate change depictions on your screens.

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We're talking to climate reporters and strategists about why storytelling in film, TV and advertising has such sway over us, and we review the landscape of climate change depictions on your screens.

❓What have you noticed about how climate change is represented in film, TV?

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