Crosscurrents

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.

What's driving the tent encampments in San Francisco? Finding magic behind bars in San Quentin. How an East Oakland artist is working to bring people together...with a tennis court.

A South Bay homeless shelter closes its doors. What those new Facebook reaction faces really do. A hospital volunteer who sits at the bedside of dying patients.

The story of a foundation that addresses the aftermath of a police shooting. A conversation with photographer Annie Leibovitz. The mastermind behind a South Bay mystery mansion.

The warm line is a sympathetic ear in times of need. A film about a forgotten population: survivors of the AIDS epidemic. An aerial dance program in southeast San Francisco takes the weight off kids’ shoulders.

A man who gets paid ... to get beaten up. The country's oldest National Park Ranger looks back at a long life lived during times of sweeping change. Meet San Francisco musician Terese Taylor.

Following a TaskRabbit worker whose full-time job doing one-time gigs. A local filmmaker’s portrait of the lives surrounding a West Oakland recycling center. Calling a Giants game with Spanish-language broadcasters.

A UC Berkeley course teaches one of our reporters how to forgive. The Muslim woman comic who’s stirring the pot. Stumbling upon one of San Francisco’s best-kept secrets.