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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 51 seconds
    Happy Forgetting: Risking Lives
    Today, we’re going back in time to 1964, to what would later be known as The Freedom Summer. Back then, the  Mississippi Summer Project was a secret plan to try and force change in America.
    22 January 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 50 seconds
    Oakland's special mayoral election / 'Fire Escape'
    Today, we check in on the race to Oakland’s city hall. Then, we hear from the host of the new series “Fire Escape” about the challenges faced by incarcerated firefighters.
    21 January 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 50 seconds
    'Lift Every Voice And Sing' Dr. King Tribute / Drums And Demons
    Today, we meet the people organizing a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through the music of Aretha Franklin. Then, for some artists, immense talent can come with demons.
    16 January 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 51 seconds
    Finding The Wisdom
    Today, we hear how people are turning towards the wisdom of their ancestors in times of climate injustice. Mapping Indigenous identities and knowledge for the next generation.
    15 January 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 50 seconds
    Preserving Sudanese Music / Alkaio Thiele
    Today, we meet a young Oakland woman from Sudan is digitizing old music cassettes for a new diaspora generation. Then, we meet a Castro Valley teen that’s living his acting dream.
    14 January 2025, 5:54 pm
  • 26 minutes 50 seconds
    California Foodways: Irrigation Divers / Forensic Diving
    Today, we're diving into our waterways. Up first, Scuba divers play a surprising role in farming. Then, a forensic diver who recovers evidence from the Bay.
    13 January 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 50 seconds
    Universal Funk Opera / New Arrivals: Novels / Poetic Medicine
    What brings together comics, funk music, unconditional love, and extraterrestrials? It’s The Universal Funk Opera! Then, readings from Bay Area novelists and a dose of poetic medicine.
    9 January 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 50 seconds
    The Work Of Remembering
    Today,  what it takes to preserve the truth and meaning of Native American histories. We visit the memories of home, and hear about efforts to restore an Indigenous homeland.
    8 January 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 50 seconds
    'In Harm's Way' Counseling And Caregiving In The Overdose Epidemic
    Today, we’ll look at how funding shortages make fighting drug overdoses even more daunting. And, we’ll meet people in recovery preparing for careers in addiction support.
    7 January 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 51 seconds
    'In Harm's Way: Workers Battle the Overdose Crisis'
    Today, hear the first two stories from our award winning 2023 series 'In Harm's Way.’ Bringing much needed services to the streets, and a surprising source of sympathetic care.
    6 January 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 51 seconds
    Jazz Renaissance / Book It: Men and Dems
    This weekend, Oakland is getting a revival of Jazz's golden age. Then, where have all the men gone from the democratic party? We search them out in a new episode of Book It.
    19 December 2024, 2:00 pm
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