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.
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KALW's call-in show: Politics and culture, dialogue and debate.
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The Bay Area's favorite quiz show!
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Sights & Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene through the eyes and ears of local artists. Every week, host Jenee Darden speaks with a different local artist about upcoming arts events in the Bay Area.
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Every week NPR contributor (and former San Franciscian) Sandip Roy brings you a little taste of the 'new India' – a letter home from his other home.
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San Mateo Deputy District Attorney Chuck Finney talks with experts on various legal topics, with listener participation.
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Exploring our changing cities. One street corner at a time. This season we are going to Burning Man. From KALW 91.7FM in San Francisco. Find us online at www.theintersection.fm and on Twitter @IntersectionFM
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Queer histories, herstories, personalities and issues are explored with humor, insight, and sensitivity each week on Out in the Bay, which resumed production in 2020 after a 4-year pause. Find dozens of past shows on its website, OutintheBay.org
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Uncuffed is a show made by people behind bars in California prisons. We share intimate stories of our struggles and triumphs, and of the heartache and forgiveness taking place within these walls. Uncuffed is vulnerable and personal. If you can see the humanity in us, you can see the humanity in everyone. WeAreUncuffed.org
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CITY VISIONS has a new name and look.Introducing the new STATE OF THE BAY.Every Monday at 6 p.m., beginning March 15.We’ve always been more than just “The City.” We talk about the entire Bay Area and its connections to California, and beyond. And as our show turns 30 years old, we figured it was the perfect time to pick a name that reflects who we are and what we do.We’ll keep bringing you live and local conversations with diverse voices. We’ll talk about where we live and what matters most. ...
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Audiograph, hosted by reporter Julie Caine, will take you on a tour of the Bay Area, mapping the sonic signature of each of its nine counties
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Climate change is upon us. Fires, droughts, hurricanes, sea level rise, and melting ice caps are all part of our new normal. But something else is happening as well. Scientists, innovators, organizations, cities, companies, and citizens are taking action, making progress, and finding solutions. Climate Break brings you stories of climate progress and interviews with climate innovators from California and around the world, in under 2 minutes. Our solution-oriented, radio-ready shows are produ ...
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Marty and guests discuss job & work issues and phone-in workovers.
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Binah features creative voices from the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. In this series, we bring you remarkable artists and thinkers who’ve come to speak at the JCCSF as part of their Arts & Ideas program.
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Here's a quick guide to your Bay Area ballot, covering statewide propositions and county measures in digestible 2-minute summaries.
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A weekly podcast featuring sound-rich, deeply reported stories about the San Francisco Bay Area from the KALW newsroom in San Francisco. Subscribe in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bridge/id1123540119?mt=2 RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thebridgekalw Or search "Bridge KALW" in your favorite podcast app.
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W. Kamau Bell and KALW have teamed up to create KAMAU RIGHT NOW! a live radio and social media event that transforms the political and cultural conversation of the moment into what Kamau calls “a three-ring circus of relevance.”
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A tiny radio show about design, architecture & the 99% invisible activity that shapes our world. http://99percentinvisible.org/ New episodes every Wednesday. On the radio on 91.7 KALW in San Francisco. Fridays at 7:35am and 4:30pm, Saturdays at 8:35am. And public radio stations across the country. Created by Roman Mars.
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The Spiritual Edge podcast explores the shifting, modern landscape of religion and spirituality. You'll hear diverse stories of people and their communities. It’s a reflection of our collective reality, injected with a dash of hope. Produced in collaboration with KALW Public Radio, this is high production value audio. Season 1 of The Spiritual Edge launches with a series of intimate profiles called Sacred Steps — stories of people who show up as standout humanitarians and are challenging the ...
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COMING THIS MARCH, 2023! From the creator of Inflection Point: a five-part Women’s History Month mini-series, featuring inspiration and advice for a feminist future from trailblazers making change right now! Grab a copy of our new book based on Inflection Point interviews called It’s a Good Day to Change the World at itsagooddaybook.com. Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller is one of the only nationally syndicated radio shows and one of the first podcasts ever dedicated exclusively to featu ...
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Tomorrow our station turns 82 years old — happy birthday KALW! We’re one of the oldest FM stations in the country and the very first one west of the Mississippi. So, we're going to take a moment to look back at what we've accomplished and look forward to where we want to go from here.
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Iran's Women, Life, Freedom movement, one year on
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According to human rights organizations, during last year’s mass protests in Iran, at least 530 protestors, including 71 children, were killed by security forces.By Malihe Razazan
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How state tax policies contribute to inequality
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In the past two years, at least 19 states have lowered their income taxes in ways that primarily benefit their most well-off residents.By Malihe Razazan
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KULARTS dance performance illuminates the lives of Filipinx nurses
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"Nursing These Wounds" showcases the impacts of colonization on Filipinx healthcare workers, who make up nearly a third of immigrant registered nurses in the US.By Jehlen Herdman
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," Oakland Ballet Artistic Director Graham Lustig gives his arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.By Jeneé Darden, Porfirio Rangel
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Confronting Caste / New Arrivals / Grant Avenue Follies
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Today, we talk to reporter Sonia Paul about a first-in-the-nation measure to add caste to state anti-discrimination laws. And we hear from three Bay Area authors with three very different novels. Then, we meet the ladies of the Grant Avenue Follies who celebrate mid-century Chinatown's cultural scene one song and dance at a time.…
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Lithium mining in Southern California’s Salton Sea geothermal system, with Dr. Pat Dobson
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Lithium Batteries While the use of lithium to power electric vehicle batteries has been around for close to a decade, and while car manufacturers and scientists have been on the hunt for a more efficient battery, today most manufacturers rely on lithium batteries as their primary go-to for power. This leads to a higher demand for lithium mining. Tr…
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It’s been 20 years since guest Dan Buettner discovered the blue zones – the five places in the world where people live the longest.By Malihe Razazan
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Oakland Coal Trains / Center Of Sexy Times / Bay Poets
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Today, we meet researchers using a special night vision camera to track the movement of trains and pollution. We hear how open air coal trains are impacting Oakland communities. Then, we learn how the Folsom Street Fair got it's start. And, we celebrate Latinx Heritage Month by highlighting the work of some Bay Area poets.…
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India’s famous “toilet man,” Dr. Bindeswar Pathak, died last month at the age of 80.By Sandip Roy
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The rise of far-right & neo-Nazi groups in the US
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The Anti-Defamation League estimates that there are white nationalist groups known as “active clubs” in at least 30 states.By Malihe Razazan
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Meet San Francisco's Fire Chief / The Future of Small Presses
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Today, we meet the first openly LGBTQ fire chief in the country in a new story from our series "At Work." Then, a conversation about the future of small publishing with J.K. Fowler, the founder of Oakland's now-shuttered Nomadic Press.
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Solutions to the plastic pollution & climate crises
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According to the OECD, the US generates more plastic waste than any other country in the world, but only about 6 percent of plastic is recycled.By Malihe Razazan
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La Maison Bleue / Who Is The Most Influential Latino In The Bay Area?
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In today's episode, we go to a blue house in San Francisco that attracts crowds of French people. It's a new story in our series Culture Keepers, celebrating Bay Area communities. Then, we get an unexpected answer to a question about the most influential Latino in the Bay Area from our collaborative reporting series, Hey Area.…
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'A New War on Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention'
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We’re all regularly exposed to low doses of cancer-causing compounds in food and water, personal care products, and air pollution. Can we stop cancer before it begins?By Malihe Razazan
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DIY Punk Culture / Pacific Athletic Conference Collapse
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In this episode, we rock out with a Bay Area band who takes public performance and the idea of moving to music to a whole new level. Today, we’re checking out the DIY punk scene. Then, we hear why 10 out the 12 members left college footballs' Pacific Athletic Conference. What led to the PAC-12's sudden demise?…
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What are the right policies & solutions for San Francisco’s future?
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On this edition of Your Call, we discuss the future of San Francisco with journalists from the city. San Francisco has received endless national media coverage claiming crime is out of control and liberal policies are to blame. A federal judge recently banned the city from clearing homeless encampments without offering viable housing opportunities.…
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On this week's episode of "Sights & Sounds," cartoonist Stephan Pastis gives his arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.By Jeneé Darden, Porfirio Rangel
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Every day, in California, people face criminal charges. At the time the case is initially charged, the prosecution designates the charge as an infraction, a misdemeanor, or a felony.Most offenses are carried out by the young – that is, when no one is looking toward the effects a conviction will have later in life.The law provides various means for …
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'Tyranny of the Minority' co-authors say democracy is at a crossroads
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On this edition of Your Call, Harvard Professor Steven Levitsky will discuss Tyranny of the Minority, a book he wrote with Professor Daniel Ziblatt. They write: “the conditions that gave rise to the Trump presidency—a radicalized party empowered by a pre-democratic constitution—remain in place. We stand at a crossroads: either America will be a mul…
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Keeping History Alive and Ringing / Actor Wayne Harris's 'Train Stories'
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Today, we climb into the bell tower at Holy Trinity Cathedral to meet a bell ringer who's been cultivating his craft since childhood and is passing it on to the next generation. Then, we meet Wayne Harris, who wrote and stars in the play "Train Stories," about three African-American men on a train ride, figuring out their place in a 1948 America.…
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Joe Biden and other world leaders landed in Delhi to a grand multicolored G-20 welcome. But the beautification of the city left some of its residents seeing red.By Sandip Roy
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The impacts of climate change on California’s iconic Joshua Trees
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Scientists predict that by 2100 Joshua Tree National Park will lose almost all of its Joshua tree habitat due to climate change.
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Billboard campaign targets Big Oil for fueling the climate crisis
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Fossil Free Media’s Stop The Oil Profiteering campaign has launched a series of billboards calling out Big Oil for its role in fueling the climate crisis.By Malihe Razazan
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Will Proud Boys' sentences deter future white nationalist violence?
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On this edition of Your Call, we’ll discuss the threat of violence by extremist rightwing groups in the US. Four leaders of the white nationalist group Proud Boys have now been convicted for their role in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and sentenced to between 15 and 22 years in prison. Will long prison sentences deter violence by white n…
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