Crosscurrents

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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.

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Episodes

9/10: Rise for Climate / Global Climate Action / Alia Sharrief

• Snapshots from the Rise for Climate march

Sep 11, 2018•27 min

9/6: Student housing / Don Reed / Grand Lake Theater

• Bay Area colleges and universities struggle to keep students in secure housing

Sep 07, 2018•24 min

9/5: San Martin mosque / Notario fraud / Lusty Lady

• Mosque and community center planned in San Martin waiting for green light

Sep 06, 2018•27 min

9/4: Fish or farms? / BART fares / Psychedelic art

• Should more Delta water go to fish or farms?

Sep 05, 2018•24 min

8/30: SFUSD in Bayview / Tajai Massey

• SFUSD fires up Bayview teachers in hopes they will stick around

Aug 31, 2018•24 min

8/29: Bears in Yosemite / Fly fishing

• From bear feeding shows to bear-proof designs

Aug 30, 2018•24 min

8/28: ICE in Contra Costa / Street Spirit

• ICE empties Contra Costa detention center. Now what?

Aug 29, 2018•24 min

8/23: Stories from high school journalists

• For teens, vaping is a sleek, discreet way to smoke

Aug 24, 2018•27 min

8/22: Stories from high school journalists

• The struggle to relocate after a lifetime in San Francisco

Aug 23, 2018•24 min

8/21: London Breed / Local media / SF Buskers

• In a city divided, what can we expect from Mayor London Breed?

Aug 22, 2018•27 min

8/20: Nia Wilson / Purple urchins / Dog surfing

• In the aftermath of Nia Wilson’s death, Oakland grieves

Aug 21, 2018•27 min

8/15: Is increased security the answer for BART?

• BART proposes increased security and surveillance after killings

Aug 16, 2018•24 min

8/14: Counting Salmon on the Russian River

• One fish two fish: counting salmon on the Russian River

Aug 15, 2018•25 min

8/13: Glide Memorial Methodist in dispute with parent organization

• United Methodist Church alleges moral corruption in Glide's leadership

Aug 14, 2018•27 min

The Stoop: Breaking the line

The world of classical ballet is extremely difficult to break into, and for those who have darker skin, there's a lot that comes with it, especially when you're "the only." In this episode of The Stoop, we look at breaking the line.

Aug 10, 2018•27 min

8/8: Forced sterilizations in California

• California could give compensation to forced sterilization survivors

Aug 09, 2018•27 min

8/7: Transbay Transit Center, without the trains

• San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center finally opens—without trains

Aug 08, 2018•24 min

8/6: Oakland A's celebrate 50 years

• A’s celebrate 50 years in the Town

Aug 07, 2018•27 min

8/2: A look back through the decade as Crosscurrents turns 10!

What has happened in the Bay Area is the past decade? Crosscurrents host Hana Baba and news director Ben Trefny look back at the historic moments that have shaped our coverage and share clips from the award-winning journalism that came out of it.

Aug 03, 2018•27 min

8/1: The Stoop: African writers' dilemma

Who gets to choose which African stories get told? In this special episode from The Stoop, we meet three writers, each of them pushing against a mostly white US and UK-based publishing industry in their own way.

Aug 02, 2018•27 min