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At 10am, the BBC's Ros Atkins hosts World Have Your Say - live, global, interactive. Share your views on key issues in the news with a worldwide audience. To participate, call 011 44 20 70 83 72 72 or email worldhaveyoursay@bbc.co.uk And then stay tuned at 11 for Your Call.  On Thursday's show:  What is the future of the Democratic Party?  Based on what you’ve seen and heard at the Democratic convention, what do you think is going to happen in the last two months of the campaign?  What do the conventions say about the future of the party, for the short and long-term?  Which issues were highlighted, and which were set aside?  Gaze into the crystal ball with host Rose Aguilar, who'll take your calls to 415 841-4134.

Crosscurrents is Here !

Tune in at 5pm for Crosscurrents, our new nightly local magazine from KALW News.  Five years in the making, it features smart, creative reporting that goes in-depth to give you context for understanding critical issues facing the Bay Area, and connects you with the thinkers, activists, and creative people who make this a remarkable place to live.  At a time when there are so many news outlets are downsizing and sensationalizing, KALW is going in another direction – thanks to your support.  Crosscurrents will air Monday-Thursday at 5pm.  Is there a story in your neighborhood that you think KALW News should cover?  Call our tip line at 415 264-7106 or email us !  AND, check out the Crosscurrents website to stay connected.

Live From Main Street - with Laura Flanders
Live From Main Street: New Territory, New Faces:  The Democratic Party of 2008 Thursday, August 28th at 5:30pm Live From Main Street is a tour of the U.S. in election year 2008, hosted by Grit TV's Laura Flanders, produced by The Media Consortium and adapted for radio by Making Contact.  Final broadcast of Live From Main Street on KALW:  Thursday, September 18th at 7pm.

Stay Engaged with What's Happening at KALW

These are exciting times at your local public radio station.   On the air, KALW News launched Crosscurrents, our new daily local news magazine.  The show provides a high-profile platform for creative, in-depth public interest reporting from the KALW News team and opens the door for listeners to have greater input in the newsmaking process.  Read all about it in the latest KALW program guide, which you can download here.   Behind the scenes, we’re in the midst of the first expansion of our studios since KALW moved to the campus of Burton High School in 1996.  In the coming months, we’ll be creating a space where we can produce more local programming, and where small groups of students from Burton High can learn from and collaborate with KALW staff.    We’ve also expanded the ways you can listen to KALW programming.  All of our local public affairs and listener call-in programs – including Book Talk, Work With Marty Nemko, Your Legal Rights and Minds Over Matter – are now available as podcasts.  And we’ve added an MP3 stream, allowing you to listen to KALW worldwide in the most universal audio format.   Please click here to open up a page that gives you several options for greater involvement with KALW.  Whether it’s becoming a member, volunteering for our September membership drive, offering your professional services, or simply signing up for our e-mail newsletter, consider taking a step to increase your engagement with the station.    However you choose to be involved with KALW, we thank you.  You make all our work possible and meaningful.  Thank you!   —-Matt Martin, KALW General Manager matt@kalw.org