Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMac Barnett on Why Picture Books Are Real Literature
As the Library of Congress’s new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Bay Area children’s author Mac Barnett wants to reframe how we th…
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Edward Fishman On the Age of Economic Warfare
Edward Fishman, a former top sanctions official in the U.S. Department of State, says that “the world economy has become a battlefield,” with sanctio…
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In “Smother” Poet Rachel Richardson Balances Parenting Amidst Upheaval
How should we raise children in a world that is burning? This is the question that Berkeley poet Rachel Richardson contemplates in her new collection…
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Sarah Vowell and Dave Eggers Celebrate Public Servants in ‘Who is Government’
Who is the Government? Dave Eggers and Sarah Vowell attempt to answer that question in essays about the scientists who discover new planets at NASA’s…
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Trump Calls For Judge’s Impeachment as Courtroom Battles Over Deportations Escalate
President Donald Trump has called for the impeachment of the federal judge who ordered a halt on the administration’s deportation of hundreds of alle…
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Journalists Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson on Why the Left is Bad at Governing
California in 2023 experienced a net loss of nearly 270,000 residents. The main reason given by those surveyed? The state’s cost of living is too hig…
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Paul Hawken on Reimagining Our Relationship to Carbon
In his new book “Carbon: The Book of Life,” Paul Hawken guides readers through the integral role of carbon in our world and daily lives. Carbon is a …
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Carol Leifer Teaches Us 'How to Write a Funny Speech'
Emmy award winning Comedian Carol Leifer has sat through countless bad speeches. Fed up, she set out to create the ultimate guide to speech writing w…
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Alexis Madrigal on Globalization and the Battle for Oakland’s Soul
The Pacific Circuit comprises the vast system of trade routes, cargo ships and relationships connecting Asian manufacturing and American consumers. A…
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Live on Forum: Dani Offline Weaves Literary Influences And Dreamy R&B
Dani Offline joins us in the studio for a live musical performance. Fresh off of two sold-out shows at SFJAZZ as part of the Noise Pop festival, the …
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