The Bay Area's favorite quiz show!
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KALW's call-in show: Politics and culture, dialogue and debate.
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Uncuffed empowers people in California prisons to tell their own stories. The award-winning collaboration between incarcerated student producers and professional journalists shines light on the human experience of people before, during, and after their prison terms. The new Season 4 is hosted by formerly incarcerated producer Greg Eskridge. https://www.WeAreUncuffed.org
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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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Every week NPR contributor (and former San Franciscian) Sandip Roy brings you a little taste of the 'new India' – a letter home from his other home.
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Bay Area attorney Jeff Hayden talks with experts on various legal topics, with listener participation: (415) 841-4134.
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The Sights + Sounds Show w/ Jeneé Darden - WEDNESDAY 4PMSights + Sounds Picks - THURSDAY 7:44AM & 2:44PMThe Sights + Sounds Show with Jeneé Darden invites listeners into deep, rich conversations with local Bay Area artists, and creators visiting the Bay. Sights + Sounds Picks is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene through local artists. Every week, host Jeneé Darden speaks with a different artist about upcoming events in the Bay Area.
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2024 ballot explainers covering California, San Francisco, Oakland, and Richmond in two minutes or less. Reported by CalMatters, San Francisco Public Press, and KALW.
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CITY VISIONS has a new name and look.Introducing the new STATE OF THE BAY.Every Monday at 6 p.m., beginning March 15.We’ve always been more than just “The City.” We talk about the entire Bay Area and its connections to California, and beyond. And as our show turns 30 years old, we figured it was the perfect time to pick a name that reflects who we are and what we do.We’ll keep bringing you live and local conversations with diverse voices. We’ll talk about where we live and what matters most. ...
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Climate change is upon us. Fires, droughts, hurricanes, sea level rise, and melting ice caps are all part of our new normal. But something else is happening as well. Scientists, innovators, organizations, cities, companies, and citizens are taking action, making progress, and finding solutions. Climate Break brings you stories of climate progress and interviews with climate innovators from California and around the world, in under 2 minutes. Our solution-oriented, radio-ready shows are produ ...
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Exploring our changing cities. One street corner at a time. This season we are going to Burning Man. From KALW 91.7FM in San Francisco. Find us online at www.theintersection.fm and on Twitter @IntersectionFM
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Queer histories, herstories, personalities and issues are explored with humor, insight, and sensitivity each week on Out in the Bay, which resumed production in 2020 after a 4-year pause. Find dozens of past shows on its website, OutintheBay.org
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A weekly podcast featuring sound-rich, deeply reported stories about the San Francisco Bay Area from the KALW newsroom in San Francisco. Subscribe in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bridge/id1123540119?mt=2 RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thebridgekalw Or search "Bridge KALW" in your favorite podcast app.
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W. Kamau Bell and KALW have teamed up to create KAMAU RIGHT NOW! a live radio and social media event that transforms the political and cultural conversation of the moment into what Kamau calls “a three-ring circus of relevance.”
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A tiny radio show about design, architecture & the 99% invisible activity that shapes our world. http://99percentinvisible.org/ New episodes every Wednesday. On the radio on 91.7 KALW in San Francisco. Fridays at 7:35am and 4:30pm, Saturdays at 8:35am. And public radio stations across the country. Created by Roman Mars.
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The Spiritual Edge podcast explores the shifting, modern landscape of religion and spirituality. You'll hear diverse stories of people and their communities. It's a reflection of our collective reality, injected with a dash of hope. Produced in collaboration with KALW Public Radio, this is high production value audio. Season 1 of The Spiritual Edge launches with a series of intimate profiles called Sacred Steps — stories of people who show up as standout humanitarians and are challenging the ...
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The Kitchen Sisters Present… Stories from the b-side of history. Lost recordings, hidden worlds, people possessed by a sound, a vision, a mission. Deeply layered stories, lush with interviews, field recordings and music. From powerhouse NPR producers The Kitchen Sisters (The Keepers, Hidden Kitchens, The Hidden World of Girls, The Sonic Memorial Project, Lost & Found Sound, and Fugitive Waves). "The Kitchen Sisters have done some of best radio stories ever broadcast" —Ira Glass. The Kitchen ...
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Marty and guests discuss job & work issues and phone-in workovers.
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As this year draws to a close, we take one last look at landlord-tenant law.YLR Host Jeff Hayden is joined by Jessica Chylik and Sal Timpano, both San Francisco landlord/tenant attorneys extraordinare.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call (415) 841-4134 or toll free at (866) 798-8255,By Jeff Hayden
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Saying goodbye to the gay nightclub Oasis // Drag Story Hour's 10th anniversary // 'The Golden Girls Live' celebrates 20 years
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50:17On today's show we say goodbye to the queer nightclub and cabaret venue Oasis. Then, we talk to the new San Francisco drag laureate about the 10th anniversary of Drag Story Hour. And, get ready to laugh because "The Golden Girls LIVE" drag parody is back for the holidays.By Jeneé Darden
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Today, we’re in the Sierra Peaks to hear how snowmelt may contribute tiny bits of plastic to Bay Area drinking water. Then, the backstory behind a seasonal San Francisco show.By KALW
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From peak to tap – should we worry about microplastics in our drinking water?
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12:03The Bay Area gets much of it's drinking water from the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Back in 2023, we saw record snow fall in the Sierras. And that was followed by record snow melt. And with that melt came… microplastics. At the time, reporter Joshua Sirotiak went up to the mountains to find out what researchers are looking for in our drinking water.…
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While the Bay Area doesn’t see much snow, one place you CAN find some right now is.. Southeast San Francisco! An annual tradition is taking place these days in a transformed arena off Geneva Street. In a space once reserved for livestock and cowboys, the streets of Victorian England come alive. It’s the Great Dickens Christmas Fair at the Cow Palac…
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Humans have bounced al over the globe in search of Rubber, but is there an infinite supply or do we need to cultivate a different source.Sandip seaks with Vidya Rajan, adjunct associate professor at the University of Delaware and the author of "Rubber - The Social and Natural History of an indispensable substance."…
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The Keepers, from The Kitchen Sisters and PRX with host, Academy Award-winning actress Frances McDormand. Stories of activist archivists, rogue librarians, curators, collectors and historians. Guardians of history, large and small. Protectors of the free flow of information and ideas. Keepers of the culture and the culture and collections they keep…
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SHOW: Stepping up to Care for our Neighbors
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26:51Every week, locals are showing up outside San Francisco’s immigration courthouse to protest. Today, how some neighbors have come together to try and stop deportations. Then, we’ll hear from people who provided vital care during the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco.By KALW
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Outside of court, residents are showing up for their immigrant neighbors
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9:42It seems like every day we see another headline about an ICE mass deportation. While legal advocates are doing everything in their power to support immigrants, some locals have taken matters into their hands. One group in San Francisco is providing support for people attending immigration court.By KALW
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Helpers share stories from the AIDs epidemic of the 1980s
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12:46December is HIV/AIDS Awareness Month. So we’re going to go back in time to 1988. It was the height of the AIDS crisis. Marcy Fraser and Michelle Francis worked together in hospice care in San Francisco. In this StoryCorps episode from 2015, they look back on the moment their friendship was cemented for life. Then, Karen Van Dine was a prayer counse…
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Recycling lead for US car batteries is poisoning people in Africa
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34:06A joint investigation by The New York Times and The Examination reveals how demand for lead batteries has fueled lead poisoning in Ogijo, Nigeria.By Malihe Razazan, Rose Aguilar
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EPA approves pesticides containing forever chemicals for use on food
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17:59The EPA has approved new pesticides containing forever chemicals for use on dozens of crops, despite mounting concerns about health and environmental impacts.By Malihe Razazan, Rose Aguilar
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Today, a new episode of Sidewalk Stories about how it's getting harder to live in a vehicle in the Bay Area. Plus, signing up for summer camp, monarch migrations, and a poem.By KALW
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We’re quickly approaching the Winter Solstice. But today, we wanted to bring you a little slice of summer. Camp Mather, San Francisco’s oldest summer camp, opens its 2026 lottery registration today! In 2024, KALW’s Molly Blair Salyer went away to camp, to capture a moment of Camp Mather’s 100th summer.…
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A musician’s thousand mile journey to help the monarch butterfly
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13:58Every year, the western monarch butterfly migrates from the coast between Santa Cruz and San Diego to spend the summer along rivers in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Then, in winter, they do the whole thing again, in reverse. When one musician heard about the plight of the monarchs, he decided to take a radical step to help them along their journey……
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Sidewalk Stories: Why choose to live in a vehicle?
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6:01In this segment of Sidewalk Stories, we hear from people who live in RVs as Bay Area cities are increasingly cracking down on vehicle homes.By KALW
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The Bay Area's favorite quiz show hosted by moderator Dana Rodriguez with panelists Kira Pace and Laury Fischer.By D Minor
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Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning
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51:53Peter Beinart's new book "is about the story Jews tell ourselves to block out the screams. My hope is that we will one day see Gaza's obliteration as a turning point."By Malihe Razazan, Rose Aguilar
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It’s that time of year. Are you ready to face the tax man? What should you do before years end?YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by tax attorney Cindy Ho of Cindy Ho Law, APC, in San Jose, and Attorney/CPA Frank Adam of Pacifica.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call, at (415) 241-4134, or toll-free, at (866) 798-8255.…
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Jeff Chang writes about the complexities of race, culture and immigration in the life of Bruce Lee
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53:50On today's show it's all about Bruce Lee! Writer Jeff Chang has a new book. It's called "Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America."By Jeneé Darden
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SHOW: Stories About Families and Belonging
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26:50Today we hear about how residents are preparing to pass a tougher version of the naturalization civics test. Then, a grandmother writes a children’s book with her grandson, and he has an idea for the main characters. Plus, preserving memories when family comes together.By KALW
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Residents are scrambling to take the citizenship test before it gets tougher
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7:36For lawful residents yearning to become naturalized citizenships, learning U.S. history and civics is one of the barriers to passing a ten question exam and it just got harder.By KALW
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Bay Poets: 'Cold Mountain in Chinatown' by poet Al Robles
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1:56Here’s Al Robles reading an excerpt from his poem, “Cold Mountain in Chinatown,” which he performed at the Poetry Center at San Francisco State on November 10th, 1976.By KALW
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Sights + Sounds: Children's book 'Story Power!'
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8:34Author Stephanie Wildman’s children's books have centered around three characters Flor, Roberto and Luis who are adventurous siblings. But her latest book Story Power is different- she co-wrote it with her nine-year-old grandson Simon Wildman Chung.By KALW
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Preserving holiday memories for future hunger pangs
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6:16Thanksgiving week makes us feel… Different things. About history, about family, about memory... Back in 2018 reporter Margaret Katcher brought a recorder to her holiday table. But when she turned it on, she found herself wondering about her impulse to document the moment…By KALW
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Thanksgiving was one of Sandip's favorite "American" holidays, now he considers what to give thanks for.By Sandip Roy
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Unifying a Partisan Nation Around Nature, with Amelia Joy and Maya Cohn
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1:45Unifying a Partisan Nation Around Nature Nature is Nonpartisan is a bipartisan, solutions-focused coalition working to unite Americans around shared environmental goals. By fostering cross-party support for conservation and land stewardship, the organization hopes to reframe climate action as a unifying national priority rather than a partisan figh…
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What to expect at FAN EXPO San Francisco 2025
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9:54On this bonus episode, host Jeneé Darden spoke with Fan Expo's Vice President Andrew Moyes about what attendees can expect at this year's FAN EXPO San Francisco, and how cons have evolved over the years.By Jeneé Darden
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ICIJ investigation exposes crypto industry’s $28b in dirty money
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54:01As the crypto industry has become less regulated, billions in funds from scammers, money launderers, and other criminal groups have flowed onto major crypto exchanges.By Ethan Elkind, Nina Kissinger
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Today, we’ll get an update on housing, and more, from District 3 City supervisor Danny Sauter. Then, a woman in prison wrestles with what to do, after hearing her brother has been shot. And, acclaimed Oakland author Caro de Robertis is the keeper of an oral history collection of personal stories from trans and gender nonconforming elders of color.…
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Uncuffed: In prison, she found out her brother had been shot
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4:51A a story from Uncuffed and the California Institution for Women about a woman in prison who hears that her brother has been shot and wrestles with what to do.By KALW
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Caro De Robertis is an author based in Oakland, and a creative writing professor at San Francisco State. They’re mostly known for their magical works of fiction. But for their most recent project, they wanted to focus on the true stories of queer elders of color. The book is “So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-…
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Takeaways from the COP30 climate summit & copper mining in Columbia
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52:10COP30 ended with a resolution that failed to mention fossil fuels. Colombia and the Netherlands said they will co-host a fossil fuel transition conference next April.By Rose Aguilar, Malihe Razazan
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