Crosscurrents
Summary: 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.
Podcasts:
Today on Crosscurrents: San Francisco leaders vote to oppose radical state housing bill Welcoming the New Year with The Bay Area’s Zoroastrian Community San Quentin Radio: The barbers of San Quentin Tune into 91.7 FM at 5:00 P.M.
Today on Crosscurrents: In San Francisco, a dog lover helps decide the fate of wayward pooches The fast and furious world of pigeon racing San Quentin Radio: Autism behind bars Tune in to 91.7 FM on Thursday at 5 p.m.
Today on Crosscurrents: Part four in our investigative series, Persistent Poison , examining lead poisoning in the Bay Area Tune in to 91.7 FM on Thursday at 5p.m.
Today on Crosscurrents: Part three in our investigative series, Persistent Poison , examining lead poisoning in the Bay Area Tune in to 91.7 FM on Wednesday at 5p.m.
Today on Crosscurrents: Part two in our investigative series, Persistent Poison , examining lead poisoning in the Bay Area
Today on Crosscurrents: Part one in our investigative series, Persistent Poison , examining lead poisoning in the Bay Area
Today on Crosscurrents: Finding out whether Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood was a hangout spot for civil rights icon Cesar Chavez The story behind this week’s mystery sound
Today on Crosscurrents: Oakland teens head to South Africa for cultural exchange and some soul searching How the Golden State Warriors are leading a new wave of athlete activism in America A teen activist in Oakland who’s already getting local politicians on his team
Today on Crosscurrents: How people are talking about immigration on both sides of the border Talking with the creators behind a dance and theater show about the 1947 Partition of India A story about a prison chef who turns chow hall meals into magic
Today on Crosscurrents: How Uber, Lyft, and driverless cars could change the shape of our streets The story behind this week’s mystery sound takes us to a mall in San Jose
Today on Crosscurrents: San Francisco students walk out to protest gun violence San Quentin Radio: Inmates reflect on guns and school safety Curb Wars, Part 2: Can you imagine, an $8/hr parking meter?
Today on Crosscurrents: How much it costs to build a parklet on Valencia How Berkeley is trying to reinvent municipal finances using the technology behind Bitcoin A visit to a new gallery in Oakland created for and by Black women
Today on Crosscurrents: A brand new episode of the original KALW podcast THE INTERSECTION , examining how the city of Mountain View is planning for the future while dealing with current housing and transportation crises
Today on Crosscurrents: How a blind woodworker helps other visually impaired artists feel comfortable in the woodshop Listening to throwback jams from an all-women-of-color DJ collective, the Chulita Vinyl Club
Today on Crosscurrents: A young man from the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo copes with both the privilege and distance that come with asylum in the United States How a local children’s author tells the harrowing story of a Syrian child living through war A musician from Syria shares his love of drumming
