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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.

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SHOW: Barbershop Talks and WNBA Tunnel Fits

2026/10/08

An Oakland-born educator tells us why he helps recreate a Barbershop on campus. Then, we dive into the history of why WNBA players have had to tone down their style.

Barbershop Talk brings college students free cuts and real talk

2026/10/08

An Oakland-born educator tells us why he helps recreate a Barbershop on campus.

BOUNCE Ep. 11: The evolution of the WNBA tunnel fit

2026/10/08

We dive into the history of why WNBA players have had to tone down their style.

SHOW: All About Fatherhood

2026/10/07

Today, we hear from fathers living in California prisons.

SHOW: AI Literacy and the Return of a Superhero

2026/10/06

We’ll hear how teens can build better AI literacy skills. Then, we’ll meet the team that brought back an 80's comic book super hero.

Sights + Sounds: Cartoonists Stephan Pastis and Will Henry join forces for a He-Man book series

2026/10/06

We meet the team that brought back an 80s comic book super hero for today’s middle grade readers.

SHOW: Rogue AI and the Complexities of Being Bilingual

2026/10/05

Why an AI agent pitched our newsroom a story and we celebrate Bilingual Child Month.

Why an AI agent pitched our newsroom a story

2026/10/05

Our tech reporter breaks down why an AI agent pitched our newsroom a story, and the panic over Rogue AI.

The Stoop: Mother Tongue

2026/10/05

We celebrate Bilingual Child Month by hearing a story of a Ghanaian American woman.

SHOW: San Francisco Politics and Decades of Storytelling

2026/10/01

We hear why SF Mayor Lurie may get everything he is pushing for this election season. Then, writer Isabel Allende reflects on decades of storytelling.

Bay Area Politics: Follow the Money

2026/10/01

We pull back the curtain on the money shaping San Francisco politics.

Sights + Sounds: Isabel Allende shares her writing journey

2026/10/01

Writer Isabel Allende reflects on decades of storytelling.

SHOW: From I-580 to Route 101

2026/09/30

We hear how Oakland students reignited an environmental equity debate, and we meet a Stanford public health doctor, turned journalist, turned stand up comedian.

I-580 Truck Ban: Who should bear the burden of diesel pollution in the East Bay?

2026/09/30

Caltrans is studying whether to lift a decades-old truck ban on I-580. Residents on both sides agree: shifting the pollution isn't enough.

Dr. Seema Yasmin: from the CDC to the Comedy Club

2026/09/30

We meet a Stanford public health doctor, turned journalist, turned stand up comedian.