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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’...

Episodes

America’s Complicated History at 250

SF Giants Pride Night Fallout Amplifies

Looking to Avoid Yosemite Crowds? Check Out These Alternate Hikes, Campsites and Destinations

U.S. Lifts Oil Sanctions on Iran as Fragile Peace Deal Terms Negotiated

Katherine Dunn on ‘How GPS Shaped the Modern World’

Bay Area Communities Resist Data Center Boom

Forum From The Archives: Ibram X. Kendi Chronicles Impact and Spread of 'Great Replacement Theory'

Forum from the Archives: Poet Kevin Young Explores History and Loss in His Newest Collection, "Night Watch"

A 900-Mile Swim Along California’s Coast

Jonathan Weber’s 'City on the Edge' Chronicles Decades-Long Battles Over Tech, Politics and the Soul of San Francisco

Climate Change is Unleashing New and Deadly Microbes

Cigarettes Are Cool Again and Health Advocates are Worried

In a World Run by Algorithms, Hollywood Fights for Its Soul

In “I Love Boosters,” it’s Boots Riley’s World

Why Religion is Having a Moment

Ben Lerner Explores Fiction and Tech in Novel ‘Transcription'

Deb Haaland on the Future of Native Leadership

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

What Our Faces Reveal About Us

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