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EPISODE · Mar 18, 2025 · 26 MIN

Heavyweights And Mayoral Races

from Crosscurrents · host KALW

Today, we meet a wrestler who's making a name for himself while honoring his family legacy. Then, Two candidates draw ahead in Oakland’s special mayoral election. Plus, a poem that explores the bittersweet flavors of life, and a reading from a local author about the Mayor of the Tenderloin.  The Bloodline: Wrestling as Family Business Bay Poets: 'The Shape of Salt' by poet Jenny Qi Lee, Taylor apparent front-runners in Oakland's special mayoral election New Arrivals: Alison Owings profiles the “mayor” of the Tenderloin

Today, we meet a wrestler who's making a name for himself while honoring his family legacy.  Then, Two candidates draw ahead in Oakland’s special mayoral election. Plus, a poem that explores the bittersweet flavors of life, and a reading from a local author about the Mayor of the Tenderloin.  The Bloodline: Wrestling as Family Business Bay Poets: 'The Shape of Salt' by poet Jenny Qi Lee, Taylor apparent front-runners in Oakland's special mayoral election New Arrivals: Alison Owings profiles the “mayor” of the Tenderloin

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