KALW

Crosscurrents

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Crosscurrents is KALW Public Radio's award-winning news magazine, broadcasting in the Bay Area Mondays through Thursdays on 91.7 FM. We make joyful, informative stories that engage people across the economic, social, and cultural divides in our community.

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Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Opioid addiction treatment / StoryCorps 15.01.2019

• East Bay doctor brings opioid addiction treatment to the streets

Brown's legacy for new Gov Newsom / Anna Hillburg / Guitar Kingdom 11.01.2019

Jerry Brown leaves big environmental footsteps for Governor Newsom to followBay Area Beats: Anna HillburgAudiograph: Guitar Kingdom

The Village in Oakland / El Sobrante / Bang Data 10.01.2019

Update on The Village in Oakland El Sobrante: The Leftover TownBay Area Beats: Bang Data

Oscar Grant III: Vigil / Oscar's Father / BART Police Update 09.01.2019

Resilience and hope at Oscar Grant vigilOscar Grant's incarcerated father speaks outWhat's changed for BART police after Oscar Grant's killing

Firing Forests to Save Them: Could Native Traditions Save Lives? 08.01.2019

What can help control California’s increasingly problematic wildfires?

Morning Report: A mold that flavors Japanese dishes 03.01.2019

This week, we're sharing morning reports from our archives while we take a break for the holidays.

Morning Report: LARPing in Berkeley 02.01.2019

This week, we're sharing morning reports from our archives while we take a break for the holidays.

Morning Report: Oscar Grant’s father speaks out 01.01.2019

This is a special Crosscurrents Morning Report on the anniversary of Oscar Grant's death.

Morning Report: Retro video games in the Mission 31.12.2018

This week, we're sharing morning reports from our archives while we take a break for the holidays.

Morning Report: Kingdom of guitars 27.12.2018

This week, we're sharing morning reports from our archives while we take a break for the holidays.

Morning Report: Chinese-Mexican fusion food 26.12.2018

This week, we're sharing morning reports from our archives while we take a break for the holidays.

Morning Report: Christmas in San Quentin 25.12.2018

This week, we're sharing morning reports from our archives while we take a break for the holidays.

Morning Report: A photographer's quest for community 24.12.2018

This week, we're sharing morning reports from our archives while we take a break for the holidays.

Meet the lawyers fighting the federal government to save their clients from deportation 21.12.2018

The San Francisco Immigration Defense Unit is a team of eight lawyers with the public defender’s office who represent people threatened with deportation.

12/19: Operation pest patrol III / My Mixtape 20.12.2018

• Operation pest patrol: The cherry tree and the pest

12/18: Operation pest patrol Pt II / Comedian Rex Navarrete 19.12.2018

• Operation pest patrol: A threat from within

12/17: Operation pest patrol Pt I / Sewing Raiders gear in prison 18.12.2018

• Operation pest patrol: Invaders at the border?

A lead-poisoning solution within reach: Persistent Poison Pt IV 14.12.2018

This is the last story in our four-part series “Persistent Poison: Lead’s Toxic Legacy in the Bay Area.”

The lead-poisoning data gap: Persistent Poison Pt III 13.12.2018

This is the second story in a four-part award-winning series “Persistent Poison: Lead’s Toxic Legacy in the Bay Area. The numbers show the lead poisoning problem in the Bay Area is bad — but is what we know just the tip of the iceberg?

Lead and the Bay Area housing crisis: Persistent Poison Pt II 12.12.2018

This is the second story in a four-part award-winning series “Persistent Poison: Lead’s Toxic Legacy in the Bay Area.

Living with lead poisoning in the San Francisco Bay Area: Persistent Poison Pt I 12.12.2018

This is the first story in our four-part award-winning series “Persistent Poison: Lead’s Toxic Legacy in the Bay Area.

12/6: HOV access is changing / Hurricane Sandy at Berkeley Rep / Dickens Fair 07.12.2018

• Why most electric cars will lose carpool lane rights

12/5: Free dumplings after Camp Fire / Unearthing the Green Revolution Pt III 06.12.2018

• After the Camp Fire, a Butte County business asks: ‘How can we help?’

12/4: After Paradise / Unearthing the Green Revolution Pt II 05.12.2018

• After Paradise: Day 18 (excerpted segment)

12/3: Unearthing the Green Revolution / SF muralist Mel Waters 04.12.2018

Today we travel between the Central Valley and Punjab, India, to see how “the green revolution” transformed agriculture and immigration. Then, hear from SF muralist and tattoo artist Mel Waters about paying tribute to the city’s history through art.

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