Crosscurrents

The “breathmobile” brings relief to Bay Area schools where kids suffer from asthma. An investigation into underpaid, overworked foreign workers at the Tesla factory in Fremont.

What’s behind an increase in airplane noise over the Peninsula? Healing ourselves with sound. Let's headway, way, way South.

The Bay Area honors victims of the Orlando shooting. Inside San Quentin, ex-pimps combat sex trafficking by speaking up and speaking out. This year’s Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist on drawing in the digital age.

A special report on unaccompanied migrants from Central America seeking asylum in Oakland. The media attention has died down, but kids continue to make their way to the Bay Area. Their journeys aren't over once they arrive.

A public bus that works like Uber. Driving in an express lane...for a small fee. What's your dream Bay Area transit system?

How a San Francisco ballot measure might expand the power of one police watchdog. A report from Youth Radio on what “the Latino vote” really means. A look inside "the fight club of underground art."

Two San Francisco supervisors debate for one spot in the state senate. Chris Siebert, Lavay Smith and the classic San Francisco band Red Hot Skillet Lickers. This week's Audiograph mystery sound revealed.

Why some think a plan to force developers to build more affordable housing could backfire. Meet the women who wants to break through stereotypes around female surfers. Oakland’s Fantastic Negrito on the roots of his sound.

How Bay Area Republicans are wrapping their heads around a Trump candidacy. Californians vote later than most of the country — is that fair? A composer sets climate change data to music.

San Francisco's newest public school, Willie L. Brown Jr. Middle School, one year in. Playwright Lauren Gunderson on dramatizing women in science. This week's Audiograph mystery sound, revealed.

Measure AA proposes a region-wide tax to fight sea level rise. Connecting to the natural world through Polynesian dance. Flamenco finds a home in East Oakland.

Let's celebrate KALW's 75th birthday with special guest Peaches Christ.

A special live edition of Crosscurrents showcasing KALW-affiliated podcasts!

In East Oakland, a woman uses art to heal after her grandmother's home was foreclosed on. Snapshots from San Francisco’s SOMA district, from back before they called it SOMA. Our favorite moments from the many artist interviews we’ve aired on Crosscurrents.

A special hour-long episode, with special guest Jesse Thorn, host of NPR’s "Bullseye." A story from the first episode of "Crosscurrents" reported by the show's first sound engineer, Roman Mars. The first openly transgender head pastor of a Lutheran Church. And the country’s first openly gay marching band.

An arts nonprofit works with a rapidly changing Oakland. Richmond teens tackle the tough subject of dating violence – through theater. The man who helped change the way we experience live rock music.

Bay Area high schools address the causes of sexual violence. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s niece describes her uncle's legacy. This week's Audiograph mystery sound revealed.

How activists are cleaning up a historic waterway in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point. An exhibition that explores the immigration conflict through abandoned objects found along the U.S.-Mexico border. The next in our series about the families of revolutionaries, with Audee Kochiyama-Holman.

How a grocery store moving into an Oakland neighborhood cost its residents a bus stop. An interview with Cesar Chavez's son, Fernando Chavez. The omnipotent force behind a long-running fantasy game.

Mapping a region in the midst of change. Giving teens the freedom to learn and play through theater. Solving a mystery on the ocean shore.

Bay Area Jews head to the desert to reclaim their Biblical roots. An urban explorer finds wild nature in San Francisco.

The law that allows undocumented immigrants to get their driver’s license turns one this year, and it's changed the lives for these farmworkers. However, the process of obtaining a license isn't smooth for everyone. One man trying to bridge the communication gap between African immigrants and the DMV.

Why it’s important for hotels to train their staff to recognize and report sex trafficking. How Oakland Unified is addressing sexual exploitation. The story behind this week’s Audiograph mystery sound.

Who has access to the Emerald Triangle marijuana industry? The organizers of Bay Area Dance Week. Bringing tech to San Quentin Prison.

Bay Area residents try to get citizenship before November. An Oakland photographer captures beauty and struggle in low income communities of color.