Crosscurrents

Today we hear about the middlemen who are partly to blame for local pharmacy closures. Then, how National Parks are having to make big changes. 

Pharmacies are shuttering around the Bay Area. Today we hear about the middlemen who are partly to blame. 

Earlier this week KALW's Marissa Ortega Welch hosted a special live edition of her podcast, How Wild, about the state of California public lands. She spoke with Jon Jarvis, the former director of the National Park Service.

On Repeat is a mini-pod for music discovery. In this segment, we’ll hear from Tarik Ansari, one of KALW’s on-air announcers. Tarik gets us in the mood for summer with some sunny tracks.

Today, we meet our friendly neighborhood Satanists. Then, we hear how small business owners are getting creative in a growing industry. And, a collection of readings from Berkeley Authors.

Pets are big business here in the Bay. Americans are spending about 240 million dollars every year on their animal companions. We visit a pet party in San Jose to talk to artists, vendors, and pet lovers about what inspires them.

Here are some readings from our series New Arrivals, a pocket-sized book tour with Bay Area authors. Today we’re featuring a collection of Berkeley writers.

Today we take you to the US-Mexico border where the Tijuana river is overflowing with sewage. Then, we pop into the launch party for KALW's new podcast-in-development, Note From the Edge with Jeff Chang.

Residents and environmental advocates confront a decades-in-the-making binational pollution crisis that continues to plague the U.S. - Mexico border.

Jeff Chang's new podcast “Notes From the Edge” held their launch party recently at Warfield Commons. On the show Jeff and his visionary guests look at our rapidly changing world.

Erosion is affecting popular surf spots in Santa Cruz. Oakland hip-hop artist talks about ageism. Then, music from artists who didn’t get the recognition they deserved during their heyday.

Santa Cruz is famous for its surf breaks. But for the last three years, winter storms and massive waves have eroded the road and cliffs. The reverence for waves runs so deep that it’s helping shape local climate policy.

Oakland actress and hip hop artist RyanNicole's latest EP is called “Yours Truly.” In it she gets real personal on her tracks, discussing her own experiences with motherhood and mental health, as well as her insecurities and desires. 

On Repeat is a mini-pod for music discovery. In this segment, we hear from JoAnn Mar, the host of KALW’s “Folk Music & Beyond.” Here, JoAnn shares music from artists who didn’t get the recognition they deserved during their heyday. 

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Residents of the agricultural town of Pescadero in San Mateo County have long dealt with the issue of flooding. But what happens when each solution spells an issue for their neighbors?

Today, we’ll hear how residents of an agricultural townare working towards solutions to flooding. Then, a local photojournalist who has been documenting the immigration raids.

For more than a decade, photographer Pablo Unzueta has used his camera to capture the rich cultural and political tapestry of ordinary people for San Francisco’s El Tecolote Newspaper.

The night sky can remind us that we’re very small. And part of something very big. The same can be true of poetry too. Here’s Dr. Naomi Helena Quinonez reading her poem, “Sometimes the Moon.”

Today, how one Humboldt County restaurant experienced an outpouring of love, and help, from their community in the wake of flood damage. Then, what went wrong at Oakland’s Wood Street Community Cabins? And, a poem for the people who keep going, even when it feels impossible.

King Salmon is an unincorporated community on the southern edge of Eureka, CA. But three to four times a year “King Tides” roll in. And when those tides combine with the heavy rain, it’s not uncommon for buildings in King Salmon to flood with a foot or more of water.

A homeless shelter in Oakland closed this week. But things did not go as expected—here's how.

Disappointment can feel so big, it’s overwhelming. Today, a poem for the people who keep going, even when it feels impossible. Here’s East Oakland poet Tiny Gray-Garcia aka Poverty Skola, reading "this poem is in honor of homeless mothers.” 

Today, an Oakland basketball legend talks about visibility on and off the court. And we hear from a former USA paraolympics women's basketball coach.

Today we’re re-airing a story from tbh that first came out in 2020. It’s all about the power of sports to bring people together and why one athlete doesn’t want to be called “inspirational.”