Crosscurrents

KALW

Crosscurrents is the award-winning daily news magazine from KALW Public Radio. We make joyful, informative stories that engage people across the divides in our community - economic, social, and cultural.

  • 26 minutes 50 seconds
    'Golden Gate 26' / Pumpkin Festival Time / 'Mexodus'
    Today, we get an update on the 'Golden Gate 26'. Then, it's time again to celebrate all things pumpkin! And, a new musical shows how enslaved Black people sought freedom in Mexico.
    10 October 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 50 seconds
    Richmond's District 1 / Book It: Why We Need To Be Wild
    Today, we hear about the top issues of concern for residents in Richmond’s District One, and Author Jessica Carew Kraft on returning to wild roots while existing in modern life.
    9 October 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 49 seconds
    Brush Busters / Letters to San Francisco / Open Studios
    Today, we hear from a group helping neighbors prepare for future wildfires. Then, a new anthology of love letters to San Francisco. And, ArtSpan's Open Studios celebrates 50 years.
    8 October 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 50 seconds
    tbh: Reckoning with Israel / Artists As First Responders
    Today, we hear how one Bay Area Jewish teenager is trying to make sense of generations of conflict. Then, how should artists respond when destruction and death are streamed daily to our phones?
    7 October 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 41 seconds
    Uncuffed: The Canal / Foul Ball / Bay Poets
    An exciting joyride leads to an unexpected family reunion. It's a new story from Uncuffed. Then, we get an update on Oakland baseball as the A’s leave the Bay from our series, Foul Ball.
    3 October 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 50 seconds
    Berkeley's Dueling Ballot Measures / Book It: A Survivor's Education
    Trying to make sense of dueling measures on Berkeley's ballot. And, deep insights on a tough topic. We hear from Author Joy Neumeyer on her book focused on surviving domestic violence.
    2 October 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 51 seconds
    Latino Voters / Oakland's Encampment Crackdowns / Costume Storytelling
    Today, the growing influence of Latino voters. Then, a first hand account of Oakland's recent homeless encampment sweeps. And, we learn how costuming in movies helps to tell the story.
    1 October 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 20 minutes 49 seconds
    Vote For Us / tbh: When They Listen
    Youth in Richmond are organizing to reach apathetic voters. Today, how to make an impact even when you are too young to vote. Then, how the way schools embrace the LGBTQ+ community impacts teen attitudes and actions.
    30 September 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 22 minutes 1 second
    Uncuffed: Meaning of Life / 'Black Rodeo' / Ode To The Hustle
    Helping others to help yourself, in a new story from Uncuffed. Then, photographer Tricia Turner shows us inside Black cowboy culture. And, an ode to hustling, from one of our final Friday open mics.
    26 September 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 22 minutes 36 seconds
    Oakland's District 5 Voters / Book It: In This Ravishing World
    Today, we hear what’s most pressing for Oakland’s District 5 voters. Then, the personal impacts of climate change in a conversation with short story writer, Nina Schuyler.
    25 September 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 22 minutes 34 seconds
    America's Got Oakland Talent / How Wild
    Oakland singer and "America's Got Talent" finalist Dee Dee Simon shares what she'll do if she wins. Then, does wilderness feel the same to everyone? It's the last episode of How Wild.
    24 September 2024, 1:00 pm
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