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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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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: Jun 17, 2024

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Caption: A photo of Donald Trump’s bandaged ear., Credit: Photo from @MarkHamill on X
In an age where everyone can be a social media influencer, the recent attempt on former President Trump’s life shows that experience still matters.

  • Added: Jul 23, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Indian media like this week's edition of t2, a Kolkata-based tabloid had wall-to-wall coverage of the Ambani wedding, India's most expensive wedding ever., Credit: Telegraph 2
A five-month countdown to India's most expensive wedding ever ended last week with the big bash that saw celebrities from all over the world descen...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2024
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Caption: Spices for a Garam Masala
Almost 100 years after Gandhi, the British Prime Minister seems to calling for a ‘British’ Swadeshi movement. But as Sandip Roy points out, Sunak’s...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: A rainbow sculpture of a telephone symbolizing the helpline from the group Sappho for Equality before mobile phones were common., Credit: Sandip Roy
June has become Pride Month all over the world. In Kolkata this month groups are celebrating 25 years of Sappho for Equality, the city's oldest sup...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: The cover for the book "When Fairyland Lost It's Magic," by Bijal Vachharajani, Credit: Photo courtesy of the author
Polar ice caps are melting. Huge swathes of the world are sweltering under record high temperatures. But how do you talk about climate change to ch...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
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Advocating for the power of language to bring us into deeper awareness and connection with our landscapes, acclaimed British author Robert Macfarla...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
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A decade into a journalism project that follows our early ancestors’ migration pathway out of Africa, Paul Salopek joins us to discuss the ways wal...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2024
  • Length: 52:01
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Can something as simple and everyday as our food system be a rich avenue for remembering our way back into relationship with the land? In this conv...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
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In this double-bill episode, we’re sharing a special conversation with author, eco-philosopher, and Buddhist scholar Joanna Macy, along with her re...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2024
  • Length: 52:01
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What other kinds of time exist outside of the constraints of standardized, mechanized clock time? Jenny Odell speaks to us about her book Saving Ti...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2024
  • Length: 52:01