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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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Work Culture Is Changing For Good / Remote Connections At Burning Man
Today, we hear how work culture is changing — for good. Then, a Burning Man project connected people in the desert with strangers around the world.
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UC Santa Cruz Evacuations / Priests On The Playa / New Arrivals
UC Santa Cruz was evacuated because of the CZU fires. We hear what it’s like for some of the students and staff. Then, Burning Man is canceled, but you can…
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North Bay Recovery Resources / The Intersection At Burning Man
At least 350 thousand acres have burned in the North Bay — we’ll get an update on the LNU Lightning Complex Fires. Then, normally right now, around 80,000…
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COVID-19 And Pregnancy / Poet Thea Matthews / New Arrivals
People who were pregnant at the start of the pandemic are just beginning to deliver their babies — we find out what researchers are learning about the effects…
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Risking Infection To Work / Afrofuturistic Artist Paul Lewin / New Arrivals
COVID-19 rates are skyrocketing in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood, as low-income immigrants risk infection to go to work. We look at Fruitvale’s infection…
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Hair Salons Protest Shutdown / Artists Bring Awareness To The 2020 Census / New Arrivals
Hair salon owners in the East Bay are finding creative ways to protest health guidelines keeping them shut. Then, artists are using their talents to bring…
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Unbanked Communities / Running BART During A Pandemic / Uncuffed
San Francisco’s treasurer talks about a population that’s being forgotten in the pandemic. When shops go cashless what does that mean for the unbanked? Then…
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Musician Naima Shalhoub / Romantic Songs Of The Patriarchy
Singer Naima Shalhoub talks about her new album and what she learned from men in a Lebanese prison. Then, what happens when you sing a song with toxic lyrics…
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Showcase: Learning While Black / Bounce
School is starting back up for many students in the Bay Area and today we meet three generations of one Black San Francisco family who discuss their…
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A Legacy Of Mistreatment For San Francisco’s Black Special Ed Students
Kids around the Bay Area are going back to school. So today, we’re re-airing this story from our series, "Learning While Black: The Fight For Equity In San…
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Oakland Public Safety Task Force / Cellist Joshua McClain / Why Is Oakland Green And Gold?
Oakland officials are launching a task force to reimagine public safety. We hear about Bay Area city leaders taking a hard look at police budgets. Then…
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Tulare County Street Medicine Team / Bay Area Beats / New Arrivals
Some California residents feel safer on the streets than in the shelters the state has provided, despite the health risks of living outdoors. Our partners at…
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Caring For Animals During COVID / Author Mary Monroe / Uncuffed
Lately, people have been spending a lot more time indoors with their pets. So, what happens when our furry friends get sick or injured in the age of COVID? We…
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COVID-19 Testing Discrepancies / Event Designer Edward Perotti
COVID cases are on the rise in the Bay Area and more people are getting tested. Now, there’s a backlog. We hear why testing varies from site to site and how…
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New Funding Targets Deep East Oakland / R&B Artist Freddie / New Arrivals
Oakland received a multi-million dollar grant to fund environmental projects in the deep east. We hear about that and skepticism from some residents. Then, an…
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Commercial Fishing / Oakland Rapper Jwalt / San Quentin Radio
Even before the coronavirus lockdown, fishing was a complicated industry. What is it like to juggle a fishing career and a family during COVID? Then, Oakland…
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Golden Gate Bridge Mystery Sound / Journalism School / Hey Area
Today, we get to the bottom a new noise on the northside of San Francisco. Then, UC Berkeley’s journalism school has a new dean who is promising change. And…
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Redefining Aging / Golden Gate Parkcast / New Arrivals
Best-selling author and geriatrician Louise Aronson wants us to redefine aging. Then, the Golden Gate Parkcast brings us a quixotic story that takes place at…
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Undocumented Women Hardest Hit By Job Losses / The Essentials / Uncuffed
A report from UC Merced shows pandemic-related job losses have hit non-citizens hardest, and in particular undocumented women. Then, we hear how the pandemic…
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Dear Cohen: One Family's Journey From Paradise After The Camp Fire
In November of 2018, Chico resident and expecting mother-to-be Kaylan Sigel began writing letters in a journal to her unborn son. Four days after penning the…
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Renaming Geographic Landmarks / Hamilton For Students / Golden Gate Park / New Arrivals
Alpine county has been working for three years to change the name of a mountain peak named after a Confederate president. Why does it take so long? Then, the…
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COVID Is Ravaging California Prisons. For Many, It's Personal
As COVID continues to spread throughout California prisons, and cases in San Quentin surpass 1,400, people share letters they wrote to their incarcerated loved…
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Santa Clara Declared Racism A Public Health Crisis / Bookstores / New Arrivals
Santa Clara County passed a resolution declaring that racism is a public health crisis. What does that mean for the county? Then, book shop supporters around…
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COVID Cases At San Quentin / Golden Gate Parkcast / New Arrivals
COVID-19 cases at San Quentin State prison have surpassed one thousand. We hear from a law professor who has been following the outbreak. Then, we return to…
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Day By Day: Week 14
It's been 100 days since shelter-in-place began and people across the Bay Area are taking stock of how their lives have been transformed. Locals are trying to…
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Unhoused And Sheltering In Place / SoMa's LGBTQ+ History / New Arrivals
Constance Johnson chronicles her experience sheltering in place with her two kids on a converted school bus in Richmond. Then, an artist tells the stories of…
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Day By Day: Week 13
This week the Bay Area entered its fourth month of shelter in place. It's a confusing time: infection rates are climbing in some counties, just as some are…
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Black Students And Dyslexia / New Arrivals
California public schools are moving slowly to address the most common reading disability. In the second part of a two-part series, we hear about who is…
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Dyslexia And The CA School District / Naming The Castro District / Growing Weed In The Garden
California public schools are moving slowly to address the most common reading disability. We’ll hear about who is getting left behind. Then, we learn who’s…
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An Essential Butcher / The Black Panthers / Uncuffed Prison Riot
From our series on essential workers, we bring you an episode on a butcher who's doing things a little differently. Then, we’ll take a look at the legacy the…
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Day By Day: Week 12
Nearly 3 months into shelter-in-place, society is beginning to reopen. People are heading outside. For some it’s to restaurants or back to work. Many are…
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Camping During COVID / Black Folks In Nature / New Arrivals
School’s out, flights are canceled, and many of us are thinking about getting outside … if we can. We find out how to camp safely and responsibly in the summer…
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California Farmers Adjust During Shelter-In-Place / Bay Area Beats / New Arrivals
How is the agriculture industry faring in the new normal? We look at how family farms are adjusting during shelter-in-place. Then, East Bay musicians share…
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Are We Reopening Too Soon? / Grieving From A Distance / Uncuffed
A clinic in East Oakland is on the frontlines of fighting the spread of the coronavirus. We'll hear one doctor's thoughts on whether restrictions are being…
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Day By Day: Week 11
Since the Bay Area's shelter-in-place order took effect over 11 weeks ago, we’ve been hearing the voices and opinions of a mix of people to find out how they…
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Protesting During COVID-19 / Alameda County Public Defender
Thousands of Bay Area residents feel compelled to protest, but many struggle to balance that against the threat of COVID-19. We’ll hear what protesters can do…
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Kaepernick: Race, Protest, And Respect
Today, we're considering the relationship between police and people of color. Before the current wave of protests, one Bay Area athlete sacrificed his career…
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Oakland Police Using 'Muscle Memory' / Remembering The Stud
The Bay Area erupted in protest over the weekend. We hear from a Oakland journalist Darwin BondGraham about OPD's response. And, we celebrate San Francisco's…
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Quarantine Diaries: Week 10
Since the Bay Area's shelter-in-place order took effect over 10 weeks ago, we’ve been checking in with a mix of people to find out how they are dealing with…
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Small Businesses In East Oakland / Lake Merritt Crowds / Golden Gate Parkcast
A small business owner in East Oakland shares how the coronavirus is affecting his work. Then, we hear how the pandemic has turned Lake Merritt into a place of…
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Quarantine Diaries: Week 9
Time in the pandemic seems to be moving faster now, with all Bay Area counties loosening shelter-in-place restrictions. For the past nine weeks, we’ve been…
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Undocumented Worker Aid / Black Artists And The Census / Golden Gate Parkcast
California is distributing millions of dollars to undocumented residents to help them through the pandemic, but it still might not be enough. Then, a group of…
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Oakland Faith Leaders Push To Reopen Churches / Animal Care / Uncuffed
Faith leaders in Oakland are pushing for Governor Newsom to open churches throughout the state. We hear why this rally struck a chord with Oakland residents…
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Quarantine Diaries: Week 8
Since the Bay Area's shelter-in-place order took effect over eight weeks ago, we’ve been checking in with a mix of people to find out how they are dealing with…
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Homelessness In San Francisco's Tenderloin / Golden Gate Parkcast
Tents in the Tenderloin have tripled since the beginning of the coronavirus. We'll hear from people on the ground and learn about the city’s new plan. Then, we…
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A Virtual Bar Mitzvah / Twerk Church / Oakland Rapper On 'Working From Home'
A Bar Mitzvah celebration goes virtual, while a plan to gether to grieve is put on hold. Bringing family together during the coronavirus pandemic. Then, a…
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COVID-19 In Oakland / Hospital Chaplain Soothes Patients / Uncuffed
The City of Oakland braces itself for the financial impact of the coronavirus. Then, a hospital chaplain taps into COVID patients’ faith to help ease the pain…
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Quarantine Diaries: Week 7
While local and state leaders are preparing for the next phase, we’re all still grappling with the way the pandemic has changed our day-to-day lives. For the…
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COVID-19 Testing In The Mission / Golden Gate Parkcast / New Arrivals
We look at the results of a cutting-edge community testing program in the Mission and what it says about race, inequality, and housing. Then, we go across town…
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Online Learning / Body Positivity / New Arrivals
San Francisco Unified is pushing to get all students online and learning. We’ll hear why getting families computers and internet access in the age of COVID-19…
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COVID-19 In Oakland / Teen's Podcast Reveals Peers' Inner Struggles / San Quentin Radio
First, an update on how the City of Oakland is handling the coronavirus pandemic. Then, a teen in Los Gatos creates a space where her peers can safely reveal…
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Quarantine Diaries: Week 6
Most Bay Area residents are passing their sixth week of shelter-in-place. We’ll hear from a diverse group of locals, including a real estate broker, a new mom…
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Getting Outdoors / What Are Velella Velella? / Poetry And Nature / New Arrivals
Public health officials consider the risks and benefits when making policies about going outdoors right now. We’ll hear how the question of equity plays into…
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Mobile Health Team Efforts Continue / Uncuffed
A mobile health team in Contra Costa county brings medication to people with addiction living on the streets. Now, the doctor leading that effort worries about…
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Quarantine Diaries / From Reality TV Isolation To Sheltering In Place
Today, we hear how people around the Bay Area are experiencing their fifth week of quarantine in our continuing Quarantine Diaries series. Then, a reality show…
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What Is Contact Tracing And How Can It Help? / The Stoop
UCSF professor of epidemiology Dr. George Rutherford explains how we've minimized coronavirus deaths so far and talks about a new program that may intrude on…
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San Francisco Immigration Courts / Quarantine Diaries
How is the pandemic is changing immigration courts in San Francisco? We'll hear from Francisco Ugarte, an immigration attorney with San Francisco’s Public…
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Puppy Adoptions / Melissa Jones's Soulful Sound / New Arrivals
Bay Area dog shelters are seeing a huge increase in interest despite being closed to the public. We’ll find out how dog adoptions work while we’re sheltered in…
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Fremont Deters RV Parking Near Tesla / Single And Sexually Frustrated / New Arrivals
Fremont has been using boulders to block parking near Tesla, and RV residents who call the area their home have had to find another place to go. Then, some…
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Fighting For Labor Rights In A Pandemic / Uncuffed / New Arrivals By Bay Area Authors
Domestic workers are losing jobs they rely on to the pandemic, and the jobs they’ve kept could jeopardize their health. We hear how workers are using lessons…
