Crosscurrents

Joyful, informative stories from around the Bay Area on @KALW public radio (91.7 FM) Monday-Thursday at 5 p.m.

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Tune in at 11, we hear how a Coast Miwok family is advocating for the native people of Tomales Bay and we learn about how their personal journey has become part of a broader movement. https://t.co/OzwwDKXrEN

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Over the weekend Bay Area residents protested the current violence in Sudan. We hear the local Sudanese community's reactions to deadly clashes ravaging their home country. https://t.co/7wBMNr1uPw

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Today at 11, we hear about stylish prosthetic legs and what creating fashion for people with disabilities means for them. The story of one company who is connecting function and style. https://t.co/uNgkbcITka

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Tune in today at 11, the Winnemem Wintu people reach an important milestone and continue their fight to protect the water as a way to ensure their future. https://t.co/HtElHC04a8

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Where does Dub Nation end and Kings territory begin? In this episode, we go on a road-trip to explore the borders of basketball fandom. Then, we bring you a conversation that explores the feeling of awe and we learn what it does for our bodies and minds. https://t.co/hrLv3FyHGi

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Tune in at 11, we bring you a new piece from our Uncuffed team. We hear the story of how one man had to live in a homemade treehouse for a year and a half — when he was only eleven-years-old. https://t.co/1HKVuoAt6I

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In this episode, we visit a library in Richmond that lends out tools so its residents don’t have to buy them. We bring you a story about borrowing tools and building community. Then, we find out what it means to be San Francisco's Poet Laureate. https://t.co/5yoxv3piH4

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Our new group of producers at Solano State Prison in Vacaville talk about their memories, their dreams, and what they like about making radio. Today, we're going to hear 6 short interviews the producers at Solano conducted with each other and then edited. https://t.co/IiIxPHBbjT

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In this episode, we honor the San Francisco drag icon, Heklina. Then, we hear from a drag matriarch about how the artform can provide sanctuary for the queer community. And, we listen to a poetry reading from an Alemeda poet. https://t.co/QnrPaTnIKK

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Today, we hear episode nine of The Spiritual Edge's newest season. In this segment, the Winnemem Wintu people decide to hold a war dance, their first in over a century. https://t.co/dAS1ufHxO6

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In this episode, we'll meet a group that's helping to clean up the most polluted neighborhood in San Francisco, while training a new generation for green collar careers. https://t.co/Q0w03dloaT

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At 11, we bring you the story of fire, rain and a two-year effort to get black abalone out of harm’s way. Then, we learn about a program to reduce air pollution in San Francisco's Bayview Hunter's Point neighborhood. https://t.co/GBdzmgE9U4

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In this episode, we hear how Oakland's last major league sports franchise, the A's, could soon be leaving town. To understand what's happening we speak to former sports writer Dave Newhouse about how we got here and where it's all heading. https://t.co/s954CYvklC

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Today, we hear episode eight of The Spiritual Edge's newest season, 'A Prayer For Salmon.' In this segment, the Winnemem Wintu people tell their story of how the world began. https://t.co/lIjIi24BW9

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In this episode, we'll hear how these independent theaters are adapting to the changing tides. Then, we have a conversation with the Museum of the African Diaspora's newly hired cultural critic, Dr. Artel Great. Plus, readings from Bay Area writers. https://t.co/z5aXEvENz6

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Tune in this morning at 11. We get to know our wildest neighbors in this episode. An apex predator is among us and it’s their pupping season. So, what does the presence of coyotes mean for the city? https://t.co/8O5S2TKEOH

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In this episode, a conversation with Betty Reid Soskin – a real-life Rosie the Riveter. Then, what the legacy of revolutionary Angela Davis means to her niece. Plus, readings from Bay area writers. https://t.co/fkIeIlqQVN

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Every Thursday, we're bringing you episodes from the newest season of KALW's The Spiritual Edge. Today, we learn about California’s history with aggressive agricultural development and how indigenous people who lived here were forcibly removed and killed. https://t.co/ZwTHj1B66k

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In this episode, we hear about Bolivian master tailors living and working in the East Bay. Then, we talk about the complexities and culture that inspired a new book titled “Living While Black.” https://t.co/7HwJXlsF08