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: A North Bay mom pushes for her daughter’s right to access medical cannabis at school. Entrepreneurs getting into the marijuana business are bringing money and new ideas to the table.
Today on Crosscurrents: The legal-cannabis industry is causing a green rush of new businesses. Can government create a fair marketplace for people convicted of marijuana offenses? An Oakland company tries to measure if you’ve been driving while high
oday on Crosscurrents: The cannabis industry's effect on the state's water supply. How a team of researchers have been using satellite images to study cannabis grow sites for three years.
Today on Crosscurrents: How one Bay Area school district is offering families extra support so kids get to school on time every day. Inside Real Guitars, the oldest vintage guitar shop in the city.
Today on Crosscurrents: A new art exhibit traces the journey of bone boxes throughout the Chinese diaspora A spot on the U.S.-Mexico border where Chinese food rules supreme A woman born in San Francisco’s Chinatown discusses her glamorous life as a chorus girl
A special presentation from KALW News: A remembrance of Ewin M. Lee, San Francisco's 43rd mayor.
Today on Crosscurrents:
Today on Crosscurrents: How a group of Bay Area parents built a community for young adults with autism. The verdict in the Kate Steinle case revives debate about border security and illegal immigration. A conversation with choreographer and performance artist Keith Hennessy.
Today on Crosscurrents: A young man reflects on a lifetime spent in the California foster care system. Youth Radio's new executive director Jabari Gray discusses big plans for youth-driven media around the country.
Today on Crosscurrents: Inside an experimental housing model that lets homeless alcoholics keep drinking and live indoors. What the city of Oakland is doing about the tent camps that have been set up around town.
Today on Crosscurrents: Crews in Santa Rosa race against the clock to make sure toxic debris from the North Bay fires don't end up in our water. An update on the fire-cleanup efforts in the North Bay. Bay Area Beats interviews Oakland-born legend Sheila E.
Today on Crosscurrents: How a song helped a San Francisco teenager reflect on the impacts of the AIDS crisis on his family. Comedian Karinda Dobbins talks about making jokes in this challenging political moment. The story behind this week’s Audiograph mystery sound.
Today on Crosscurrents: An Oakland pastor turns the tables on homophobia in church. A dance performance that takes audiences on a tour through the Mission — literally. Voices from the nation’s first openly gay marching band .
Today on Crosscurrents: A hotline to help immigrants who are approached by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. New America Media’s executive director Sandy Close tells us why the organization that champions ethnic journalism is shutting down. A story from The Stoop about what some African immigrants find when they come to America.
Today on Crosscurrents : What a change in immigration status will mean for a small Haitian church in the North Bay. The complicated history of African American student achievement in San Francisco, and an expansive new plan for improvement.
