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:
Listen to KALW's full show examining the health issues of communities closest to Bay Area oil refineries, and a groundbreaking proposal to cap greenhouse gas emissions.
The secret history of Bay Area Italian Americans during World War II. Donald Trump’s historic predecessor was a 19th century, San Francisco demagogue .
Why more murders go unsolved in Richmond than almost anywhere else in California. The dreaded U.S. tax day from the perspective of an Estonian. A coffee shop in Berkeley trains refugees to be baristas.
Today on Crosscurrents: Behind the scenes with community emergency response trainers. The back-story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting on the Ghost Ship fire. Can Bay Bridge officials lure the cormorants into the new bridge? Tune into 91.7 FM at 5:00 P.M.
A controversial program to curb overdoses . Theater groups join together to tackle some of Oakland’s biggest issues. The eclectic cultural mix behind the band LoCura .
The Kuomba Pamoja Methodist Church provides the solace of tradition for Congolese immigrants. An Afghan refugee speaks out against the misconceptions about Islam .
Planet Money tells the story of when and why women stopped coding . Kimberly Bryant opens tech up to black girls. A first-hand account of the Apollo 11 mission.
Considering the future of legal recreational marijuana . A conversation with theater director Vinita Sud Belani about her new play. The story behind this week’s Audiograph mystery sound
How Berkeley protesters helped bring about the Americans with Disabilities Act 40 years ago. A conversation with Elaine Magree, a theater artist who transformed her experience during the AIDS epidemic into a surprisingly funny play
Reviving female Islamic scholarship in the U.S. Stanford designs curriculum for teaching youth about Islam and Muslim identity.
Is Lake Merritt really a lake ? Was the Necklace of Lights installed because of complaints about ghosts ? How musician tUnE-yArDs dreamed up a song while walking the lake's edge.
Free breakfast with the People's Kitchen Collective. R emembering Cesar Chavez’s legacy with the Memory Palace . Audiograph goes tailgating with Raiders fans .
Artist Tom Killion on his deep connection to nature and the Marin County landscape. A conversation with dancer and educator Rulan Tangen .
Muslim Americans in the heartland reckon with the sting of national politics. A Berkeley foundation awards grants to Muslim-American storytellers
H ow mapping apps are causing traffic jams in unexpected places. A visit to an East Bay pet store that’s not exactly warm and fuzzy. A peek inside UC Berkeley's Essig Museum .
