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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Crosscurrents 
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Context, culture and connection from around the Bay Area.

  • From: KALW
  • Updated: Jan 04, 2011
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Crosscurrents - Bay Area Beats 
16 Pieces

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.
Crosscurrents - Diana Diaries 
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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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Crosscurrents - San Quentin Prison Report 
13 Pieces

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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Crosscurrents - Sights & Sounds of Bayview 
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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.

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

  • From: KALW
  • Updated: Nov 28, 2014
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Crosscurrents - The Spiritual Edge 
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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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Crosscurrents - Women in STEM 
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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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Emergence Magazine Listening Hour 
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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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An old school game gets a new following
From: KALW
Caption: Adisa Banjoko (left) is the founder of the Hip Hop Chess Federation., Credit: Nina Parks
In another story KALW brought you the story of the so-called Chess Cinderella, Dyhemia Young. The foster child won a college scholarship at a prest...

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  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:41
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The real life story of San Francisco’s “Chess Cinderella”
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Most of us love a good fairytale. And then there’s the tale of Dyhemia Young, a teenager from San Francisco’s Bayview district. Young was invited ...

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  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 08:25
  • Purchases: 1
The Mourners: Art to die for
From: KALW
Caption: “The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy” are on display at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco
For everyone alive, there is one great equalizer, one experience that doesn’t discriminate based on race, class, religion, or nationality. We all, ...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 05:17
Lyrics Born keeps live music from dying
From: KALW
Caption: Lateef the Truthspeaker (left) and Lyrics Born (right) perform Sunday, August 14 at San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival
Music, as an industry, has found a consistent audience in young people for decades. But what music means to them is changing. Popular songs today o...

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  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:43
  • Purchases: 1
Our feelings on nudity laid bare
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For many people, nudity brings up strong feelings: it makes them uncomfortable, freaks them out. Whether it is about sexuality or simply decency is...

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  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 1
Trivia night at the Edinburgh Castle Pub
From: KALW
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Tuesday nights aren't exactly the most exciting night of the week. Most bands play over the weekend. Movies open on Friday. But, if you're the type...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 09:02
San Francisco Stories from StoryCorps and KALW: When kids confess
From: KALW
Caption: Vickie Feldstein and Bernie Feldstein spoke at the the StoryCorps booth in San Francisco
There are a lot of different ways to raise kids, and while you can prepare yourself, a lot of the job, you just learn on the fly. Early in his par...

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  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
Can a doughnut be a drug?
From: KALW
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Whether it’s ice cream, chocolate, pickles, or pizza, most of us know the feeling of a food craving. But some people think it’s more than that – th...

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  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 09:21
  • Purchases: 2
The Audiophiles: The mysterious language of blue whales
From: KALW
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Stand on the beach overlooking Half Moon Bay, and the sound you’re most likely to hear is of waves crashing against the rocks. But when Roger Bland...

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2011
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 4
Even with new treatments, few PTSD vets seek help
From: KALW
Caption: Under CC License by The U.S. Army http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/2898270225/
Just as the state California needs to shift gears to address the needs of today’s veterans, so does the medical community. Veterans Association stu...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2011
  • Length: 08:21

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Staff of KALW

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Ben Trefny (Admin)
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Malihe Razazan (Admin)
Senior producer
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David Boyer (Admin)
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Eric Wayne (Admin)
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Lauren Schiller (Admin)
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Angela Johnston (Admin)
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KALW Studio (Admin)
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Shereen Adel (Admin)
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Jon Carroll (Admin)
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Mario Butzner (Admin)