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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’ experience. In an increasingly divided world, Mina and Alexis host conversations that inform, challenge and unify listeners with big ideas and different viewpo... more

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In groundbreaking experiments with mice, Boston University neuroscientist Steve Ramirez has succeeded in turning memories on and off, even implanting new ones. He says that someday we’ll be able to do the same in humans. But should we? We talk to Ram... more

On the bus and in the grocery store line, more and more people are keeping their AirPods in. While we work, while we walk, while we shower, even while we fall asleep — we listen. But what does constant listening do to our attention, our relationships... more

When writer Patricia Lockwood fell ill with Covid in March 2020, she says she felt insane for months, experiencing  “Brian fog” (not brain fog) and what she called “The Refrains,” where a single song lyric would play over and over in her mind. So she... more

Giftflation is here. Prices for go-to gifts such as boxes of chocolates or the latest iPhone will be higher this year than last thanks to rising tariffs and inflation. And while consumers are anxious about the economy, they are still expected to brea... more

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Steve Ramirez
Neuroscientist and Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences.
Boston University
Episode: Would You Erase a Painful Memory, if You Could?
Jenny Odell
Artist and critic, author of How to Do Nothing, Resisting the Attention Economy.
Episode: How Private Soundtracks Are Changing Public Life: The New Normal of Constant Headphone Use
Gloria Mark
Professor emerita of informatics at UC Irvine, author of Attention Span.
Episode: How Private Soundtracks Are Changing Public Life: The New Normal of Constant Headphone Use
Amanda Mull
Senior reporter covering consumer culture
Bloomberg Business Week
Episode: How Are You Managing Giftflation this Holiday Shopping Season?
Taylor Hagan-Colyar
Founder of Sip Shop Eat
Episode: How Are You Managing Giftflation this Holiday Shopping Season?
Sarahjane Bernhisel
Illustrator and co-founder of Bay Made
Episode: How Are You Managing Giftflation this Holiday Shopping Season?
Jonathan Cohn
Senior National Correspondent for The Bulwark, author of 'The Ten Year War'
The Bulwark
Episode: Congress Scrambles to Address Healthcare Funding Before Year End
Sam Liccardo
Congressman representing California's 16th District
U.S. House of Representatives
Episode: Congress Scrambles to Address Healthcare Funding Before Year End
Ellen Huet
Investigative journalist for Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Episode: Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power and the Downfall of a Bay Area Wellness Cult

Hosts

Mina Kim
Host of Forum.
Alexis Madrigal
Host of Forum.

Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars from 809 ratings
  • Ok when not discussing politics

    Great podcast with an array of good real life topics. The host and guest cover interesting subjects at depth. A narrative for leftist politics is deep with a little bit of an intrusive victim complex.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Aqui_16
    United Statesa month ago
  • Please Alexis do not interrupt the guests while they were speaking

    Please do not interrupt the guest while they were speaking. You have them on because they have a level of knowledge that you do not have.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    boomer and proud of it
    United States3 months ago
  • Garbage

    I tried to listen to this and felt like I was getting dumber with every minute. Not worth the time. Hosts seem very low IQ.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    RA989
    United States4 months ago
  • g0dforbidi!!!

    what happened to asking follow up questions? are these hosts allergic to it?

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    silly_goose!
    United States7 months ago
  • State media with a pro-genocide slant

    Posing as a current events discussion show, Forum managed to studiously ignore the largest news story of 2023-present, the so called “Israel-Gaza war.” Zero Palestinian guests were ever asked onto the program, which instead took its cues from the editorial staff of neo-conservative magazine The Atlantic (that same publication that once sold us Bush’s Iraq War, and whose editor recently colluded with Trump’s state department in a private chat about bombing Yemen). When Forum finally began to addr... more

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    melodie-c
    United States8 months ago

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The podcast often offers insightful cultural observations and timely commentary that resonates with its audience.
Some feedback suggests that the show could improve by including a broader range of political perspectives.
Listeners appreciate the diversity of topics and the respectful exploration of complex issues.
The hosts are praised for their ability to ask the right questions and create engaging dialogues.

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#130
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#156
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#26
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#175
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#177
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#187
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What Trump’s ‘Pause’ on Asylum Decisions Means for the Bay Area’s Afghan Community and Beyond
Q: Is this legal?
The indefinite pause on asylum applications contradicts the Refugee Act, which provides the right to seek asylum.
What Trump’s ‘Pause’ on Asylum Decisions Means for the Bay Area’s Afghan Community and Beyond
Q: What are the policies that the Trump administration has announced since the shooting in D.C.?
There is a suspension of asylum adjudications, a pause on green card processing, and an expansion of a travel ban.
What Trump’s ‘Pause’ on Asylum Decisions Means for the Bay Area’s Afghan Community and Beyond
Q: What are you actually hearing from the folks that you serve?
People fear losing their legal status and being sent back to danger in Afghanistan due to the new policies.
Patricia Lockwood on How Illness Can Give You ‘Another You’
Q: What role did writing a novel play in your recovery?
It was a way to reconstruct her understanding of self while also providing an outlet for her experiences during illness.
Patricia Lockwood on How Illness Can Give You ‘Another You’
Q: How do you think writing has helped you through your illness?
Lockwood suggests that writing down her experiences helped her process and eventually led to a sense of returning to her true self.

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1. Steve Ramirez
2. Jenny Odell
3. Gloria Mark
4. Amanda Mull
5. Taylor Hagan-Colyar
6. Sarahjane Bernhisel
7. Jonathan Cohn
8. Sam Liccardo

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