Crosscurrents

Oct 10 2024 438
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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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'Golden Gate 26' / Pumpkin Festival Time / 'Mexodus'

Oct 10 2024 26 mins  
Today, we get an update on the 'Golden Gate 26'. Then, it's time again to celebrate all things pumpkin! And, a new musical shows how enslaved Black people sought freedom in Mexico.

Richmond's District 1 / Book It: Why We Need To Be Wild

Oct 09 2024 24 mins  
Today, we hear about the top issues of concern for residents in Richmond’s District One, and Author Jessica Carew Kraft on returning to wild roots while existing in modern life.

Brush Busters / Letters to San Francisco / Open Studios

Oct 08 2024 26 mins  
Today, we hear from a group helping neighbors prepare for future wildfires. Then, a new anthology of love letters to San Francisco. And, ArtSpan's Open Studios celebrates 50 years.

tbh: Reckoning with Israel / Artists As First Responders

Oct 07 2024 26 mins  
Today, we hear how one Bay Area Jewish teenager is trying to make sense of generations of conflict. Then, how should artists respond when destruction and death are streamed daily to our phones?

Uncuffed: The Canal / Foul Ball / Bay Poets

Oct 03 2024 26 mins  
An exciting joyride leads to an unexpected family reunion. It's a new story from Uncuffed. Then, we get an update on Oakland baseball as the A’s leave the Bay from our series, Foul Ball.

Berkeley's Dueling Ballot Measures / Book It: A Survivor's Education

Oct 02 2024 24 mins  
Trying to make sense of dueling measures on Berkeley's ballot. And, deep insights on a tough topic. We hear from Author Joy Neumeyer on her book focused on surviving domestic violence.

Latino Voters / Oakland's Encampment Crackdowns / Costume Storytelling

Oct 01 2024 26 mins  
Today, the growing influence of Latino voters. Then, a first hand account of Oakland's recent homeless encampment sweeps. And, we learn how costuming in movies helps to tell the story.

Vote For Us / tbh: When They Listen

Sep 30 2024 20 mins  
Youth in Richmond are organizing to reach apathetic voters. Today, how to make an impact even when you are too young to vote. Then, how the way schools embrace the LGBTQ+ community impacts teen attitudes and actions.

Uncuffed: Meaning of Life / 'Black Rodeo' / Ode To The Hustle

Sep 26 2024 22 mins  
Helping others to help yourself, in a new story from Uncuffed. Then, photographer Tricia Turner shows us inside Black cowboy culture. And, an ode to hustling, from one of our final Friday open mics.

Oakland's District 5 Voters / Book It: In This Ravishing World

Sep 25 2024 22 mins  
Today, we hear what’s most pressing for Oakland’s District 5 voters. Then, the personal impacts of climate change in a conversation with short story writer, Nina Schuyler.