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KALW News San Francisco, 91.7

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7

KALW is local public radio from the San Francisco Bay Area. Tune into 91.7FM or find some of KALW"s fine programming here, from shows like our nightly newsmagazine Crosscurrents. And check out the sounds from special projects like Audiograph, which is out to capture the sonic signature of the Bay Area.

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00:07:38

Phone Lines Flooded As Undocumented Workers Apply for...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/21

Between 10 and 30 percent of California’s essential workers are undocumented. But because of immigration status, they don’t qualify for some of the social benefits that other workers are relying on through this pandemic. This week, California is trying to make up for that with a first-of-its-kind relief fund, though the program has already run into problems.

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00:28:49

Sacred Steps: How Two Mennonite Musicians Turn Street...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/20

In this story from The Spiritual Edge, we'll meet Al and Andi Tauber, married singer-songwriters who direct music for a congregation of urban Mennonites in Chicago. Like their Amish and Quaker spiritual cousins, Mennonites favor the simple life, but they see God in city life too. For the Taubers, this means taking their faith and music to the streets.

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00:18:00

Day by Day Quarantine Diaries episode 8

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/18

Day by Day Quarantine Diaries episode 8 by KALW News San Francisco, 91.7

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00:02:15

A Virus — And Quarantine — Hit San Francisco In An...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/14

While we're sheltered in place, we’re bringing Bay Area author readings to you in a series we’re calling "New Arrivals." Today, we're featuring San Francisco author Katie Flynn reading from her new novel, "The Companions." "The Companions" was released in March, 2020.

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00:07:22

Nose Around The Rose Garden

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/14

We’ve just left the Shakespeare Garden, in a thicket off 9th Avenue. We're going to head back toward the north side of the park, and to get there, we'll take a circuitous route down a hill into the parking garage serving the California Academy of Sciences and the DeYoung Museum. Soon we’re back in the sprawling music concourse. We go down a path to the left of the Japanese Tea Garden until we get to John F. Kennedy Boulevard, where our destination is just across the street. It’s a garden. Sheer

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00:06:40

City Begins To Take Action As Tents In Tenderloin Triple

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/14

The city is opening its first so-called “safe-sleeping-site" nearly eight weeks after Mayor London Breed announced San Francisco’s shelter-in-place ordinance. It’s between the Asian Art Museum and the main library, right in front of city hall.

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00:07:27

Call Me Ace Raps About Life And The Career Grind In...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/13

When rapper Call Me Ace isn’t grinding at his YouTube job, he’s on the mic dropping positive lyrics about life and adulthood. His latest EP is ironically titled 'Working From Home.' "I feel compelled to help others that might be feeling that same sense of hopelessness, and be able to identify opportunities even though they may feel like there's a brick wall." Last year Ace’s first album, 'Airplane Mode,' debuted at #3 on iTunes’ Top 40 US Hip-Hop Album Chart. 'Working From Home' has reached over

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00:07:55

Joy And Grief At A Virtual Bar Mitzvah

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/13

There’s no end date for when it will be safe to gather in crowds again, so people around the world continue to stretch the possibilities of a Zoom call. Funerals, weddings, and church services have all been happening virtually. For one woman in Berkeley, the shelter-in-place order meant rethinking two very different rituals.

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00:07:11

COVID-19 Testing Exposes Race And Class Divisions In...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/12

In April, nearly 4,000 Mission District residents volunteered to get tested for COVID-19 and its antibodies. Unidos en Salud released the results of that testing on Monday, which raise difficult questions about racial and class disparities in San Francisco. Click the play button to listen to this interview. Correction: A previous version of this story stated that 84 percent of San Francisco's hospitalized COVID-19 cases are Latinx. In fact, 84 percent of those seeking treatment at Zuckerberg San

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00:07:50

Reflect In The Shakespeare Garden

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/12

The music concourse can be seen as the cultural heart of Golden Gate Park. This wide oval plaza is filled with fountains and framed by museums and the bandshell housing the venerable Golden Gate Park Band. Now it’s time to head out from here to go to a place that’s even more timeless. We climb up stairs as we head south, around the California Academy of Sciences, into a wooded area. Back in the trees, you’ll find flowers from the writings of William Shakespeare. It’s a place dedicated to English

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00:02:20

Multilingual Novel Follows A Colombian Teenager’s...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/12

While we're sheltered in place, we’re bringing Bay Area author readings to you in a series we’re calling "New Arrivals." Today, we're featuring San Francisco author Juli Delgado Lopera reading from her bilingual, coming of age novel "Fiebre Tropical." "Fiebre Tropical" was release in March, 2020.

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00:04:54

Oakland Prepares For Largest Budget Shortfall In The...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/12

Oakland is bracing for a $122 million shortfall over 14 months due to the coronavirus. This is the largest financial shortfall in the city’s history. What is the city’s plan to weather this economic storm?

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00:06:44

A Hospital Chaplain On The Front Lines Of COVID-19

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/12

Rev. Claire Bohman provides support to patients, their loved ones, and staff at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. In this installment of our new series "The Essentials," Rev. Claire says COVID-19 has more caregivers asking for spiritual and emotional support. In normal times, interfaith chaplains are there to help patients with their spiritual and emotional needs. Now, Rev. Claire reminds patients and caregivers that spiritual and emotional tools can help to address the fear and be part of

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00:21:58

Quarantine Diaries: Week 7

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/11

While local and state leaders are preparing for the next phase, we’re all still grappling with the way the pandemic has changed our day-to-day lives. For the past seven weeks, we’ve been checking in daily with folks from around the Bay to hear how they are dealing with these extraordinary times. Today, we’ll hear about new loves, dashed dreams, and the competitive spirit of an 8-year-old Uno champ. It's the Quarantine Diaries. Plus, at the end of today's episode, we're featuring local music from

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00:02:00

Bartender Mourns A Changing San Francisco In New Novel

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/06

While we're sheltered-in-place, we’re bringing Bay Area author readings to you in a series we’re calling "New Arrivals." Today, we're featuring San Francisco author Beth Lisick reading from her new novel, "Edie on the Green Screen."

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00:09:59

Body Image Activist Virgie Tovar Says We’re Still...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/06

For many teens, body image is a big issue. It’s not a new one, but every generation faces new challenges. At one time, it was getting messages about body image from TV, movies or magazines. For today’s teenage girls, social media and the internet dominate the message of what it means to be pretty, and what size is ‘cute’.

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00:07:51

The Challenges And Victories Of SFUSD’s Weeks-Long...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/06

Rolling out full-on distance learning assignments when only more affluent students could participate, SFUSD decided, would only deepen the achievement gap. Step One? Figuring out how many students needed devices.

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00:09:12

Silicon Valley Teen’s Podcast Peeks Into The Minds Of...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/05

May is mental health awareness month. It's an issue for people of all ages, including teenagers. According to the CDC, suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth ages 15 to 24. And the rate is increasing. A Los Gatos teen who experienced challenges of her own started a podcast to give her peers struggling with mental health issues a voice.

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00:05:21

An Update On How The City Of Oakland Is Handling The...

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/05

The number of COVID-19 cases in Oakland rose over the weekend, just as Bay Area counties relax shelter-in-place rules. But more testing resources are coming to Oakland. And the city is increasing the number of hotel rooms for the homeless community.

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00:21:53

Quarantine Diaries: Week 6

KALW News San Francisco, 91.7 ·

2020/05/04

It’s been 49 days since the shelter-in-place order went into effect in the region. Since then, as part of our ongoing Quarantine Diaries series, we have been checking in regularly with a mix of people from all around the Bay, including a teacher, a restaurant owner, an artist, a grocery store worker, a nurse, and a ten-year-old. Together, this group is sketching out our new shared reality and how the pandemic is changing how we live and work.

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