Every week, KQED airs some of the best programs from independent radio producers and public radio networks around the world.

Radio Daily Schedule

OVERNIGHT

12:00 am

All Things Considered
Carbon Accounting
China is the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, the most important greenhouse gas. But a fair amount of China's carbon is emitted in order to make things for American consumers. A new report reapportions global carbon emissions, based not simply on where the smokestack is, but who consumed the product that results.

2:00 am

It's Your World (a broadcast of the World Affairs Council)
From Peak Oil to Peak Water: The Impending World Water Crisis
The program's guest is Peter Gleick, co-founder and president of the Pacific Institute. He'll discuss how international water resource management and the lack of access to clean water impact social, financial and environmental stability. How is water's ability to meet public health and humanity's most fundamental needs being challenged? Where are climate change and urbanization most dramatically impacting water resources? Can an international water policy that effectively addresses these issues be developed? Dr. Gleick will address such questions, and explain how current changes in water supply are impacting development and the future sustainability of many societies.

3:00 am

Morning Edition
Remembering the First Women Air Force Pilots
More than 1,000 American women are about to get some long-overdue recognition. The Women Air Force Service Pilots flew and tested military planes during World War II. They were forgotten for decades. But now they'll receive the highest honor awarded by Congress.

MORNING

9:00 am

Forum
Iraq Elections
Iraq's parliamentary elections on Sunday were widely viewed as a success, with turnout estimated at about 60 percent. We discuss the preliminary results, and the election-related violence which left 38 dead. We'll also talk to a local Iraqi immigrant who was one of the thousands to vote in Pleasanton over the weekend.

10:00 am

Forum
Beyond the Brain
We talk to two local authors whose new books deal with the latest research on the science of consciousness.

11:00 am

Talk of the Nation
Does Diversity Training Make a Difference?
Even many of the people who do diversity training wonder if they change anyone's behavior. Neal Conan and guests discuss whether diversity training makes any difference.

AFTERNOON

12:00 pm

Talk of the Nation
Stranger Than Fiction
The show explores true tales of murder, madness and obsession with the author of "The Devil and Sherlock Holmes." Included is the story of a 23 year old Frenchman who pretended to be a missing American teenager. The family takes him in, but in the end it's he who may be the sucker.

1:00 pm

Fresh Air
Nation of Debt
David Walker is the president and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and former head of the Government Accountability Office. As a U.S. deficit watchdog, Walker warns that within 12 years, the largest single federal expense will be interest on our national debt. Walker is the subject of the documentary "I.O.U.S.A.," about our country's mounting debt and its long term effects on the economy. His most recent book is "Comeback America," which outlines a plan to return America to fiscal responsibility and provide for future generations.

2:00 pm

World
Cartooning the Ramayana
Animator Sanjay Patel worked on "The Simpsons," "A Bug's Life" and "The Incredibles." As a child, his home was filled with Hindu icons and stories, including one Hindu tale filled with powerful deities, love-struck monsters and a flying monkey god. His new book brings a modern look to this ancient Hindu story.

3:57 pm

California Money
KQED Radio News daily business and economics newscast.

EVENING

6:04 pm

California Money
KQED Radio News daily business and economics newscast.

7:00 pm

Fresh Air
Nation of Debt
David Walker is the president and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and former head of the Government Accountability Office. As a U.S. deficit watchdog, Walker warns that within 12 years, the largest single federal expense will be interest on our national debt. Walker is the subject of the documentary "I.O.U.S.A.," about our country's mounting debt and its long term effects on the economy. His most recent book is "Comeback America," which outlines a plan to return America to fiscal responsibility and provide for future generations.

8:00 pm

City Arts & Lectures
Isabella Rossellini
Actress, model and director Isabella Rossellini has appeared in more than 40 films in the course of her career. Rossellini is the daughter of the Academy Award-winning Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and the groundbreaking Italian film director Roberto Rossellini, who made film history with "Rome, Open City." From a starring role in David Lynch's classic "Blue Velvet," to guest appearances on "30 Rock" and "Alias," Rossellini continues to deliver fearless, nuanced performances. In 2008, Robert Redford's Sundance Institute commissioned Rossellini to make a series of short films to address environmental issues. For her first series, she chose the mating habits of bugs and called her short films "Green Porno," which has been celebrated in film festivals here and abroad. For her second series, which involves sea creatures, Rossellini took courses in biology at New York University. Rossellini is also a wildlife activist and dedicated trainer of Labrador puppies for the blind. She has written three books, "Some of Me," "Looking at Me" and "In the Name of the Father, the Daughter and the Holy Spirits: Remembering Roberto Rossellini." Rossellini appeared in conversation with Roy Eisenhardt on November 19, 2009.

11:00 pm

All Things Considered
Philanthropic Foundations and the 2010 Census
This year, foundations and nonprofits are pouring millions of dollars into efforts to promote the 2010 census. Foundations say the people they serve -- often low-income and minorities -- stand to benefit the most from an accurate count. But they also tend to be among the hardest populations to count. This year, the foundations are funding some creative campaigns to get those people counted.

11:04 pm

California Money
KQED Radio News daily business and economics newscast.

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