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.

Series

Caption: Sandip at the Grand Hotel in Nainital.
453 Pieces

Award winning writer, radio host, NPR contributor and novelist Sandip Roy brings his wit and insight to these personal audio diaries from his new life in his old home, India.

  • From: KALW
  • Updated: May 18, 2015
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0 Pieces

Exploring the art of singing with arts journalist Chloe Veltman

  • From: KALW
  • Updated: Jan 28, 2011
Caption: Rose Aguilar, Credit: Laura Flynn
9 Pieces

Diverse perspectives on media and the week's news.

  • From: KALW
  • Updated: Jan 17, 2017

Latest Pieces

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If you want know the price of gas around the United States, there’s a map online that breaks it down for you. The states with the cheapest gas are ...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
  • Length: 12:26
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Two Bay Area bands, Rupa and the April Fishes and Shake Your Peace, prepare to kick off a 10-day, 200-mile bike tour.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
  • Length: 07:44
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If you’ve lived in San Francisco long enough, you might have noticed that there are fewer yellow school buses crisscrossing the city. State budget ...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 05:25
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The San Francisco goth club Death Guild opened it's doors in 1992. The club started as a showcase for alternative music, including Goth, Industrial...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 06:50
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The Santa Cruz Police Departments is the first in the country to experiment with predictive policing, a mathematical approach to detecting and prev...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 05:44
  • Purchases: 3
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When you look at the numbers, many long held truths about crime crumble. Like this one: who do you think is more likely to become a life-long crimi...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 25:08
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The basic definition of the number pi is that it’s doesn’t have an exact value – it’s an infinite calculation. But it is possible to know the exact...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 1
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The Teen Health Van is a one-stop mobile shop that travels to every nook and cranny of the Bay Area’s underserved neighborhoods.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 1
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Tu B’shevat is the New Year for Trees. It takes place on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat, which is January or February, depending on the...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Artistic director Rene Yung (right) gives instructions to the proxy storytellers during a rehearsal of the theater and oral history project “Chinese Whispers." Photo courtesy of Chinese Whispers
In the mid-1800s, the Gold Rush brought enthusiastic settlers westward, from across the United States. At the same time, another migration was flow...

Bought by KUOW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 2