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CrosscurrentsIt’s our Spring Membership Drive! Today we hear a story about local food production. And, we're joined by members of the Uncuffed team to talk about a very special new episode. -
CrosscurrentsToday, we celebrate a small local publication reaching 30 years in print, Street Spirit! They are a monthly newspaper that reports on and is sold by the east bay unhoused community. -
CrosscurrentsOakland’s mayoral special election has gotten gritty. Then, a cartoonist tells the story about a middle-school kid fasting during Ramadan. And, a song for Spring. -
CrosscurrentsCA Prop 36 was supposed to curb petty theft and drug abuse. Is it working? Then, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks to about her new book. And, the deep roots of Bay Area poetry. -
CrosscurrentsPrison conditions can make it difficult to grieve on the inside. So how do you process loss when you’re alone, crying isn’t ok, and asking for help can be dangerous? -
CrosscurrentsToday, one woman's response to a controversial policy at a Russian bathhouse in San Francisco. Then, the creative solutions unhoused trans people use to access resources. -
CrosscurrentsToday, we hear why it’s important for local agencies to step up for vulnerable communities. Then, creating a win-win workplace in a new episode of "Book It." -
CrosscurrentsToday, we hear from someone that helps put on America's largest Halal festival. And, a Muslim rapper from Oakland is facing the haters head-on. -
CrosscurrentsToday, the story of one woman’s incredible loss. And her struggle deciding whether or not to donate her son’s organs. It's a conversation about Black communities and the stigma around organ donation, we've got a new episode of The Stoop Podcast. -
CrosscurrentsConnecting creativity and Latino cultures through Repujados. Then, working to make glass blowing more approachable. And pressing issues in Oakland's mayoral special election.
