Crosscurrents

SHOW: Oakland's Corruption Trial and California's Prop 45 20.10.2026 26:50 ↓

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!

Corruption trial of former Oakland mayor begins 20.10.2026 9:36 ↓

An update from The Oaklanside's City Hall reporter Eli Wolfe, regarding the corruption trail of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and other defendants. 

California voters to decide whether to reform key environmental law 20.10.2026 9:51 ↓

A ballot measure seeks to speed up projects like housing and energy infrastructure. Opponents say it puts business interests ahead of environmental and civic protections.

Bay Poets: Chile de Árbol by Maria Guerrero 20.10.2026 3:20 ↓

In this poem Maria Guerrero uses Chile de Árbol as her muse to describe how its evolution and spiciness mimics much deeper emotions.

SHOW: The History of BART and Transit Culture 19.10.2026 27:03 ↓

We hear from folks who proudly celebrate their love for Bay Area public transit, and we dive into the complicated history of BART.

The other story of BART in the Mission 19.10.2026 15:01 ↓

BART’s facing cuts to its services. Voters put a measure on the ballot to fund it. But when two BART stations were built in the Mission in the 1970s, many locals fought against them.

KALW Live: Transit culture with the Muni Diaries podcast 19.10.2026 10:29 ↓

We hear from folks who proudly celebrate their love for Bay Area public transit.

SHOW: Tracking the Unhoused and the WNBA Semifinals 15.10.2026 22:08 ↓

Today, a conversation about why it’s so hard to count how many people experience homelessness in our communities. Then, what it was like at the WNBA semifinals in Las Vegas.

Why it’s so hard to get an accurate snapshot of unhoused people 15.10.2026 12:59 ↓

As Bay Area cities start to release the full results of their 2026 Point-in-Time homeless counts, we dig into why it’s so hard to count how many people experience homelessness in our communities.

BOUNCE Ep. 12: The Valkyries First Finals 15.10.2026 7:11 ↓

An insight into what it was like at the WNBA semifinals in Las Vegas. 

SHOW: SF's New Vertical Innovation Village and Economic Inequality 14.10.2026 24:41 ↓

How a project in downtown SF is tied to some dark ideas about the city’s future. Then, how do Californians rationalize wealth inequality?

Inside Frontier Tower, the complicated story of SF’s “vertical innovation village” 14.10.2026 12:24 ↓

German investors bought an empty office building in downtown San Francisco. Now it's a tech hub with lofty ideas, and some controversial ties.

How Californians have rationalized economic inequality 14.10.2026 10:44 ↓

How Californians rationalize the wealth inequality that we see everyday.

SHOW: How Stories Connect Us 13.10.2026 26:50 ↓

How a teen immigrant from Sudan has adapted to life in the Bay Area. Then, we hear how stories connect us.

SHOW: Barbershop Talks and WNBA Tunnel Fits 08.10.2026 26:50 ↓

An Oakland-born educator tells us why he helps recreate a Barbershop on campus. Then, we dive into the history of why WNBA players have had to tone down their style. 

Barbershop Talk brings college students free cuts and real talk 08.10.2026 9:34 ↓

An Oakland-born educator tells us why he helps recreate a Barbershop on campus. 

BOUNCE Ep. 11: The evolution of the WNBA tunnel fit 08.10.2026 15:12 ↓

We dive into the history of why WNBA players have had to tone down their style. 

SHOW: All About Fatherhood 07.10.2026 26:29 ↓

Today, we hear from fathers living in California prisons.

SHOW: AI Literacy and the Return of a Superhero 06.10.2026 26:50 ↓

We’ll hear how teens can build better AI literacy skills. Then, we’ll meet the team that brought back an 80's comic book super hero. 

Sights + Sounds: Cartoonists Stephan Pastis and Will Henry join forces for a He-Man book series 06.10.2026 9:56 ↓

We meet the team that brought back an 80s comic book super hero for today’s middle grade readers.

SHOW: Rogue AI and the Complexities of Being Bilingual 05.10.2026 24:51 ↓

Why an AI agent pitched our newsroom a story and we celebrate Bilingual Child Month. 

Why an AI agent pitched our newsroom a story 05.10.2026 7:24 ↓

Our tech reporter breaks down why an AI agent pitched our newsroom a story, and the panic over Rogue AI.

The Stoop: Mother Tongue 05.10.2026 15:59 ↓

We celebrate Bilingual Child Month by hearing a story of a Ghanaian American woman.

SHOW: San Francisco Politics and Decades of Storytelling 01.10.2026 26:51 ↓

We hear why SF Mayor Lurie may get everything he is pushing for this election season. Then, writer Isabel Allende reflects on decades of storytelling.

Bay Area Politics: Follow the Money 01.10.2026 14:48 ↓

We pull back the curtain on the money shaping San Francisco politics.