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Meet a World-Famous Maestro Who Worked with Metallica
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Michael Tilson Thomas takes center stage in a new American Masters’ documentary that explores this legendary maestro’s life and career, including his transformative 25-year run as the musical director of the San Francisco Symphony. 

In an exclusive On KQED interview, Thomas expresses how the pandemic affected his last days as music director of the San Francisco Symphony, his collaboration with Metallica, his love of cooking and what he values about living in the Bay Area. 

Tune in for American Masters’ new documentary, Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is, Friday, October 23, at 9pm on KQED 9. And on Thursday, October 29, don’t miss a fascinating collaboration: Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M 2, which focuses on symphonic renditions of Metallica fan favorites. Read the interview and see a clip of Tilson Thomas making music (literally) in the kitchen with Jacques Pépin.
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Catch a New Kelly Corrigan Show About Human Connection
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Can you name someone who has personally or professionally influenced your life for the better? New York Times bestselling author and Bay Area local Kelly Corrigan hosts a new heartfelt and intimate interview series about the importance of making change through connections.

Featured guests include public-interest lawyer Bryan Stevenson; late-night host, actor and writer James Corden; and actress and entrepreneur Jennifer Garner. Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan premieres Monday, October 5, at 9pm on KQED 9. Streaming will be available on the PBS Video App after the broadcast date.
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How Did an Innocent Comic About a Frog Become an Alt-Right Icon?
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Independent Lens brings us an award-winning documentary about the power of online imagery in a culture where ownership and meaning can be taken away. Tune in for Feels Good Man on Monday, October 19, at 10pm on KQED 9. Streaming is also available on the PBS Video App after the broadcast date.
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PBS NewsHour Brings You Special Coverage of the Debates
This October, Join PBS NewsHour for live coverage and analysis of two of the three presidential candidate debates and one vice presidential candidate debate. Tune in on KQED 9 or stream the program on the PBS Video App after the broadcast. 

Vice Presidential Debate
Wednesday, October 7, starting at 6pm 

Presidential Debates
Thursday, October 15,  at 6pm
Thursday, October 22, at 6pm
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Sponsored by Mill Valley Film Festival
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Mill Valley Film Festival
The Mill Valley Film Festival celebrates 43 years!

October 8
18, 2020: This eleven-day festival boasts the year’s best films from all corners of the globe and will be presented online in the CA Film streaming room and at the MVFF studio-grade drive-in cinema located at beautiful Lagoon Park - Marin Center.

Learn more at mvff.com/
Have Questions About Your Ballot? KQED Is Here to Help.
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Want to get informed before voting on the 2020 ballot? Join KQED for a free live online series that will educate, entertain and inspire civic participation. Hosted every Tuesday in October by our political reporters and special guests, these interactive virtual events break down the ballot, taking a closer look at how the initiatives took shape and what they mean for you. 

The first virtual event of the series is Tuesday, October 6, at 6pm.
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  What We’re Listening To

 
“Hotel Corona”
After years of debate and studying solutions, California was forced to plunge hundreds of millions of dollars into hotels to move homeless people out of the street and away from the dangers of COVID-19. Now, some of those hotels will become permanent homes.

 
 
“The Abolitionist Fighting Sex Trafficking with Words and Altars”
Regina Y. Evans works with a team of folks to assemble altars on Oakland's International Boulevard, a hub for adult sex workers as well as the sex trafficking of minors. These altars are for the girls, or "Beloveds," as she calls them.
 
 

Make Sense of the Day with Consider This
KQED and NPR are working together to bring you a daily news podcast. Get your news from KQED's Bianca Taylor and the team that brings you All Things Considered.

Did You Know KQED Is In the Midst of a Transformation?
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Campaign 21 is a journey that began more than a decade ago as we expanded from radio and television broadcasts to digital platforms. We envisioned a new era of serving you where, when and how you needed KQED. To reach these goals, we launched Campaign 21, a multiyear effort to fund digital production and distribution, grow our reporting teams and renovate our headquarters. The culminating event of our Campaign, a total redesign and rebuild of 2601 Mariposa Street, is well underway and will be finished in summer 2021.

Learn more about the Campaign and take a virtual tour through our new building.
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