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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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Crosscurrents: January 8, 2013
We're living small today: new legislation passed in San Francisco allows for the construction of tiny apartments, owning a tiny house, a trip to the Alemany…
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Crosscurrents: January 3, 2013
An in-depth interview with Seth Rosenfeld about his book, "Subversives: The FBI's War on Student Radicals and Reagan's Rise to Power"; and local musicians True…
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Photos from Live Crosscurrents!
This article was originally published on December 13, 2012. It has been updated to include additional photos from the event.
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The search for redemption: an ex-con's perspective
Between 2000 and 2009, 57,000 men and women convicted of murder were released from state and federal prison.
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Crosscurrents: January 1, 2013
Urban tribes and the younger generation's attitude towards relationships and family, going back in time with watches and clocks on San Francisco's Market St…
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Crosscurrents: December 31, 2012
Oakland's Fruitvale and San Antonio neighborhoods: We take a look at a corner store on Foothill Boulevard, a funeral home that's playing a vital role in the…
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Crosscurrents: December 27, 2012
What’s working in juvenile justice; catching crime before it occurs; The City that Became Safe: New York's Lessons for Urban Crime and Its Control; and…
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Crosscurrents: December 26, 2012
Looking up: the search for extraterrestrial life; before chatroulette, there was ham radio; Hear Here: Meet Lita Hernandez; and local band Dark Hollow.
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Crosscurrents: December 20, 2012
It’s difficult to deal with any kind of illness when it hits. But when it affects your emotional and psychological health, it’s often impossible to even…
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Crosscurrents: December 19, 2012
America's War on Drugs: 40 Years, a trillion dollars, and debatable results.
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Crosscurrents: December 18, 2012
Market Street in San Francisco: its past, present, and future.
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Crosscurrents: December 17, 2012
Crosscurrents presents This Bay Area Life with special guest, Ira Glass.
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Crosscurrents: December 12, 2012
Hailing a taxi cab in San Francisco, the nudity wars in San Francisco, the underwater sounds of the Bay and blue whales, and local musicians Whiskerman.
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Crosscurrents: December 11, 2012
Dealing with homeless encampments in San Francisco, giving dogs and supplying food trucks for the homeless, The Powers of Ten at SFMOMA, and local musicians…
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Crosscurrents: December 10, 2012
Free bus passes for young people in San Francisco, deciding which grade of gas to buy, a Hear Here about an old-school Mustang, taking the walking bus to…
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Crosscurrents: December 6, 2012
Crisis in psychiatric wards, a StoryCorps on mental illness, comedian Will Durst on 2012's funniest news stories, and local musicians Tommy Igoe Big Band.
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Crosscurrents: December 3, 2012
The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment in Oakland, women programmers piercing the male-dominated culture of the video game industry, public transportation…
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Crosscurrents: November 29, 2012
What the election results mean for public education; proposal to fuse ethnic studies programs sparks controversy; and queer studies department at CCSF braces…
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Crosscurrents: November 28, 2012
Owning a house in West Oakland, foreclosures and the Oakland Community Land Trust, a Hear Here on the Oakland cathedral, and local musicians Blame Sally.
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Crosscurrents: November 26, 2012
Proposition 39 and a future of clean energy in California, driving blindfolded, the art of multitasking, and local musicians Musica Pacifica.
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Crosscurrents: November 22, 2012
The final program in our series on Oakland's Fruitvale and San Antonio neighborhoods, produced by KALW News and Mills College in Oakland. We take a look at a…
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Crosscurrents: November 21, 2012
Part 2 of our special on Oakland's San Antonio and Fruitvale neighborhoods. Today we hear from a dynamic principle at Roosevelt Middle School, look at a…
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Crosscurrents: November 20, 2012
A special Crosscurrents on Oakland's Fruitvale and San Antonio neighborhoods: mobile food vendors, Street Level's service to day laborers, and The Unity…
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Crosscurrents: November 19, 2012
Tim Anderson, Bay Area DIY superhero; and urban farmer Novella Carpenter.
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Crosscurrents: November 15, 2012
What does Proposition 30 mean for California public schools?; Court budget crisis creates long lines at legal self-help centers; and Jazz Perspectives…
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Crosscurrents: November 14, 2012
Inmates in Richmond work to combat violence, a Hear Here story on being reformed in court, an inmate-commentary in favor of repealing the death penalty, what…
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Crosscurrents: November 12, 2012
The role of the youth vote in the 2012 Presidential election, rehabilitation opportunities inside prison, innovative strategies to help veterans with PTSD, and…
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Crosscurrents: November 8, 2012
San Francisco’s volunteer seaweed fighters; On the road to a litter-free environment; Passion Profile: The science educator; and Music tour meets seed exchange.
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Crosscurrents: November 1, 2012
Remembering Alan Farley; Hear Here: Meet Nina Jo Smith; and Day of the Dead exhibit looks into the future by honoring the past.
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Crosscurrents: October 31, 2012
It's Halloween! Scary local election updates from the East Bay Express; a final resting place for furry friends; Ask a Latvian: What's a Graveyard Holiday?…
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Crosscurrents: October 30, 2012
The Korean-American vote, police funding and Oakland's District 1, how to become a write-in candidate, democrat vs. democrat in the election for California's…
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Crosscurrents: October 25, 2012
Proposition E and San Francisco's payroll tax, Berkeley contemplates implementing a Sit/Lie law, California Correctional Peace Officers Association and their…
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Crosscurrents: February 23, 2012
Everything you always wanted to know about Bay Area cinema but were afraid to ask!
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Crosscurrents: January 26, 2012
Everything you always wanted to know about bicycles but were afraid to ask!