Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAlison 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, parent or loved one can be meaningful, …
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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 c…
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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 San Francisco Bay tells a more troub…
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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 abortion historian Mary Ziegler…
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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 explanation under new Tr…
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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 democrac…
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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 powerful beat of our hearts to t…
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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 and…
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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 we work. From working remotely to handling childcar…
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'The Chaplain and the Doctor' Centers Empathy and Spirituality in Health Care
A new documentary, “The Chaplain and the Doctor,” offers an intimate glimpse into the palliative care unit of an Oakland hospital, where two women — …
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