Crosscurrents

Today, how the ocean can be a very queer place, literally and metaphorically. Then, one play is bringing the excitement of basketball to the stage. And, a poem that takes photobombing to an almost spiritual level.

Duration:00:26:50

How queer communities are seeing themselves reflected in tide pools

There is a growing number of people connecting with the ocean through the outdoor activity called tidepooling. KALW Reporter Anna takes us to a queer tidepooling events in the Bay Area to figure out what makes exploring these places on our coasts important, particularly for queer folks.

Duration:00:10:11

Sights and Sounds: 'Flex' basketball play

The play “Flex” takes audiences back to 1998, right after the launch of the WNBA. It is an exciting time for a high school girls basketball team in a dusty, rural Arkansas town. The young ladies are playing hard to win a state championship.

Duration:00:10:37

Bay Poets: 'Photos I Appear in by Chance'

For poetry month Berkeley poet Zack Rogow ponders how the simple act of photobombing persists with a life of its own.

Duration:00:01:55

Our Changing Climate

4/20/2026

Today, we hear how the need for housing can clash with the need to protect our natural resources. Then, how residents of the agricultural town of Pescadero have been dealing with flooding for decades.

Duration:00:26:50

When housing needs clashes with protecting our natural resources

4/20/2026

Cities along the Bay Area shoreline are trying to restore wetlands to help mitigate floods and fight climate change. But as housing prices in the Bay skyrocket some cities like Newark, are also looking to that empty land to build housing.

Duration:00:10:48

Sea Level Rise — Growing community from a flood plain

4/20/2026

Pescadero is a small farming town about two miles east of highway 1 on the coast. Today how the residents of the agricultural town in San Mateo County have been dealing with flooding for decades.

Duration:00:11:12

SHOW: Our Collective and Personal Histories

Today, we peer through the lens of over 120 years of Muni photography. Then, an immersive show that is set in one of the San Francisco homes that survived the 1906 earthquake. And, a dad gets a first class lesson in empathy at a family visit in prison.

Duration:00:27:22

The history of San Francisco through the lens of Muni photographers

A photographic exhibit at City Hall that came from a hidden archive highlights one of San Francisco’s most venerable institutions.

Duration:00:11:34

Sights and Sounds: 'EARTHQUAKE! Shaken, But Standing Strong'

"EARTHQUAKE! Shaken, But Standing Strong" is an immersive historical show and tour of the surviving Haas-Lilienthal House that will take place on April 17 and 18.

Duration:00:07:42

Baseball, a broken window, and an empathy lesson

Uncuffed producer Michael Callahan shares a story about how sometimes the roles get reversed when he's parenting from prison.

Duration:00:04:23

'What Remains Eternal' by poet James Cagney

For poetry month Oakland poet James Cagney walks us down memory lane with an ode to the home he grew up in. Here is his piece 'What Remains Eternal.'

Duration:00:01:55

SHOW: Politics and Poetry

Today, a conversation with Congressional candidate Marie Hurabiell. Then, the return of the East Bay literary festival Beast Crawl. And, we honor poet Bob Kaufman.

Duration:00:26:50

State Of The Bay: Marie Hurabiell's Congressional Bid

KALW’s State of the Bay has been inviting the candidates for California’s 11th district to come on their show. And we’ve been airing segments of those conversations here on Crosscurrents this month.Today, the final candidate in the series: Marie Hurabiell.

Duration:00:12:37

Sights and Sounds: Beast Crawl 2026

April is National Poetry Month and Downtown Oakland has some of the best Bay Area poets delivering powerful prose. That’s because they’re part of the annual Beast Crawl, Oakland’s longest running literary festival.

Duration:00:09:44

Bay Poets: "Suicide" a Bob Kaufman poem read by Josiah Luis Alderete

April is National Poetry Month but it is also the birthday month of one of San Francisco's most iconic poets, Bob Kaufman. To mark the occasion, Bay Poets host Josiah Luis Alderete reads one of Bob’s piece "Suicide" from his first book “Golden Sardine” published by City Lights Books in 1967.

Duration:00:02:02

SHOW: Finding acceptance and ourselves

Today, a local voice actor and kids podcaster talks about his experience with autism. Then, one new play features four Berkeley teenagers seeking figurative and literal harmony during a summer of music school. And, a local poet reminds us to take a breath.

Duration:00:26:50

Jonathan Cormur raises autism awareness through his kids podcast

Today we feature an award winning Bay Area creator who says being neurodivergent is exactly what helped him excel at what he does. Jonathan Cormur is a San Mateo county based voice actor, host of the award winning kids podcast Dorktales Storytime.

Duration:00:11:57

Eisa Davis' new A.C.T. play about teen musicians

The play “Girls, Girls, Chance, Chance, Music, Music" is about four talented teens who spend their summer in Berkeley at a prestigious music program for girls. And like life, some days there’s harmony and other days they have to deal with the hard notes. The show includes themes of friendship, self-discovery and how music helps many of us survive.

Duration:00:08:57

'A Meditation Movement' by poet A.A. Vincent