Crosscurrents: September 1, 2014
A Crosscurrents special: A Real Living Wage.
Sep 02, 2014•37 min
Crosscurrents
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: August 28, 2014
Lost Weekend Video finds new ways to entertain in the digital age; Making a home for bees by the freeway; Audiograph's Sound of the Week revealed! and local band Bells Atlas.
Aug 29, 2014•24 min
Crosscurrents: August 27, 2014
Drake's Bay oyster farm, our relationship with wild animals, China Camp state park, and local musicians The Mantles.
Aug 27, 2014•37 min
Crosscurrents: August 25, 2014
Napa community comes together to rebuild after earthquake; finding a home on Hotel 22; homeless hackers head to Noisebridge for shelter; In legal grey area, West Oakland resident discovers free house; and local band Rupa and the April Fishes.
Aug 26, 2014•34 min
Crosscurrents: August 21, 2014
The tourist rental industry in San Francisco, a discussion of possible solutions to San Francisco's housing crisis, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians Aireene & The Rarities.
Aug 22, 2014•26 min
Crosscurrents: August 20, 2014
An antidote to time served: Alameda County’s Operation My Hometown; an interview with Lieutenant Marty Neideffer; Reentry: Learning to be a father after spending half a lifetime in prison; and local band Vetiver.
Aug 21, 2014•35 min
Crosscurrents: August 19, 2014
Women in STEM: Marine Mammal Center combines science with animal welfare; The Spiritual Edge: Opening the voice with Silvia Nakkach; Get your lotus hands ready for some Hindu Swing; and local band Bayonics.
Aug 20, 2014•27 min
Crosscurrents: August 18, 2014
Mission district residents give insight into academic achievement gaps, the origins of the town's name of Orinda, the social media star and Star Trek actor George Takei, Kathryn Ma's favorite author, and local musicians French Cassettes.
Aug 19, 2014•27 min
Crosscurrents: August 14, 2014
A theater company that seeks diversity, the inventive nature of religion in the Bay Area, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians Locura.
Aug 15, 2014•26 min
Crosscurrents: August 12, 2014
What it takes to be a cop in Oakland; Black Girls Code trains young women of color for careers in tech; Candlestick Memory: Joe Burke; and local band Mr. Kind.
Aug 13, 2014•26 min
Crosscurrents: August 11, 2014
The Altamont Pass -- good for renewable energy, bad for birds; an interview with Tai Moses, author of Zooburbia; Martina Castro learns to appreciate the city pigeon; Caroline Hickson's Candlestick Park memory; and local band Old Owl.
Aug 12, 2014•27 min
Crosscurrents: August 7, 2014
The 31st anniversary of National Night Out, a local playwright's search for God, Creativity Explored in the Mission, Audiograph's sound of the week, and local musician Kimrea.
Aug 08, 2014•26 min
Crosscurrents: August 6, 2014
Reentry: Two men seek homes after prison release; thinking more strategically about the Bay Area economy; and local singer Jesse DeNatale.
Aug 07, 2014•27 min
Crosscurrents: August 5, 2014
A potential new late-night transit option across the Bay Bridge, how and when BART does its maintenance, a short history of Bolinas, CA, a remembrance of Morse code, and a festival in honor of Jerry Garcia.
Aug 06, 2014•35 min
Crosscurrents: August 4, 2014
Urban agriculture ordinance heads to fruition in Richmond; Richmond youth learn agriculture and more at Urban Tilth's summer apprenticeship; A Jazz Perspective: Oscar Hernandez; Fatima Duran's My Mix Tape; and local band Goodnight, Texas.
Aug 04, 2014•24 min
Crosscurrents: July 31, 2014
Off-leash dog laws in Golden Gate National Recreation Area, helping immigrants gain US citizenship, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musician Erick Jekabson.
Aug 01, 2014•26 min
Crosscurrents: July 30, 2014
All about the "Re-Entry Pod", a new program designed to prepare inmates for their release. Plus, local singer Tommy Castro.
Jul 31, 2014•26 min
Crosscurrents: July 29, 2014
Bay Area Muslims disagree on when to end Ramadan, searching for signs of life in outer space, the jazz of Arturo Sandoval, and local musicians Loyal Rose.
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Crosscurrents: July 28, 2014
Richmond debates Chevron’s plan to modernize its oil refinery; Digging deeper into the Richmond Chevron refinery hearings with reporter Robert Rogers; a Richmond mom brings literacy to laundromats; The Book Report: Anisse Gross; and local bandThe Droptones.
Jul 29, 2014•27 min
Crosscurrents: July 24, 2014
Guns! A Visit to the Richmond Rod and Gun Club; Jay Allison's reluctant relationship with guns; how one Bay Area city is causing national controversy with local gun control; Audiograph's Sound of the Week revealed! (it involves guns); and local singer Liz Kennedy.
Jul 25, 2014•27 min
Crosscurrents: July 23, 2014
What Alameda is doing to deal with rising sea levels, imagining life in the Bay Area after the next big earthquake, a small dancer in the shoes of a big boxer, and local musicians The Quartet San Francisco.
Jul 23, 2014•27 min
Crosscurrents: July 22, 2014
The San Francisco chapter of the Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue; The Spiritual Edge: Bay Area Jews head to the desert to re-claim their Biblical roots; a conversation with filmmaker David Washburn about his new film, An American Mosque; and local band Gojogo.
Jul 23, 2014•27 min
Crosscurrents: July 21, 2014
Pedestrian safety in San Francisco, the latest concerns about the new span of the Bay Bridge, a woman making music even while losing her hearing, and local musicians the SF Boys Choir.
Jul 21, 2014•24 min
Crosscurrents: July 17, 2014
San Francisco gearing up for zero waste by 2020, preserving land on the peninsula, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians Vinyl.
Jul 18, 2014•24 min
Crosscurrents: July 16, 2014
Kids of incarcerated parents speak out; an interview with Nell Bernstein about the problems with juvenile prison; Youth Radio reports on children and mental illness; Bay Area Beats: Teen musician Tatyana Martinez channels old school sound; and local band Corner Laughers.
Jul 17, 2014•35 min
Crosscurrents: July 15, 2014
Finding housing in San Francisco's Chinatown, keeping memories in Chinatown alive through dance, medical therapy through music, and local musicians Mitch Polzak and The Royal Deuces.
Jul 15, 2014•27 min
Crosscurrents: July 14, 2014
Project-based learning gets kids back on track; Stanford researchers find teaching technique that closes achievement gap in schools; Gay history: there’s more to it than Harvey Milk; and local band Camilo y los Robot Ninjas.
Jul 14, 2014•27 min
Crosscurrents: July 10, 2014
Steps local schools are taking to curb gun violence, and blues legend Sugar Pie.
Jul 10, 2014•24 min
Crosscurrents: July 9, 2014
A conversation with Naina Khanna; Living with HIV as a senior; and StoryCorps: Honoring yourself by honoring others.
Jul 10, 2014•24 min
Crosscurrents: July 8, 2014
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Bay Area Fashion But Were Afraid to Ask:
Jul 09, 2014•35 min
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