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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CrosscurrentsResidents of San Francisco's Chinatown are grappling with competing concerns. Then, get ahead of Valentine’s Day with some relationship advice. Plus a love song, and a poem. -
CrosscurrentsToday, the legacy and relevance of the Asian American Jazz Movement. Then, a local brass band that’s lending a whole new layer to protests. And, a big lesson in forgiveness. -
CrosscurrentsToday, "The Tiny Chef" is coming to the California Academy of Sciences! Then, we get some context for a plan for free and subsidized childcare in San Francisco. -
CrosscurrentsToday we hear instruments from all over the world from a little shop in Berkeley. Then, why Oakland’s police remain under federal oversight after more than two decades. -
CrosscurrentsToday, we hear from the youth. Then, when living outside, getting a handle on even the most basic information can be a challenge. -
CrosscurrentsToday, we meet a performer who’s bringing loud, colorful and all-over-the-place shows to San Francisco’s drag scene. And, "SoundBox" show is not your average symphony concert. -
CrosscurrentsToday, an Iranian singer and composer chooses between obedience or exile. And, a poem about dancing with modern Persian identity. -
CrosscurrentsToday, integrating Filipino traditions into his contemporary tattoo practice. Then, using dance to tell the story of Filipino migration to the Bay Area. -
CrosscurrentsToday, we meet Japanese American farmers who were incarcerated during World War Two...and resisted. Then, an art exhibit connects history to the present. -
CrosscurrentsToday, we meet an artist who's been screen printing protest posters for more than forty years. Then, an Oakland mural honoring the women of the Black Panther Party.
