Rose Aguilar
Host, Your CallRose Aguilar has been the host of Your Call since 2006. She became a regular media roundtable guest in 2001. In 2019, the San Francisco Press Club named Your Call the best public affairs program. In 2017, The Nation named it the most valuable local radio show.
Rose has written for Al Jazeera English, The Guardian, Truthout, The Nation, and AlterNet. In 2014, Flyaway Productions turned her Nation cover story about older homeless women into a dance performance.
She's a member of the Native American Journalists Association and mentor-editor for The OpEd Project, an organization that works to increase the range of voices we hear in the media.
In 2005, Rose took a six-month road trip through the so-called red states to learn about why people vote the way they do (or not). She wrote about her journey in Red Highways: A Journey into the Heartland.
Before joining KALW, Rose published a newsletter about women's issues and was a reporter and weekend host for CNET Radio, where she covered technology's impact on society. In college, she ran the TV and radio news departments and DJ'd a heavy metal show.
Rose's interests include hiking, vegan living, live music, and spending as much time underwater as possible.
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Your CallVoters sent a loud message last night by giving Democrats control of Congress and a majority of governorships. They also ended three decades of Republican rule in Texas. -
Your CallOn Election Day, we look at how rising costs, redistricting, immigration raids, and the climate crisis are shaping the election, and where we go from here. -
Today, with so much at stake in the midterms, we open the phone lines to find out how you are voting. What will you be watching for on election night? -
Voters in Missouri, Idaho, Virginia, and Nevada will consider ballot measures that will decide the future of abortion access in their states. -
We discuss the racist attacks targeting Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign in Michigan by Donald Trump, his allies, and his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers. What's at stake? -
Your CallDemocrats need three seats to take the House and four to take the Senate. Seven races will decide control of the Senate. Over $1.5B has been spent in toss-up races. -
Your CallAl Jazeera found that 50 donors and group have spent almost $3 billion. The top three donors are Republican supporters: Elon Musk, Richard Uihlein, and Jeff Yass. -
Your CallVoting rights groups and attorneys are pushing back against what they describe as unprecedented election interference by the Trump administration ahead of the midterms. -
Your CallBillionaires, AI companies and a new donor class are pouring millions into San Francisco’s election, from Mayor Lurie’s charter push to the race for Pelosi’s seat. -
According to the Environmental Voter Project, 11.2M environmentalists did not vote in the 2024 presidential election. What's being done to mobilize climate voters?
