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Crosscurrents
Monday to Thursday at 11 am
Hosted by Hana Baba

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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  • UC Santa Cruz graduate student Sankritya Anand Rai (left) and assisrant professor Javier Gonzalez-Rocha (right) test drones in Pajaro, California.
    Crosscurrents
    Protecting the People Who Feed Us
    Today, we hear about the invisible hazards immigrant farmworkers in Pajaro Valley face and what more can be done to safeguard them.
  • Youth event at Scott Wiener’s Richmond office in San Francisco.
    Crosscurrents
    Shooting for the Stars on Election Day
    Young Bay Area voters are heading to the polls, and they have a lot on their mind. Today we hear what the youth have to say, even the ones that can’t vote yet. Then after a busy election season we’ll show u where u can just relax, and gaze at the stars.
  • Crosscurrents
    California's 11th Congressional District and Oakland's District 2 Races
    Today, Supervisor Connie Chan and State Senator Scott Wiener make their case. Then we learn more about the race for Oakland's District 2 City Council seat.
  • CalMatters reporter Levi Sumagaysay, center, moderates a conversation between insurance commissioner candidates Jane Kim, far left, and Ben Allen, far right, during the “Can California Fix Its Insurance Crisis? The Candidates Weigh In” event co-hosted by CalMatters and UC Student and Policy Center in Sacramento on Oct. 8, 2026.
    California's Insurance Commissioner's Race and Day of the Dead
    We dig into the California’s Insurance Commissioner's race, and why you should pay attention to it. Then, we visit a vibrant statue in Oakland that honors the Day of the Dead.
  • Greg Eskridge and his mother, Patricia, pose for a photo at visit back in the early 2000s.
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    Uncuffed: The Visiting Room
    Today, we hear about one of the few places where you can spend time with your loved ones in prison.
  • Dog on skateboard at Sunset Dunes park
    Crosscurrents
    Gliding Through San Francisco
    We hear how a skateboarding collective is fighting to save their home. Then, we meet the folks encouraging people to use skateboards as transportation, and a Bay Area skating legend.
  • Diameter Plants on Caledonia
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    Sausalito's Measure X and Honoring Culture Through Desi Drag
    In Sausalito there’s a ballot measure that has everyone there talking. Then, a Bay Area drag duo is rewriting the ending to one of Bollywood's most iconic love triangles.
  • A red and blue ballot box in front of UC Law on McAllister in San Francisco
    Crosscurrents
    The Divide on Prop 40 and Culturally Responsive Care
    We take a closer look at a November ballot measure making headlines. Then, a new book aims to help Black communities navigate psychiatric care.
  • Uncuffed: Pretty Things
    How incarcerated women redefine what beauty means to them.
  • Construction photography of workers on site.
    Crosscurrents
    Oakland's Corruption Trial and California's Prop 45
    We breakdown a statewide proposition that takes up 17 pages of your voter guide.Then, the federal corruption trial involving former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, and we finish with a poem!