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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.
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.
Today, we’re going back in time to 1964, to what would later be known as The…
Today, we check in on the race to Oakland’s city hall. Then, we hear from the…
Today, we meet the people organizing a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.…
Today, we hear how people are turning towards the wisdom of their ancestors in…
Today, we meet a young Oakland woman from Sudan is digitizing old music…
Today, we're diving into our waterways. Up first, Scuba divers play a…
What brings together comics, funk music, unconditional love, and…
Today, what it takes to preserve the truth and meaning of Native American…
Today, we’ll look at how funding shortages make fighting drug overdoses even…
Today, hear the first two stories from our award winning 2023 series 'In Harm's…
This weekend, Oakland is getting a revival of Jazz's golden age. Then, where…
Today, in honor of the International Migrants' Day, we hear from immigration…
Today, the ousting of Oakland’s mayor and Alameda County’s District Attorney.…
Sonoma County is known for its hills covered with happy cows and charming…
Today, what we learned from last week’s tsunami warning. And, in a new episode…
Recently, KALW’s series “Without a Voice” won the Northern California Society…
Today, what the future holds for Richmond’s political landscape. Then, SF’s…
Today, how lawmakers are preparing for a second Trump term. First, State of the…
Pickleball is a hit in the San Quentin yard. And, it's played a big roll in…
Star parties give Bay Area earthlings a rare glimpse into outer space. And,…
An exhibition at the Bolinas Museum highlights the work of a local creator with…
It’s just starting to get cold, but... it's time to sign up for summer camp!…
For forty years, dedicated volunteers have tracked the migration of birds…
What’s brown, slightly smelly, and full of life? Compost!We’re digging into the…
Today, we look at the limits of mobile mental health support teams. Then, an…
Today, we bring you a special episode of Crosscurrents. It's an audio tour of…
Today, we visit a space that supports artists, by providing a place to show…
Today, we’ll hear about preservation of the big and tiny. First, how endangered…
The Sonoma County’s Mobile Support Team is trying to help people in crisis.…
Today, changing traditional business models to empower workers. Then, The San…
Today, we’ll hear about some interspecies sonic landscapes in the form of music…
Today, a local Iranian farmer grows the herbs of home. Then, an art exhibit…
Today we go inside San Quentin’s mock elections. Then, we hear about comic…
Today, we hear from unhoused people in the East Bay on their role in the…
Today, we look into how elections are structured. How our ballots are designed.…
Today, we get a glimpse into a local Goth scene and learn what makes it very…
Today, London Breed’s reelection bid for San Francisco Mayor may be vulnerable…
Today, we hear why Alameda County's DA, Pamela Price, is facing a recall…
Today, we hear how states can begin to repair fractured histories around…
How GLIDE is carrying on after losing their influential leaders. Then, a…
Today, the contested future of SF's Great Highway. Then, a community group…
Even though they can’t vote, folks in California prisons will still be affected…
Today, improving caregiver working conditions through community and collective…
SFUSD's handling of potential school closures is raising concerns. And, Cafe du…
Residents in Richmond’s District 5 are calling for investment in arts and…
Psychedelics and their potential to help heal are in the limelight lately. But…
Today, we hear from young Native Americans on what the land back movement means…
Today, we get an update on the 'Golden Gate 26'. Then, it's time again to…
Today, we hear about the top issues of concern for residents in Richmond’s…
Today, we hear from a group helping neighbors prepare for future wildfires.…
Today, we hear how one Bay Area Jewish teenager is trying to make sense of…
An exciting joyride leads to an unexpected family reunion. It's a new story…
Trying to make sense of dueling measures on Berkeley's ballot. And, deep…
Today, the growing influence of Latino voters. Then, a first hand account of…
Youth in Richmond are organizing to reach apathetic voters. Today, how to make…
Helping others to help yourself, in a new story from Uncuffed. Then,…
Today, we hear what’s most pressing for Oakland’s District 5 voters. Then, the…
Oakland singer and "America's Got Talent" finalist Dee Dee Simon shares what…
After joining the youth group Team Stronger Than You Think, tbh producer…
Today, a Spanish language theater production company devoted to breaking down…
Today, what Oakland District 7 residents want city leaders to do in order to…
Oakland’s community response program for non-violent, non-emergency 911 calls…
This November some young people will be voting for the first time. And…
San Francisco bike messengers see parts of city life that others don’t, and…
Today, we learn about the real science behind a new medical murder mystery.…
The city of Richmond made a last minute deal with Chevron over a proposed tax…
Summer vacation is over and Bay Area students are back in school. Here at KALW…
André Davis is about to get a college degree at San Quentin. But he wasn’t…
Berkeley voters will elect 11 city officials in November, including a new…
Today, the problem with language translation between City Hall and San…
This Sunday marks 83 years of KALW broadcasting in the Bay Area. Today, a quick…
Some Oaklanders want their elected officials to be recalled, but others are…
Today we learn about a local program protecting vulnerable residents from the…
Gospel music has a special place in the Black Church. In this episode, we visit…
Today, we’re launching a new series by KALW's own Angie Coiro: "Book It!" In…
When we say "wilderness," we aren't necessarily talking about land that was…
Vice President Kamala Harris was the first woman and the first person of color…
In this episode, we revisit The Oakland A’s glory years and consider their…
Today, we meet a woman who overcame her fear to start a new career in…
America’s wilderness is changing. But what does wilderness even mean? In…
South Sudan’s Olympic basketball team surprised the world. Today, we hear how…
Break dancing is making its Olympic debut this weekend and there are some mixed…
August is Transgender History Month, so today we'll hear the story of…
There’s a new community event venue near Oakland’s Jack London Square, but it’s…
COVID-19 is on the rise in The Bay Area so in today's episode we get an update…
The Bay Area’s newest women’s soccer team is in the middle of their first…
In this episode, we revist a story from our series Finding Home. Today, a mom…
July is Disability Pride Month and today we’re exploring autism through an…
Today, why some teens are turning to artificial intelligence for therapy. Then,…
In this episode of Crosscurrents, we hear why the Oakland A’s plan to move to…
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is under a federal investigation. Today, an…
In this episode, we meet a woman who teaches blind people how to get around in…
Every two years the Bay Area conducts a count of people experiencing…
Can the past inform us about the assassination attempt on former President…
Today, an Oakland singer shares her excitement about her upcoming performance…
The Bayview-Hunters Point Coastline is currently being developed into a chain…
What kind of care does someone get in San Francisco if they have a mental…
This Stoop episode is an ode to Black men's voices. Celebrating some of the…
In this episode of Crosscurrents, we hear how tending to our mental health can…
Today on Crosscurrents, we learn how cement and concrete produce almost as much…
In this episode, we learn how a researcher at UCSF thinks community choirs can…
In today's episode of Crosscurrents, we hear how some residents in West Marin…
In this episode, we hear how doing laundry can mean more than just having clean…
Today, how Bluegrass took root in the Bay Area. It's a day at the Berkeley…
Today, we remember the baseball icon Willie Mays in the next episode of Foul…
It’s no surprise that San Francisco holds the title of having the most same-sex…
Can you use poetry to shift perspectives around environmental justice? We'll…
Today, we bid goodbye to Berkeley’s go-to party supply store. Then, we visit an…
Today, we hear San Francisco Mayor London Breed's case for re-election. Then,…
Personal preference is a growing driver of voter apathy. Today, how youth…
The Public Media Journalists Association just announced their 2024 winners. We…
In this episode, a San Francisco chef explores what “home cooking” really…
Today, how two young men are working to keep public transit alive. Then, we…
There’s a new cohort of journalists learning how to make radio in California…
For Pride Month, we meet two people who are fighting homophobia in the Black…
Calls for universities to divest from Israel echo a time 40-years-ago when…
Climate change is scary. And it's even scarier for teenagers who feel like it’s…
Oakland’s Parker elementary school is closed down, but now the building is home…
For many high schoolers in the Bay, school lets out this week. Summer’s about…
College campus protests are turning away from traditional media and relying on…
From dance classes to dental programs, nonprofits are using familiar settings…
Language barriers are among many things that keep Pacific Islander communities…
Oakland-raised Paralympic rower Charley Nordin overcame personal tragedy and…
The Hum is a mysterious low pitch noise that is only heard by 2% of people…
Gatore Mukarhinda has been drumming for as long as he can remember. He shares…
Today, San Francisco District 11 supervisor Ahsha Safai on his bid for mayor.…
Advisors, parents, and students react to possible school closures in San…
We learn about decarbonized Bay Area homes. Musician Alex Jordan tells stories…
Many people don’t recognize dementia, and not recognizing it can lead to death.…
Candidates running for mayor of San Francisco are ramping up their campaigns.…
Today, home-grown A's pitching ace, Dave Stewart, reflects on the team’s last…
In honor of Mother’s Day we bring you a different story of motherhood. From the…
In this episode, we bring you a story from Uncuffed, about what it’s like to…
Today, stories about dealing with stress and anxiety. First up, Sight and…
Last week, KALW’s investigative series “Without a Voice” won a Webby Award. It…
Last week, KALW’s investigative series “Without a Voice” won a Webby Award. It…
Today, a story about withstanding loss and learning how to forgive from our…
How does a lawyer provide equal representation to all? Today, we meet someone…
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation just announced this year's fellows. Today, we…
In this episode, we head to Oakland to meet some very old and very short trees…
If you talk about prison reform in California these days, you might hear about…
People's Park closed in January so that UC Berkeley could build a student dorm.…
In this episode, we hear how one music venue in West Oakland holds the…
In California prisons, people have to work. They get jobs in the kitchen,…
Many San Francisco principals are working hard to set the right tone for their…
Today we feature stories from SFUSD students. We hear why vaping is exploding…
Tomorrow, Muslim’s around the world will be celebrating Eid ul Fitr, marking…
In this episode, we meet a four-person multimedia band that’s doing dance…
In this episode, we follow the Oakland A’s last season in the Bay Area. We…
Today, we learn about a play that portrays the historical hardship and heart of…
Today, we learn about the new chief of the Oakland Police Department. We sit…
Today, we bring you a very special episode of Crosscurrents. First, we hear how…
In this episode, we hear how an Oakland pastor turns the tables on homophobia…
In today's episode, we hear how one studio is working to make glass blowing…
Today, we hear from the first ever Uncuffed audio storytelling class for…
Yesterday was Lawrence Ferlinghetti Day in San Francisco. Ferlinghetti is…
Earlier this month, San Francisco voters passed changes to Police Department…
Today, we go to a 14-hour marathon event of learning, performance, and…
San Francisco's Aquatic Park is an urban park, a recreational escape and a…
In this episode, a personal conversation with Bay Area boxing legend Andre…
San Francisco voters just passed the mayor’s controversial drug screening…
A coalition to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price has passed…
Today, we follow a beloved Uncuffed producer as he walks out of Solano State…
Ramadan is here and Bay Area Muslims have begun their daytime fast from food,…
The California Academy of Sciences’ corpse flower recently bloomed, but what’s…
A Bay Area play is taking on the issue of Black displacement. So in today's…
Today is election day and San Francisco residents are being asked to vote on…
San Francisco Mayor London Breed is asking voters to approve a solution that…
Today, we explore why February has one extra day this year. It's a special…
This Black history month, Black folks are witnessing a moment of reclamation of…
In today's episode, a founding Uncuffed producer visits prison again, this time…
In this episode, one of the Bay Area’s youngest politicians shares his vision…
Today, we explore the tight-knit community of lowriders in San Jose. We hear…
Malcolm X was often called a polarizing figure. But to one Egyptian diplomat he…
Today, we hear from the daughter of Betty Reid Soskin — the iconic 102-year-old…
Today, we discuss how wealthy entrepreneurs are influencing city government…
Today we’re presenting a Valentine’s special from The Stoop podcast. It’s…
People in prison are no strangers to stigmas and stereotypes — the outside…
Today, we visit a park in Stockton that is a weekend haven for Hmong and…
Last month, Bay Area communities conducted their biannual Point in Time count.…
The Bay Area is home to a tradition of improvised group singing. In this…
In this episode, we go to a show at Club Fugazi that’s all about celebrating…
What does it mean to imagine the ocean when you’re barred from seeing it or…
For centuries, Black people have looked to humor and satire, not just for…
Queer surfers are changing the culture of surfing in the bay. In this episode…
When violence has been normal for so long, it can be difficult to give it up.…
It’s easy to get new things, and then dispose of them, but there’s another way.…
In this episode, we explore the evolving culture of quienceñeras. It's a new…
Prison meals aren’t known for being gourmet. But what about those with serious…
In this episode, we learn how a Half Moon Bay non-profit is helping an impacted…
In this episode, the story of high school students honoring the life of a…
In this episode, we visit one neighborhood in San Francisco that holds an…
Today, we visit a unique library in San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood. We…
Prison conditions can make it difficult to grieve loss on the inside. How do…
In this episode, an Oakland woman from Sudan is digitizing old music cassettes…
In Oakland, DIY spaces make treasure out of trash. Today, we learn what it…
In this episode, we learn why a game that unites people from around the Bay…
Today, one Black man’s work to connect his faith to his community, and to his…
Today, we ask a question — are you and your family prepared for the next big…
The end of the year is nearing — we are well into December. A time for…
In this episode, a story about how two people — 300 miles apart — come together…
Winter holidays can bring a mixed set of emotions for people in prisons. The…
A filmmaker chronicles the life of a young army nurse who was killed while…
Today, a family tradition keeps flamenco alive in the Bay Area. We're honoring…
When you’re in prison, you’re separated from loved ones, including your furry…
Since the Israel Hamas war began on October 7, many people have struggled with…
Crisis Intervention Specialists have taken on a unique role in Oakland. Today,…
In Oakland, you’re supposed to be able to reach a community response team by…
Do you know who to call when you see someone passed out on the street or…
There is a place where you can lose yourself and find inspiration. Today, we…
In this episode, we hear how the local media landscape has been undergoing some…
Today, the death toll for Palestinians and Israelis is accelerating far faster…
In this episode, we bring you the latest story from Uncuffed's third season.…
Today, in the final segment from Emergence Magazine's series Coming Home To The…
In this episode we continue a series from our partners at Emergence Magazine.…
We are continuing a series from our partners at Emergence Magazine. It’s called…
November is Native American Heritage Month so today we are continuing a special…
This week and next, we’re bringing you the story of a Coast Miwok family’s…
This week and next, we’re bringing you the story of a Coast Miwok family’s…
This week and next, we’re bringing you the story of a Coast Miwok family’s…
All this week and next, we’re bringing you the story of a Coast Miwok family’s…
November is Native American Heritage Month and for the next two weeks we’re…
In this episode, we hear why Oakland’s Chinatown has the city’s highest…
In this episode, how an all-female mariachi band is challenging tradition.…
In this episode, we bring you the latest story from Uncuffed's third season. We…
The Bay Area hosts one of the biggest Palestinian communities in the country.…
In this episode, we meet one doctor who is tackling gender health disparities…
San Francisco is full of living history. In this episode, a tour of some of its…
San Francisco is known for its creativity, but the future of its artists is…
Scary season is upon us and today we’re exploring the Black Horror film genre.…
Nearly 300,000 child marriages have occurred in America during the past decade,…
Dozens of studies show that when parents or guardians are engaged in their…
A new game comes to the San Quentin yard, and for the first time, correctional…
In this episode, we hear why the future of the Oakland's A’s is up in the air.…
Today, we hear about a new law that forces venture capital firms in California…
Survivors and descendants of those who were forced out of their Palm Springs…
San Francisco is still the most deserted major downtown in America. As part of…
Tattooing is an intimate process, and deciding who gets to ink you matters. In…
As part of KALW’s week of discussions on racial justice, we explore what it…
Today, we feature stories from Uncuffed, our podcast made in California…
As part of KALW’s week of discussions about racial justice, we’re featuring The…
Today, we bring you the fourth and final story from our series Elements, about…
Today, we bring you the third story from our series Elements, about the four…
Today, an Oakland airport expansion is bringing community groups together for…
Today we're launching a new Crosscurrents series: Elements. It's a collection…
People have come to the U.S.YS for different reasons. Sometimes, it can be a…
Today, we meet the man who reports on the athletes at San Quentin prison who…
Today, we talk to reporter Sonia Paul about a first-in-the-nation measure to…
Today, we meet researchers using a special night vision camera to track the…
Today, we meet the first openly LGBTQ fire chief in the country in a new story…
In today's episode, we go to a blue house in San Francisco that attracts crowds…
In this episode, we rock out with a Bay Area band who takes public performance…
Today, we climb into the bell tower at Holy Trinity Cathedral to meet a bell…
Today, two formerly incarcerated mothers reflect on how their children keep…
In this episode, we meet an East Bay chef who goes beyond shopping at the…
In this episode, we travel thousands of miles to hear how Bay Area movements…
Today, we begin with a new story from Uncuffed. We'll meet an incarcerated…
In this episode we speak with nationally recognized poet, Sarah Fathima…
Tomorrow our station turns 82 years old — happy birthday KALW! We’re one of the…
In this episode, we hear how a new state bill can bring more accountability to…
Our investigation deepens when an administrator at Katrina’s group home comes…
Recently, KALW’s series “Without a Voice” won the Northern California Society…
Gen Z is known for being one of the most politically active generations, but…
Climate change is scary and it's even scarier for teenagers who feel like it’s…
In this episode, we hear how students honored the life of a classmate who died…
Today, we meet recent Independence High School graduate, Jamareion Adrow. He…
In the second episode of tbh, we explore the effect of AI on creative fields.…
In the first episode of tbh's new season, we hear from Berkeley High school…
In this episode, we hear from people who have returned home from prison. It’s…
In the conversation around reparations for African Americans, housing is a key…
In recent years, U.S. TV studios that make reality shows have started making…
Today, we hear the story of San Francisco’s twin windmills from our podcst, The…
Today, in two stories from Uncuffed, we hear how getting back into the dating…
First up, we hear how a San Quentin Prison media maker learned to become a…
Today, we hear how students preparing for careers in addiction support also…
Today, we take a tour on our Golden Gate Parkcast. We begin by exploring a…
In today's show, two men share how they grew up watching their mother’s hustle.…
In today's show, we hear a new story from the Uncuffed team. It's about how…
Today, we hear how providers fighting the high rate of drug overdoses in San…
Today, we hear about a San Francisco exhibit that explores how hell is…
San Francisco’s public transit is still recovering, but a better future might…
In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, park managers are considering…
Today, we meet a group of punks bring life saving supplies to the community,…
Recently, more than a hundred people were arrested at San Francisco’s…
Today, we meet a Palestinian photographer who uses her art to help change the…
In today's show, learn about the art and science of clean kicks. We meet…
On today's episode, a new series premieres. ‘In Harm’s Way: Workers Battle the…
In today's show, we join a Sunday ritual focused on clean streets and good…
Today, we meet marketer-turned-civic-activist Vincent Yuen. He's on a mission…
In today's episode, we learn about how drones can provide a new perspective on…
In today's episode, we learn about an underground threat to Bay Area cities and…
Today, we hear singer-songwriter Madison McFerrin talk about her San Francisco…
Today, we hear a new story from Uncuffed about a born athlete who was destined…
For Pride month KALW has been airing stories that explore and celebrate the Bay…
In today's episode, we explore the healing art of storytelling. First, we take…
Last week KALW took home three awards from the Public Media Journalists…
Today, we meet the Oakland parents who fought to keep their neighborhood school…
Today, we hear about how San Francisco’s Drag Queens are taking their show to a…
Today, we explore the story behind a sound that serves as a national symbol for…
The Uncuffed Playlist is the newest prison training program from KALW. It is…
Today, we hear from Black women whose children were killed — often because of…
Today, we are taking you Masumoto’s Family Farm is well known — their produce…
Today, we hear how the nation’s first cannabis equity program has failed some…
Today, we take a trip to East Bay's Codornices Creek. We learn about the…
Today's show is about finding ourselves and our people. First, we speak with a…
In Oakland, there's one group that's helping young people of color tell diverse…
For some eight years now, 34 Black women from the Bay Area have gathered…
For some eight years now, 34 Black women from the Bay Area — artists, scholars,…
In this episode, we are going to visit a place that hosts community forums and…
This episode is all about sound and music from around the Bay. First, we'll…
The KALW family is full of award winning journalists and we are proud to…
Just one year after getting out of prison, an Uncuffed producer reflects on his…
Today, we talk to a Richmond-based pop-punk artist about their creative process…
In today's episode, we unravel the story behind a puzzling and peculiar sound.…
Today, we hear how dancing can be an act of remembrance. We sit down and have a…
Today, we hear how music can be a way to navigate identity, war and peace. What…
In this episode, we visit Richmond and hear about its rich music legacy. And…
Today, we remember a Bay Area legend with an avalanche of lifetime achievement…
In this episode, we learn about a comic book artist who fought for women in the…
How can lawyers provide equal representation to all? Today, we hear about how…
Uncuffed is KALW’s prison radio training program where people in California…
What is like when your love for your land sets you apart? Today, we hear from…
Twelve years ago East Palo Alto youth dreamt of an art center of their own —…
Today, we hear why teachers in the Oakland Unified School District are…
We had a large amount of precipitation this year in California. Now, the winter…
In the Winnemem Wintu’s fight to preserve their way of life, some people helped…
Today, we hear from a school in Milpitas that is talking to kids and parents…
Chess has been around for centuries, however getting new players interested is…
Before Cesar Chavez marched for workers rights, he took his first steps into…
In this episode, we hear how a Coast Miwok family is advocating for the native…
In today's episode, we hear what it takes to dance for the Golden State…
Over the weekend Bay Area residents protested the current violence in Sudan. We…
Today, we hear about stylish prosthetic legs and what creating fashion for…
Every Thursday, we're bringing you episodes from the newest season of KALW's…
Where does Dub Nation end and Kings territory begin? In this episode, we go on…
Today, in a new story from our Uncuffed team, we hear the story of how one man…
Today, we kick off San Francisco Climate Week with a story about Pacifica’s…
Every Thursday, we're bringing you episodes from the newest season of KALW's…
In this episode, we visit a library in Richmond that lends out tools so its…
Our new group of producers at Solano State Prison in Vacaville talk about their…
In this episode, we honor the San Francisco drag icon, Heklina. Then, we hear…
Every Thursday, we're bringing you episodes from the newest season of KALW's…
We'll meet a group that's helping to clean up the most polluted neighborhood in…
Today, we bring you the story of fire, rain and a two-year effort to get black…
Oakland's last major league sports franchise, the A's, could soon be leaving…
Every Thursday, we're bringing you episodes from the newest season of KALW's…
Even before the pandemic, running an independent theater meant facing a…
We get to know our wildest neighbors in this episode. An apex predator is among…
Today, a conversation with Betty Reid Soskin – a real-life Rosie the Riveter.…
Every Thursday, we're bringing you episodes from the newest season of KALW's…
Today, we hear from Bolivian master tailors who are living and working in the…
Planting trees can do a lot more than just clean our air.
One group is keeping fun at the center of something that’s the cause of a lot…
Every Thursday, we're bringing you episodes from the newest season of KALW's…
It’s Women’s History Month and we are taking a look back at San Francisco icon,…
Today, we learn how a new bill would allow cannabis lounges to operate more…
Today, we meet Chief Yogananda Pittman. She once led the U.S. Capitol Police,…
Every Thursday, we're bringing you episodes from the newest season of KALW's…
It's International Women’s Day, so what does feminism mean for today’s…
Today, we hear how San Francisco’s Gay Men’s Chorus is creating Disney magic —…
Today, we hear about the challenges in Oakland's department on homelessness.…
Earlier this month, KALW’s podcast The Spiritual Edge released its latest…
Today, a local photographer takes his craft back to the basics. Then, friends…
Black hair has been the subject of many movies, books, and television shows. It…
Today, we meet a Berryessa Flea Market vendor who is helping her family keep…
Every Thursday, we're bringing you episodes from the newest season of KALW's…
Today, Valerie Bachelor, who went from protester to member of the Oakland…
In today's episode, we learn that sometimes fixing our pet's behavior means we…
In today's episode, we hear how some folktales and stories are handed down…
Every Thursday, we bring you episodes from the newest season of KALW's The…
In this episode, we hear how collecting recyclables can be tough work and for…
Norway's progressive prison system is wildly different from anything in the…
Phillip Feemster transformed a Richmond neighborhood business and himself
Today, we're bringing you the first episode of KALW's The Spiritual Edge's new…
In this episode, we visit a new spa in the bay area in an unexpected place. The…
When you’re serving time in prison, crossing difficult milestones can be…
For many immigrants, there’s a question constantly at the back of their minds-…
An Oaklander who grew up in his family’s corner store is now thinking about…
Role playing can help prepare bystanders who witness hate crimes. Today, we’re…
When you hear about prison and criminal justice reform in California these…
In today's episode, we hear how increased homicide rates in Oakland has changed…
Today, we hear how work for abortion doulas has increased and intensified.…
Today, we’ll meet an environmental safety consultant who years ago walked away…
Today we're re-airing an episode from the podcast Uncuffed and their team at…
A 2022 California law is trying to to fight climate change by reduce food…
Today, we travel outside the Bay to meet an 87-year-old rodeo star. It’s…
San Joaquin Valley’s town of Woodlake doesn’t have a stoplight, but it does…
When producer Alice Daniels moved to the San Joaquin Valley she wasn’t happy…
Today, a conversation about the life of Martin Luther King Jr with the one man…
In this episode we’ll hear about Foster City’s plans for its fast growing local…
The Vox Daily news podcast, Today, Explained is airing on KALW. We have a…
What do prisons in the UK, Colorado, Australia and India have in common? Like…
What if your doctor prescribed you a walk in the park instead of a pill? In…
Today, we go to a church where another Christmas is still to come and they give…
Oakland made history by returning land to an indigenous group with no federal…
Today, we are looking at how much strain has been put on our local food…
Today, we’re going to hear an episode from The Stoop, a podcast hosted by Hana…
Today, we’ll take a trip back to 1994 at Stanford Stadium to listen to World…
A historically Black sorority turned 100 years old this year. We'll hear about…
Today, we hear how nearly three years of pandemic-dating has changed the…
From electing San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins to Oakland’s…
Last week, KALW took home 5 awards from the Northern California chapter of the…
In this episode we hear how a garden project is bringing nourishment to a…
Over 7 million people in California live with a disability. In this series,…
In this episode, a nurse practitioner takes us inside one of San Francisco's…
A celebrated deaf-blind lawyer from Oakland fights popular assumptions about…
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Is Lake Merritt really a lake?Was the Necklace of Lights installed because of…
Free breakfast with the People's Kitchen Collective.Remembering Cesar Chavez’s…
Artist Tom Killion on his deep connection to nature and the Marin County…
Muslim Americans in the heartland reckon with the sting of national politics. A…
How mapping apps are causing traffic jams in unexpected places. A visit to an…
Getting to thebottom of a mystery found in San Francisco intersections. How one…
Are you suffering from post-election stress disorder?Bringing the doula…
Senior citizens discover the medicinal qualities of a plant they may have once…
An empty movie palace on San Bruno Avenue gets a second act. A historic…
Meet farmers fighting climate change with cow poop.Is it possible to be a…
Why is it hard for some black folks to say I love you? The Stoop, a new podcast…
Is California's drought over yet? A San Jose woodworker who finds beauty in…
Hundreds rally in San Francisco for International Women's Day.Ahotline to call…
A minister who works the late-night shift. A podcast created by a local…
Trump supporters rally in Berkeley.The history and future of San Francisco's…
A history of warehouse spaces here in the Bay Area.How one warehouse is…
How the city of San Francisco is trying to protect affordable housing from the…
What would it take to improve the Section 8 voucher program in the Bay Area?A…
Legal aid attorneys battle displacement in eviction court. Two advocates debate…
The Trump administration is derailing the Bay Area's transportation plans.Laugh…
San Jose residents try to recover from the flood of the centuryA segment of the…
Transgender people rush to complete gender transitions in case the process…
Japanese American farmers who were incarcerated during World War II and…
A original documentary looking at the lasting impact California’s drought has…
How do you pronounce Portola? We investigate. A book store turned playing card…
Step inside Fresno's high-speed rail construction site.Why some farmers oppose…
A conversation with an ACLU attorney about President Trump’s immigration…
Bay Area Muslims respond to President Trump's executive order limiting…
San Francisco experiments with computers to modernize its bail system.A Bay…
President Trump's latest actions on immigration and the potential effects on…
Just one third of Americans have a document spelling out their end-of-life…
Bay Area voices from the Washington, D.C. and local protests.Perspective from…
Bay Area women read their letters to the incoming president.How art can reveal…
More letters to President-Elect Donald Trump from Bay Area women.The story of…
Bay Area women write letters to President-Elect Trump.The dilemmas of…
A new way community colleges are helping students graduate. A veteran who cares…
Alabor dispute at the University of California. How campaigns to end sex…
As Congress prepares for a showdown over the Affordable Care Act, locals…
Navigating school inside and outside San Francisco’s juvenile hall. Poetic…
A conversation about digital security with a local FBI agent. A tour of the…
After seven months, Oakland picks a new police chief.The rain worries neighbors…
In the season finale of The Specialist, we pull back the curtain on the craft…
Members of the San Quentin Creative Writing Class present the stories they've…
Teaching immigrant parents English can help the educational experience of their…
With cuts looming for sanctuary cities, what's the future of San Francisco's…
Civil rights attorneys worry what Trump could mean for surveillance. How a gay…
One woman’s journey of moving from the street into an SRO.A comedian teaches…
Mental health problems are often a consequence—not a cause—of…
We set sail to investigate the water quality in the Bay.The second profile in…
East Oakland artist Favianna Rodriguez on the Ghost Ship warehouse fire.Artist…
How social media has affected the way we see the world.A local musician adds…
A tribute to the American writer Mark Twain and his time in the West.
Hospital units tailored to older patients.Author Gretchen Atwood on integrating…
Today on Crosscurrents: How doll therapy can help patients with Alzheimer's. An…
Why San Francisco moves tons of sand down Ocean Beach. A conversation with…
What journalist Shane Bauer learned reporting undercover with the border…
Questions about the safety of a police body restraint called the WRAP. The…
Scientists at UC Berkeley try to make fuel from sunlight, air, and water with…
Unaccompanied minors make the Bay Area their home. An interview with artist…
The historical context you should know about Colin Kaepernick.Bay Area high…
The legacy of California's Prop. 13.How the San Francisco's affordable housing…
The Bay Area reacts to the presidential election.Bookstore Modern Times…
A recap of state and local election results.An interview with Zahra Billoo,…
Ballot parties help voters decipher propositions — with wine! Learn how polling…
California voters decide on multilingual education.A composer breaks down…
California's two plastic bag propositions, explained. Test your knowledge of…
BART asks voters for billions of dollars to upgrade aging infrastructure.…
Makeup artists simulate blood and gore at Urban Shield. From rap to cumbia with…
A California ballot measure sparks a conversation about infrastructure in…
Today on Crosscurrents: The debate over legalizing recreational marijuana in…
California voters will choose to speed up the death penalty or get rid of it…
A ballot measure that would route more inmates out of prison and toward…
A look at a proposal in Alameda to to put a solid cap on rent increases. San…
High school students at June Jordan School for Equity recover from an on-campus…
Should non-citizen parents have a vote in school board elections?Reporter…
A small piece of metal that traps some taxi drivers in the industry. Journalist…
Walking the streets of Oakland in the footsteps of the Black Panthers. Filling…
What happens when students can't afford transit to school?East Oakland…
Should condoms be a job requirement for porn actors?The Specialist takes us…
Today on Crosscurrents: San Francisco will decide whether or not to raise a…
How unhoused San Franciscans approach the housing-issue-laden local ballot.A…
The effort to oust Brock Turner’s judge from the bench sparks a debate about…
The question of how to manage a not-so-old-growth forest on San Francisco’s Mt.…
Why pharmaceutical companies are spending over $70 million to defeat Prop. 61.…
Can BART noise damage your hearing? An East Oakland comedian finds his voice at…
A family seeks justice for the police shooting of a loved one. Why gun owners…
An Oakland pastor turns the tables on homophobia in the church. A new…
Searching for a home after fire. Musicians whose preferred stage is inside a…
In East Palo Alto a water shortage stalls the city’s plans for growth. A DIY…
San Francisco officials ask a wary public to trust them as they search for…
What the law can and can't do for gig workers. Why labor law is slow to adapt…
The bond between a former foster kid and his court-appointed special advocate.…
Activists oppose the law enforcement training event, Urban Shield.Musician…
The tiny culprit behind the pine tree fatalities fueling California's rash of…
An alternative to criminalizing homelessness and drug addiction.Aya de Leon's…
The real first responders to drug overdoses? Other users. Opioid addiction,…
An organization trying to change racial stereotypes about who is and is not…
A look into how much teachers spend out of pocket on classroom supplies. A…
Dr. Laurie Vollen on the science and use of medical marijuana. Seniors discover…
What the second major fire in a year means for residents of Lake County.A…
A look inside a local branch of a national LGBT gun rights organization.Keeping…
Why it's taken so long for San Francisco’s Bayview district to get a full…
Vallejo hopes to plug in to the electric car market.An effort to bring a…
A look at how local campaign donations influence the way we vote. Dropping in…
The last in our series of audio essays on racial justice. A conversation with…
An East Bay resident voices her personal essay on racial justice.This Ethiopian…
Two mothers express their struggle to talk with their sons about race and…
The first in a series of audio essays from Bay Area residents on racial…
One architect’s process of designing sacred spaces. An interview with a…
The first day of school is just around the corner—how will the San Francisco's…
Why Oakland wants to diversify it's emergency services staff.How a music class…
How tech habits can become psychological disorders.A visit to a place designed…
Today on Crosscurrents: Bay Area residents voice their views about the upcoming…
How some San Franciscans will be affected by the city’s new family leave…
Training police officers to respond to mental health crises.Corey Rosen on the…
A local family has delivered singing telegrams for more than 30 years. An…
As Americans grow older, more of us will either need or be caregivers. But who…
In Sacramento, a city in one of the richest agricultural regions of the…
One out of four adults in California is a high school dropout. Class Dismissed…
Twenty years after a sharp rise in autism rates, thousands of California…
A reporter goes undercover as a prison guard. How inmates are reaching out to…
Medical innovations for dealing with incontinence.Playwright Star Finch…
Catching up with a couple we met two years ago who were using a bus line as…
One couple's experience living in the Navigation Center—and what came…
Meet a disabled activist as he gathers information for his next article in…
A ride-along with a team trying to make a dent San Francisco’s homelessness…
A new take on an old staple —the battery. A policy that will give San…
How trauma can be passed down through generations.A multilingual glossary that…
How a San Francisco elementary school created a model for inclusive restrooms…
The latest on the scandal rocking the Oakland Police Department.A day with…
The “breathmobile” brings relief to Bay Area schools where kids suffer from…
What’s behind an increase in airplane noise over the Peninsula? Healing…
The Bay Area honors victims of the Orlando shooting. Inside San Quentin,…
A special report on unaccompanied migrants from Central America seeking asylum…
A public bus that works like Uber. Driving in an express lane...for a small…
How a San Francisco ballot measure might expand the power of one police…
Two San Francisco supervisors debate for one spot in the state senate. Chris…
Why some think a plan to force developers to build more affordable housing…
How Bay Area Republicans are wrapping their heads around a Trump candidacy.…
San Francisco's newest public school, Willie L. Brown Jr. Middle School, one…
Measure AA proposes a region-wide tax to fight sea level rise.Connecting to the…
Let's celebrate KALW's 75th birthday with special guest Peaches Christ.
A special live edition of Crosscurrents showcasing KALW-affiliated podcasts!
In East Oakland, a woman uses art to heal after her grandmother's home was…
A special hour-long episode, with special guest Jesse Thorn, host of NPR’s…
An arts nonprofit works with a rapidly changing Oakland.Richmond teens tackle…
Bay Area high schools address the causes of sexual violence.Dr. Martin Luther…
How activists are cleaning up a historic waterway in San Francisco’s…
How a grocery store moving into an Oakland neighborhood cost its residents a…
Mapping a region in the midst of change. Giving teens the freedom to learn and…
Bay Area Jews head to the desert to reclaim their Biblical roots. An urban…
The law that allows undocumented immigrants to get their driver’s license turns…
Why it’s important for hotels to train their staff to recognize and report sex…
Who has access to the Emerald Triangle marijuana industry?The organizers of Bay…
Bay Area residents try to get citizenship before November.An Oakland…
What's driving the tent encampments in San Francisco? Finding magic behind bars…
A South Bay homeless shelter closes its doors. What those new Facebook reaction…
The story of a foundation that addresses the aftermath of a police shooting.A…
The warm line is a sympathetic ear in times of need. A film about a forgotten…
A man who gets paid ... to get beaten up. The country's oldest National Park…
Following a TaskRabbit worker whose full-time job doing one-time gigs. A local…
A UC Berkeley course teaches one of our reporters how to forgive.The Muslim…
A program helps formerly incarcerated people find their footing.A local…
We’ll look into a small solution to the big problem of homelessness.Has the…
How San Francisco’s Main Library is addressing issues with its homeless…
What to do when an earthquake strikes.Acontroversial new bill from Rep. Barbara…
How body cameras and cell phone footage are changing policing.Uncovering the…
The beetle that's killing California trees by the tens of thousands.An…
Can factory-built homes curb the housing crisis?Think Candlestick Park is gone…
Today on Crosscurrents: From This American Life, examining the poetry of…
How San Francisco is trying to repair the public’s trust in the police…
Why San Francisco is trucking tons of sand to Ocean Beach. Poet and cartoonist…
Behind the scenes at the Church of John Coltrane, which is facing eviction.What…
An update on the city's efforts to disband the tent encampment on Division…
An artists’ collective responds to San Francisco’s shrinking black population.…
Why shipping containers converted into houses caused a big fuss in West…
Saving feral cats may be humane—but there's a catch, reports Reveal. Plus, a…
The last installment in our presentation of THE INTERSECTION, a podcast that…
How drugs shape everyday life at the corner of Golden Gate Avenue and…
A young resident of the Tenderloin shares what it’s like to grow up in a…
We follow one woman trying to leave the streets of Tenderloin behind, and hear…
We hear how a gay, Syrian refugee made his way to the Bay Area. We talk with a…
The city of Pacifica plans for erosion by unrelenting waves.Tricks of the trade…
Is all this recent rain enough to get us out of the drought?Fulfilling a dream…
The difficulties of resettling in the U.S. after a long dangerous journey from…
Each week we air an episode of Audiograph, a guessing game featuring sounds of…
How the Super Bowl will affect transportation here in the Bay Area.Why…
Super Bowl festivities descend onto the streets some people call home. The…
How Bay Area agencies are dealing with security at Super Bowl 50.Local author…
The viability of virtual reality.An East Bay violinist transitions from…
We drop in on a lottery that determines who gets affordable housing in San…
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf discusses how the city is changing. Youth Radio on…
Local Muslim women feel the spike in Islamophobia. Achieving the impossible…
How Oakland could lead the nation in gun control. Meet the specialized chefs…
Visit a creek that divides two cities worries neighbors this El Nino season.
What it really takes to make your chicken dinner. Novella Carpenter talks about…
How much can you tell about someone from the way they sound?What does a person…
How fashion has made its way into prosthetic legs. Dressing dapper as a butch…
Visit the Emerald Triangle to see how much the marijuana industry has grown.Go…
When the NUMMI auto plant in Fremont closed five years ago, thousands of people…
How the delayed crab season is affecting local fisherman. What sharks are doing…
A controversial plant that makes one of the most important ingredients in new…
An art project connects San Francisco residents with refugees from across the…
The fickle fortunes of professional video gamers in the Bay Area.How gaming can…
How a social networking site is battling racial profiling in Oakland.What…
A senior Mission District resident faces eviction. A muralist working to change…
Proposed curriculum cuts have sparked outrage at a Bay Area college.A lifelong…
How one woman dealt with being priced out of San Francisco’s Mission…
A displaced Mission resident who refuses to let go of her old neighborhood.This…
Six Stanford students and alumni who fought in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars…
What bike advocates in the Bay Area are doing to get more women on two wheels.
The controversy surrounding Oakland’s spy center, and why one tool called the…
A cannabis legalization ballot measure in the works.Author of Strange Tools:…
Learn about the art of 3-D nipple tattoos for breast cancer survivors.Why some…
KALW listeners respond to a plan to clear eucalyptus trees in the East Bay…
Mental health parity; Afro-Cuban dance; Choreographer Amara Tabor-Smith
A KALW News presentation of REVEAL: Rape on the Night Shift.
The contested sainthood of Junípero Serra; If the Warriors build it, will the…
A special hour-long edition of Crosscurrents featuring Death, Sex & Money's…
A special hour-long edition of Crosscurrents featuring Al Letson.
A special edition of Crosscurrents featuring Oakland's Jinho Ferreira!
Water rights, Chicken coops, Municipal bonds + Robert Smith!!
The real history behind Mary Ellen Pleasant, San Francisco's Voodoo Queen; a…
The hidden afterlife of a sperm whale skeleton; What the health of whales and…
A San Quentin Prison report about forgiveness, Rupa and the April Fishes, this…
Bringing different tribes together onto one urban reservation, a sacred Native…
The church as therapy for African Americans, the sushi mosque, and local…
The stigma for African Americans in seeking out mental health care.
Using music to stay off the streets in Richmond, another story from a San…
Caregivers who lack medical training, another story from an 18 year-old, a Bay…
The waste of Keurig single-serving coffee pods, illegal dumping in Oakland, and…
Poster art on the streets, the Academy of Art in San Francisco profits by…
Unregulated caregivers, The Cadillac Hotel in San Francisco, this week's…
The state of California's public university system, re-examining how we…
Cashing in on police body cameras, the gods of tango, an artist who sings for…
Robotic seals comfort dementia patients but raise ethical concerns; a…
Rising sea levels, rising rents and what foreigners go through to find housing…
Affordable by design: the fight to save one of Silicon Valley’s last mobile…
A Visit to San Quentin Museum; the price that kids pay when their parents are…
Birthing and parenting: doulas, a home visitation program that helps first-time…
Crosscurrents in Stereo!
The quest to be Oakland’s next Youth Poet Laureate; Mortified: An interview…
Learning survival skills in the classroom, searching for extraterrestrial life,…
Bridging the generational gap in Japantown; a conversation with Janice Nimura,…
How an architect designs meaningful space; Jaxon Vanderbeken on the eastern…
Living in shipping containers, a co-housing compound in Temescal, tiny homes,…
The truth about pit bulls; What are Velella Velella?; an Audiograph classic:…
A history (and population decline) of Black San Francisco: the 3.9 Collective,…
Americans' weak grasp of geography and schools trying to change that,…
Richmond Thinking Outside the Box; 3D printed prosthetics are fashion…
The Mission reacts to a hate crime against an LGBT mural, Richmond residents…
Pink Saturday and gay activism in the Bay Area, modern protest music, and local…
Lack of diversity in children's books and Bay Area people trying to change…
Documenting San Francisco's rapid changes with photographs, a playwright on her…
When SF needs money it holds an auction, creating sound at Pixar, making…
Facebook Show! Specifically, how the tech company relates to the city (East…
Grocery-inspired art, eating weeds on the sidewalk, ugly fruit, plus local…
The Grateful Dead Show! 2015 marks the 50th anniversary since the legendary…
A Crosscurrents Special: Sex In The City.
A special from Mills College student reporters: "Waking up from the American…
Two men and a baby: Navigating parenting and partnership in a two-dad family;…
Everything you always wanted to know about Bay Area minimum wage, but were…
The homeless in San Francisco, going back to prison in The San Quentin Prison…
Garbage show! Enacting policy to control littering, collecting bottles as a…
A girls club in San Francisco's Bayview district, the Frameline Film Festival,…
After Warriors' championship win, a celebration in the streets; Where kids take…
A neighborhood history tour aims to strengthen Bayview-Hunters Point; The…
Punk Show! San Francisco punk from the beginning of the movement. Maximum Rock…
Welcome to Audiograph – the Bay Area’s sonic signature. Each week, we play you…
Support systems in the aftermath of police shootings, SF rapper DaVinci, Belva…
Cohabitation Show!
It's The Beasts and Disasters Show!
The Spiritual Edge: At a ranch in Cazadero, it's sheep, spirituality, and…
Teaching teens how to deal with tough community problems, misguided loyalty…
What's the fastest way to commute in the Bay Area? Bike, car, or public…
When the NUMMI auto plant in Fremont closed five years ago, thousands of people…
Did Robert Louis Stevenson have the world's weirdest honeymoon?; "Scurrilous…
A show all about Northern California's delta: its agriculture, economy, and the…
A special edition of Crosscurrents with guest-host Matt Martin!
Being on lockdown in San Quentin, "passing" in terms of how one speaks, and…
Comedy Show! Comedians with Disabilities, a comedian inside San Quentin,…
Sports show!!! The Spanish-language broadcasters of the San Francisco Giants,…
A Spiritual Edge membership campaign show!
A special How To Do Things edition of Crosscurrents featuring guest host D'Arcy…
Andrew Leonard talks about his new article for San Francisco Magazine, "Long…
Mother's Day! An Iranian-American playwright and her movie-star mom, a Story…
An arts enter that's helping people with disabilities express themselves,…
Everything you always wanted to know about menopause but were afraid to ask.
Local reactions to the death of Freddie Gray; The San Quentin Prison Report:…
"Reveal" takes us into the hidden dangers of daycare; "Techsploitation," an…
What it really takes to make your chicken dinner; a Conversation With urban…
Vaping, the medical uses of psychedelic drugs, a Bay Area Beats with Phillip…
Drought show! Dry farming, the history of how California was settled and how…
The Armenian Genocide, and The San Francisco Treat--Rice-A-Roni--is actually…
Is Oakland’s DIY music scene in serious trouble?; Nurturing the creative seed:…
Why are teachers leaving Oakland?; why teacher pay needs to increase at the…
The Panama-Pacific International Exhibition, palm trees in California, and…
The Navigation Center: The first look inside San Francisco's radical attempt to…
How to solve the Bay Area's housing development issues; what it'll take to get…
Fraternities and sexual assault, being black, brown and queer, rediscovering…
Live from the Tenderloin, sheriff blotter prose, the tangled tale of Haight…
Police surveillance in Oakland, today's Audiograph game answer, and local…
A Mexican-Punjabi community in California, how different Middle Eastern…
Life after the fire; This is Home: Journalism comes to the stage; Investigating…
Four stories about solving homelessness.
Being a Jew in America, finding love, this week's Audiograph game answer, and…
April Fools' show!
Green Jobs 2.0, the aftermath of the nuclear fallout in Fukushima, and local…
A San Francisco high school teaches robotics, re-segregation in SF schools,…
A teaching moment on race relations at the Elmwood cafe in Berkeley, over…
In a warmer world, researchers say climate change is intensifying California's…
Bay Area hackathon brings tech to youth of color; Black Girls Code trains young…
The Twitter house, the state of Bay Area video rental stores, record stores and…
Everything you always wanted to know about Magic: The Gathering but were afraid…
Brewing up support for a higher minimum wage; a living wage fight explodes in…
Water Show!
The Spiritual Edge: Afro-Cuban movement with meaning; exploring the Latin roots…
Tipless restaurants, paying restaurant workers a livable wage and benefits,…
A place in the Tenderloin where sleep is sacred, Storycorps: Keeping a broader…
Inside Richmond's Immigration Detention Center; Angel Island's historic…
The marijuana industry in Northern California, and local musician Kendra…
Homeless veterans in San Francisco; the persistence and strength of the…
Have we taken the play out of playgrounds?; the common language of food; and…
Classes designed for young African-American men, teaching ethnic studies in…
Nonprofits struggle to manage Tenderloin’s language barrier; Becoming Richard…
A band of volunteers keeps an eye on SF bond projects; behind the scenes at the…
Coyotes in San Francisco, turkeys in the East Bay, and wild boars in San Jose.…
TaskRabbit takes hold in Bay Area divided by income gap; A conversation about…
The Nile Project: an East African music tour, and the Sudanese ritual of Dukhan.
San Francisco seniors cross the digital divide; Professor Dacher Keltner talks…
The food that grows from concrete, the lives of migrant agricultural workers,…
An update on San Jose's dismantled homeless encampment, The Jungle,; the New…
CAPS bridges the gap for Fremont seniors; living with HIV as a senior; and The…
The Spiritual Edge: A woman takes on the Church by becoming a priest;…
Gentrification versus Jazzification: Birdland nightclub grows vision to spark…
An adult playground in San Francisco, homegrown athletes from Oakland, Odyssey…
Seniors getting together to form a non-profit "village," kindergarten vs. 1st…
The Litography Project Special! The Other Mission: a tour of the Mission's…
The Searsville Dam in Palo Alto, a devotional form of traditional Indian music…
One night with the SF Homeless Outreach Team; The San Quentin Prison Report:…
A show on passing: the problems of sounding (i.e. speaking) white, the gains…
Welcome to the future, Sir: At the cusp of virtual reality; In "Poly Love,"…
Treasure Island High School offers oasis of hope for disconnected youth; Bay…
Celebrating commonality at Oakland’s ‘Sushi’ Mosque; how an architect designs…
Dog show! Breeders, handlers, owners, haters in San Francisco...they're all…
Welcome to Audiograph – the Bay Area’s sonic signature. Each week, we play you…
New law gives undocumented Californians a chance to apply for driver’s…
Navigating San Francisco’s pretzel bureaucracy; The State of the Media:…
The Ice Cream Bar: Frozen for years by SF's permitting process; San Francisco's…
Fishing for the truth on seafood prices; Author Lincoln Paine talks about Bay…
A proposal to fuse ethnic studies programs sparks controversy; Jeff Chang gets…
The Grateful Dead Show! 2015 marks the 50th anniversary since the legendary…
An extended interview with new Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. Plus local musician…
The Altamont Pass -- good for renewable energy, bad for birds; an interview…
Jimmy Carter's call to action.
The creaky wheels of the juvenile justice system, brought to us by Youth Radio…
Beyond the pale of Parkinson’s Disease; A young man's music transforms personal…
"Trafficked" - Youth Radio's special investigation of child sex trafficking in…
The Intersection: Four Stories from One Bayview Corner.
Black folks in nature, the history of African Americans in the West, this…
Remembering those homeless in San Francisco who have died, a photographic book…
Why are there anti-Muslim ads on our public buses?; Bay Area Africans feel, and…
The San Quentin Prison Report: One Night Gone Wrong; preserving culture with…
This week's Audiograph game answer, the Greenhouse Project in SF's Portola…
The latest on CCSF's fight to keep its accreditation, video game art, a museum…
A conversation with Oakland Unified School District's new Superintendent Antwan…
Robotic seals comfort dementia patients but raise ethical concerns; a…
The art of tombstone engraving, making a play about the crack epidemic, this…
Corporal punishment, Oakland Interfaith Choir, a rapping principal in San…
Mission High and Bi-Rite Market partner in a neighborhood divided; browsing Sky…
PrEP: Could a once-a-day pill end the HIV epidemic in San Francisco?;…
Guns! A Visit to the Richmond Rod and Gun Club; Jay Allison's reluctant…
Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math): Terri Winston and…
Shopping with the seafarers, foraging for fish in our own backyard, and local…
Calle 24 - The official Latino Cultural District of San Francisco; "Latino?"…
Creative writing inside of San Quentin Prison, this week's Audiograph game…
"Fear and Eating in Fukushima"; a conversation with Evren Odcikin & Deborah…
The last bastion of freak culture - Artists' Television Access at 30; Oddball…
Are San Francisco tech companies giving back enough to the mid-Market area?…
The Spiritual Edge: How trash, a cynic, Vietnamese immigrants and the Buddha…
A show on sexual assault and consent: UC Berkeley tries to integrate the new…
Two Bay Area cities are the latest battlegrounds in the soda wars; a push to…
Playing baseball at San Quentin State Prison, an ex-convict who helps formerly…
In San Francisco, cars are the problem or the solution; a conversation with…
Is the Bay Area in a housing bubble or a housing crisis?; housing on the…
California's water bond on the ballot, a ride-along with a rural fire chief,…
Who will be the next mayor of Richmond?; from "Wild Parrots" to "Pelican…
Changing education in east Oakland, bringing Oakland's mayoral candidates to…
Oakland's illegal dumping; a conversation with Brower Youth Award-winner,…
Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz: A dissident superstar gives voice to political…
The high cost of phone calls for inmates, the disappointment of parole denial,…
Regulating Cannabis in San Jose, Syrian jazz music, two more Oakland mayoral…
A talk with the superintendent of SFUSD, San Francisco Trolley Dances, and…
Making recycled water good enough to drink, the African Film Festival in…
An indie bookstore survival guide; Drivel: good writers' worst work; and…
An in-depth look at what "affordable housing" means in the Bay Area.
Urban Shield: Training or militarization for first responders?; art mirrors…
Making scientific equipment accessible around the world, the documentary film…
San Francisco street poetry, a film on dancing, destroying your car for cash,…
The $35,000 Plumbing Bill: The adventures of a hopeful café owner; The Mill…
Oakland youth grow a taste for fruits and veggies; San Francisco's "Field of…
Turning trash into art, San Francisco tries to keep artists in the city, this…
Berkeley drafts cell phone health warnings, local author recalls his childhood…
Some seniors can't afford to retire; a conversation with Roxanne Murray, a…
Food businesses boost employment in Richmond; a Nepali soup kitchen for the…
A special edition of Crosscurrents with special guest Jad Abumrad! -- The Life…
Harvesting fog, a former drug addict turned youth activist, and amateur comedy.…
A special edition of Crosscurrents featuring special guest Chinaka Hodge! Youth…
A Crosscurrents special! A San Quentin Prison Report on race in prison, and the…
Daniel Handler co-hosts this special edition of Crosscurrents! -- Two of San…
A special edition of Crosscurrents featuring special guest, comic Marga Gomez!…
A show on spirituality in the Bay Area, with special guest Wes Nisker.
Must love broccoli: A community garden plays matchmaker; a conversation with…
Human Trafficking: A Fisherman's Story and a conversation with Sergeant Tony…
Showers for the homeless in old buses, Mother Browns in San Francisco, foraging…
Little Opera: Behind the scenes of a children’s theater company; a new study…
A Crosscurrents special: A Real Living Wage.
Lost Weekend Video finds new ways to entertain in the digital age; Making a…
Drake's Bay oyster farm, our relationship with wild animals, China Camp state…
Napa community comes together to rebuild after earthquake; finding a home on…
The tourist rental industry in San Francisco, a discussion of possible…
An antidote to time served: Alameda County’s Operation My Hometown; an…
Women in STEM: Marine Mammal Center combines science with animal welfare; The…
Mission district residents give insight into academic achievement gaps, the…
A theater company that seeks diversity, the inventive nature of religion in the…
What it takes to be a cop in Oakland; Black Girls Code trains young women of…
The Altamont Pass -- good for renewable energy, bad for birds; an interview…
The 31st anniversary of National Night Out, a local playwright's search for…
Reentry: Two men seek homes after prison release; thinking more strategically…
A potential new late-night transit option across the Bay Bridge, how and when…
Urban agriculture ordinance heads to fruition in Richmond; Richmond youth learn…
Off-leash dog laws in Golden Gate National Recreation Area, helping immigrants…
All about the "Re-Entry Pod", a new program designed to prepare inmates for…
Bay Area Muslims disagree on when to end Ramadan, searching for signs of life…
Richmond debates Chevron’s plan to modernize its oil refinery; Digging deeper…
Guns! A Visit to the Richmond Rod and Gun Club; Jay Allison's reluctant…
What Alameda is doing to deal with rising sea levels, imagining life in the Bay…
The San Francisco chapter of the Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue; The…
Pedestrian safety in San Francisco, the latest concerns about the new span of…
San Francisco gearing up for zero waste by 2020, preserving land on the…
Kids of incarcerated parents speak out; an interview with Nell Bernstein about…
Finding housing in San Francisco's Chinatown, keeping memories in Chinatown…
Project-based learning gets kids back on track; Stanford researchers find…
Steps local schools are taking to curb gun violence, and blues legend Sugar Pie.
A conversation with Naina Khanna; Living with HIV as a senior; and StoryCorps:…
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Bay Area Fashion But Were Afraid to…
The creaky wheels of the juvenile justice system, brought to us by Youth Radio…
Surf Show! We learn about wetsuits, the history of San Francisco's Ocean Beach;…
Cuts to food stamps in California, adults with disabilities express themselves…
A special "50/50" Edition of Crosscurrents.
The mysterious roots of a homegrown language; and China Camp State Park: Where…
A special half-hour edition of Audiograph that brings together some of our…
Raising children with psychological disabilities, a San Quentin Prison report…
Rethinking punishment and discipline in Oakland schools: The Restorative…
Green jobs for Oakland youth, the San Francisco Giants ballpark organist, and…
A new morality clause for teachers in Oakland's Catholic Diocese, stopping…
The Awesöme Orchestra is not your grandma's orchestra; In Nob Hill, a fence…
Fracking in California, Part 2; free WiFi in San Francisco, Bay Area musician…
Fracking California: The view from Kern County; Two stories about wine; and…
City College of San Francisco gets its accreditation back, part 4 in our…
The San Francisco Shipyard: Who gets the jobs?; Interview with Kathleen Cha,…
The second part of our Bayview-Hunter's Point redevelopment series,…
The San Francisco Shipyard: Creating a new town in the city; San Francisco's…
Laura's Law and a debate on how we should care for people suffering from mental…
A homeless memorial, ways San Francisco is tackling homelessness, getting women…
A Crosscurrents special on Skyline High School in Oakland. Part 2 of 2,…
A Crosscurrents special on Skyline High School in Oakland. Part 1 of 2,…
Using social media to get your stolen bike back, Yesway, this week's Audiograph…
San Francisco has he only elected District Attorney in California, a Hear Here…
A computer programmer bootcamp, the youth turning the economy green, a young…
Addressing chronic homelessness with permanent supportive housing; The San…
Journalists and artists pry into Richmond's broken housing projects,…
The Second Act for the Red Vic; Sights and Sounds of Bayview: Neighbors are…
Playwright Chinaka Hodge on the gentrification of Oakland, walking around the…
A Crosscurrents special: A Real Living Wage.
A special Power In Numbers edition of Crosscurrents, featuring cameos from the…
Toastmastering, mixtapes, and Muslim matchmaking.
A special edition of Crosscurrents featuring spcecial guest co-host Dave Isay,…
Music Show with Lyrics Born! A vinyl record show at the Oakland Museum, Micah…
The Africa Mix -- Crosscurrents Show! The Nile Project, US visas for Africans,…
A special hour-long edition of Crosscurrents with guest co-host Glynn…
The Intersection: Four Stories from One Bayview Corner.
A Crosscurrents special: inside San Quentin Prison. The San Quentin Prison…
A toolkit to understanding young Arab students' backgrounds, an update on…
Indoors Again, After Years on the Albany Bulb; Women in STEM: Interview with…
A San Francisco eviction map, a talk with the SF rental Board, a vegan soul…
Bike, Train or Automobile? Three reporters race through morning commute; ROCK…
Russia's annexation of the Crimea and what local Russians and Ukrainians think…
Not a Genuine Black Man: Interview with Brian Copeland; Tuning into the history…
San Francisco drug users bring harm reduction to the streets; meet the most…
Reasons why SF landlords don't rent their units,competing interests in…
Welcome to Audiograph – the Bay Area’s sonic signature. Each week, we play you…
An alternative economy: the Sharing Economy. We look at the Karma Kitchen,…
Dog show! Breeders, handlers, owners, haters in San Francisco...they're all…
A pre-school where everything is taught in Farsi, a dance company in Oakland…
A show on homelessness: Using a public bus as a hotel, San Francisco's…
Must love broccoli: A community garden plays matchmaker; Urban Astronomy: Here…
Interview: With 'Ripper,' Isabel Allende aims to thrill; Lunada: Lit on the…
San Francisco's mid-Market redevelopment and breaks for tech companies, this…
Details of State Senator Leland Yee's case; and Oakland's first gang-unit…
Meals on Wheels: Food and fellowship for Oakland's elders; a conversation with…
An interview with former President Jimmy Carter on his new book, "A Call to…
A recording studio that's training women and girls in all things audio; a local…
A Crosscurrents and SF Public Press special on PTA fundraising in San Francisco…
Airbnb in San Francisco makes it harder for people looking for long-term…
The view from the Bayview Operahouse; Sights and Sounds of Bayview: James…
Iraqi refugee Ahmed Al Kubaisi's story.
Using new gadgetry to make government information more easily accessible,…
A starting place for former foster youth; Changing the lives of Oakland teens…
The amount of water it takes to put out a fire, the San Francisco…
A show on the San Francisco housing crisis through the point of view of…
First Mayoral forum in series tackles jobs and diversity in SF; a day in the…
Interview: A second chance after life in prison; Will prison arts programs make…
Navigating the Delta: Where the Levees Break; The San Francisco International…
In SF, unemployment -- and spirits -- at a new low; StoryCorps: Nathan Baxter's…
Squatting in the East Bay, a landlord held financially hostage by her tenants,…
Saving an endangered bird, being optimistic about extinction, the answer to…
Navigating the delta: Holding On To A Boating Economy and Culture; a visit to…
A technologist's house finds its voice on Twitter; Lost Weekend Video finds new…
Surf Show! We learn about wetsuits, the history of San Francisco's Ocean Beach;…
The sounds of Pixar; Interview with a sound editor: The art of the real; this…
Navigating the Delta: the roots of agriculture; The glory that was the original…
A Crosscurrents Special on the drought! How can we save waters as individuals?…
Getting more women into the the tech industry, listener reactions to the "ban…
Navigating the Delta: Meeting the People Who Live in California’s Water Hub;…
Beyond the pale of Parkinson’s Disease; A young man's music transforms personal…
Bay Area cities expand employment protections for ex-convicts; a conversation…
A conversation with Naina Khanna; Living with HIV as a senior; and StoryCorps:…
The assistant chief of the Oakland Police Department, a one-room school house…
A special "50/50" Edition of Crosscurrents.
The riders of AC Transit, a soup kitchen in San Francisco that offers quality…
San Francisco's oldest news source gets a new managing editor; Golden Gate…
An Oakland library reaches out to provide Calfresh; the importance of teen…
A Crosscurrents special on Oakland public libraries. Produced by students at…
If you’ve ever picked up the phone to call 9-1-1, you or someone else probably…
Tech immigration changes racial attitudes in Cupertino: an interview with Tomás…
Human Trafficking: A Fisherman's Story; a conversation with Sergeant Tony…
Bay Area Syrians, traditional Arabic Aswat music, San Francisco hat makers, and…
#Twitter! A conversation with Nick Bilton, author of Hatching Twitter: A Story…
San Francisco's new Bike Share program, Frederick Wiseman's new film "At…
San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley to get first grocery store in decades; Sights…
Young people surviving in Oakland's most violent neighborhood, an East Oakland…
From prison to professing: a former inmate teaches others to reduce recidivism;…
The Audiograph Show II
Two episodes of 99% Invisible: "Unbuilt" and "Rebar and the Alvord Lake Bridge."
On today's show, we are presenting, "Class Dismissed," a one-hour radio…
The political and cultural consequences of choosing to be childless and a…
The Science of Compassion.
A Crosscurrents Special: The San Quentin Prison Report, Part 2 of 2.
A Crosscurrents Special: The San Quentin Prison Report, Part 1 of 2.
A Crosscurrents special on the Ellis Act.
Cuts to food stamps in California, adults with disabilities express themselves…
Behind the scenes on a pot farm in Mendocino; slithering through a reptile’s…
City College of San Francisco Show: the future of a school that's at risk of…
DREAMer hackers code for immigration reform with FWD.us; Serving student…
A City College program that helps formerly incarcerated students, on the hunt…
The Affordable Care Act and the cancelation of millions of insurance plans, the…
StoryCorps celebrates its 10th Anniversary, and Crosscurrents joins in. Plus…
The San Quentin Prison Report: A father and son reunited in prison; Beyond…
Marlena's Curtain Call: a documentary remembering a Hayes Valley gay bar and…
A Special "Audiographiles" Edition of Crosscurrents.
A special presentation of Bay Area author Jon Mooallem's new book Wild Ones: A…
The Audiograph Show.
Food stamp cuts mean longer lines at food banks; Behind the scenes at the San…
The mysterious roots of a homegrown language; China Camp State Park: Where past…
Listener feedback about reporter Mary Rees's recent story about the Albany…
Raising children with psychological disabilities, a San Quentin Prison report…
Local Filipino community reacts to typhoon; Old Bay Bridge is coming down,…
Rethinking punishment and discipline in Oakland schools: The Restorative…
Dozens in Albany homeless encampment prepare for clearout; swimming from…
Addressing chronic homelessness with permanent supportive housing; The San…
Eating dinner in the dark at the Blind Café; A Cinematic Study of Fog: a…
Beyond the headlines of the Affordable Act: an interview with Pete Nicks,…
A tour of Oakland with an OPD captain, the US Postal service's money problems,…
San Francisco’s Proposition B takes its role in affordable housing debate; Palo…
The many translations of Day of the Dead; The only ghost town in the Bay Area -…
Crosscurrents looks at different issues in homelessness in San Francisco: the…
Landfill expansion pits Marin environmentalists against the nation's largest…
Closing San Francisco's parks at night, a San Quentin Prison report on…
Driverless cars, taking the ferry to work, this week's Audiograph answer, and…
A hyper-local news organization in Berkeley, the origins of the name…
Dancing with the ladies in line; a conversation with Saudi Arabia's first…
The San Quentin Prison Report: Getting out of gang life; The Sights and Sounds…
Wearable technology, comedian Don Reed, this week's Audiograph answer, Lou "the…
The Google Bus Show! San Francisco has a parallel, private transit system: how…
Welcome to Camp Sweeney; Old Skool Cafe addresses new school problems;…
Two stories featuring Marcus Williams: With parole pending, an inmate reflects…
Learning about aftermath of the Rim Fire: A conversation with Scott Stephens;…
The latest on a possible BART strike, a neighborhood garden in San Francisco's…
If you’ve ever picked up the phone to call 9-1-1, you or someone else probably…
Restorative justice in San Quentin: the victim-offender relationship; a…
Black Power TV, Dimensions Dance provides 40 years of African American dance,…
How the Affordable Care Act is working in California so far, a success story in…
An Original Production by KALW: "Mark Twain in the West."
How the prodigal son became a preacher; veteran Bay Area journalist Tim Redmond…
Green jobs for Oakland youth, the San Francisco Giants ballpark organist, this…
Immigration Stories: Cynthia Garcia; Neighborhood Postcard: Ingleside; Cleaning…
Biohacking project is a glowing controversy; an exhibit examines the social…
Another report from San Quentin: Troy's Tears; the Church of St. John Coltrane,…
Electricity choices, what that could look like; What happens when a singer…
A Crosscurrents radio show about the radio. With special guest Ira Glass! Radio…
Dog show! Breeders, handlers, owners, haters in San Francisco...they're all…
A special hour-long edition of Crosscurrents featuring co-host Nancy Mullane,…
A special getting to know the people in your neighborhood edition of…
An olive branch for SF's street food scene; behind the scenes of the 2012 Napa…
Making sense of immigration bureaucracy, comedians in Golden Gate Park,…
Billionaires’ sailboat race may leave San Francisco in debt; sailors with…
Finding jobs for young people in San Francisco; Bayview-Hunters Point elders…
Why the eastern span of the Bay Bridge costs so much, the San Francisco…
A special Crosscurrents: Julia Scott's documentary BON VOYAGE, the story of a…
A close look at Yemeni-American women in the Bay Area, Morris dancing, this…
The 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. We talk with the biographer of…
The recent spate in Oakland violence spurs community members and the police…
Homeless hackers head to Noisebridge for shelter; San Francisco: Surviving the…
Another City College update, the wardrobe supervisor of "Priscilla, Queen of…
Sky cowboys: The ironworkers who built the new Bay Bridge; The glory that was…
An Oakland school takes a new approach to solve its dropout problem,…
Fishermen harvest dinner in the bay – at their own risk; talking tuition with…
Gun owners trade their firearms for cash at local gun swap; approaching…
The political and cultural consequences of choosing to be childless, a Richmond…
A special Books! edition of Crosscurrents. Plus, local band Finish Ticket.
San Francisco's soup kitchens introduce healthier foods, an audio postcard of…
Six months in the lives of two new Oakland City council-members; everything you…
Mrs. Small did something big last Saturday: She got arrested at 90 years old;…
The plan to move the Warriors to San Francisco, working as a pedicab driver in…
Is a BART Strike imminent?; Transit-oriented developments are taking the Bay…
The hunger strike in California prisons and being put away in the Security…
One year later, the People’s Library transforms into a community space;…
Prison hunger strike continues; Brothers in Pen: Creative writing from San…
Broken Windows.
Controversial Plan Bay Area adopted by regional planners; Homeless Haircuts,…
A special show about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. Local…
The social work of Meals on Wheels, an interview with San Francisco's poet…
Tech startups give power back to the family farm; Hear Here: Ryan Lee's love…
Fracking: a small town deals with big oil; raising a polar bear; and local…
The Bay Area's reaction to the Zimmerman verdict, remembering the oft-forgotten…
An in-depth interview with Seth Rosenfeld about his book, "Subversives: The…
An in-depth interview on the idea of unquestioningly accepting the "natural" as…
A Crosscurrents special on Oakland schools, plus memories from within the…
The first of a two-part special on education and innovation in Oakland Schools.
In 1999, Jerry Brown called Maurice Lim Miller at home. Brown was mayor of…
Napa shows its LGBTQ pride; nudists continue to cause controversy despite…
DOMA is overturned; and Marlena's Curtain Call: a documentary remembering a…
The Citizens Police Review Board in Oakland: who's policing the police? Plus…
A bibliophilic Crosscurrents: City Lights and Marcus Books in San Francisco,…
Do San Franciscans have the right to work from home?; A Radical Idea: Green The…
An update on City College of San Francisco, Nanette Asimov on how CCSF got to…
The final diary entry of a first-year high school teacher, high school student…
Diana Diaries, Part 3: Final lessons of teaching in Oakland; Commentary:…
Part 2 in the diaries of a first-year high school teacher in Oakland, a high…
Diana Diaries, Part 1: A lesson in teaching from a first-time instructor; The…
Oakland restaurateur looks back on recession; The good, the bad, and the ugly…
A special Crosscurrents from Mills College: not being able to afford to move…
Stanford fellow tracks Nigerian government files online; Grow your own…
A special on Oakland's Fruitvale/San Antonio district: Met West High School has…
It takes a village: when special ed works; San Francisco's only free and…
New solutions to old problems at Roosevelt Middle School in Oakland, re-framing…
The beginning of our series on teaching kids with learning disabilities:…
The Bay Area's plan for sea level rise, KALW staff shares the music it digs,…
A special co-hosted-by-Glynn-Washington edition of Crosscurrents! What happens…
Music! The Church of Coltrane, tons of percussionists, and an inspirational…
A special co-hosted-by-Rob-Baedeker edition of Crosscurrents! We'll meet some…
Kindergartners get a jump on college savings; helping low-income students save…
Veteran Profile: Cindy Alejandrez; A conversation with reporter Mac McClelland:…
San Francisco's Homeless moms march on City Hall, Story Corps founder Dave Isay…
Duboce Triangle neighborhood opposes new Starbucks; Reynaldo Cayetano documents…
Not just the homeless rely on San Francisco's food banks; Beating the Dhol…
Crosscurrents presents 99% Invisible: A huge controversy over a new UC logo.
Flaming couches! And the life of a fire watcher atop Mt. Tam. Plus this week's…
Immigration reform and its consequences.
"Question Bridge: Black Males." A video art installation that seeks to promote…
Walking death row at San Quentin State Prison; Dispatches from the Inside: Our…
Self-defense training for women, the San Francisco International Film Festival,…
Lacking police presence, Oakland residents take control of their streets; a new…
The United States of Debt; StoryCorps: Living With Multiple Sclerosis;…
Crosscurrents takes you behind prison walls at Pelican Bay, getting access to…
Citizens solve bike theft crimes with social media; Exploratorium opens doors…
How the New Deal changed the face of San Francisco, the sailors who call the…
Federal investigators slam Chevron for refinery fire; Breathmobile rolls relief…
A new approach in Richmond to battling violence, how some of those lessons can…
Turning a healthy corner in the Bay View! Wonder Women! This week's Audiograph…
Life after the Iraq War: we profile a Marine Corps veteran and talk to Aaron…
Santa Clara kids learn how to protect their privacy on the internet, a Union…
The senior ex-offenders of Bayview Hunter’s Point; The Truths and Tales of…
Recruiting ex-felons to jobs, performer Rhodessa Jones talks about her latest…
An extended interview with the San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon.…
Ostriches and other stories: a Golden Gate Bridge toll collector remembers her…
A very special April 1 Edition of Crosscurrents. Subtitle: The Most Important…
Crosscurrents presents: The Beat Pedaler.
A special Crosscurrents: Julia Scott's documentary BON VOYAGE, the story of a…
Exploring this "Latin" American life with KALW's Radio Ambulante.
Homeless in San Francisco and The Sharing Economy: Dancing it forward in…
A Special "Audiographiles" Edition of Crosscurrents:
Moving homeless off the streets and into residency hotels, the California…
A Crosscurrents special on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, as told by…
BART tries out bikes during commute hours; Clinic goes mobile to reach…
CCSF students, teachers, and staff rally to keep the school's accreditation; a…
A conversation with the recently appointed leader of California's Department of…
Immigration court and the difficulties of getting legal representation as a US…
Nancy Mullane takes a tour of the Protective Housing Unit at Corcoran Sate…
How the power of a photograph can change lives, pianist Sarah Cahill,…
Remembering the bay's Naval history before it floats away; Fiat Lux Redux:…
New art installation lights up Bay Bridge's Western span; Middle Eastern…
Getting a free ride on MUNI, another installment of "Money Diaries" in which…
Oakland residents on the next "First Friday" Art Murmur event after the…
How do we define wilderness?; Brain Vitamin: Is desalination a viable solution…
Potential sale of Downtown Berkeley Post Office sparks public rally; What's…
The Ellis Act and evicting tenants in San Francisco, rental wars in San…
A conversation about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. beyond the "I Have a…
A Crosscurrents special on the difficulties and dilemmas of donating human eggs.
Finding a life mate, Muslim style; StoryCorps: Forbidden Love; Audiophiles:…
Gun violence and school lockdowns, songs to soothe your heartbreak, writing a…
A Crosscurrents special on San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi.
San Francisco taxi driver training, commuting by kayak, a San Francisco drum…
Where homosexuality and Mormonism collide; Washington High School students on…
A Crosscurrents special on Oakland schools, plus memories form within the…
The first of a two-part special on education and innovation in Oakland Schools.
Redefining education with Kenneth Monteiro; Coping with tragedy through…
DACA, the newest addition to the discussion on US immigration reform; Adobe…
An in-depth interview on the idea of unquestioningly accepting the "natural" as…
Striping Golden Gate Park; 99% Invisible: Design for Airports; the art of SFO's…
A family presses for answers about the death of an Oakland teen in an…
The SFJazz Center opens in San Francisco, a profile of vibraphonist Bobby…
The Haves and Have-Nots of San Francisco's Mid-Market; The California…
An update on the legalization of marijuana in California, a history of illegal…
Two men, two plans to reduce California's inmate population; Hearing the…
The organization Playworks teaches kids how to play games again, the…
Governor Brown proposes a new state budget, living past the age of 100, the…
We're living small today: new legislation passed in San Francisco allows for…
An in-depth interview with Seth Rosenfeld about his book, "Subversives: The…
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Between 2000 and 2009, 57,000 men and women convicted of murder were released…
Urban tribes and the younger generation's attitude towards relationships and…
Oakland's Fruitvale and San Antonio neighborhoods: We take a look at a corner…
What’s working in juvenile justice; catching crime before it occurs; The City…
Looking up: the search for extraterrestrial life; before chatroulette, there…
The Science of Compassion
It’s difficult to deal with any kind of illness when it hits. But when it…
America's War on Drugs: 40 Years, a trillion dollars, and debatable results.
Market Street in San Francisco: its past, present, and future.
Crosscurrents presents This Bay Area Life with special guest, Ira Glass.
Hailing a taxi cab in San Francisco, the nudity wars in San Francisco, the…
Dealing with homeless encampments in San Francisco, giving dogs and supplying…
Free bus passes for young people in San Francisco, deciding which grade of gas…
Crisis in psychiatric wards, a StoryCorps on mental illness, comedian Will…
The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment in Oakland, women programmers…
What the election results mean for public education; proposal to fuse ethnic…
Owning a house in West Oakland, foreclosures and the Oakland Community Land…
Proposition 39 and a future of clean energy in California, driving blindfolded,…
The final program in our series on Oakland's Fruitvale and San Antonio…
Part 2 of our special on Oakland's San Antonio and Fruitvale neighborhoods.…
A special Crosscurrents on Oakland's Fruitvale and San Antonio neighborhoods:…
Tim Anderson, Bay Area DIY superhero; and urban farmer Novella Carpenter.
What does Proposition 30 mean for California public schools?; Court budget…
Inmates in Richmond work to combat violence, a Hear Here story on being…
The role of the youth vote in the 2012 Presidential election, rehabilitation…
San Francisco’s volunteer seaweed fighters; On the road to a litter-free…
Live post-election coverage from KALW News.
Remembering Alan Farley; Hear Here: Meet Nina Jo Smith; and Day of the Dead…
It's Halloween! Scary local election updates from the East Bay Express; a final…
The Korean-American vote, police funding and Oakland's District 1, how to…
Proposition E and San Francisco's payroll tax, Berkeley contemplates…
Everything you always wanted to know about Bay Area cinema but were afraid to…
Everything you always wanted to know about bicycles but were afraid to ask!
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San Jose is one of the epicenters of lowriding culture and history. A DJ duo from the South Bay discusses preserving the culture’s musical legacy.