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Crosscurrents
Crosscurrents is KALW Public Radio's award-winning news magazine, broadcasting in the Bay Area Mondays through Thursdays on 91.7 FM. We make joyful, informative stories that engage people across the economic, social, and cultural divides in our community.
Episodes
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The Graduate / Foul Ball / New Arrivals: Daniel Gumbiner
André Davis is about to get a college degree at San Quentin. But he wasn’t always a good student. Today, we bring you a new story from Uncuffed. Then, an…
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Berkeley's Big Election Year / Book It: QAnon and the destruction of the American family Part Two
Berkeley voters will elect 11 city officials in November, including a new Mayor. Today, how this election could reshape the policy and politics of their city…
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Lost In Translation / How Wild: Solitude
Today, the problem with language translation between City Hall and San Francisco’s Chinese community. Then, we learn why an essential element of wilderness is…
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KALW Day / Foul Ball / Transgender History Month
This Sunday marks 83 years of KALW broadcasting in the Bay Area. Today, a quick look back at what we’ve been up to. Then, we hear from an Oakland sports…
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Book It: QAnon and the destruction of the American family / Anti-Recall Movement
Some Oaklanders want their elected officials to be recalled, but others are pushing back. An Oaklandside reporter shows us what’s driving two high profile…
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Smoke in the Air/ How Wild: Natural
Today we learn about a local program protecting vulnerable residents from the growing threat of wildfire smoke. Then, a preview of the next episode of How Wild.
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Oakland Interfaith Choir / The Intersection: Where Party Meets Prayer
Gospel music has a special place in the Black Church. In this episode, we visit a choir that opens its doors to all people, from all races, faith or no faith…
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First Stern Grove / Driverless Cars / New Arrivals
Today, we look back on this summer at Stern Grove. Then, we get the latest on the robotaxis we're seeing all over the Bay Area. And, Sonoma County author Greg…
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Crosscurrents presents: Book It!
Today, we’re launching a new series by KALW's own Angie Coiro: "Book It!" In the series, we’ll hear from Bay Area authors about stories set in California…
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How Wild: Undeveloped / Project 2025 And Immigration
When we say "wilderness," we aren't necessarily talking about land that was always uninhabited. Today it’s the next episode of our new series, How Wild. Then…
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Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? / New Arrivals
Vice President Kamala Harris was the first woman and the first person of color to serve as the City's district attorney. And, she had a reputation for being…
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Foul Ball: Finley Ball / Satya At Stern Grove / New Arrivals
In this episode, we revisit The Oakland A’s glory years and consider their future. It’s the next episode of Foul Ball. Then, we go backstage with an Oakland…
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Queen Bee / Life, Death and Bees / Go Girl 2
Today, we meet a woman who overcame her fear to start a new career in beekeeping. And we hear how she’s bringing along the next generation. Then, a chaplain…
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How Wild: Untrammeled / Fighting For American Spanish
America’s wilderness is changing. But what does wilderness even mean? In today's episode we begin unpacking that question with the first episode of our new…
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South Sudan's Basketball Breakthrough / Culinary Influencers
South Sudan’s Olympic basketball team surprised the world. Today, we hear how their diaspora community in the Bay was celebrating alongside them. Then, how…
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Breaking The Olympics / Charley Crockett / How Wild Trailer
Break dancing is making its Olympic debut this weekend and there are some mixed feelings about it. In today's episode we break it down with local dancers…
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Journey To Live Freely / Trans Drag Performer Pearl Teese / StoryCorps
August is Transgender History Month, so today we'll hear the story of transgender immigrant and organizer Anjali Rimi, who says moving to San Francisco was…
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Trial By Fire / Oakland Secret / State Of The Bay: Daniel Lurie
There’s a new community event venue near Oakland’s Jack London Square, but it’s hidden. We spend a day at Oakland Secret. Then, why are firefighters burning…
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Covid-19 Update / Culinary Culture In A Shell / Fire, Rain And Abalone
COVID-19 is on the rise in The Bay Area so in today's episode we get an update from a UCSF infectious disease specialist. Then, we hear how abalone went from a…
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Bay FC / Fools Gold / Candlestick Memories
The Bay Area’s newest women’s soccer team is in the middle of their first season. Today, we spend a day on the soccer pitch with Bay FC. Then, we take a look…
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Finding Home: Reversing The Spiral Toward Homelessness
In this episode, we revist a story from our series Finding Home. Today, a mom shares her story about how her struggle to pay for childcare led to her family…
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The Stoop: Black, Grown and Autistic
July is Disability Pride Month and today we’re exploring autism through an episode of The Stoop podcast, hosted by KALW's Hana Baba and Leila Day. When we…
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A.I. Therapy / Swimming For Sudan / Shut Up, This Is Serious / New Arrivals
Today, why some teens are turning to artificial intelligence for therapy. Then, we meet the Bay Area Olympic swimmer who’s not competing on Team USA. And, a…
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Foul Ball / Welcome Home Greg / KALW Open Mic Night
In this episode of Crosscurrents, we hear why the Oakland A’s plan to move to Las Vegas has some skeptics. It’s the next episode of Foul Ball. Then, we meet…
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Oakland Mayor Under Investigation / Working Hard To Be Heard / Accessible Art
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is under a federal investigation. Today, an Oaklandside reporter talks about what we know so far. Then, we hear the deep thoughts and…
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The Specialist: Cane Trainer / Poetry With A Purpose
In this episode, we meet a woman who teaches blind people how to get around in the world. Then, with Oakland's literary festival Beast Crawl coming up this…
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Point In Time Counts / Wheelchair Basketball Is Just Basketball
Every two years the Bay Area conducts a count of people experiencing homelessness to get funding for services for them. In this episode, we take a look at how…
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Rising Political Violence / Catoliths / Disability Visibility
Can the past inform us about the assassination attempt on former President Trump? We look back at a bloody year in American politics. Then, why did an artist…
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Satya / Infinity In A Box / Champion Of Change
Today, an Oakland singer shares her excitement about her upcoming performance at Stern Grove. Then, why one visual artist created an infinity box. And, a…
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Swim And Splash Program / Stoop: In Deep Water / Artist Brenden Blaine Darby
The Bayview-Hunters Point Coastline is currently being developed into a chain of parks. Today on Crosscurrents, how Free swim lessons are connecting kids with…
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San Francisco's Mental Health System / Art Of The Azimuth / The Intersection
What kind of care does someone get in San Francisco if they have a mental health emergency? In this episode, a look at the city's policies when people are in…
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The Stoop: Talk That Talk
This Stoop episode is an ode to Black men's voices. Celebrating some of the voices that soothe, excite, or give us a sense of being grounded. Black men’s…
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Climate Change And Mental Health / The Nation’s First Wildlife Refuge
In this episode of Crosscurrents, we hear how tending to our mental health can be tough when it feels like the world is on fire. Today, we dig into the…
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Concrete's Climate Problem / Supporting Not Criminalizing Students
Today on Crosscurrents, we learn how cement and concrete produce almost as much carbon dioxide as cars. We bring you a story that exlpores the climate issues…
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Singing in community / Healing With Sound / Willie Mays
In this episode, we learn how a researcher at UCSF thinks community choirs can be more than just a fun activity. A day with seniors who sing. Then, we explore…
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Nocturne: Noctalgia
In today's episode of Crosscurrents, we hear how some residents in West Marin are fighting to keep the lights off. But in order to succeed they will need more…
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San Francisco Ministry Of Laundry / Noctalgia
In this episode, we hear how doing laundry can mean more than just having clean clothes. We head to the Tenderlion neighborhood to wash a load at San…
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Bay Area Bluegrass / Music Of The Rails / First Cat In Space
Today, how Bluegrass took root in the Bay Area. It's a day at the Berkeley Bluegrass Festival. Then, we hear the music of riding the rails. And, the story of a…
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The Late Great Willie Mays / DJ Wonway Posibul / New Arrivals
Today, we remember the baseball icon Willie Mays in the next episode of Foul Ball. Then, a dream comes true for one of our KALW DJ’s at Stern Grove. And, a…
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Caring For Lesbian Icon Phyllis Lyon (rebroadcast)
It’s no surprise that San Francisco holds the title of having the most same-sex couples in the U.S. But, do you know who the first couple to get married in the…
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The Art of Activism
Can you use poetry to shift perspectives around environmental justice? We'll have a conversation with the Berkeley Ecology Center’s first ‘poet-in-residence.’…
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Farewell To Paper Plus / Bystander Intervention / Oldest Rainbow Flag
Today, we bid goodbye to Berkeley’s go-to party supply store. Then, we visit an intervention class aimed at disrupting harassment. And, the story of the…
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Mayoral Candidate London Breed / Foul Ball / New Arrivals
Today, we hear San Francisco Mayor London Breed's case for re-election. Then, it’s the next episode from Foul Ball. And, a reading from Berkeley author Sheryl…
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Black Political Power In Oakland / African dance and cultural diplomacy /New Arrivals
Personal preference is a growing driver of voter apathy. Today, how youth mentorship in Oakland can push back. Then, a molecular biologist is bringing African…
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Uncuffed: Hole in the heart / Bay Poets
The Public Media Journalists Association just announced their 2024 winners. We are thrilled to announce KALW won 3 of those awards. In honor of that, we bring…
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Southern Kitchens / Artist Michael Kerbow / Mayoral Candidate Aaron Peskin
In this episode, a San Francisco chef explores what “home cooking” really means. We get a taste of Texas in the Bay. Then, we meet an artist who positions our…
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Love Letter To Transit / Creating Languages / Local Journalism
Today, how two young men are working to keep public transit alive. Then, we meet someone who creates languages for major fantasy films and shows. And, we hear…
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We Meet San Quentin State Prison's Newest Audio Storytellers
There’s a new cohort of journalists learning how to make radio in California prisons. In this episode we get to know them more through their favorite songs…
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The Stoop: Black, Queer and Free
For Pride Month, we meet two people who are fighting homophobia in the Black community. We are celebrating those who live at the intersection of Blackness and…
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Remembering South Africa In Divestment Protests / tbh: Gen Z Voter Turnout
Calls for universities to divest from Israel echo a time 40-years-ago when students made similar demands to boycott South Africa for apartheid. Today, we…
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Teen Climate Anxiety / New Arrivals
Climate change is scary. And it's even scarier for teenagers who feel like it’s up to their generation to fix it. Today, climate anxiety and action, it’s…
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Second Life For Closed School / tbh: ChatGPT
Oakland’s Parker elementary school is closed down, but now the building is home to something new. Today we hear about the second life of a closed school. Then…
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tbh: AI, Art, & Jobs
For many high schoolers in the Bay, school lets out this week. Summer’s about to start and at KALW that means we’ll be welcoming a new class of teenagers to…
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Students Reporting On Students / AANHPI Seniors And Mental Wellness
College campus protests are turning away from traditional media and relying on student journalists from their schools. Today, how a new generation of…
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Dental visits, dance classes and mental health / New Arrivals
From dance classes to dental programs, nonprofits are using familiar settings to bring mental health support to Chinese American seniors. Early intervention is…
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Culture & Mental Health / Finding Humor in the Blues
Language barriers are among many things that keep Pacific Islander communities from getting the support they need. Today, how grassroots groups are finding…
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A Paralympian from Oakland is fighting for social justice
Oakland-raised Paralympic rower Charley Nordin overcame personal tragedy and earned a silver medal at the Tokyo Games. He brought a message of social justice…
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The Hum heard 'round the world, explained
The Hum is a mysterious low pitch noise that is only heard by 2% of people worldwide. In San Francisco's Sunset District, it annoyed one resident so much, he…
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Gatore Mukarhinda's Rhythmic Life / Oakland Filmmaker Ben Mulholland
Gatore Mukarhinda has been drumming for as long as he can remember. He shares his musical journey — and plays us a song he wrote. Then, Jeneé Darden talks to…
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SF Mayoral Candidates / Comedian Eric Newton / New Arrivals
Today, San Francisco District 11 supervisor Ahsha Safai on his bid for mayor. Then, comedian Eric Newton on leaving his cushy tech to perform in a burlesque…
