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Crosscurrents

Crosscurrents

Crosscurrents is our award-winning radio news magazine, broadcasting Mondays through Thursdays at 11 a.m. on 91.7 FM. We make joyful, informative stories that engage people across the economic, social, and cultural divides in our community. Listen to full episodes at kalw.org/crosscurrents
  • Crosscurrents
    Today, the story of friendship between African American leader Malcolm X and Egyptian diplomat Tahseen Bashir and how it helped the religious and political transformation of the leader in the years before his assassination in 1965.
  • Crosscurrents
    Black History Month is winding down and we wanted to know: what’s the history of Black History Month?
  • Crosscurrents
    Recently, KALW’s series “Without a Voice” won the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists award for Investigative Reporting in audio. It looks into allegations of abuse at one of the most carefully regulated group homes in the state.
  • Crosscurrents
    Coast Miwok Indians can be traced back nearly 5000 years to the land known today as the Point Reyes National Seashore. A Coast Miwok family wants the US National Park Service to restore – and give them access to – their ancestral home nestled in a small cove on Tomales Bay.
  • tbh
    What does the land back movement mean? Why is it important to Indigenous communities? In this story, tbh producer Amalia Madrid-Lilly answers these questions and explores her Indigenous identity.
  • tbh
    The ongoing war in Palestine has created a divide across the country. In this story, tbh producer Jeremy Strause explores his experience as a Jewish teen in these times, and re-examines what Israel means to young Jewish people.
  • tbh
    In 2023 alone, lawmakers introduced 42 bills that restrict discussions about gender and sexuality in K-12 schools. In this story, tbh producer Amaya Dorman Mackenzie shares her story growing up in a school district that supported LGBTQ+ students. She shows what can happen when educators, lawmakers, and community members listen to youth.
  • Crosscurrents
    Today, an update on Oakland’s community response program for non-violent, non-emergency 911 calls. How and when you can call them, and what they’re doing for Oaklanders.
  • Crosscurrents
    Season five of tbh drops next week! We'll hear what teenagers are thinking about when it comes to voting or being too young to vote in an election year.
  • Uncuffed
    André Davis is about to get a college degree at San Quentin. But he wasn’t always a star student.