Crosscurrents
KALW
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.
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Networks:
KALW
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@KALWNews
Language:
English
Contact:
500 Mansell Street San Francisco, CA 90140 (415) 264-7106
Email:
news@kalw.org
Episodes
SHOW: Stories About Spirituality
10/2/2025
Today, we meet a hairdresser who begins to contemplate the end of life. Now her mission is to get other people to think about it. Then, in honor of Yom Kippur, we’ll learn about the importance of a book called the Zohar.
Duration:00:24:50
SHOW: Basketball Dreams and Life Lessons
10/1/2025
Today, in a new story from Uncuffed we hear how one woman’s passion changed her life … but not as she was expecting. Then, a dance show gives the Bay Area a taste of Irish culture. Plus, we hear readings from Bay Area authors in a collection from our pocket sized book tour, New Arrivals.
Duration:00:26:51
Uncuffed: Basketball Gang
10/1/2025
Today a new story from Uncuffed that comes to us from the California Institution for Women (or CIW) in Chino California. Ever since she was a kid, Bellows loved playing basketball. Not only was she good at it, but being on the court helped her escape the challenges at home. She thought it would be a part of her life forever, but something happened on her team that changed everything.
Duration:00:08:48
Bay Poets: 'For Lily, For Arlene, For all Daughters Tending Fathers, For All the Water and Salt Between Them'
10/1/2025
Here's San Jose's Lorenz Mason Dumuk reading an excerpt of his poem “For Lily, For Arlene, For all Daughters Tending Fathers, For All the Water and Salt Between Them.” It was recorded outside on the streets of the Mission for the International Flor Y Canto Literary Festival.
Duration:00:02:20
Sights + Sounds: 'A Taste of Ireland'
10/1/2025
Gavin Shevlin is an international dance champion and Megan McGinley is an award-winning fiddle player. They’re performing in the show “A Taste of Ireland,” that’s currently making stops in Northern California during their U.S. tour.
Duration:00:08:58
New Arrivals: Fiction Writers
10/1/2025
Here are some readings from our series New Arrivals, a pocket-sized book tour with Bay Area authors.
Duration:00:04:41
SHOW: African Dance and a Bus of Whimsy
9/30/2025
A molecular biologist from Kenya switches gears to bring African music and dance to Bay Area kids. Today, a taste of Africa. Then, we'll share stories of public transit with a touch of whimsy. And, a quick update on the A’s as they end their first season in Sacramento.
Duration:00:26:51
Muni Diaries: A Bus of Whimsy
9/30/2025
We share a selection of bite-sized stories from everyday Muni riders of all ages about whimsical transit rides they’ve taken in our beloved San Francisco.
Duration:00:08:45
The Atheltics wrap up their first season in Sacramento
9/30/2025
KALW's news editor Sunni Khalid spoke recently to Mark Demsky, a reporter for KFBK in Sacramento, about the A's inaugural season in their temporary home.
Duration:00:10:34
African dance, music and cultural diplomacy
9/30/2025
This weekend is the Taste of Africa festival in Livermore, an annual African arts and music festival hosted by Cheza Nami an award winning African arts organization based in Pleasanton.
Duration:00:11:57
SHOW: Remembering Belva Davis
9/29/2025
Belva Davis was an Emmy Award-winning journalist who broke the color barrier here in the Bay Area with her work in radio and television in the 1960’s. She died Wednesday at 92. Today, we look back on the career of the pioneering journalist.
Duration:00:24:14
SHOW: The Stoop - Just Following Up
9/25/2025
Following the murder of George Floyd, corporate America promised a lot to the Black community. So what happened Today, we’re just following up with an episode from The Stoop Podcast.
Duration:00:26:51
SHOW: Stories that move us
9/24/2025
One phone call changed everything a granddaughter thought she knew about her grandfather in a new story from UnCuffed. Then, a glimpse into the day to day of a Muni mechanic. And, a poet gives us a true reflection of our times.
Duration:00:26:51
Uncuffed: The phone call that changed everything
9/24/2025
A new story from Uncuffed and the California Institution for Women about a phone call that changed everything a granddaughter thought she knew about her grandfather.
Duration:00:06:06
Muni Diaries: Rory O’Neill to the Rescue
9/24/2025
Getting stuck on a dark, stalled Muni train is every rider’s worst nightmare. But what’s it like being one of the mechanics with the daunting task of getting that train and its frustrated riders moving again?
Duration:00:13:22
Bay Poets: 'I Heard the Heart Beating' by poet Joceline Hernandez Marroquin
9/24/2025
Today's poem is a true reflection of our times.
Duration:00:03:04
SHOW: Leveling the playing field
9/23/2025
One group is working to keep women’s basketball careers alive. Today, we bring you the story of the Women’s Premier Basketball Association in the latest episode from Bounce. Then, a day on the field with the Bay Area’s newest women’s soccer team.
Duration:00:26:50
Hoops, Hope, And A Second Chance — The Story Of The WPBA
9/23/2025
The WPBA is a pro developmental league in the East Bay with big ambitions and real impact. It’s recognized by FIBA — rare for a U.S. women’s league outside the WNBA — and it’s becoming a place where players continue their careers, get seen by scouts, and find community.
Duration:00:16:57
Women’s soccer is here to stay and play in the Bay
9/23/2025
The Valkyries first season has come to a close. And if you are still looking for a similar energy and vibe to tap into and cheer for, then you can catch a Bay FC game. The team was launched last year with one of the largest institutional investments ever made in a women’s professional sports franchise.
Duration:00:07:58
SHOW: Artists and Creators of The Bay
9/22/2025
Today, a conversation with the executive director of San Francisco’s Dance Mission Theater about the loss of federal funding. Then, an Oakland film tackles the challenges parents face when caring for kids with disabilities. And, we learn about the lost art of steam power.
Duration:00:26:51