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
    Oldest San Francisco: Audio time travel
    Today, we bring you a special episode of Crosscurrents. It's an audio tour of some of the institutions that have lasted, impacted, and changed San Francisco over time.
    21 November 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 50 seconds
    Understudies / Book It: Old Hollywood, Young Eyes
    Today, we visit a space that supports artists, by providing a place to show their art. Then, a teenage author talks Old Hollywood, and what it takes to preserve the past.
    20 November 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 51 seconds
    San Bruno Butterflies / The Museum Of Entomology / New Arrivals - Nature
    Today, we’ll hear about preservation of the big and tiny. First, how endangered butterflies saved San Bruno Mountain from development. And, putting creepy crawlies on display.
    19 November 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 51 seconds
    24/7 Crisis Response / tbh: Unlocking The Potential Of Wellness Centers
    The Sonoma County’s Mobile Support Team is trying to help people in crisis. Today, the gray areas of dealing with mental health. Then, a teenager reflects on his high school wellness center.
    18 November 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 50 seconds
    Oakland Bloom / Maya Angelou Literary Event
    Today, changing traditional business models to empower workers. Then, The San Francisco Public Library is celebrating the late Maya Angelou with a special literary event.
    14 November 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 50 seconds
    Ambient Bird / Book It: Cancel Culture Panic
    Today, we’ll hear about some interspecies sonic landscapes in the form of music that's designed to be interrupted. Then, is ‘cancel culture’ a kind of modern moral panic? It’s a new episode of Book It.
    13 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 26 minutes 50 seconds
    Farm Of Nostalgia / Bay Poets / Sentinels & Saviors
    Today, a local Iranian farmer grows the herbs of home. Then, an art exhibit encourages visitors to look inside themselves to feel empowered. And, Bay Poets brings us an oracle.
    12 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 26 minutes 51 seconds
    Voting Behind Bars / Veteran Comic Con / Theatre Flamenco
    Today we go inside San Quentin’s mock elections. Then, we hear about comic books and mental health — for veterans. And, the passionate mix of music and movement of Flamenco.
    7 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 26 minutes 50 seconds
    Unhoused Voters / Encampment Sweeps / Bay Poets
    Today, we hear from unhoused people in the East Bay on their role in the presidential race. Then, photos and voices from the lives that are swept up when an encampment is cleared.
    5 November 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 50 seconds
    Behind The Scenes At The Ballot Box
    Today, we look into how elections are structured. How our ballots are designed. How ranked choice voting actually works. And, the people who work to ensure our elections run smoothly.
    4 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 26 minutes 50 seconds
    The Bay's Goth Scene / Marigolds for Día de Los Muertos
    Today, we get a glimpse into a local Goth scene and learn what makes it very Bay Area. And, we meet a florist who grows marigolds for Day of the Dead altars.
    31 October 2024, 1:00 pm
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