Crosscurrents
KALW
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.
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Networks:
KALW
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@KALWNews
Language:
English
Contact:
500 Mansell Street San Francisco, CA 90140 (415) 264-7106
Email:
news@kalw.org
Episodes
Uncuffed: Home Cooking
5/14/2025
It’s a new episode of Uncuffed, and today is all about FOOD! First, we get a seat at the table when our host goes to their first thanksgiving dinner in over 3 decades. Then, the producers inside San Quentin get creative in their makeshift kitchens.
And you can hear more from Uncuffed here!
Duration:00:26:51
SHOW: Keeping The Stories
5/13/2025
Today we’re gonna talk about stories. First, young readers are taken to Kenya. Then, why it’s important to own our cultural stories. And, a new podcast of Sudanese folklore.
Duration:00:26:51
East Bay author takes young readers to Kenya
5/13/2025
Ciiku N’Dungu Case is the founder of Cheza Nami, an East Bay based organization that spreads awareness of African cultures in schools through music and dance. Now she is out with a new children’s book called "Wanjiku, Child of Mine." It's about a little girl who grows up in Kenya…
Duration:00:09:20
Finding ways to tell our cultural stories
5/13/2025
Veteran Oakland storyteller Diane Ferlatte tell us why it’s important to own our cultural stories in an excerpt from "The Stoop" podcast. And, Hana heeds the call and launches her own folktale podcast, telling stories from Sudanese folklore in "Folktales from Sudan"
Duration:00:15:33
SHOW: Blossoming At The Albany Bulb
5/12/2025
Today, how solutions for housing and climate action are inherently connected. Then, we explore a garbage dump transformed into a park… and a home.
Duration:00:26:50
State Of The Bay: Assemblymember Buffy Wicks
5/12/2025
East Bay State Assemblymember Buffy Wicks has been pushing the California legislature to take more decisive action on our housing shortage. She says any solution will need to take into consideration an array of interconnected issues. Ethan Elkind, co-host of KALW’s “State of The Bay,” recently spoke with Wicks. And today, we’re bringing you an excerpt of that conversation.
Duration:00:08:15
Going home again to the Albany Bulb
5/12/2025
The Albany bulb is a beloved fixture of the East Bay shoreline. People visit for kite flying, dog walking and the culture of renegade art making. Today, we go out to the bulb with some former inhabitants to hear their story of a community that made the bulb a home.
Duration:00:10:25
Public Space to find oneself
5/12/2025
Preserving the community and creative spirit of The Albany Bulb can be credited to one local group that stepped in when the future of the Bulb was uncertain.
Duration:00:05:16
"Stories As Weapons" And Bracing For A Surge In Homelessness
5/8/2025
San Francisco may need to brace for a surge in homelessness. Today, how national cuts affect Bay Area housing insecurity. Then, a local author explores the dark art of weaponized storytelling in a new episode of Book It.
Duration:00:24:50
Funding cuts will likely lead to homelessness surge in San Francisco
5/8/2025
Sylvie Sturm is a journalist with San Francisco Public Press covering housing policy. Here she explains how funding cuts will push more people onto the streets.
Duration:00:09:05
Exploring the dark art of weaponized storytelling
5/8/2025
Words matter. And renowned Bay Area author and journalist Annalee Newitz knows that well. Their book “Stories Are Weapons” debuted last year. But it’s becoming more and more relevant every day.
Duration:00:14:05
Uncuffed: Meet The New Class From The California Institution For Women
5/7/2025
Uncuffed is KALW’s podcast that empowers people in prison to tell their own stories. But today's episode is special because it’s the first EVER cohort of students from a women’s prison.
And you can hear more episodes of Uncuffed here!
Duration:00:26:50
SHOW: Tariffs, Co-Parenting, And The Return Of BOUNCE
5/6/2025
Today, local Chinese businesses are struggling to survive with Trump tariffs. Then, co-parenting can be surprising. And, we welcome the Valkyries with the return of BOUNCE!
Duration:00:26:50
Trump tariffs threaten the fabric of Chinatown communities
5/6/2025
There are roughly 1000 small businesses that call San Francisco’s Chinatown home. To help us understand how the tariffs are threatening the whole neighborhood, I spoke with the President of the city's Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Donald Luu.
Duration:00:11:27
The Stoop: The Many Ways We Mother
5/6/2025
Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday. And there are many, sometimes unexpected ways, that people step into parenting. Next, we’re bringing you an excerpt from The Stoop Podcast- hosted by me and Leila Day. In it, we meet a family that shows us how co-parenting can evolve.
You can listen to the full episode of The Stoop here!
Duration:00:07:13
SHOW: Creating From Experience
5/5/2025
Today, we hear about Barbara Lee’s plan for her first 100 days in office. Then, a photo exhibit by Paul McCartney. And, celebrated journalist Kevin Fagan talks about his new novel.
Duration:00:26:50
State of the Bay: Oakland Mayor-Elect Barbara Lee’s Plan for First 100 Days
5/5/2025
Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee is Oakland's new mayor-elect. Our friend’s KALW’s “State of The Bay” recently spoke with Bay Area News Group reporter Shomik Mukherjee about Lee’s plan for her first 100 days in office. Today, we’re bringing you an excerpt of that conversation.
You can hear more from this conversation, and episodes of KALW's State of the Bay, here!
Duration:00:06:48
Sights + Sounds: Paul McCartney's photo exhibit at the de Young Museum
5/5/2025
“Eyes of the Storm” features 250 behind-the-scenes photos along with other items from Paul McCartney’s personal archive. They were all collected from the Beatles’ tour in Europe and the U.S. from 1963-1964. And now, Bay Area fans can see some of those photos in an exhibit at the de Young museum in San Francisco.
Check out more from Sights + Sounds here!
Duration:00:08:31
The Bay Agenda: Kevin Fagan and his novel, "The Lost and The Found"
5/5/2025
Kevin Fagan, is an award-winning journalist, with over 40 years covering homelessness and poverty. Kevin is recently retired from the San Francisco Chronicle, and has tapped into his reporting experience to write a novel called “The Lost and the Found.”
Duration:00:08:55
SHOW: Electric School Buses And Warriors Heritage Nights
5/1/2025
Today, we hear about Oakland’s new electric school buses and how the Trump policies have affected clean transit. Plus, celebrating the diverse populations of the Bay Area.
Duration:00:26:50