Crosscurrents show

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:

 The Stoop: Home / African Diaspora Network / Screenwriter Dominique Mouton | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1613

For many immigrants, there’s a question constantly at the back of their minds- where is home? In this episode, we explore the concept of home for members of a diaspora. Then, we hear from a group in Silicon Valley who wants to encourage investment in Africa. And, we meet a Bay Area screenwriter and producer who set her hit audio drama in West Oakland.

 Community Corner Store / Bay Poet: David Flores / Black Panther / New Arrivals: Ajuan Mance | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1613

An Oaklander who grew up in his family’s corner store is now thinking about selling the family business. Today, we hear a new story from our series At Work. Then, two Bay Area creators share their thoughts on the film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” And, we listen to readings from East Bay authors.

 Bystander Intervention Training / Ranger Coffee Hour / The Never Too Late Show | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1613

Role playing can help prepare bystanders who witness hate crimes. Today, we’re sitting in on intervention training session. Then, we head to Oakland to meet Tilden naturalist Trent Pearce for a walk around Jewel Lake. And, Oakland actor Don Reed talks about his new show and how he wants it to inspire people while making them laugh.

 Uncuffed: Grocery shopping in prison? That's possible in Norway | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1613

When you hear about prison and criminal justice reform in California these days, you’ll hear about things like reducing overcrowding, dismantling the death penalty, changing the Three Strikes sentencing law. And you’ll also hear about Norway. Norwegian prisons are unique –– everything from their design and architecture to the length of sentences, to how guards are trained to treat incarcerated people. It’s one of the reasons why California officials are looking to Norway as an example for change. There was even a recent assembly bill dubbed the “Norway Prison Bill,” which would have created a job training program modeled after prisons in Norway. So, when some of the Uncuffed team got the opportunity to travel to Norway to see how prisons work over there, they wanted to share what they learned.

 Deathcare Work / Bay Poet: Donte Clark / Growing Tech Layoffs / New Arrivals: Stephanie Wildman | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1614

In today's episode, we hear how increased homicide rates in Oakland has changed the way death care workers handle funerals. We meet a pastor and a funeral assistant. Then, a local entrepreneur has been tracking the layoffs across the tech industry for three years. Plus readings from Bay Area authors.

 Abortion Doula / I Belong To Me / New Arrivals: Edward Gunawan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1494

Today, we hear how work for abortion doulas has increased and intensified. Navigating the political landscape of a post Roe v Wade world. Then, we learn why self-love is important. However, getting there can be hard if you grew up feeling like you were nobody’s child. And, a reading from Oakland author Edward Gunawan.

 From Motown To Haz-mat / The Bay: High Pressure High School / New Arrivals: Linda Ronstadt | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1493

Today, we’ll meet an environmental safety consultant who years ago walked away from a job with a legendary Motown trio. We hear how he stepped off the stage and into toxic waste management. Then, we learn about the intense pressure to excel at elite Silicon Valley high schools. And, we listen to a reading from a book co-written by Lawrence Downs and singer Linda Ronstadt.

 Uncuffed: The Trials Of Re-Entry | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1494

Today we're re-airing an episode from the podcast Uncuffed and their team at Solano State prison. We are going to hear about the joys and challenges of going back into the free world.

 Food Waste Fight / Reusing Rain Water / New Arrivals: Paola Gianturco | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1494

A 2022 California law is trying to to fight climate change by reduce food waste. Today, we meet the people working to turn our trash into a solution. Then, we’ll hear how San Francisco is planning to capture and divert rainwater. And, a reading from Mill Valley author Paola Gianturco.

 The Other California: Chowchilla / New Arrivals: Gus D'Angelo | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1614

Today, we travel outside the Bay to meet an 87-year-old rodeo star. It’s another story from the series “The Other California.” Then, San Francisco author Gus D’Angelo reads from his new children’s book on National Parks. Plus we have local music from the Oakland Samba Revue.

 The Other California: Woodlake | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1614

San Joaquin Valley’s town of Woodlake doesn’t have a stoplight, but it does have a 13-acre botanical garden. We learn how that garden grows food and community. Then, we delve into why the city embraced cannabis businesses ahead of other towns in the valley. It’s another look into the lesser known side of our state, an episode from "The Other California."

 What is RSV? / Families Finding Home / New Arrivals: David Meltzer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1513

It's cold and flu season and in the Bay Area, doctors are seeing a rise in respiratory syncytial virus or RSV. Today, we hear from a UCSF infectious disease specialist about whether we should be worried and what we can do to limit the spread of RSV. Then, we meet a family experiencing homelessness. Plus, a reading from a new poetry collection by the late San Francisco poet David Meltzer.

 Bay Area Faults / Shaking Skyscrapers / Hey Area: Earthquake Questions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1393

Today, San Francisco structural engineers tell us how to improve the city’s readiness for a major earthquake. And we hear from a UC Berkeley seismology expert about what Bay Area fault is most likely to cause the next quake - for him, it’s close to home. Plus, have you ever heard of earthquake weather? Is it a real thing?

 @Work: Fly Bay Area / Searching For The Sacred Black Feminine / New Arrivals: Ian Mitroff | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1513

Today, we buckle up and hit the skies with the Oakland Flyers flight training school. We learn what it takes to become a pilot in the Bay Area. Then, theologian Christena Cleveland takes us on the spiritual journey from the Bay Area to France that inspired her book, “God is a Black Woman.” And, we hear a reading from Berkeley author Ian Mitroff. Plus, local music from Megan Slankard.

 Uncuffed: I'm Somebody's Hero | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1460

Growing up, Uncuffed Producer Thanh Tran never truly felt like he had a home. He was raised in the foster care system, was in and out of juvenile hall as a teenager. And then, shortly after his 18th birthday, he went to prison. Just over a decade later, he got what he had been working toward for years, his freedom. On this episode of Uncuffed from the team at San Quentin State Prison — Thanh's journey home, and the relationships that have carried him through.

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