Crosscurrents
Mondays–Thursdays at 11 am; rebroadcast at midnight
Crosscurrents is KALW Public Radio's award-winning news magazine, broadcasting 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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CrosscurrentsIn the last year, Bay Area unhoused communities have faced an increase in forced displacement. Today, we hear directly from people caught up in Oakland's sweeps and how San Francisco officials are changing policies for those that live in recreational vehicles. Then, how the banjo is being reclaimed by Black musicians. -
CrosscurrentsToday, three generations of local leaders share their experience of transitioning. Then, we celebrate Bay Area public transit. And, writers bring us some lyrical non-fiction in a collection from New Arrivals, our pocket sized book tour. -
CrosscurrentsThis weekend The Mission will be alive with spoken word and stories. It's the return of the Flor Y Canto Literary Festival! Then, a poem about taking the bold step… to be vulnerable. -
CrosscurrentsToday on episode 3 of Bounce: Rikki’s! The Bay Area's first women’s sports bar. Then, we remember a legendary bar in San Francisco that was a home to the queer community. -
CrosscurrentsToday, the ongoing wait for high speed rail. Then, a riotous night of comedy and radical joy with Queer Power Hour live! And, writers on the human relationship with nature. -
CrosscurrentsToday, what Medicaid access means in one local community. Then, impacts of climate change through short stories. And, a poem to remind us of the Bay/LA connection. -
CrosscurrentsToday, a conversation with the host of “Booked and Beautiful.” Then, we paddle out with the Queer Surf Collective. And, authors share readings from their memoirs. -
CrosscurrentsToday, Bay Area advocates are responding to increased threats to queer rights. An update on the A’s troubled move to Las Vegas. And, a poem on speaking up in hard times. -
Today, we attend a class where students use fruit to learn how to give abortions. Then, a three decade fundraising tradition comes to an end. We go on the road with the very last AIDS LifeCycle ride. -
CrosscurrentsToday, actor Fred Pitts from “The Book of Will," all about Shakespeare's friends. Then, middle school kids talk to a billionaire. And, short stories that really pack a punch.
