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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: August 6, 2014
Reentry: Two men seek homes after prison release; thinking more strategically about the Bay Area economy; and local singer Jesse DeNatale.
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Crosscurrents: August 5, 2014
A potential new late-night transit option across the Bay Bridge, how and when BART does its maintenance, a short history of Bolinas, CA, a remembrance of Morse…
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Crosscurrents: August 4, 2014
Urban agriculture ordinance heads to fruition in Richmond; Richmond youth learn agriculture and more at Urban Tilth's summer apprenticeship; A Jazz…
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Crosscurrents: July 31, 2014
Off-leash dog laws in Golden Gate National Recreation Area, helping immigrants gain US citizenship, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musician…
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Crosscurrents: July 30, 2014
All about the "Re-Entry Pod", a new program designed to prepare inmates for their release. Plus, local singer Tommy Castro.
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Crosscurrents: July 29, 2014
Bay Area Muslims disagree on when to end Ramadan, searching for signs of life in outer space, the jazz of Arturo Sandoval, and local musicians Loyal Rose.
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Crosscurrents: July 28, 2014
Richmond debates Chevron’s plan to modernize its oil refinery; Digging deeper into the Richmond Chevron refinery hearings with reporter Robert Rogers; a…
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Crosscurrents: July 24, 2014
Guns! A Visit to the Richmond Rod and Gun Club; Jay Allison's reluctant relationship with guns; how one Bay Area city is causing national controversy with…
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Crosscurrents: July 23, 2014
What Alameda is doing to deal with rising sea levels, imagining life in the Bay Area after the next big earthquake, a small dancer in the shoes of a big boxer…
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Crosscurrents: July 22, 2014
The San Francisco chapter of the Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue; The Spiritual Edge: Bay Area Jews head to the desert to re-claim their Biblical…
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Crosscurrents: July 21, 2014
Pedestrian safety in San Francisco, the latest concerns about the new span of the Bay Bridge, a woman making music even while losing her hearing, and local…
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Crosscurrents: July 17, 2014
San Francisco gearing up for zero waste by 2020, preserving land on the peninsula, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians Vinyl.
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Crosscurrents: July 16, 2014
Kids of incarcerated parents speak out; an interview with Nell Bernstein about the problems with juvenile prison; Youth Radio reports on children and mental…
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Crosscurrents: July 15, 2014
Finding housing in San Francisco's Chinatown, keeping memories in Chinatown alive through dance, medical therapy through music, and local musicians Mitch…
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Crosscurrents: July 14, 2014
Project-based learning gets kids back on track; Stanford researchers find teaching technique that closes achievement gap in schools; Gay history: there’s more…
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Crosscurrents: July 10, 2014
Steps local schools are taking to curb gun violence, and blues legend Sugar Pie.
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Crosscurrents: July 9, 2014
A conversation with Naina Khanna; Living with HIV as a senior; and StoryCorps: Honoring yourself by honoring others.
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Crosscurrents: July 8, 2014
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Bay Area Fashion But Were Afraid to Ask:
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Crosscurrents: July 7, 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: July 3, 2014
Surf Show! We learn about wetsuits, the history of San Francisco's Ocean Beach; we talk to Twiggy, winner of the 2014 Mavericks competition; we hear from women…
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Crosscurrents: July 2, 2014
Cuts to food stamps in California, adults with disabilities express themselves through art, and a luthier/violin whisperer.
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Crosscurrents: June 30, 2014
The mysterious roots of a homegrown language; and China Camp State Park: Where past and present live side by side.
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Crosscurrents: June 26, 2014
A special half-hour edition of Audiograph that brings together some of our favorite sounds, stories, and listener voicemails from the second half of 2013.
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Crosscurrents: June 25, 2014
Raising children with psychological disabilities, a San Quentin Prison report on giving care to disabled prisoners, and a jazz perspective on Jason Moran.
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Crosscurrents: June 24, 2014
Rethinking punishment and discipline in Oakland schools: The Restorative Justice show.
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Crosscurrents: June 23, 2014
Green jobs for Oakland youth, the San Francisco Giants ballpark organist, and Oakland's Paramount Theater.
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Crosscurrents: June 19, 2014
A new morality clause for teachers in Oakland's Catholic Diocese, stopping child sex trafficking, this week's Audiograph sound of the week, and managing editor…
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Crosscurrents: June 18, 2014
The Awesöme Orchestra is not your grandma's orchestra; In Nob Hill, a fence divides a neighborhood; the home-sharing economy; and local singer Tia Carroll.
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Crosscurrents: June 17, 2014
Fracking in California, Part 2; free WiFi in San Francisco, Bay Area musician A1, and local musicians Jeremiah Johnson and the Soulmates.
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Crosscurrents: June 16, 2014
Fracking California: The view from Kern County; Two stories about wine; and local band The Pangaea Futbol Club.
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Crosscurrents: June 12, 2014
City College of San Francisco gets its accreditation back, part 4 in our Bayview-Hunter's Point redevelopment series, talking people down from jumping off the…
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Crosscurrents: June 11, 2014
The San Francisco Shipyard: Who gets the jobs?; Interview with Kathleen Cha, former AAUW president; and the Hamlin School celebrates 150 years tradition and…
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Crosscurrents: June 10, 2014
The second part of our Bayview-Hunter's Point redevelopment series, re-identifying Berkeley's image, a Hear Here about a company dedicated to helping East…
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Crosscurrents: June 9, 2014
The San Francisco Shipyard: Creating a new town in the city; San Francisco's New Fillmore District; StoryCorps: Patricia Chin, from Chinatown to a chorus line…
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Crosscurrents: June 5, 2014
Laura's Law and a debate on how we should care for people suffering from mental illness, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musician Mal Sharpe.
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Crosscurrents: June 4, 2014
A homeless memorial, ways San Francisco is tackling homelessness, getting women into the auto mechanic profession, and local musicians The Marin Symphony.
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Crosscurrents: June 3, 2014
A Crosscurrents special on Skyline High School in Oakland. Part 2 of 2, produced by KALW and Mills College.
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Crosscurrents: June 2, 2014
A Crosscurrents special on Skyline High School in Oakland. Part 1 of 2, produced by KALW and Mills College.
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Crosscurrents: May 29, 2014
Using social media to get your stolen bike back, Yesway, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians Ensemble Mik Nawoog.
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Crosscurrents: May 28, 2014
San Francisco has he only elected District Attorney in California, a Hear Here segment with Tara Higgins, Union City musician Doe Eye, and local musicians Roy…
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Crosscurrents: May 27, 2014
A computer programmer bootcamp, the youth turning the economy green, a young man accepts his father's flaws, and local musician Rebecca Chapa.
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Crosscurrents: May 26, 2014
Addressing chronic homelessness with permanent supportive housing; The San Quentin Prison Report: A combat veteran and a veteran of the streets deal with PTSD…
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Crosscurrents: May 22, 2014
Journalists and artists pry into Richmond's broken housing projects, American-Muslim men open up their hearts, this week's Audiograph game of the week, and…
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Crosscurrents: May 21, 2014
The Second Act for the Red Vic; Sights and Sounds of Bayview: Neighbors are doin' it for themselves at Quesada Gardens Initiative; Storycorps: Nature and…
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Crosscurrents: May 20, 2014
Playwright Chinaka Hodge on the gentrification of Oakland, walking around the entire perimeter of San Francisco, and the golden Gate Park Band.
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Crosscurrents: May 15, 2014
A special Power In Numbers edition of Crosscurrents, featuring cameos from the Crosscurrents Team!
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Crosscurrents: May 13, 2014
A special edition of Crosscurrents featuring spcecial guest co-host Dave Isay, the founder of StoryCorps!
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Crosscurrents: May 12, 2014
Music Show with Lyrics Born! A vinyl record show at the Oakland Museum, Micah Tron, a choir sings to the sick, and the San Francisco Mortuary Band.
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Crosscurrents: May 8, 2014
The Africa Mix -- Crosscurrents Show! The Nile Project, US visas for Africans, being gay in Uganda, and the ancient Sudanese beauty ritual of dukhan.
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Crosscurrents: May 7, 2014
A special hour-long edition of Crosscurrents with guest co-host Glynn Washington! A class for dancers with big dreams and leg warmers; Bay Area Beats: San…
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Crosscurrents: May 5, 2014
A Crosscurrents special: inside San Quentin Prison. The San Quentin Prison Report presents three stories: playing baseball inside prison, contracting HIV, and…
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Crosscurrents: May 1, 2014
A toolkit to understanding young Arab students' backgrounds, an update on fracking in California, The Great Overland Book Company, and local musicians Blood &…
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Crosscurrents: April 30, 2014
Indoors Again, After Years on the Albany Bulb; Women in STEM: Interview with Stanford math education researcher Jo Boaler; Bay Area Beats: Meet San Francisco's…
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Crosscurrents: April 29, 2014
A San Francisco eviction map, a talk with the SF rental Board, a vegan soul food restaurant in Oakland, and local musicians the Parmeseans.
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Crosscurrents: April 28, 2014
Bike, Train or Automobile? Three reporters race through morning commute; ROCK program gives Visitacion Valley kids options after school; Hear Here goes to…
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Crosscurrents: April 24, 2014
Russia's annexation of the Crimea and what local Russians and Ukrainians think about it. Plus local musicians Earl Thomas & the Blues Ambassadors.