Crosscurrents
KALW
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.
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Networks:
KALW
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@KALWNews
Language:
English
Contact:
500 Mansell Street San Francisco, CA 90140 (415) 264-7106
Email:
news@kalw.org
Episodes
People's Park / Foul Ball
4/18/2024
People's Park closed in January so that UC Berkeley could build a student dorm. In this episode we find out if this the end of the park or just another chapter in its story. Then, how the departure of Oakland's last major league baseball team has prompted a lot of finger pointing. It’s the next episode from Foul Ball.
Duration:00:26:50
Esther's Orbit Room / On Repeat
4/17/2024
In this episode, we hear how one music venue in West Oakland holds the neighborhood's history and its future. We take a stroll down 7th street, and visit Esther’s Orbit Room. Then, we talk about the global rise of African dance music with Tshego Lets-oalo of KALW’s music show On Repeat.
Duration:00:26:50
Uncuffed: Prison Jobs
4/16/2024
In California prisons, people have to work. They get jobs in the kitchen, cleaning up on the yard or stacking milk crates in a factory. And the implication are of that work is complicated. In today's episode, we hear about real jobs and prison pay in a new episode from Uncuffed.
Duration:00:26:51
School Principals / Burton High Lunch / Remembering Trina Robbins
4/15/2024
Many San Francisco principals are working hard to set the right tone for their schools. Today, we learn the work of a Principal. Then, we keep it close to home and visit the Burton High School cafeteria. And, we remember a San Francisco comic legend.
Duration:00:17:49
Teen Vaping / Video Game Addiction / Asian American Representation
4/11/2024
Today we feature stories from SFUSD students. We hear why vaping is exploding in popularity among teens. Then we learn, how videogames are left one high schooler feeling disconnected from his friends. And, why media representation matters to young people.
Duration:00:26:50
The Spiritual Edge: A History of Islam in America
4/9/2024
Tomorrow, Muslim’s around the world will be celebrating Eid ul Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan. Eid is observed with prayers, friend and family visits, big social gatherings, food fairs and festivals. So — when did Islam first show up in the US?
Duration:00:24:51
Pleeay / Pinoy Power / Remembering Heklina
4/8/2024
In this episode, we meet a four-person multimedia band that’s doing dance differently. A conversation with the band Pleeay about their genre of “gutter pop.” Then, an exhibit in San Francisco celebrates six decades of Filipino artists, culture and history. And, we honor the San Francisco icon, Heklina.
Duration:00:26:50
Foul Ball / The Last Mermaid / New Arrivals
4/4/2024
In this episode, we follow the Oakland A’s last season in the Bay Area. We bring you the first episode of our new series, "Foul Ball." Then, a Pacifica comic book artist imagines a mermaid living in a post-apocalyptic Bay Area. And, we hear a reading from a San Francisco author about calming down.
Duration:00:24:50
The Far Country / Angel Island / China Camp
4/3/2024
Today, we learn about a play that portrays the historical hardship and heart of Bay Area Chinese immigrants. Then, we’ll learn the secret that unlocked a new life for the historic immigration station at Angel Island. And, we visit China Camp state park where the past and the present live side by side.
Duration:00:26:50
Oakland's New Chief of Police / Library Evolution / Richmond's Tool Library
4/2/2024
Today, we learn about the new chief of the Oakland Police Department. We sit down for a conversation with criminal justice reporter Ali Winston. Then, we hear about the transformation of libraries away from just books. And, how borrowing tools helps build community.
Duration:00:26:50
San Pippo / Emotional Support Sea Lion / Google Brain
4/1/2024
Today, we bring you a very special episode of Crosscurrents. First, we hear how the coastal town of San Pippo sees climate change as a glass half full. Then, we bring you practical advice on combating airline anxiety. And, we have conversation with the very first user of the new Google Brain.
Duration:00:24:53
City Of Refuge / Chocolate History / DJ King Most
3/28/2024
In this episode, we hear how an Oakland pastor turns the tables on homophobia in the Church. We hear the good word at the City of Refuge. Then, we learn about the Bay Area’s long history of chocolate connoisseurs. And, we get to know one of KALW’s DJs, Patrick King Most.
Duration:00:26:50
Public Glass / SFUSD Superintedent Matt Wayne / New Arrivals
3/27/2024
In today's episode, we hear how one studio is working to make glass blowing more approachable. Then, an update from Superintendent Matt Wayne on San Francisco’s Unified School District. And, El Cerrito author Maya Ealey reads from her new book.
Duration:00:24:50
Uncuffed: Stories From Re-Entry
3/26/2024
Today, we hear from the first ever Uncuffed audio storytelling class for recently returned residents. A dozen formerly incarcerated individuals learned how to interview each other and created their own stories and their own friendships.
Duration:00:26:50
The Kitchen Sisters: Lawrence Ferlinghetti
3/25/2024
Yesterday was Lawrence Ferlinghetti Day in San Francisco. Ferlinghetti is considered the spiritual godfather of the Beat movement. Today, we’re bringing you a documentary about the former San Francisco poet laureate that was produced by Jim McKee of Earwax Productions in partnership with the Kitchen Sisters.
Duration:00:24:51
SF Public Press: Prop E / Just Like A Woman / Bay Poets
3/21/2024
Earlier this month, San Francisco voters passed changes to Police Department policies and procedures by passing Prop E. Today, we learn how it works and what comes next. Then, we hear about an annual concert celebrating women who make music. And, a reading from the next generation of poets.
Duration:00:26:49
Artists As First Responders / Being Black In Humboldt
3/20/2024
Today, we go to a 14-hour marathon event of learning, performance, and solidarity. We learn what it means to make art that meets the moment. Then, we hear what it’s like to be Black in Humboldt county. In this episode we bring you stories from the KALW Audio Academy's past and present cohort.
Duration:00:20:47
Aquatic Park / Uncuffed: Reflections From A Life On The Run
3/19/2024
San Francisco's Aquatic Park is an urban park, a recreational escape and a historical record. Today, we hear how competing interests are shaping the park's future. Then, one man reflects on how he avoided incarceration by fleeing the state and building a new life across the country.
Duration:00:20:24
Boxer Andre Ward / San Francisco's fentanyl crisis / New Arrivals
3/18/2024
In this episode, a personal conversation with Bay Area boxing legend Andre Ward. We step outside the ring and hear about his struggles and victories in the personal fights of his life. Then, an update on how San Francisco is handling a surge in drug overdoses. And a reading from local author Lisa Hamilton.
Duration:00:23:41
SF Public Press: Prop F / DJ Marcus Rosario / New Arrivals
3/14/2024
San Francisco voters just passed the mayor’s controversial drug screening policy known as Prop F. Today, we get into how it will work, what we know and what we don’t. Then, we speak with KALW DJ Marcus Rosario about music discovery and creating sets in an era of artificial intelligence. Plus a reading from San Rafael author Maxine Rose Schur.
Duration:00:21:20