THE INTERSECTION
By David Boyer
Exploring our changing cities. One street corner at a time. This season we are going to Burning Man. From KALW 91.7FM in San Francisco.
Find us online at www.theintersection.fm and on Twitter @IntersectionFM
Find us online at www.theintersection.fm and on Twitter @IntersectionFM
Latest episode
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SHARING STORIES: Meet Jose Guevara
gave some peace of mind to Jose Guevara while he focused on his daughter's health. Jose is the proud papa of five, including Patti, 14, Richard, 13, and Emiliee, 5. Patti Guevara’s pain started two years ago — in her back and her... -
SHARING STORIES: Meet Kevin, Laurel and Susan
Did you know it costs upwards of $50,000 to help one person find stable housing after they lose their home? Meanwhile, it takes just a couple thousand to help someone deal with an unexpected financial emergency and stay in their home. That is where..… -
SHARING STORIES: Meet Marlus Stewart
gave some peace of mind to retired nonprofit leader Marlus Stewart. Asking for help wasn’t supposed to be part of Stewart’s story. She was the helper. But in 2019, the unimaginable happened. Stewart’s son, her only child, died of suicide... -
SHARING STORIES: Meet Keoni Washington
gave some peace of mind to aspiring boxing champ Keoni Washington, who became parent and breadwinner to his brothers after their mother passed away early in the pandemic. We meet him at the East Bay apartment he shares with three of his... -
Introducing SHARING STORIES: Profiles of Help + Hope
It's been awhile since I've dropped an episode, but I hope to revisit THE INTERSECTION in the New Year. In the meantime, I wanted to share a project I've been working on called SHARING STORIES. It's a series of portraits of people in the Bay... -
Update: BURNING MAN confronts GLOBAL ISSUES
As the media portrays 2023's Burning Man as a hellscape, revists the work of a group of Burners at the 2019 event. They felt that the overwhelmingly white community wasn't living up to its self-proclaimed principle of Radical Inclusion. Find out wha… -
S03 E09 - BLACK LIVES MATTER meets BLACK ROCK CITY
Does "Radical Inclusion" include Racial Inclusion? -
S03 E08 - PRESENT meets PAST at Burning Man
Meet the Paiutes of Pyramid Lake. -
S03 E07 - REVELRY meets REVERENCE at Burning Man
The making and meaning of sacred space -
S03 E06 - DESERT meets DEFAULT at Burning Man
Hello. It's Black Rock City calling!