Crosscurrents

Here's a segment from our series, Bay Poets. This one reminds us how Bay Area communities are intertwined with our family and friends in Los Angeles. Poet soledad con carne gives us a vision in the form of a poem with their piece “Pochequis Christ.” 

Here’s an episode of BOOK IT. Our author interview series hosted by KALW’s Angie Coiro. Today, we’re bringing you one of our favorite episodes. In it, Nina Schuyler discusses her debut book, “In This Ravishing World.” It’s a collection of interconnected short stories about the personal impacts of climate change. 

Today, a conversation with the host of “Booked and Beautiful.” Then, we paddle out with the Queer Surf Collective. And, authors share readings from their memoirs. 

" Booked & Beautiful " is a  talk show at the San Francisco Main Public Library. The show features on-stage conversations with influencers from the local LGBTQ+ community with live performances and audience participation. Artist SNJV is the host. He is known for combining dance, drag, culture and drama to his performances. 

(A Crosscurrents Replay!) Bay Area beaches are nestled into the city and along cliff sides. Northern California waves are cold and wild. Two Bay Area surfers are taking hold of that wildness and the possibilities it opens up. 

Here are some readings from our series New Arrivals, a pocket-sized book tour with Bay Area authors. Today we’re featuring stories that come from lived experience. 

Today, Bay Area advocates are responding to increased threats to queer rights. An update on the A’s troubled move to Las Vegas. And, a poem on speaking up in hard times. 

Our friend’s at KALW’s State Of The Bay program spent some time discussing the ongoing fight for LGBTQ plus equality. The conversation was hosted by Eric Jansen, and included Tom Temprano, Managing Director of Equality California, and Shelby Chestnut, Executive Director of the Transgender Law Center.

A poem about speaking up, in times when doing so feels harder than ever. Here’s Camellia Boutros reading an excerpt of her piece, “A Silent Poem بروح” 

We’re two months into the regular season of Major League Baseball and the team formerly known as the Oakland Athletics is having a hard time winning games or drawing fans at their temporary minor league stadium. 

On Repeat is a mini-pod for music discovery. In it, Tshego talks to KALW music programmers about the songs they can't stop listening to. In this episode we hear from Morgan Davis, the coordinator of KALW Presents. 

Today, we attend a class where students use fruit to learn how to give abortions. Then, a three decade fundraising tradition comes to an end. We go on the road with the very last AIDS LifeCycle ride.

While the fall of Roe V. Wade reawakened the abortion debate, training providers has been complicated for decades. Today, we go to one of the remaining training programs to learn how providers are safeguarding reproductive healthcare.

After 31 years, the AIDS LifeCycle is taking it's final ride. We hear from KALW's Director of Operations & Strategic Growth, Jon Carroll, about why he's taking part, and what the ride has meant to him. 

Now, a poem about how we win by showing up, and standing with one another. Here’s Japanese-American poet, Lauren Ito, reading her poem, 'Arrival as We.’

Everyone could use a little help from their friends… even Shakespeare! Today, Actor Fred Pitts from “The Book of Will.” Then, middle school kids talk to a billionaire. And, short stories that really pack a punch. It's a collection from New Arrivals, our pocket sized book tour.

William Shakespeare is perhaps the world's most famous writer. But, he might not have been remembered at all without his friends. After his death in 1616, Shakespeare’s friends preserved his work, immortalizing his plays and sonnets, and his reputation. This is what the play, “The Book of Will” is all about. And Fred Pitts portrays one of those friends . 

Today, we bring you an excerpt of a live event put on by KALW. It's a conversation between former CEO of Gap Inc., Bob Fisher and Peer Talk , a youth leadership and civic engagement program created by 7th grade students at Willie Brown Middle School. 

Here are some readings from our series New Arrivals, a pocket-sized book tour with Bay Area authors. Today we’re featuring collections of short stories that say a lot in fewer words. 

Today, we go behind the veil with the Emmy-nominated filmmaker of “The Masquerade.” Then, one of KALW’s DJ’s brings us that vibey, gettin-ready-to-go-out kind of energy. And, a singer/songwriter from South Texas looks back at his early days in the bay.

In the film " The Masquerade " city leaders, developers and community activists gather around a table for a dinner party. They're discussing a plan to tear down the city's arts district and replace it with a “smart city.” One of the guests is a mysterious illusionist, played by former San Francisco 49er Vernon Davis. He is the magical catalyst for getting guests to be radically honest about their...

South Texas singer/songwriter Charley Crockett lived an itinerant lifestyle for years, but his time in the Bay Area laid the foundation to launch his professional music career. 

Today it's all about Bay Area basketball. The WNBA’s first Asian-American coach is hungry to win. Then, a muralist inspired by the dream of playing big league basketball.

It's the second episode of BOUNCE, KALW’s basketball podcast that’s all about The Valkyries first season in the Bay. This one’s all about the team’s fearless leader: Coach Natalie Nakase.

Oakland muralist Timothy B 's work focuses on uplifting African-Indigenous communities, especially young people. For the NBA All-Star game this year, The Warriors commissioned him to paint a mural that takes up half a block in Downtown Oakland. KALW’s Jeneé Darden met up with Timothy in front of his mural, "Hoop Dreams," to hear about his artwork and dreaming big during hard times.