Morning Report: Oscar Grant’s father speaks out
This is a special Crosscurrents Morning Report on the anniversary of Oscar Grant's death.
Jan 01, 2019•9 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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Morning Report: Retro video games in the Mission
This week, we're sharing morning reports from our archives while we take a break for the holidays.
Dec 31, 2018•9 min
Morning Report: Kingdom of guitars
This week, we're sharing morning reports from our archives while we take a break for the holidays.
Dec 27, 2018•9 min
Morning Report: Chinese-Mexican fusion food
This week, we're sharing morning reports from our archives while we take a break for the holidays.
Dec 26, 2018•9 min
Morning Report: Christmas in San Quentin
This week, we're sharing morning reports from our archives while we take a break for the holidays.
Dec 25, 2018•9 min
Morning Report: A photographer's quest for community
This week, we're sharing morning reports from our archives while we take a break for the holidays.
Dec 24, 2018•9 min
Meet the lawyers fighting the federal government to save their clients from deportation
The San Francisco Immigration Defense Unit is a team of eight lawyers with the public defender’s office who represent people threatened with deportation.
Dec 21, 2018•27 min
12/19: Operation pest patrol III / My Mixtape
• Operation pest patrol: The cherry tree and the pest
Dec 20, 2018•26 min
12/18: Operation pest patrol Pt II / Comedian Rex Navarrete
• Operation pest patrol: A threat from within
Dec 19, 2018•25 min
12/17: Operation pest patrol Pt I / Sewing Raiders gear in prison
• Operation pest patrol: Invaders at the border?
Dec 18, 2018•25 min
A lead-poisoning solution within reach: Persistent Poison Pt IV
This is the last story in our four-part series “Persistent Poison: Lead’s Toxic Legacy in the Bay Area.”
Dec 14, 2018•27 min
The lead-poisoning data gap: Persistent Poison Pt III
This is the second story in a four-part award-winning series “Persistent Poison: Lead’s Toxic Legacy in the Bay Area.The numbers show the lead poisoning problem in the Bay Area is bad — but is what we know just the tip of the iceberg?
Dec 13, 2018•27 min
Lead and the Bay Area housing crisis: Persistent Poison Pt II
This is the second story in a four-part award-winning series “Persistent Poison: Lead’s Toxic Legacy in the Bay Area.
Dec 12, 2018•27 min
Living with lead poisoning in the San Francisco Bay Area: Persistent Poison Pt I
This is the first story in our four-part award-winning series “Persistent Poison: Lead’s Toxic Legacy in the Bay Area.
Dec 12, 2018•25 min
12/6: HOV access is changing / Hurricane Sandy at Berkeley Rep / Dickens Fair
• Why most electric cars will lose carpool lane rights
Dec 07, 2018•27 min
12/5: Free dumplings after Camp Fire / Unearthing the Green Revolution Pt III
• After the Camp Fire, a Butte County business asks: ‘How can we help?’
Dec 06, 2018•27 min
12/4: After Paradise / Unearthing the Green Revolution Pt II
• After Paradise: Day 18 (excerpted segment)
Dec 05, 2018•26 min
12/3: Unearthing the Green Revolution / SF muralist Mel Waters
Today we travel between the Central Valley and Punjab, India, to see how “the green revolution” transformed agriculture and immigration. Then, hear from SF muralist and tattoo artist Mel Waters about paying tribute to the city’s history through art.
Dec 04, 2018•25 min
11/29: Fifty years since the country's first ethnic studies / SF columnist Chuck Nevius
• The strike that led to the country's first Ethnic Studies department
Nov 30, 2018•26 min
11/28: Election follow up—what's next? / Uncuffed / Druid Heights
First, an update on midterm results and what we're looking forward to. Then, from Uncuffed, the story of a prisoner who dreams of being a rancher. And, an update on Druid Heights, a bohemian escape in the backwoods of Marin County that The Cultural Landscape Foundation recently added it to its list of at-risk landscapes.• A lot has changed since election day—here's what you need to know• Uncuffed: A prisoner dreams of becoming a rancher• Inside Druid Heights, a Marin County counter-culture landm...
Nov 29, 2018•27 min
11/27: Cannabis tourism / Bay Area building barriers / San Quentin Radio
• Cannabis tourism rolls out in San Francisco
Nov 28, 2018•26 min
11/20: Greener homes after Tubbs fire / Bay Views / Holiday memories
• Greener homes: Rebuilding Santa Rosa one year after the fires
Nov 21, 2018•27 min
11/19: Berkeley student hunger crisis / "Unthanksgiving" / Revisiting Jonestown
• UC Berkeley struggles with a student hunger crisis
Nov 20, 2018•27 min
11/15: Racial disparities in end-of-life care / Camp Fire update
• Apocalyptic: A reporter's account of the Camp Fire
Nov 16, 2018•25 min
11/14: Racial disparities in end-of-life care / SF Dancefest
• Racial disparities in end-of-life care: How mistrust keeps many African-Americans away from hospice
Nov 15, 2018•25 min
11/13: Working and homeless / Mystery gas surcharge / Bay Area Beats
• Working and homeless in Oakland
Nov 14, 2018•27 min
11/8: Ghost Ship / Bay Area Beats / My Life, My Stories
• What to expect as the Ghost Ship trial goes to court
Nov 09, 2018•27 min
11/7: Election recap / A love letter to the Tenderloin / My Life, My Stories
• California covers its midterms in blue ink
Nov 08, 2018•26 min
11/5: Election day preview / My Life, My Stories: Senior oral histories
• 2018 Bay Area Midterm Election Preview
Nov 06, 2018•27 min
11/1: San Francisco Prop A / Racial discrimination and health / Uncuffed
• Prop A wants to kickstart repairs on San Francisco seawall
Nov 02, 2018•24 min
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