Crosscurrents

KALW

4.8 (47)
SOCIETY & CULTURE
UPDATED DAILY

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.

6D AGO

Bay Area’s unhoused community finds shelter and support at SFO

When most Bay Area residents go to San Francisco International Airport, it’s so they can leave. But some unhoused locals are heading to SFO to stay. Reporter Erin Bump brings us the story of folks seeking shelter at the airport, and the people there who are trying to help.

23 min
6D AGO

SHOW: Sleeping at SFO

Today: The story of unhoused people who live at the airport and the people who help them.

25 min
DEC 17

SHOW: New Stories from Uncuffed

Today, we introduce you to the most recent Uncuffed class at Solano State Prison and get to know them through the songs they love. But first, we meet a boxer and the people who tried to help her redirect her emotions.

27 min
DEC 17

Uncuffed: How one woman is learning to channel her anger

A story from the Uncuffed producers at the California Institution for Women about the people who helped a woman redirect her emotions.

8 min
DEC 17

Showcasing Uncuffed's 2025 storytelling class at Solano State Prison

Uncuffed's 2025 class at Solano State Prison just finished their training with the program. Get to know them through special songs that have shaped their lives.

15 min
DEC 16

SHOW: The Final Nights at OASIS

Today, as an iconic San Francisco gay nightclub prepares to close... we hear from the owner of OASIS, some of the club’s biggest fans, and San Francisco’s Grandmother of Drag.

25 min
DEC 16

Sights + Sounds: Saying goodbye to the gay nightclub OASIS

OASIS is an iconic San Francisco nightclub. The Drag show and cabaret venue opened on New Years Day, 2015. In a bittersweet bookend, they’ll host their grand finale party on New Years Eve, later this month. The host of KALW’s Sights and Sounds show, Jenee Darden, recently went down to the club in San Francisco’s SOMA District to meet with OASIS owner, D'Arcy Drollinger. Here’s an excerpt from their conversation.

11 min
DEC 16

OASIS community members say goodbye to home

When San Francisco’s OASIS drag club on 11th and Folsom announced it was closing its doors forever this January 1st, the news was met with a chorus of broken hearts and a lot of tears. OASIS has a LOT of fans. People that have found a little piece of sanctuary within the loudness of their parties and performances. Here, members of the OASIS community share their favorite memories, what the space means to them, and what they think about the future without this home away from home.

4 min

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4.8

out of 5

47 Ratings

A must listen to podcast

10/22/2019

samtheshepherd88

This is another great podcast similar to Ear Hustle. poutfit
Show's great

07/15/2017

Bhaight

Really is

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.