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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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6/21: To be transgender
How a San Francisco elementary school created a model for inclusive restrooms that the city, state and maybe the nation would follow.A program in San Francisco…
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6/20: Oakland police sex scandal
The latest on the scandal rocking the Oakland Police Department.A day with volunteer lawyers in San Francisco’s immigration court. A play about what happens…
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6/15: Breathmobile
The “breathmobile” brings relief to Bay Area schools where kids suffer from asthma.An investigation into underpaid, overworked foreign workers at the Tesla…
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6/14: Noise
What’s behind an increase in airplane noise over the Peninsula? Healing ourselves with sound.Let's headway, way, way South.
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6/13: Speaking up and speaking out
The Bay Area honors victims of the Orlando shooting. Inside San Quentin, ex-pimps combat sex trafficking by speaking up and speaking out.This year’s Pulitzer…
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6/8: Seeking asylum
A special report on unaccompanied migrants from Central America seeking asylum in Oakland. The media attention has died down, but kids continue to make their…
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6/7: The future of Bay Area transit
A public bus that works like Uber. Driving in an express lane...for a small fee.What's your dream Bay Area transit system?
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6/6: San Francisco's Proposition D
How a San Francisco ballot measure might expand the power of one police watchdog. A report from Youth Radio on what “the Latino vote” really means. A look…
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6/2: Debate for state senate
Two San Francisco supervisors debate for one spot in the state senate. Chris Siebert, Lavay Smith and the classic San Francisco band Red Hot Skillet Lickers…
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6/1: Prop C
Why some think a plan to force developers to build more affordable housing could backfire. Meet the women who wants to break through stereotypes around female…
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5/31: Primary politics
How Bay Area Republicans are wrapping their heads around a Trump candidacy. Californians vote later than most of the country — is that fair? A composer sets…
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5/26: SF's newest public school, one year in
San Francisco's newest public school, Willie L. Brown Jr. Middle School, one year in.Playwright Lauren Gunderson on dramatizing women in science.This week's…
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5/25: Sea level rise on the ballot
Measure AA proposes a region-wide tax to fight sea level rise.Connecting to the natural world through Polynesian dance. Flamenco finds a home in East Oakland.
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5/18: Birthday party!
Let's celebrate KALW's 75th birthday with special guest Peaches Christ.
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5/12: Podcasts and the radio
A special live edition of Crosscurrents showcasing KALW-affiliated podcasts!
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5/11: Arts around the bay
In East Oakland, a woman uses art to heal after her grandmother's home was foreclosed on.Snapshots from San Francisco’s SOMA district, from back before they…
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5/10: Firsts with Jesse Thorn
A special hour-long episode, with special guest Jesse Thorn, host of NPR’s "Bullseye." A story from the first episode of "Crosscurrents" reported by the show's…
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5/9: Murals for change
An arts nonprofit works with a rapidly changing Oakland.Richmond teens tackle the tough subject of dating violence – through theater.The man who helped change…
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5/5: The BART operator
Bay Area high schools address the causes of sexual violence.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s niece describes her uncle's legacy.This week's Audiograph mystery…
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5/3: Islais Creek cleanup
How activists are cleaning up a historic waterway in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point.An exhibition that explores the immigration conflict through…
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5/2: Battle of the bus stop
How a grocery store moving into an Oakland neighborhood cost its residents a bus stop. An interview with Cesar Chavez's son, Fernando Chavez. The omnipotent…
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4/27: Anti-Eviction Mapping Project
Mapping a region in the midst of change. Giving teens the freedom to learn and play through theater.Solving a mystery on the ocean shore.
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4/26: Reclaiming roots
Bay Area Jews head to the desert to reclaim their Biblical roots. An urban explorer finds wild nature in San Francisco.
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4/25: AB60, one year later
The law that allows undocumented immigrants to get their driver’s license turns one this year, and it's changed the lives for these farmworkers. However, the…
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4/21: Qingming
Why it’s important for hotels to train their staff to recognize and report sex trafficking.How Oakland Unified is addressing sexual exploitation.The story…
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4/20: The Emerald Triangle
Who has access to the Emerald Triangle marijuana industry?The organizers of Bay Area Dance Week.Bringing tech to San Quentin Prison.
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4/14: Vying to vote
Bay Area residents try to get citizenship before November.An Oakland photographer captures beauty and struggle in low income communities of color.
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4/12: Finding magic behind bars in San Quentin
What's driving the tent encampments in San Francisco? Finding magic behind bars in San Quentin. How an East Oakland artist is working to bring people…
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4/11: Where do the homeless go when a shelter closes?
A South Bay homeless shelter closes its doors. What those new Facebook reaction faces really do.A hospital volunteer who sits at the bedside of dying patients.
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4/7: Women
The story of a foundation that addresses the aftermath of a police shooting.A conversation with photographer Annie Leibovitz. The mastermind behind a South Bay…
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4/6: The Warm Line
The warm line is a sympathetic ear in times of need. A film about a forgotten population: survivors of the AIDS epidemic. An aerial dance program in southeast…
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4/5: Getting attacked for a paycheck
A man who gets paid ... to get beaten up. The country's oldest National Park Ranger looks back at a long life lived during times of sweeping change.Meet San…
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4/4: The Gig Economy
Following a TaskRabbit worker whose full-time job doing one-time gigs. A local filmmaker’s portrait of the lives surrounding a West Oakland recycling center…
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3/29: How to ask for forgiveness
A UC Berkeley course teaches one of our reporters how to forgive.The Muslim woman comic who’s stirring the pot.Stumbling upon one of San Francisco’s best-kept…
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3/28: Prison to employment pipeline
A program helps formerly incarcerated people find their footing.A local journalist travels the world helping women report their own communities' stories. San…
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3/23: Tiny homes for the homeless
We’ll look into a small solution to the big problem of homelessness.Has the Affordable Care Act eliminated health care disparities based on income, education…
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3/22: Libraries going beyond the books
How San Francisco’s Main Library is addressing issues with its homeless patrons.The long-view on the future of public libraries.An interview with the author of…
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3/21: Earthquake preparedness
What to do when an earthquake strikes.Acontroversial new bill from Rep. Barbara Lee. Two people, young and old, discover what they have in common.
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3/17: Body Cameras
How body cameras and cell phone footage are changing policing.Uncovering the hidden history of early Chinese immigrants in the American West.This week's…
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3/14: Bugs and rot
The beetle that's killing California trees by the tens of thousands.An interview with a journalist who went to Saudi Arabia to hear from Saudi women.SF-based…
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3/9: Going Modular
Can factory-built homes curb the housing crisis?Think Candlestick Park is gone forever? Think again.Belvedere: Once a cow pasture, now home to millionaires.
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3/8: The poetry of propaganda
Today on Crosscurrents: From This American Life, examining the poetry of propaganda.H.P. Mendoza on being an Asian filmmaker, and the 10th anniversary of his…
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3/7: Public trust and the SFPD
How San Francisco is trying to repair the public’s trust in the police department.An interview with immigration attorney Francisco Ugarte, who thinks a new…
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3/3: San Francisco's sand battle
Why San Francisco is trucking tons of sand to Ocean Beach. Poet and cartoonist Trinidad Escobar. This week's Audiographmystery sound revealed.
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2/29: Changing City
Behind the scenes at the Church of John Coltrane, which is facing eviction.What happens when values and culture are shifting in your neighborhood.San…
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2/25: Dispatch from Division Street
An update on the city's efforts to disband the tent encampment on Division Street, where up to 200 people have been living.How one Oakland trauma therapist…
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2/24: Black Bay Area artists
An artists’ collective responds to San Francisco’s shrinking black population. A brief history of black San Francisco.A tribute to a legendary black San…
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2/23: Living in a shipping container
Why shipping containers converted into houses caused a big fuss in West Oakland.The story behind one of the Bay Area's most versatile jazz musicians.Getting…
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2/22: Cat Fight!
Saving feral cats may be humane—but there's a catch, reports Reveal. Plus, a young Youth Radio poet shares a verse about growing up in Oakland.
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2/18: Gentrification-Proof
The last installment in our presentation of THE INTERSECTION, a podcast that explores change in San Francisco by zooming in on one intersection: Golden Gate…
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2/17: Drug abuse in the Tenderloin
How drugs shape everyday life at the corner of Golden Gate Avenue and Leavenworth Street in San Francisco’s Tenderloin. We talk with dealers about the business…
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2/16: Family in the Tenderloin
A young resident of the Tenderloin shares what it’s like to grow up in a neighborhood with a bad reputation. Plus, a inside a neighborhood union. It's an…
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2/15: Homeless in the Tenderloin
We follow one woman trying to leave the streets of Tenderloin behind, and hear about the steps — and challenges — involved. An intimate look at life at the…
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2/10: Refugees and climate change
We hear how a gay, Syrian refugee made his way to the Bay Area. We talk with a UC Berkeley economist who says there’s a connection between rising temperatures…
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2/4: Cliff Failure
The city of Pacifica plans for erosion by unrelenting waves.Tricks of the trade with magician Christian Cagigal.This week's Audiograph mystery sound revealed.
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2/2: Is this enough rain?
Is all this recent rain enough to get us out of the drought?Fulfilling a dream of working as a musician.What not to use to get rid of a certain pest.
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2/1: Starting Over
The difficulties of resettling in the U.S. after a long dangerous journey from Central America.The impact of social oppression on communities of color.Learning…
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1/28: Audiograph's third birthday
Each week we air an episode of Audiograph, a guessing game featuring sounds of the Bay Area. In honor of Audiograph's third birthday, we listen back to our…
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1/27: Super Bowl Commute
How the Super Bowl will affect transportation here in the Bay Area.Why Supervisor Jane Kim thinks San Francisco got a bad deal for hosting the game.A San…
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1/26: Being homeless during the Super Bowl
Super Bowl festivities descend onto the streets some people call home. The executive director of the San Francisco Tenants Union outlines how she plans to…