Crosscurrents

A cannabis legalization ballot measure in the works. Author of Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature. This week's Audiograph mystery sound revealed.

Learn about the art of 3-D nipple tattoos for breast cancer survivors. Why some say the pink ribbon campaign betrays women. Meet the world's first women's pinball league. Featuring music by Vetiver.

KALW listeners respond to a plan to clear eucalyptus trees in the East Bay hills. The Specialist sneaks behind the scenes with a professional home stager. A Storycorps piece on a traumatic event that sent two strangers on a collision course with fate.

Mental health parity; Afro-Cuban dance; Choreographer Amara Tabor-Smith

A KALW News presentation of REVEAL: Rape on the Night Shift.

The contested sainthood of Junípero Serra; If the Warriors build it, will the fans, the victories, and the passion come too?; Navigating San Francisco’s pretzel bureaucracy; and Little Opera: Behind the scenes of a children’s theater company.

A special hour-long edition of Crosscurrents featuring Death, Sex & Money's Anna Sale!

A special hour-long edition of Crosscurrents featuring Al Letson.

A special edition of Crosscurrents featuring Oakland's Jinho Ferreira!

Water rights, Chicken coops, Municipal bonds + Robert Smith!!

The real history behind Mary Ellen Pleasant, San Francisco's Voodoo Queen; a conversation with Another Round's Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton; and The Top 5 reasons why KALW is cooler than your average public radio station.

The hidden afterlife of a sperm whale skeleton; What the health of whales and porpoises can tell us about the health of our bay and ocean; The Audiophiles: The mysterious language of blue whales; and Radiolab: Did this whale say thank you?

A San Quentin Prison report about forgiveness, Rupa and the April Fishes, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians La Peña Community Chorus.

Bringing different tribes together onto one urban reservation, a sacred Native American site in Emeryville, fighting to keep Native American heritage alive, and local musician Mike Greensill.

The church as therapy for African Americans, the sushi mosque, and local musician Tia Carroll.

The stigma for African Americans in seeking out mental health care.

Using music to stay off the streets in Richmond, another story from a San Francisco 18 year-old, a Book Report from Adam Johnson, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musician Tim Hockenberry.

Caregivers who lack medical training, another story from an 18 year-old, a Bay Area Beats with Dom Jones, the Rose Garden in San Francisco, and local musician Heather Combs.

The waste of Keurig single-serving coffee pods, illegal dumping in Oakland, and more stories from 18-year-olds.

Poster art on the streets, the Academy of Art in San Francisco profits by violating housing laws, a new series about high school students called "18 in the Bay," and local musician Sony Holland.

Unregulated caregivers, The Cadillac Hotel in San Francisco, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians The Goat Family.

The state of California's public university system, re-examining how we evaluate public schools, and local musicians The San Francisco Lyric Chorus.

Cashing in on police body cameras, the gods of tango, an artist who sings for women caught in the criminal justice system, and local musicians La Mixta Criolla.

Robotic seals comfort dementia patients but raise ethical concerns; a conversation with Jerry Kaplan on new robotic technologies; Robots for humanity: how technology is changing the life of one Bay Area man; and local band Charming Hostess.

Rising sea levels, rising rents and what foreigners go through to find housing inthe Bay Area, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians The Sugar Ponies.