Crosscurrents

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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.

18時間前

SHOW: Dance, Dance, Bay Area!

Did you know the Golden State Warriors had a senior dance squad? Today, we meet the age-defying dancers who bring energy, skill and joy to the court. Then, Cal’s Majorette team celebrates their hard earned ten year anniversary. And, a Bay Area dance group is on a mission to keep turning.

27分
18時間前

The Warriors’ senior dance squad shows that there’s strength in your golden years

The Warriors basketball team has a saying: strength in numbers. The senior dance squad that performs at Warriors’ games, The Harwood Classics, embodies that mantra. They show how there’s strength in the numbers 55 and up. Reporter Clara Kamunde takes us to meet the dancers who proves artistry, athleticism, and passion never retire.

9分
18時間前

North Gate Radio: Cal Berkeley's Bearettes

This year, the UCB’s Majorette team, The Bearettes, are celebrating their 10th year anniversary! If you've ever been to a Cal football or basketball game, you can't miss their body rolls, back bends, hip pops, twists, and sparkly outfits. Nia Coates is a reporter with UCB’s North Gate radio. Here introduces us to the Bearettes, Cal athletes who are fighting for a space of their own on campus. Nia reported this story as a student in the audio concentration at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Listen to more North Gate Radio sports stories here!

7分
18時間前

SF Dancers left to find their footing through funding cuts

Funding dance programs has never been easy. And back in May the National Endowment for the Arts canceled at least $1 million in grants to San Francisco nonprofits alone. Leaders in the Bay Area dance community found themselves say they’re now more strained than ever. Last summer, Renée Bartlett-Webber went to find out how Dance programs have had to pivot.

9分
1日前

SHOW: 'On Morrison,' and Money Matters

Today, we explore Toni Morrison’s work, politics, and experiences. Then, how to navigate the tricky but necessary conversations about money. And, a behind-the-scenes look inside a San Francisco food bank.

27分
1日前

Sights + Sounds: 'On Morrison' analyzes Toni Morrison's work

Reading a Toni Morrison novel is an experience. Her words challenge readers intellectually and emotionally. Morrison died in 2019. Today her body of work is a national treasure and she is a writer students encounter and critically examine as part of their journey in understanding American identity. Harvard English Professor Namwali Serpell breaks down much of the late author’s work in her book, “On Morrison.” It also explores Morrison’s politics, thoughts on race, her experiences with the media. She spoke to Jenee Darden, host of KALW’s sights and Sounds Show, about her book and why she avoided meeting Toni Morrison in person. Here’s an excerpt from their conversation

11分
1日前

Bay Agenda: A Woman's Guide to Navigating Money Conversations

You know that etiquette rule that says when you have company, it’s impolite to talk about politics, religion- and money? Well to Sheila Schroeder, money is something we SHOULD be talking about. She is the Bay Area author of It’s Time to Talk: A Woman’s Guide to Navigating Money Conversations. Recently, KALW invited Shroeder to our live event space at 220 Montgomery. The evening was designed to bring finance down to earth, with practical advice and lived wisdom. KALW’s Executive Producer Ben Trefny spoke with Schroeder and asked her about her decades of experience in finance.

8分
1日前

Behind the scenes at the San Francisco Food Bank

Every year, about 48 million people in the U.S. struggle to find enough to eat. Organizations on the frontline of Bay Area food insecurity are working harder than ever. One of them, the San Francisco and Marin Food Banks now serve 36,000 households a week. So how does it all happen? In this piece, produced by Rebecca Birungi in 2013, we go inside the main distribution center in Potrero Hill, to see what happens behind the scenes, to get food to the people who need it most.

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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.