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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.
KALW's call-in show: Politics and culture, dialogue and debate.
Binah features creative voices from the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. In this series, we bring you remarkable artists and thinkers who’ve come to speak at the JCCSF as part of their Arts & Ideas program.
Sights & Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene through the eyes and ears of local artists. Every week, host Jenee Darden speaks with a different local artist about upcoming arts events in the Bay Area.
Every week NPR contributor (and former San Franciscian) Sandip Roy brings you a little taste of the 'new India' – a letter home from his other home.
Queer histories, herstories, personalities and issues are explored with humor, insight, and sensitivity each week on Out in the Bay, which resumed production in 2020 after a 4-year pause. Find dozens of past shows on its website, OutintheBay.org
San Mateo Deputy District Attorney Chuck Finney talks with experts on various legal topics, with listener participation.
Uncuffed is a show made by people behind bars in California prisons. We share intimate stories of our struggles and triumphs, and of the heartache and forgiveness taking place within these walls. Uncuffed is vulnerable and personal. If you can see the humanity in us, you can see the humanity in everyone. WeAreUncuffed.org
CITY VISIONS has a new name and look.Introducing the new STATE OF THE BAY.Every Monday at 6 p.m., beginning March 15.We’ve always been more than just “The City.” We talk about the entire Bay Area and its connections to California, and beyond. And as our show turns 30 years old, we figured it was the perfect time to pick a name that reflects who we are and what we do.We’ll keep bringing you live and local conversations with diverse voices. We’ll talk about where we live and what matters most. ...
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Audiograph, hosted by reporter Julie Caine, will take you on a tour of the Bay Area, mapping the sonic signature of each of its nine counties
Marty and guests discuss job & work issues and phone-in workovers.
Exploring our changing cities. One street corner at a time. This season we are going to Burning Man. From KALW 91.7FM in San Francisco. Find us online at www.theintersection.fm and on Twitter @IntersectionFM
A tiny radio show about design, architecture & the 99% invisible activity that shapes our world. http://99percentinvisible.org/ New episodes every Wednesday. On the radio on 91.7 KALW in San Francisco. Fridays at 7:35am and 4:30pm, Saturdays at 8:35am. And public radio stations across the country. Created by Roman Mars.
Here's a quick guide to your Bay Area ballot, covering all statewide propositions and county measures in digestible 2-minute summaries.This election season, we're focusing on areas with historically low-voter turnout. Residents of these neighborhoods — East Palo Alto, Fairfield, Richmond, West Oakland, and San Francisco's Bayview-Hunter’s Point — can find every measure on your ballot by clicking on your city below:East Palo Alto | Fairfield | Oakland | Richmond | San FranciscoYou can also se ...
A weekly podcast featuring sound-rich, deeply reported stories about the San Francisco Bay Area from the KALW newsroom in San Francisco. Subscribe in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bridge/id1123540119?mt=2 RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thebridgekalw Or search "Bridge KALW" in your favorite podcast app.
The Spiritual Edge podcast explores the shifting, modern landscape of religion and spirituality. You'll hear diverse stories of people and their communities. It’s a reflection of our collective reality, injected with a dash of hope. Produced in collaboration with KALW Public Radio, this is high production value audio. Season 1 of The Spiritual Edge launches with a series of intimate profiles called Sacred Steps — stories of people who show up as standout humanitarians and are challenging the ...
W. Kamau Bell and KALW have teamed up to create KAMAU RIGHT NOW! a live radio and social media event that transforms the political and cultural conversation of the moment into what Kamau calls “a three-ring circus of relevance.”
A podcast about work we don't think about and the people who do it. Hosted by Casey Miner, project of KALW public radio in San Francisco. Tips? specialistpodcast@gmail.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller is one of the only nationally syndicated radio shows and one of the first podcasts ever dedicated exclusively to featuring conversations with women about how we build power, what we do with it when we have it, and what still stands in our way. In every episode you’ll hear incredible stories from activists, entrepreneurs, and authority-busters about how they build power and lead change for an equal, just, and joy-filled world. You’ll come away from every ...
On this week's episode of Sights & Sounds, author Ruth Crossman gives her arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.By Jeneé Darden, Porfirio Rangel
The phrase "sovereign citizen" covers a lot of territory, ranging from those trying to finagle their way out of something as innocuous as a traffic citation to those listed as the top of the domestic terror list.Just what is a Sovereign Citizen?By Jeff Hayden
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Malcolm X and Tahseen Bashir / Becoming Muslim: Nation of Islam / 80 Over 80: Anne Marie Israel
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Tomorrow is Malcom X's birthday. He was a polarizing figure but to one Egyptian diplomat, he was a friend. Today, we learn about the friendship which helped lead to the late leader’s spiritual and political transformation and it's surprising Bay Area connection. Then, we hear how a young basketball player in '60s Berkeley was influenced by the mess…
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After hundreds of mass shootings, Republicans still refuse to support gun control. What now?
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On this edition of Your Call, we'll discuss the ongoing gun violence epidemic in the US. The 18-year-old Buffalo shooter legally bought a semiautomatic rifle in New York and illegally modified it with a high-capacity magazine, according to officials. So far this year, there have been 201 shootings in which four or more people were injured or killed…
Author and former award winning San Francisco radio personality Sandip Roy comments on life from his home in Kolkata, India.By Sandip Roy
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High School Students Protest Sexual Assault / "Girls Who Green the World" author Diana Kapp
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Air Guitar Championships / Dave Haaz-Baroque / 80 Over 80: Brenda Joyce
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Today, we hear how San Francisco’s regional Air Guitar championships let people become a rock star without an instrument. Then, we speak with a puppeteer who has their own unique style of puppetry. And, we’ll speak with a senior who defied expectations by living a life that is truly her own.
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The Buffalo shooter targeted a Black community. What will it take to stop the next racist attack?
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On this edition of Your Call, we discuss the rise of racist extremism on the far right and the growth of white supremacist hate speech online, which is fueling deadly incidents like Saturday's mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 people dead and three wounded. All 10 victims were Black. According to a document written by the 18-year-old white shoo…
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California Foodways: A Farmers Feathered Allies / New Arrivals: Jessie Karnatz / 80 Over 80: Donald Matusen
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Today, we’ll hear how birds and farmers have formed a mutually beneficial partnership when it comes to pest control. Then, an author known as “The Money Witch” reads from her new guide to finances. And we’ll speak with a senior about the challenges of dating during the pandemic.
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One Planet: Solutions to the plastic pollution & climate crisis
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On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we speak with Amy Westervelt, an award winning climate journalist and host of Drilled, a true crime podcast investigating the obstacles to action on climate change. For years, Amy Westervelt has documented how polluting industries mobilized to block climate action. We'll also speak with Judith Enck,…
Moderator Dana Rodriguez is joined by Kira Pace and Joshua Kosman this week.
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'Faux Queen: A Life in Drag' tells Fauxnique's story
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Monique Jenkinson, a.k.a. Fauxnique, was the first cisgender woman to win the title "Miss Trannyshack" in 2003, raising many glittered eyebrows and launching a performance career that has taken her around the globe.By Eric Jansen
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Media Roundtable: Killing of Al Jazeera veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli forces triggers outpouring of grief & condemnation
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On this week's media roundtable, we discuss the death of the Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. On Wednesday, the Israeli military shot and killed her while she was reporting on an Israeli raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, according to witnesses and the Palestinian health ministry. Abu Akleh was wearing a pre…
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Media Roundtable: FRONTLINE investigates the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt & delaying action on climate change
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On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we discuss FRONTLINE’s three-part series The Power of Big Oil, which exposes the fossil fuel industry’s decades-long efforts to mislead the public, cast doubt on the science, and delay action on climate change. The series also explores how the oil industry, particularly Exxon Mobil and Koch Industrie…
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Bounce: From Wilderness To Superteam / 80 Over 80: Marcia Peterzell
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The Warriors are in their first playoff run since they left Oakland. Today, we’ll hear how one longtime fan never lost hope. How he kept the faith for nearly five decades. Then, we’ll meet a senior whose life was changed by self-discovery.
On this week's episode of Sights & Sounds, singer Dylan Chambers gives his arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.By Jeneé Darden, Porfirio Rangel
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Binah: Blondie’s Deborah Harry and Chris Stein
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Blondie’s Deborah Harry and Chris Stein share stories of their astonishing musical career, including touring San Francisco in early years.By David Kwan
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The complex state-by-state legal issues that will arise if Roe is overturned
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On this edition of Your Call, we discuss The New Abortion Battleground, a new report about the post-Roe legal landscape. If Roe is overturned, antiabortion Republican jurisdictions will likely try to prohibit their citizens from traveling to another state to obtain an abortion. Abortion-supporting states will seek to protect their providers from le…
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Workplace Harrassment As People Return To The Workplace
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More and more people are back in the workplace, bringing with them familiar problems; others returned to find a toxic work environment. Claims of workplace harassment are on the rise, and may be a cause of the so-called “great resignation.”If you find yourself in an oppressive work environment, what do you do?In conjunction with the california lawy…
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The History Of High Rise Public Housing / Cheyne Gallarde / 80 Over 80: Margaret Graf
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Today, we'll learn about The Geneva Towers, they were a public housing project in San Francisco that was demolished in 1998. We'll take a look into the city's complicated history with high-rise public housing. Then, we speak with an illustrator who reimagines queer icons as superheroes. And, we’ll hear from a senior working to give back to the city…
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Abortion providers prepare for the Roe decision & what it means for survivors of rape & incest
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On this edition of Your Call, we continue our discussion about the future of reproductive rights in the U.S. We'll begin by speaking with Robin Marty, operations director for the West Alabama Women's Center and author of "Handbook for a Post-Roe America." Then we'll speak with UC Irvine Law Professor Michele Goodwin who wrote a New York Times op-ed…
Author and former award winning San Francisco radio personality Sandip Roy comments on life from his home in Kolkata, India.By Sandip Roy
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California Protects Abortion Rights/ What's Next for Twitter and the Bay? / Restaurant Critic Soleil Ho
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This week, we'll learn what California lawmakers are doing to safeguard reproductive rights. We'll discuss what Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter may mean for the Bay Area and also talk to The Chronicle's Soleil Ho about her life as a restaurant critic.
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How gerrymandering, the electoral college & dark money has brought us to the brink of overturning Roe v. Wade
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On this edition of Your Call, we'll continue our discussion about the future of abortion rights in the US. In several polls, 70 percent of the public say Roe should not be overturned and yet, many in the media still say abortion is the most divisive issue of our time. How did we get here? Both sides journalism, gerrymandering, the electoral college…
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Community Safety / Uncuffed: Mother's Day / 80 Over 80: Deanne Gottfried
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Today we learn how San Jose business owners have been calling for a regular police foot patrol to make downtown safer. But local activists have a different image of what community safety looks like and who it includes. Then, we hear how a mother’s love and support can bring strength during incarceration. Plus, we listen to a retired physician as pa…
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One Planet: What will it take to stop deep-sea mining?
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On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we'll find out what scientists and ocean activists are doing to stop deep-sea mining. The rising demand for electric cars and other clean technologies coupled with the depletion of minerals and metals on land is driving interest in mining the seafloor to extract cobalt, nickel and lithium. Scientist…
Moderator Dana Rodriguez is joined by Kira Pace and Laury Fischer.
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SCOTUS abortion leak reveals threats to queer rights too
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How greatly are LGBTQ civil liberties threatened by abortion cases now before the conservative-heavy U.S. Supreme Court? Federal courts journalist Lisa Keen told host Christopher Beale the leaked draft opinion, by Justice Samuel Alito, is “shocking” on many levels.
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Media Roundtable: The plight of Ukrainian refugees
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On this edition of Your Call's Media Roundtable, we're discussing the plight of Ukrainian refugees and why thousand have decided to return in spite of Russia’s ongoing military aggression. As of late April, an estimated 7.7 million residents have been displaced within Ukraine and more than 5.5 million people have fled since the invasion began on Fe…
