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Crosscurrents
Monday to Thursday at 11 am

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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Got a general comment, story, or tip for us? Email news@kalw.org.

Click here to find a list of all our latest stories and interviews here.

Want to send us a pitch? We accept pitches from reporters at all levels, but you must show that you have the skills to make an audio feature. If you don’t have existing work samples, we’ll consider taking a story on spec. First, read our contributor guide and rate sheet to learn more about our process and what we're looking for. Once you're ready, you can submit your story idea using this form: https://bit.ly/pitch-cc-25

Ways To Subscribe
  • Crosscurrents
    The work of disability advocacy just lost one of its strongest voices. Today, we remember Alice Wong.Then, we’ll hear a story about navigating the pain and stigma of losing loved ones to suicide.
  • Crosscurrents
    Today we hear about the “tree army” from the 1930s that helped build today’s Tilden and other East Bay regional parks. Then, a new story from California Institution for Women.
  • Crosscurrents
    A panel of experts weighs in on the ongoing debate about how and where to build housing in San Francisco. Then, an award winning story about trans inclusion… and exclusion.
  • Crosscurrents
    Today, it's the Art of Manga! Then, a woman shares the unglamorous reality of prison. Plus, we visit The Universal Funk Opera!
  • Crosscurrents
    Today, a story about leaving this world… and coming back. Then, a new film about a daughter learning to accept her gay father. And, why unhoused people use “street names.”
  • Crosscurrents
    The California Zephyr is an iconic trainline between the Bay Area and Colorado. Today, the railroad's surprising impact on food and civil rights in the state. All aboard for an episode of California Foodways.
  • Crosscurrents
    Today, we celebrate the legacy and work of StoryCorps.
  • Crosscurrents
    Today, how a Bay Area town remembers Humphrey the Humpback, forty years on from his 1985 dramatic visit to the Bay Delta.
  • Crosscurrents
    Today, we get lost… and find our way on San Francisco’s Crosstown trail. Then, a story about a mother in prison and a daughter who wishes for her to come home.
  • Crosscurrents
    Today, we explore what's at stake when people mourn online. Then, Death Doula's give agency to people at the end of their lives.