11/18: Facing Change
Proposed curriculum cuts have sparked outrage at a Bay Area college.A lifelong Mission dweller is evicted from his home. Setting climate change to music.
Nov 23, 2015•27 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
11/17: Musicians in City
How one woman dealt with being priced out of San Francisco’s Mission District.How a punk rock store in the Mission keeps on kicking.An interview with Josh Rosenthal, author of "The Record Store of the Mind."Featuring Cyril Guiraud's American Quartet.
Nov 23, 2015•27 min
11/16: Home is where the heart is
A displaced Mission resident who refuses to let go of her old neighborhood.This proposal could bring thousands of affordable housing units to San Francisco. The debate over noise complaints in Oakland.
Nov 23, 2015•27 min
11/11: Returning Home from War
Six Stanford students and alumni who fought in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars talk about coming home.
Nov 23, 2015•25 min
11/10: Women on Wheels
What bike advocates in the Bay Area are doing to get more women on two wheels.
Nov 23, 2015•26 min
11/9: Surveillance in Oakland
The controversy surrounding Oakland’s spy center, and why one tool called the Stingray is on privacy advocates radar.Why the 40-year-old American Indian Film Festival is still vital.
Nov 23, 2015•25 min
11/5: Cannabis on the ballot
A cannabis legalization ballot measure in the works.Author of Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature.This week's Audiograph mystery sound revealed.
Nov 23, 2015•25 min
11/4: 3D Nipple Tattoos
Learn about the art of 3-D nipple tattoos for breast cancer survivors.Why some say the pink ribbon campaign betrays women.Meet the world's first women's pinball league.Featuring music by Vetiver.
Nov 23, 2015•27 min
11/3 - Behind the scenes with a Bay Area home stager
KALW listeners respond to a plan to clear eucalyptus trees in the East Bay hills.The Specialist sneaks behind the scenes with a professional home stager.A Storycorps piece on a traumatic event that sent two strangers on a collision course with fate.
Nov 23, 2015•24 min
9/23 - Mental health and spirituality
Mental health parity; Afro-Cuban dance; Choreographer Amara Tabor-Smith
Sep 24, 2015•26 min
9/21 - REVEAL: Rape on the Night Shift
A KALW News presentation of REVEAL: Rape on the Night Shift.
Sep 22, 2015•25 min
9/16 - Power to the People!
The contested sainthood of Junípero Serra; If the Warriors build it, will the fans, the victories, and the passion come too?; Navigating San Francisco’s pretzel bureaucracy; and Little Opera: Behind the scenes of a children’s theater company.
Sep 18, 2015•57 min
9/16 - Death, Sex & Money
A special hour-long edition of Crosscurrents featuring Death, Sex & Money's Anna Sale!
Sep 17, 2015•57 min
9/15 - Al Letson
A special hour-long edition of Crosscurrents featuring Al Letson.
Sep 16, 2015•54 min
9/14 - Bay Area Beats with Jinho Ferreira
A special edition of Crosscurrents featuring Oakland's Jinho Ferreira!
Sep 15, 2015•57 min
9/10 - How it works!
Water rights, Chicken coops, Municipal bonds + Robert Smith!!
Sep 11, 2015•1 hr
9/9 - Another Round
The real history behind Mary Ellen Pleasant, San Francisco's Voodoo Queen; a conversation with Another Round's Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton; and The Top 5 reasons why KALW is cooler than your average public radio station.
Sep 10, 2015•57 min
9/8 - Whales
The hidden afterlife of a sperm whale skeleton; What the health of whales and porpoises can tell us about the health of our bay and ocean; The Audiophiles: The mysterious language of blue whales; and Radiolab: Did this whale say thank you?
Sep 09, 2015•57 min
9/3 - Forgiveness
A San Quentin Prison report about forgiveness, Rupa and the April Fishes, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians La Peña Community Chorus.
Sep 03, 2015•27 min
9/2 - Native Californians
Bringing different tribes together onto one urban reservation, a sacred Native American site in Emeryville, fighting to keep Native American heritage alive, and local musician Mike Greensill.
Sep 03, 2015•27 min
9/1 - Black Church as Therapist
The church as therapy for African Americans, the sushi mosque, and local musician Tia Carroll.
Sep 02, 2015•26 min
8/31: Black mental health
The stigma for African Americans in seeking out mental health care.
Sep 01, 2015•34 min
8/27 - Musical Healing
Using music to stay off the streets in Richmond, another story from a San Francisco 18 year-old, a Book Report from Adam Johnson, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musician Tim Hockenberry.
Aug 28, 2015•27 min
8/26 - Giving Care
Caregivers who lack medical training, another story from an 18 year-old, a Bay Area Beats with Dom Jones, the Rose Garden in San Francisco, and local musician Heather Combs.
Aug 27, 2015•26 min
8/25 - Waste
The waste of Keurig single-serving coffee pods, illegal dumping in Oakland, and more stories from 18-year-olds.
Aug 26, 2015•27 min
8/24 - Public and Private Art
Poster art on the streets, the Academy of Art in San Francisco profits by violating housing laws, a new series about high school students called "18 in the Bay," and local musician Sony Holland.
Aug 25, 2015•26 min
8/20 - A Visit to The Tonga Room
Unregulated caregivers, The Cadillac Hotel in San Francisco, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians The Goat Family.
Aug 21, 2015•24 min
8/19 - Public Education
The state of California's public university system, re-examining how we evaluate public schools, and local musicians The San Francisco Lyric Chorus.
Aug 20, 2015•26 min
Crosscurrents: August 18, 2015
Cashing in on police body cameras, the gods of tango, an artist who sings for women caught in the criminal justice system, and local musicians La Mixta Criolla.
Aug 19, 2015•26 min
Crosscurrents: August 17, 2015
Robotic seals comfort dementia patients but raise ethical concerns; a conversation with Jerry Kaplan on new robotic technologies; Robots for humanity: how technology is changing the life of one Bay Area man; and local band Charming Hostess.
Aug 18, 2015•34 min
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