KALW

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KALW is rooted in the Bay Area and inspired by the world. We create and curate programming that is informative, innovative, inclusive, and entertaining. We nurture new and underrepresented voices. Our goal is to engage the individual and strengthen the connections between us.


With its diverse leadership and staff, and the voices of the communities we serve, KALW Public Media is on a mission to inspire audiences and tell the human story in all its breadth and richness. Justice, equity, and community creation are at the heart of everything KALW does.
The station is shaping public media’s future by building upon its legacy for innovation and what’s next, as well as by training, nurturing and amplifying local voices and makers. The station will continue to seek out and showcase the best from around the globe, and serve as an essential and trusted source for news, music, culture, podcasting and digital media.

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  • From: KALW
  • Updated: May 31, 2007
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Context, culture and connection from around the Bay Area.

  • From: KALW
  • Updated: Jan 04, 2011
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Stories of emerging musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area -- in their own words and music. Produced by KALW.

  • From: KALW
  • Updated: May 20, 2014
Caption: Student teacher Diana Arbas in her classroom.
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Diana Arbas is a student teacher at Oakland High School, and this is Diana’s radio diary of her first year of teaching.

  • From: KALW
  • Updated: Oct 09, 2013
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KALW has partnered with radio producers inside California's oldest prison to bring you the San Quentin Prison Report, a series of stories focusing on the experiences of these men, written and produced by those living inside the prison's walls.

  • From: KALW
  • Updated: Mar 25, 2015
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The Sights & Sounds of Bayview is a radio series featuring stories about the remarkable people who live, work, and make a positive impact in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood. This series was produced by KALW 91.7FM's storytelling project 'Hear Here', in partnership with the San Francisco Arts Commission.

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  • Updated: Mar 24, 2018
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The Litography Project is an interactive and evolving map that honors the Bay Area’s literary past, present, and future.

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  • Updated: Nov 28, 2014
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The Spiritual Edge is a radio and web project from KALW Public Radio in San Francisco that will explore the innovative American spirit through the lens of spirituality and religion.

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  • Updated: Dec 29, 2014
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Stories of leading women working in STEM industries in the Bay Area. Produced by KALW.

  • From: KALW
  • Updated: May 20, 2014
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A good story has the power to make you listen deeply, tuning your ear to something beyond yourself. The Emergence Magazine Listening Hour is a new special series exploring the timeless connections between ecology, culture, and spirituality. Featuring interviews, narrated essays, poems, and immersive audio experiences from the world’s leading ecological thinkers, writers and artists, it brings you stories that illuminate pathways back to connection with the living world. 12 episodes / New episodes drop every Monday, beginning April 22.

  • From: KALW
  • Updated: Apr 15, 2024

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East Palo Alto is considered a food desert: There is little to no access to healthy food, and residents have to rely on corner stores for food. In ...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2012
  • Length: 08:20
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Vampires and werewolves, the possessed and undead souls featured in the Twilight books and their stylish movie adaptations, may currently have teen...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2012
  • Length: 03:54
Caption: At San Francisco Public Library, main branch., Credit: Julia Scott
San Francisco’s public library system has become known for its digital innovations, special collections, and reading events. The Civic Center branc...

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  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 06:53
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The openness of Brightworks school reflects the founder’s vision for education: honor thy creative impulses.
On a typical day at Brightworks, a private school in San Francisco’s Mission District, students are welding, listening to indie music, and writing ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Omar El-Baroudi on the front steps of his West Oakland home with his dog Ling-Ling., Credit: Callie Shanafelt
Last September, 42-year-old Omar El-Baroudi appeared on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle. In the photo, he’s standing at the back of h...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 08:05
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The Alameda County Community Food Bank is a hub of distribution. Using a small army of volunteers, the food bank provides for over 300,000 meals ea...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2012
  • Length: 05:41
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The main room of the People's Federal Credit Union (PFCU) is across the street from the West Oakland BART station. It's about the size of a modest ...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2012
  • Length: 03:57
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The Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, built in 1910, is a rustic theater with 328 old-fashioned seats and high wooden beams. It’s not exactly the k...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2012
  • Length: 03:59
Caption: Sonsheree Giles, Was It A Dream I Loved, Credit: Photo by Heike Liss
One hundred years ago, on a late May evening in Paris, an 11-minute ballet so scandalized audiences that it’s still making waves today.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2012
  • Length: 06:52
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Cancer treatments can leave a patient in intense pain, or cause nausea, fatigue, and loss of appetite. For people with low incomes or without healt...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2012
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 2