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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CrosscurrentsToday we hear about how residents are preparing to pass a tougher version of the naturalization civics test. Then, a grandmother writes a children’s book with her grandson.
CrosscurrentsAn update on housing, and more, from SF District 3 City supervisor Danny Sauter. Then, a new story from Uncuffed. And an oral history collection from trans elders of color.
CrosscurrentsToday, an excerpt from the award winning episode of The Stoop, ‘This ain't Texas, it's Africa.’
CrosscurrentsThe 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.
CrosscurrentsToday 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.
CrosscurrentsA 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.
CrosscurrentsToday, it's the Art of Manga! Then, a woman shares the unglamorous reality of prison. Plus, we visit The Universal Funk Opera!
CrosscurrentsToday, 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.”
CrosscurrentsThe 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.
