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Crosscurrents
Hosted by KALW · EN
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: The Regenerative Cycle of Bay Area Art and Culture
2w ago00:26:50Tap to summarizeA legendary venue in Oakland reopens after two decades of closure. Then we go into KALW's live event venue to hear from the artists that transformed it into a living gallery.
Transcribe →Sights and Sounds: The Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts reopened
2w ago00:10:46Tap to summarizeA legendary venue in Oakland reopens after two decades of closure.
Transcribe →Artist Talk: CreatingAS1 — Pollinating the possible
2w ago00:12:41Tap to summarizeWe hear from the artists that transformed KALW's live event space into a living gallery.
Transcribe →Bay Poets: “Because our roots are in rivers, not Latin”
2w ago00:01:33Tap to summarizeToday, Berkeley poet Beth Patote brings us back to the water with her poem.
Transcribe →SHOW: The Queer history of Bay Area radio
3w ago00:26:50Tap to summarizeToday, the deep and personal history of Queer media in the Bay Area with the pioneers who made their voices heard.
Transcribe →SHOW: Uncuffed's 'Just a Kid'
3w ago00:26:50Tap to summarizeWe're kicking off season five of Uncuffed by going back in time to the defining childhood experiences of Uncuffed producers inside three California Prisons.
Transcribe →SHOW: Using Cold Water to Heal, Connect and Compete
3w ago00:26:50Tap to summarizeToday, the transformative power of cold water and the people who jump right in. Then, we meet a club that has been swimming in frigid water for more than a century in the Bay. And the World Championship for Dog Surfing comes to Pacifica.
Transcribe →The Transformative Power of Cold Water
3w ago00:09:48Tap to summarizeChris Ballard is the author of “ The Plunge: Maverick Swimmers, An Unlikely Quest, and the Transformative Power of Cold Water.” Chris jumped into some frigid water himself to research the effects and benefits of cold exposure on the human body.
Transcribe →Oldest San Francisco: South End Rowing Club
3w ago00:05:57Tap to summarizePeople that swim in cold waters often do it in community. And one crew of ocean swimmers has been carrying on a local legacy that began more than a century ago.
Transcribe →State of The Bay: Dogsurfing Championship comes to Pacifica
3w ago00:08:27Tap to summarizeThis August crowds will be gathering at Lindemar Beach in Pacifica to answer one question. Which dog is the greatest surfer in the world?
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