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.
A conversation with an ACLU attorney about President Trump’s immigration ban.Three San Francisco students reflect on the Women’s March on Washington. An Iranian-American composer whose music bridges cultural divides.
Bay Area Muslims respond to President Trump's executive order limiting immigration. A new edition of Bay Area Beats with the band Bang Data.Squatting in the "ghost town" of San Francisco's Presidio. Today's local music is the Screaming Bloody Marys.
San Francisco experiments with computers to modernize its bail system.A Bay Area Beats with the Village Road Trio.One of Golden Gate Park's most tranquil corners.
President Trump's latest actions on immigration and the potential effects on Californians. Bay Area writers share thoughts about this new political era. Local filmmakers take us inside Tunisia’s fledgling democracy.
Just one third of Americans have a document spelling out their end-of-life medical wishes. A local author spent a week with the Dalai Lama and the Archbishop Desmond Tutu.Looking for enlightenment through fasting.
Bay Area voices from the Washington, D.C. and local protests.Perspective from Jason Clark, the chairman of the San Francisco Republican Party.Writers respond to Trump.How President Trump's first actions will affect the Bay Area. The first in our series "Ask an Estonian."
Bay Area women read their letters to the incoming president.How art can reveal and illuminate women’s experiences. This week’s Audiograph mystery sound.
More letters to President-Elect Donald Trump from Bay Area women.The story of Fred Korematsu, the Oakland-born Japanese-American civil rights hero who defied forced incarceration. BART officials reach out to homeless people taking shelter in stations.
Bay Area women write letters to President-Elect Trump.The dilemmas of palliative care for people at the end of their lives. Filmmaker Daphne Matziaraki captured a Greek sea captain's mission to save refugees.
A new way community colleges are helping students graduate. A veteran who cares for fellow vets at the end of their lives.The story behind this week’s Audiograph mystery sound.
Alabor dispute at the University of California. How campaigns to end sex trafficking may have unexpected consequences. A San Francisco choreographer celebrates 40 years of making dance.
As Congress prepares for a showdown over the Affordable Care Act, locals prepare for the consequences.Doctors want to help ready patients for end-of-life care.
Navigating school inside and outside San Francisco’s juvenile hall. Poetic Justice brings theater to Alcatraz Island. SRO Stories: "I'm hungry to be normal."
A conversation about digital security with a local FBI agent. A tour of the Internet Archive's one-of-a-kind building. Taking you to a Bay Area spot that’s unusually quiet. San Francisco band Yassou.
After seven months, Oakland picks a new police chief.The rain worries neighbors of a creek that divides two cities. A disability rights lawyer explains why bringing clients to the negotiating table can be more effective than lawsuits.
In the season finale of The Specialist, we pull back the curtain on the craft of podcasting.A bonus story from Glynn Washington, host of the podcast Snap Judgment, about happily failing in a dull job.
Members of the San Quentin Creative Writing Class present the stories they've been writing to fellow inmates and guests at a live event inside the prison.
Teaching immigrant parents English can help the educational experience of their kids.What happens to all those letters written to Santa. The story behind this week’s Audiograph mystery sound.
With cuts looming for sanctuary cities, what's the future of San Francisco's budget?To attract newcomers, historic Buddhist church tries something new: meditation.Local music by proto-punk rocker Jonathan Richman.
Civil rights attorneys worry what Trump could mean for surveillance. How a gay Syrian refugee made his way to the Bay Area. A WWII vet remembers smuggling food to children while stationed in France.
One woman’s journey of moving from the street into an SRO.A comedian teaches her audience through humor. The festive story behind this week’s Audiograph mystery sound.
Mental health problems are often a consequence—not a cause—of homelessness.Nonprofit pledges to fund Street Spirit, a newspaper that covers homelessness.One man makes a home inside a Tenderloin residential hotel.
We set sail to investigate the water quality in the Bay.The second profile in our series "SRO Stories."A look back at the birth of San Francisco's Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band.
East Oakland artist Favianna Rodriguez on the Ghost Ship warehouse fire.Artist and curator Melonie Green on building a collaborative art scene.The first in our series "SRO Stories."
How social media has affected the way we see the world.A local musician adds his own twist to a traditional form of singing. A Swedish Christmas in San Francisco.
A tribute to the American writer Mark Twain and his time in the West.
Hospital units tailored to older patients.Author Gretchen Atwood on integrating the NFL.Faith and iron inside Oakland's God's Gym.
Today on Crosscurrents: How doll therapy can help patients with Alzheimer's. An interview with an Oakland group specializing in Eastern European traditional music. The search for German-style bread in San Francisco.
Why San Francisco moves tons of sand down Ocean Beach. A conversation with artist Aaron de la Cruz. Women drummers unite in the East Bay.
What journalist Shane Bauer learned reporting undercover with the border militia.Bikers show up to support victims of child abuse.
