BOUNCE: The Golden State Storm
We hear about the new women’s tackle football team that’s touched down in Oakland. Plus, the latest from the world of women’s professional s...
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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 ac...
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20 of 3,009 episodesSHOW: The Meaning of Family
On today's episode of Uncuffed, we hear how Producers at San Quentin, Solano and the California Institution for Women, find family in unexpe...
SHOW: The Precarious Future of Transit
Public transportation is on the minds of teenagers as potential BART cuts loom and a campaign works to address harassment on transit.
tbh: How BART cuts could affect Bay Area teens
BART currently faces a three hundred million dollar deficit. Tbh producer Lukas Smith talked with Bay Area teens to see how potential cuts w...
How public transit agencies are addressing harassment
A campaign in the South Bay works to address rider harassment on public transportation.
SHOW: Turning Trials Into Art
In Oakland, two musicians are inspired by the urban ecology of the Town. Then, we go to Mill Valley, where a play uses humor to discuss alco...
Maria BC and Kathryn Mohr craft soundscapes inspired by Oakland
In Oakland, the borders between the natural and human worlds offer a new way of making music.
Sights + Sounds: 'The White Chip' play uses humor to address alcoholism and recovery
A play that uses comedy and compassion to address alcoholism is coming to the Marin Theater.
SHOW: Feeling the Impact of Federal Limits to Student Work Visas
The Federal Government is now forcing universities to limit the rights of their international students. Today, we hear a conversation about...
UC Berkeley forced to shut down work program for foreign students
Bay Area college students have been back in school for less than a month now. At UC Berkeley, immigration is coming up as part of the back t...
Sights + Sounds: 'Crushing' takes real, pretty and messy stories about love to the A.C.T. stage
The stage show “Crushing” is all about love- and it’s returning to San Francisco at the A.C.T. Strand Theater. In the show, 10 artists step...
BOUNCE Ep.7: Connecting Through Sports
For the past few weeks, we’ve been bringing you episodes of BOUNCE, KALW’s sports podcast that’s following the rise of women’s professional...
For the Love of Water
Humans have an innate attraction to water... But why? Today, we hear from Bay Area author, Bonnie Tsui, about 'Why We Swim. ' Then, how free...
BOUNCE: How the WNBA’s ‘glass closet’ cracked in Sacramento
The WNBA has a reputation for embracing LGBTQ+ players and fans… but that wasn’t always the case. Today, the history behind the WNBA’s “glas...
SHOW: Surveillance Pricing and You
Companies are using your browsing history, and other information about you, to customize the prices you see online. Today, how companies use...
How companies use your data to set prices
If you've ever wondered why the same flight, hotel room, or grocery item seems to cost a different amount depending on who's buying it, you’...
Oldest San Francisco: Suicide prevention hotline
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In San Francisco, at an undisclosed location, in a non-descript building, people have been...
SHOW: The History of Labor and Transit
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is a powerful organizing force in the Bay Area, and it all got its start more than 90 years...
Public Labor: 90 Years of Radical Solidarity with the ILWU
Over the years, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, or ILWU, has thrown their weight behind many causes. Like in 2020, they shu...
The history of San Francisco through the lens of Muni photographers
San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency, or SFMTA, is 100% unionized. The 6,000 public servants who work with the agency are represe...