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.
The creaky wheels of the juvenile justice system, brought to us by Youth Radio in Oakland. Convicted teens must pay restitution, wear GPS ankle bracelets, and what it all costs society. Plus local musicians The Musical Art Quintet.
Surf Show! We learn about wetsuits, the history of San Francisco's Ocean Beach; we talk to Twiggy, winner of the 2014 Mavericks competition; we hear from women in the sport, and find out about surfer dialect.
Cuts to food stamps in California, adults with disabilities express themselves through art, and a luthier/violin whisperer.
A special "50/50" Edition of Crosscurrents.
The mysterious roots of a homegrown language; and China Camp State Park: Where past and present live side by side.
A special half-hour edition of Audiograph that brings together some of our favorite sounds, stories, and listener voicemails from the second half of 2013.
Raising children with psychological disabilities, a San Quentin Prison report on giving care to disabled prisoners, and a jazz perspective on Jason Moran.
Rethinking punishment and discipline in Oakland schools: The Restorative Justice show.
Green jobs for Oakland youth, the San Francisco Giants ballpark organist, and Oakland's Paramount Theater.
A new morality clause for teachers in Oakland's Catholic Diocese, stopping child sex trafficking, this week's Audiograph sound of the week, and managing editor Martina Castro's last day at KALW.
The Awesöme Orchestra is not your grandma's orchestra; In Nob Hill, a fence divides a neighborhood; the home-sharing economy; and local singer Tia Carroll.
Fracking in California, Part 2; free WiFi in San Francisco, Bay Area musician A1, and local musicians Jeremiah Johnson and the Soulmates.
Fracking California: The view from Kern County; Two stories about wine; and local band The Pangaea Futbol Club.
City College of San Francisco gets its accreditation back, part 4 in our Bayview-Hunter's Point redevelopment series, talking people down from jumping off the Golden Gate bridge, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musician Todd Sickafoose
The San Francisco Shipyard: Who gets the jobs?; Interview with Kathleen Cha, former AAUW president; and the Hamlin School celebrates 150 years tradition and innovation.
The second part of our Bayview-Hunter's Point redevelopment series, re-identifying Berkeley's image, a Hear Here about a company dedicated to helping East Oakland children, and local musicians Ultra World X-tet.
The San Francisco Shipyard: Creating a new town in the city; San Francisco's New Fillmore District; StoryCorps: Patricia Chin, from Chinatown to a chorus line; and local band Guy Fox.
Laura's Law and a debate on how we should care for people suffering from mental illness, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musician Mal Sharpe.
A homeless memorial, ways San Francisco is tackling homelessness, getting women into the auto mechanic profession, and local musicians The Marin Symphony.
A Crosscurrents special on Skyline High School in Oakland. Part 2 of 2, produced by KALW and Mills College.
A Crosscurrents special on Skyline High School in Oakland. Part 1 of 2, produced by KALW and Mills College.
Using social media to get your stolen bike back, Yesway, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians Ensemble Mik Nawoog.
San Francisco has he only elected District Attorney in California, a Hear Here segment with Tara Higgins, Union City musician Doe Eye, and local musicians Roy Rogers & The Rhythm Kings.
A computer programmer bootcamp, the youth turning the economy green, a young man accepts his father's flaws, and local musician Rebecca Chapa.
Addressing chronic homelessness with permanent supportive housing; The San Quentin Prison Report: A combat veteran and a veteran of the streets deal with PTSD; and StoryCorps: A military man finds support in unexpected places.
Journalists and artists pry into Richmond's broken housing projects, American-Muslim men open up their hearts, this week's Audiograph game of the week, and local musicians Parachute on Fire.
The Second Act for the Red Vic; Sights and Sounds of Bayview: Neighbors are doin' it for themselves at Quesada Gardens Initiative; Storycorps: Nature and Nurture; and local band A Million Billion Dying Suns.
Playwright Chinaka Hodge on the gentrification of Oakland, walking around the entire perimeter of San Francisco, and the golden Gate Park Band.
A Crosscurrents special: A Real Living Wage.
A special Power In Numbers edition of Crosscurrents, featuring cameos from the Crosscurrents Team!
