Crosscurrents

Struggling with homelessness can make it hard to maintain simple routines. Today, the artist inviting the unhoused community to come as they are. Then, one new novel is inspired by the legacy of environmental racism.

Duration:00:23:56

Berkeley’s Warming Hut offers a safe space

Today, we'll see how an encampment in Berkeley is coming together with the help of one resident.

Duration:00:10:27

The Sights and Sounds Show: Carolina Ixta's 'Few Blue Skies'

One new novel from an Oakland writer is inspired by the legacy of environmental racism.

Duration:00:07:44

Bay Poets: San Francisco's Poet Laureate speaks for the people

April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate in proper style Bay Poets has been exploring the Poetry Center at SF State’s amazing archives. Today, we wrap up the series and poetry month by talking about San Francisco’s current Poet Laureate, Genny Lim.

Duration:00:04:04

SHOW: Speaking to the moment

4/27/2026

Poets have always given a voice to social movements. So today, we bring you a conversation with San Francisco’s first Latino Poet Laureate about how this art from shows up now.

Duration:00:21:30

SHOW: Arab American Heritage

A Palestinian folk dance group is bringing their people’s story to the big stage. Blending the old and the new into one struggle for freedom. And, a first generation immigrant from the Palestinian and Lebanese diaspora shares poetry. Plus, how the wrongful conviction of two Filipino-immigrant nurses inspires a dance production in San Francisco.

Duration:00:26:51

Palestinian folk dance troupe amplifies their struggle for freedom through dabke

Dabke is an Arabic folk dance with roots in Palestine. In Oakland, one troupe is bringing the generations-old dance to the big stage on April 26th- along with the story of their people’s struggle for freedom.

Duration:00:09:22

Bay Poets: 'A Silent Poem, بروح' by Camellia Boutros

Today we will be listening to musician and poet Camellia Boutros read an excerpt from her poem.

Duration:00:03:04

Sights and Sounds: 'Burden of Proof' dance production

How the wrongful conviction of two Filipino-immigrant nurses inspires a dance production in San Francisco.

Duration:00:09:16

SHOW: Taking a different perspective

Today, how the ocean can be a very queer place, literally and metaphorically. Then, one play is bringing the excitement of basketball to the stage. And, a poem that takes photobombing to an almost spiritual level.

Duration:00:26:50

How queer communities are seeing themselves reflected in tide pools

There is a growing number of people connecting with the ocean through the outdoor activity called tidepooling. KALW Reporter Anna takes us to a queer tidepooling events in the Bay Area to figure out what makes exploring these places on our coasts important, particularly for queer folks.

Duration:00:10:11

Sights and Sounds: 'Flex' basketball play

The play “Flex” takes audiences back to 1998, right after the launch of the WNBA. It is an exciting time for a high school girls basketball team in a dusty, rural Arkansas town. The young ladies are playing hard to win a state championship.

Duration:00:10:37

Bay Poets: 'Photos I Appear in by Chance'