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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Updated: Apr 15, 2024

Latest Pieces

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Today, the Bay Area has a vibrant Zydeco scene lead by the grandchildren of the migrants. And that has musicians like Andre Thierry gearing up for ...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 05:42
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For young people, this difficult economic time comes just as they are dreaming of what is possible in their future. We decided to take our micropho...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 04:04
Caption: Oakland Mayor Jean Quan. , Credit: Lailan Sandra Huen
When she took office in January, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan had a laundry list of promises to make good on, and ideas to make reality. To talk about h...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 07:18
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When Jean Quan began campaigning to be the mayor of Oakland, she promised to clean up Oakland’s neighborhoods and improve the city’s schools. Quan’...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 05:41
Caption: A  police officer monitors a resident checkpoint in San Bruno after the gas line explosion., Credit:  Flickr photo by Thomas Hawk
Energy giant PG&E has been under close scrutiny since its gas pipeline burst in San Bruno last September, killing eight people and leveling 37 home...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 05:50
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Ian Wright is one of the original founders of Tesla, and now the owner of Wrightspeed, a clean energy transportation company based in San Jose. He ...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 07:02
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While the debate about high-speed rail has been raging, new bus services like Bolt Bus and Megabus have taken off. They pick up and drop off in cit...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 07:35
Caption: Allendale Elementary School students, hard at work., Credit: Photo courtesy of Allendale Elementary.
Dr. Dewaina Hardee is a fifth-grade teacher at Oakland’s Allendale Elementary School. She’s trying to create what she calls a “culture of excellenc...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 06:01
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The city of Oakland is currently defending a controversial effort to reduce gang violence. Alameda County Judge Robert Freedman is reviewing a prop...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 07:05
Caption: Jonathan Stalls and his dog arrive at Ocean Beach at the end of his walk across the U.S., Credit: Photo courtesy of Jonathan Stalls
Jonathan Stalls is a pretty typical young American. Nice guy. Loves his family, his friends, his country. You’ll learn more about all that later. F...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 08:31