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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
- Crosscurrents
Crosscurrents: March 26, 2015
A San Francisco high school teaches robotics, re-segregation in SF schools, this weeks Audiograph game answer, and local musicians Pacific Guitar Ensemble.
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Crosscurrents: March 25, 2015
A teaching moment on race relations at the Elmwood cafe in Berkeley, over medicating foster youth, and local musicians Ruckatan Latin Tribe.
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Crosscurrents: March 24, 2015
In a warmer world, researchers say climate change is intensifying California's water crisis; upgrading San Francisco's aging pipes in times of drought; where…
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Crosscurrents: March 23, 2015
Bay Area hackathon brings tech to youth of color; Black Girls Code trains young women of color for careers in tech; inside a "SuperGirl Math" playgroup; and…
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Crosscurrents: March 18, 2015
The Twitter house, the state of Bay Area video rental stores, record stores and Aquarius Records in San Francisco, and local musicians Pacific Vibrations.
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Crosscurrents: March 17, 2015
Everything you always wanted to know about Magic: The Gathering but were afraid to ask. Plus, San Francisco band Fossor House.
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Crosscurrents: March 16, 2015
Brewing up support for a higher minimum wage; a living wage fight explodes in East Oakland; profile of a low-wage earner; and local band OneWerd.
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Crosscurrents: March 11, 2015
The Spiritual Edge: Afro-Cuban movement with meaning; exploring the Latin roots of American music with John Santos; and The Book Report: Colin Winnette.
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Crosscurrents: March 10, 2015
Tipless restaurants, paying restaurant workers a livable wage and benefits, film culture on the decline, and local musicians The San Francisco Symphony.
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Crosscurrents: March 9, 2015
A place in the Tenderloin where sleep is sacred, Storycorps: Keeping a broader perspective, rethinking death with The Body Appropriate, and local musicians…
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Crosscurrents: March 5, 2015
Inside Richmond's Immigration Detention Center; Angel Island's historic treasure restored; and this week's Audiograph answer revealed!
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Crosscurrents: March 4, 2015
The marijuana industry in Northern California, and local musician Kendra McKinley.
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Crosscurrents: March 3, 2015
Homeless veterans in San Francisco; the persistence and strength of the homeless here; and the north Bay musician Matt Jaffe.
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Crosscurrents: March 2, 2015
Have we taken the play out of playgrounds?; the common language of food; and The Source: How Jingletown got it's name.
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Crosscurrents: February 26, 2015
Classes designed for young African-American men, teaching ethnic studies in high school, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians Forest Sun.
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Crosscurrents: February 25, 2015
Nonprofits struggle to manage Tenderloin’s language barrier; Becoming Richard Pryor: new biography by UC Berkeley Associate Professor Scott Saul; FSFSF…
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Crosscurrents: February 24, 2014
A band of volunteers keeps an eye on SF bond projects; behind the scenes at the San Francisco Food Bank; trees take root in the Tenderloin; and local duo…
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Crosscurrents: February 23, 2015
Coyotes in San Francisco, turkeys in the East Bay, and wild boars in San Jose. Plus local musicians Dirty Cello.
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Crosscurrents: February 19, 2015
TaskRabbit takes hold in Bay Area divided by income gap; A conversation about workers' rights in the gig economy; Teens Digitally Detox; and local guitarist…
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Crosscurrents: February 18, 2015
The Nile Project: an East African music tour, and the Sudanese ritual of Dukhan.
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Crosscurrents: February 17, 2015
San Francisco seniors cross the digital divide; Professor Dacher Keltner talks about the science of happiness; The Spiritual Edge: The key to happiness? It's…
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Crosscurrents: February 12, 2015
The food that grows from concrete, the lives of migrant agricultural workers, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians The Oakland Interfaith…
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Crosscurrents: February 11, 2015
An update on San Jose's dismantled homeless encampment, The Jungle,; the New Jungle; Good Karma Bikes; Hotel 22: San Jose's homeless bus, and local musicians…
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Crosscurrents: February 10, 2015
CAPS bridges the gap for Fremont seniors; living with HIV as a senior; and The Making Of... The Homobile. Plus, the Bay Area Composers Big Band.
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Crosscurrents: February 9, 2015
The Spiritual Edge: A woman takes on the Church by becoming a priest; StoryCorps: Healing the mind through life and death at the Zen Hospice Center; Oree…
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Crosscurrents: February 5, 2015
Gentrification versus Jazzification: Birdland nightclub grows vision to spark jazz district; XL Love: A journalist looks at obesity and romance; this week's…
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Crosscurrents: February 4, 2015
An adult playground in San Francisco, homegrown athletes from Oakland, Odyssey Works, and local musicians Bella Piano Trio.
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Crosscurrents: February 3, 2015
Seniors getting together to form a non-profit "village," kindergarten vs. 1st grade humor, handshakes in San Quentin, and local musician Ben Goldberg.
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Crosscurrents: February 2, 2015
The Litography Project Special! The Other Mission: a tour of the Mission's literary past with poet laureate Alejandro Murguía; the search for the real Maltese…
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Crosscurrents: January 29, 2015
The Searsville Dam in Palo Alto, a devotional form of traditional Indian music called "Carnatic," this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians ZOFO.
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Crosscurrents: January 28, 2015
One night with the SF Homeless Outreach Team; The San Quentin Prison Report: Brother's Keepers: sucide support group for prisoners; and State of the Media…
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Crosscurrents: January 27, 2015
A show on passing: the problems of sounding (i.e. speaking) white, the gains and losses of racial code switching, and desiring to live in a society that…
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Crosscurrents: January 26, 2015
Welcome to the future, Sir: At the cusp of virtual reality; In "Poly Love," Julia Scott reports on polyamory in the Bay Area; StoryCorps: One mom, two dads…
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Crosscurrents: January 22, 2014
Treasure Island High School offers oasis of hope for disconnected youth; Bay Area Beats: Madeline Tasqin; This week's Audiograph sound of the week revealed!…
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Crosscurrents: January 21, 2015
Celebrating commonality at Oakland’s ‘Sushi’ Mosque; how an architect designs meaningful space; In an old church, the Internet Archive stores our digital…
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Crosscurrents: January 20, 2015
Dog show! Breeders, handlers, owners, haters in San Francisco...they're all here. We visit the Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show at the Cow Palace, the SPCA and…
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Audiograph Birthday Special
Welcome to Audiograph – the Bay Area’s sonic signature. Each week, we play you a sound recorded somewhere in the Bay Area, ask you to tell us what it is, and…
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Crosscurrents: January 14, 2015
New law gives undocumented Californians a chance to apply for driver’s licenses, Walking like a Radical: A tour through a century of progressive South Asian's…
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Crosscurrents: January 13, 2015
Navigating San Francisco’s pretzel bureaucracy; The State of the Media: Interview with East Bay Express Editor Robert Gammon; and turning the page after a life…
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Crosscurrents: January 12, 2015
The Ice Cream Bar: Frozen for years by SF's permitting process; San Francisco's Duboce Park has gone to the dogs; meet Golden Gate Park’s hairiest denizens…
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Crosscurrents: January 8, 2015
Fishing for the truth on seafood prices; Author Lincoln Paine talks about Bay Area's role in maritime history of the world; an oldie but goody from Audiograph…
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Crosscurrents: January 7, 2015
A proposal to fuse ethnic studies programs sparks controversy; Jeff Chang gets real about race relations in America; preserving ancient Coptic heritage in the…
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Crosscurrents: January 6, 2015
The Grateful Dead Show! 2015 marks the 50th anniversary since the legendary band formed. Plus local musicians Cryptical.
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Crosscurrents: January 5, 2015
An extended interview with new Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. Plus local musician Duckmandu.
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Crosscurrents: December 31, 2014
The Altamont Pass -- good for renewable energy, bad for birds; an interview with Tai Moses, author of Zooburbia; and Martina Castro learns to appreciate the…
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Crosscurrents: December 29, 2014
The creaky wheels of the juvenile justice system, brought to us by Youth Radio in Oakland. Convicted teens must pay restitution, wear GPS ankle bracelets, and…
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Crosscurrents: December 24, 2014
Beyond the pale of Parkinson’s Disease; A young man's music transforms personal loss and also public spaces. Plus, "Socks."
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Crosscurrents: December 23, 2014
"Trafficked" - Youth Radio's special investigation of child sex trafficking in Oakland.
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Crosscurrents: December 22, 2014
The Intersection: Four Stories from One Bayview Corner.
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Crosscurrents: December 18, 2014
Black folks in nature, the history of African Americans in the West, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians The Hipwaders.
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Crosscurrents: December 17, 2014
Remembering those homeless in San Francisco who have died, a photographic book on SF's homeless, John Steinbeck's recently discovered short story, and local…
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Crosscurrents: December 16, 2014
Why are there anti-Muslim ads on our public buses?; Bay Area Africans feel, and fight, Ebola stigma; and Kitka brings the music of Eastern Europe to the Bay.
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Crosscurrents: December 15, 2014
The San Quentin Prison Report: One Night Gone Wrong; preserving culture with music; Care to join me in a Mint?; and San Francisco group Foxtails Brigade.
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Crosscurrents: December 11, 2014
This week's Audiograph game answer, the Greenhouse Project in SF's Portola district, and local musician Joe Goldmark.
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Crosscurrents: December 10, 2014
The latest on CCSF's fight to keep its accreditation, video game art, a museum in Oakland commemorating classic video games, the social advantages to gaming…
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Crosscurrents: December 9, 2014
A conversation with Oakland Unified School District's new Superintendent Antwan Wilson; how one Oakland school is getting kids to class; and local pianist…
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Crosscurrents: December 8, 2014
Robotic seals comfort dementia patients but raise ethical concerns; a conversation with Jerry Kaplan on new robotic technologies; Robots for humanity: how…
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Crosscurrents: December 4, 2014
The art of tombstone engraving, making a play about the crack epidemic, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians The SF Bach Choir.