Events @ 220 Montgomery Listen to panel discussions, live podcasts, and programs recorded at KALW's downtown pop-up studio.

Michelle Liu / KALW

A live broadcast town hall conversation about the local and national implications of a devastating federal funding cut to public broadcasting.

Earlier this summer, Congress rescinded $1.1 billion in already-approved public media funding, a move that will cost KALW over $400,000 annually and put core programs like Crosscurrents, Your Call, Uncuffed, and Audio Academy at risk.

This moment is more than a budget crisis. It’s a signal. The defunding of local public media is part of a broader national trend; a targeted attempt to weaken independent journalism, shrink civic discourse, and undercut the public’s access to trusted, non-commercial i

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