Crosscurrents: February 4, 2013
The first of a two-part special on education and innovation in Oakland Schools.
Feb 05, 2013•54 min
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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
Crosscurrents: January 31, 2013
Redefining education with Kenneth Monteiro; Coping with tragedy through traditional Japanese poetry; A 49ers Fan since '46; Audiograph: The Answer, finally!; and KALW makes a Super Bowl bet with Baltimore station WTMD; and local band Electrician.
Feb 01, 2013•26 min
Crosscurrents: January 30, 2013
DACA, the newest addition to the discussion on US immigration reform; Adobe Books still fighting to keep its doors open; What does it take to open a business in San Francisco?; StoryCorps: Apollo 11 engineer recalls the thrill of the first lunar landing; and local band the Mezzacappa-Phillips Duo.
Jan 31, 2013•34 min
Crosscurrents: January 28, 2013
An in-depth interview on the idea of unquestioningly accepting the "natural" as something healthy vs. our tendency to have undying faith in anything modern technology gives us. Plus local musicians The Chaw.
Jan 29, 2013•37 min
Crosscurrents: January 24, 2013
Striping Golden Gate Park; 99% Invisible: Design for Airports; the art of SFO's Terminal 2; The answer to the second Audiograph revealed!; and local group Solstice.
Jan 25, 2013•37 min
Crosscurrents: January 23, 2013
A family presses for answers about the death of an Oakland teen in an officer-involved shooting; Oakland faith leaders call for a state of emergency; Hear Here: A Jewish girl goes to church; and local (Crosscurrents' favorite) band, Makrú.
Jan 24, 2013•37 min
Crosscurrents: January 22, 2013
The SFJazz Center opens in San Francisco, a profile of vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, the Ashby Flea Market in Berkeley, and local musician Brian Gore.
Jan 23, 2013•27 min
Crosscurrents: January 17, 2013
The Haves and Have-Nots of San Francisco's Mid-Market; The California Historical Society experiments with a new concept in how we explore the past; and the very first Audiograph solution!
Jan 18, 2013•26 min
Crosscurrents: January 16, 2013
An update on the legalization of marijuana in California, a history of illegal drugs in America, a play about a 12-year-old boy, listener feedback on San Francisco's legislation to approve TIny Apartments, and local musicians The Cyril Guiraud Trio.
Jan 17, 2013•26 min
Crosscurrents: January 15, 2013
Two men, two plans to reduce California's inmate population; Hearing the first-person accounts of slaves; Dispatches from the Inside: Healthcare for All?; Storycorps: Andrew Montgomery; and local band Eggplant Casino.
Jan 16, 2013•27 min
Crosscurrents: January 14, 2013
The organization Playworks teaches kids how to play games again, the Exploratorium moves locations, a place profile of Treasure Island, a short history of the Bay Bridge, and local musicians Mazacote.
Jan 15, 2013•27 min
Crosscurrents: January 10, 2013
Governor Brown proposes a new state budget, living past the age of 100, the Musee Mchanique and the history of arcade games, the Latvian Cultural Center, and local musician Brendan Getzell.
Jan 11, 2013•27 min
Crosscurrents: January 8, 2013
We're living small today: new legislation passed in San Francisco allows for the construction of tiny apartments, owning a tiny house, a trip to the Alemany Flea Market, a taxi cab correction on the company of Uber, and local musicians Shannon and the Clams.
Jan 09, 2013•27 min
Crosscurrents: January 3, 2013
An in-depth interview with Seth Rosenfeld about his book, "Subversives: The FBI's War on Student Radicals and Reagan's Rise to Power"; and local musicians True Life Trio.
Jan 03, 2013•26 min
Photos from Live Crosscurrents!
This article was originally published on December 13, 2012. It has been updated to include additional photos from the event.
Jan 02, 2013•36 min
The search for redemption: an ex-con's perspective
Between 2000 and 2009, 57,000 men and women convicted of murder were released from state and federal prison.
Jan 02, 2013•37 min
Crosscurrents: January 1, 2013
Urban tribes and the younger generation's attitude towards relationships and family, going back in time with watches and clocks on San Francisco's Market St., composing sound and music for planetariums, and local musicans Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir form Oakland.
Jan 02, 2013•27 min
Crosscurrents: December 31, 2012
Oakland's Fruitvale and San Antonio neighborhoods: We take a look at a corner store on Foothill Boulevard, a funeral home that's playing a vital role in the community, and we take a ride on Oakland's bus line 1.
Jan 01, 2013•35 min
Crosscurrents: December 27, 2012
What’s working in juvenile justice; catching crime before it occurs; The City that Became Safe: New York's Lessons for Urban Crime and Its Control; and Berkeley's Mondo Loko.
Dec 28, 2012•27 min
Crosscurrents: December 26, 2012
Looking up: the search for extraterrestrial life; before chatroulette, there was ham radio; Hear Here: Meet Lita Hernandez; and local band Dark Hollow.
Dec 27, 2012•24 min
Crosscurrents: December 25, 2012
The Science of Compassion
Dec 26, 2012•54 min
Crosscurrents: December 20, 2012
It’s difficult to deal with any kind of illness when it hits. But when it affects your emotional and psychological health, it’s often impossible to even describe.
Dec 21, 2012•37 min
Crosscurrents: December 19, 2012
America's War on Drugs: 40 Years, a trillion dollars, and debatable results.
Dec 20, 2012•26 min
Crosscurrents: December 18, 2012
Market Street in San Francisco: its past, present, and future.
Dec 19, 2012•27 min
Crosscurrents: December 17, 2012
Crosscurrents presents This Bay Area Life with special guest, Ira Glass.
Dec 18, 2012•35 min
Crosscurrents: December 12, 2012
Hailing a taxi cab in San Francisco, the nudity wars in San Francisco, the underwater sounds of the Bay and blue whales, and local musicians Whiskerman.
Dec 13, 2012•26 min
Crosscurrents: December 11, 2012
Dealing with homeless encampments in San Francisco, giving dogs and supplying food trucks for the homeless, The Powers of Ten at SFMOMA, and local musicians Bill Hansell.
Dec 12, 2012•27 min
Crosscurrents: December 10, 2012
Free bus passes for young people in San Francisco, deciding which grade of gas to buy, a Hear Here about an old-school Mustang, taking the walking bus to school, and local musicians The Rogers.
Dec 11, 2012•27 min
Crosscurrents: December 6, 2012
Crisis in psychiatric wards, a StoryCorps on mental illness, comedian Will Durst on 2012's funniest news stories, and local musicians Tommy Igoe Big Band.
Dec 07, 2012•27 min
Crosscurrents: December 3, 2012
The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment in Oakland, women programmers piercing the male-dominated culture of the video game industry, public transportation art, and local musicians Grass Widow.
Dec 04, 2012•27 min
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