Crosscurrents

Crosscurrents

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  • Language
    English
  • Genre
    Society & Culture
  • Location
    United States
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Recent episodes

  • Jun 18, 2026 — How far would you go to get your hands on a cassette tape? Today, we meet two music archivers from Oakland. First an Afghan man’s odyssey to preserve his cultural music. Then, a young woman from Sudan is digitizing old music cassettes for a new...

    SHOW: Preserving Musical Heritage in Times of War and Unrest
  • Jun 18, 2026 — The Taliban retook power in Afghanistan in 2021, after the hasty conclusion to a 20 year U.S. occupation. Since then, music has been officially banned in the country. Musicians are driven underground, instruments are destroyed, and recordings are...

    “It’s resistance" — The Afghan Cassette Archive and ephemera under threat
  • Jun 17, 2026 — Today, how the political fight over college access is impacting Bay Area students. Then, we bring you readings on grief, intimacy and rest from Black Women writers.

    SHOW: Reflections and Recipes
  • Jun 17, 2026 — Today, how the political fight over college access is impacting Bay Area students. Then, we bring you readings on grief, intimacy and rest from Black Women writers.

    SHOW: Reflections and Recipes
  • Jun 17, 2026 — With graduation season wrapping up, many teenagers around the Bay Area are celebrating the end of high school and are making plans to begin college. But in Washington DC, policymakers are fighting over college access. In the past year, the Trump...

    Political fight over federal college access programs has big local impact

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