Angie Coiro
Host and ProducerAngie Coiro is an American radio host, guest host of KALW’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and On The Arts with David Latulippe. For 15 years, she hosted and produced the syndicated interview show, In Deep with Angie Coiro, focusing on genuine conversations with smart thinkers, entertaining personalities, and influential political figures. Prior to that, she was the host of Mother Jones Radio on Air America Radio.
Coiro began her broadcasting career in Indiana at WETL-FM, and continued at KGU-AM in Honolulu, eventually moving to San Francisco for an announcer stint at National Public Radio station KALW-FM. In 1990 she moved to National Public Radio station KQED, first as announcer, then hosting news, The California Report, and Friday Forum.
Angie is the journalist in residence at Kepler’s Literary Foundation in Menlo Park, where she hosts the current event series “This Is Now”. Her guests have included Roxane Gay, Al Gore, Heather Cox Richardson, Temple Grandin, Walter Isaacson, Rebecca Solnit, Simon Winchester, Adam Grant, and Mary Roach.
Angie is currently developing a new show with KALW about the connection between humans and the rest of the animal world.
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Book ItBerkeley poet and author Mary Mackey on climate change, resilience, and hope with "In This Burning World: Poems of Love and Apocalypse." -
CrosscurrentsNationally acclaimed poet and author Mary Mackey lives in Berkeley. Her latest collection of poems takes on a challenging topic: what’s left, and where there’s hope, in the wake of climate change. -
Book ItWhen this book first came out, President Joe Biden was still in the race for reelection. A lot has changed, but the use of manipulative narratives out of Washington just keeps ramping up. -
Book ItThis book explores Kashmir – the Muslim majority territory between India and Pakistan that’s been under occupation by both countries for decades. The book digs into the struggles and strengths of women under violent occupation. -
Book ItToday, Angie explores the practice of micro-dosing – which does not mean tripping on psychedelics. It’s more like a health regimen for both your mind and your body – but the government just won’t permit significant research into that. -
CrosscurrentsWords matter. And renowned Bay Area author and journalist Annalee Newitz knows that well. Their book “Stories Are Weapons” debuted last year. But it’s becoming more and more relevant every day. -
Book ItSamina Ali could not get any medical professional to pay attention to ominous signs that her pregnancy wasn’t normal – even when she and her husband literally handed them the right diagnosis. -
CrosscurrentsSamina Ali suffered a disastrous pregnancy, a lengthy coma, and a long, frustrating road to her life’s new normal. Her deeply personal memoir is "Pieces You'll Never Get Back." -
Churches receive tax-exempt status and little oversight from the IRS. What will enforcement look like with federal layoffs expected to cut up to 25% of the IRS workforce? -
Book ItNews flash for businesses: it’s downright profitable to make and keep your workers happy. With Dr. Angela Jackson.
