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 : Excerpts from NPR's podcast 'Invisibilia' An ancient dance form jingles onwards in Berkeley
Today on Crosscurrents : A Berkeley church that is prepared to shelter people facing threat of deportation. What happens when an undocumented immigrant ends up in ICE custody after reporting a stolen car to police. The secret that unlocked a new life for the historic immigration station at Angel Island.
An update on yesterday's shooting at a UPS facility in San Francisco Finding a sympathetic ear in a time of need with San Francisco's warm line A brother and sister fight for compassionate release prison
Today on Crosscurrents : After the devastating valley fire, Lake County wants to rebuild something better than what was lost A new documentary tells the backstory of Armistead Maupin
Today on Crosscurrents : The volunteers who help the smallest babies meet the world. A conversation with Susan Cervantes, an artist who’s helped fill San Francisco with murals. A Bay Area Beats with Antique Naked Soul.
Today on Crosscurrents: From the Spiritual Edge, a story about making meaning from behind bars. A StoryCorps conversation between an uncle and a nephew remembering the trip of a lifetime.
Today on Crosscurrents: Inside the Hall of Justice, where routine maintenance has gotten mired in controversy San Quentin inmates give us a lesson in how to prepare for parole How a tiny community in Marin landed the name Dogtown
Today on Crosscurrents : A self-driving bus that’s coming soon to a parking lot near you A interview with artist Taro Hattori, who creates installations to start conversations How photographer Erica Deeman uses silhouettes to challenge cultural stereotypes
Today on Crosscurrents : Why can’t BART be a gallery for public art? A local hero and music teacher retires—here's what made him so special. The art of air guitar. Tune into 91.7 FM at 5:00 P.M. Audio will be uploaded after the show.
Today on Crosscurrents: A special presentation of the East Bay Yesterday documentary “'What about the underdog?': Dorothea Lange never stopped fighting for freedom." Tune in to 91.7 FM at 5:00 P.M.
Learning to code without teachers. Sights and Sounds of a Bay Area punk film. Sacred harp for the punk at heart.
Oakland Unified's special ed plan in flux after superintendent leaves. In the StoryCorp booth, a reunion between mother and daughter. The story behind this week’s Audiograph mystery sound .
Meet one of the jailhouse lawyers at San Quentin Prison. Dancer Jesselito Bie on creating a fantasia of Asian Americana . A StoryCorps session between a chef and her daughter .
The meaning of death according to various religions. The legendary Green Street Mortuary Band and the San Franciscans who have loved it.
Today on Crosscurrents: Historic hot dogs make a comeback in Oakland 'Oakland Noir' tells stories of intrigue from The Town Oakland's Fairyland: a wonderland in miniature Tune into 91.7 FM 5:00 P.M. Audio will be uploaded after the show.
