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I'm Hanat Baba, and this is CrossCurrents.

Today we're featuring an episode of Uncuffed, our podcast made by people in California prisons.

The word family has many meanings.

Uncuffed's work in prisons is supported by the California Arts Council, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, independent foundations, and donations from listeners like you.

The Uncuffed team includes Angela Johnston, Nina Gensler-Debs, Kelly McEvers, Sonia Paul, Kathy Novak, Shai-Rae Cannon, and Eric Maserati E. Abercrombie.

Today's CrossCurrents team includes Tessa Mock, Chelsea Kernick, Hanisha Harjani, Shirin Adil, and Ben Trefny.

Our editors are Christina Loring and Marissa Ortega-Welch.

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I'm Genee Darden in for Hannah Baba, and this is Crosscurrents.

TBH is KALW's podcast that's made by, for, and about teenagers, and it's back.

[ding] [upbeat music] Their newest season is all about how teenagers are finding belonging in a changing world.

[cheering] Hello.

Hello.

In Oakland, I'm Marlo Pierre for Crosscurrents.

[cheering]

If that feeling becomes vicarious through the music, then I feel like I succeeded in something.

In Oakland, I'm Gabriel Lopez for CrossCurrents.

Gabriel reported that story as part of KALW's 2026 summer audio training program.

And if you want to hear Maria B.C. and Catherine Moore's music live, you can catch them at the Stork Club in Oakland on October 22nd.

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I'm Hanat Baba, and this is CrossCurrents.

Bay Area college students have been back in school for less than a month now.

And at UC Berkeley, immigration is coming up as part of the back to school experience for many.

The play is running tonight through Saturday at the ACT Strand Theater.

Hear more of that conversation at KALW.org slash Sights and Sounds.

This is CrossCurrents.

I'm Hannah Bhabha.

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I'm Molly Blair-Salyer in for Hanat Baba, and this is Crosscurrents.

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Welcome to Crosscurrents from KALW News.

I'm Molly Blair-Salyer in for Hanat Baba.

It's a new episode of Bounce.

I'm Marisa Ortega-Welch, in for Hanababa, and this is CrossCurrents.

KLW's podcast Bounce is back, and this season is all about the rise of professional women's sports in the Bay.

Today, we're excited to bring you the sixth episode of their newest season.

It's part of Bounce, KLW's podcast covering the rise of women's professional sports in the Bay Area.

To hear Maya's full story and catch all the latest episodes, subscribe to Bounce on your podcast app.

On Labor Day, CrossCurrents is bringing you our award-winning story of unhoused locals who live at the airport and the people who help them.

Well, I had no idea where else to go.

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I'm Lisa Morehouse in for Hanat Baba, and this is Crosscurrents.

If you've ever wondered why the same flight, hotel room, or grocery store item seems to cost a different amount depending on who's buying it, you're not imagining things.

Companies are using the data we expose online, our location, our browsing habits, even assumptions about our income, to decide what prices to charge us.

Finally, I've entered every electronic device I can think of.

And, uh, it looks like [laughs] in 45 to 90 days, I will know whether or not data brokers in California have deleted me.

In Berkeley, I'm Francesca Fenzie for Crosscurrents.

Francesca is KALW's personal finance reporter.

You're listening to CrossCurrents from KALW News.

I'm Lisa Morehouse, in for Hanat Baba.

It's become a pretty common scene at the Port of Oakland.

Cheryl reported that story as part of her series, The Public Works.

The series is supported in part by The Living New Deal, edited by KALW.

To find links to the music from today's story and hear more episodes of the Public Works series, go to KALW.org slash CrossCurrents.