Crosscurrents KALW

As a student at the at Berkeley in the 1960s, Abdul Raoof Nasir joined the Nation of Islam. In the years that followed, he was forced to make a choice: stay with the Nation or go with one of the groups that splintered away.

The story of when Japan gifted cherry trees to the U.S. And, how those trees became connected to the country’s immigration debate with strange parallels with how we handle pests and pesticides.

We’re going with state agents looking for a pest that could wipe out California’s citrus. Then, we hear from a filmmaker who tells the story of the anti-draft movement during the Vietnam War.

We’re heading to the California border, where state agents patrol for pests that could wipe out the state’s agriculture. Then, what do you do when people pronounce your name wrong?

A Muslim convert feels her access to God was being limited by men. She was searching for a spiritual home, then decided to build one for herself.

California Department of health is doing a big outreach push to get more people vaccinated and boosted. Then, what happens when a wild turkey lands on a prison yard. And, Grant Faulkner, reads from his new collection.