Ben Trefny

1 week ago | kalw.org | Ben Trefny

An excerpt from this live podcast recording aired in the April 14, 2025 episode of Crosscurrents. Click the button above to listen! The task of keeping history isn’t an easy one. It can be expensive. And it takes a lot of space, space that needs to be cool and dry and reliably available. And then, there’s the fact that history is being made every day… which means there’s always more artifacts to collect, archive, maintain, and exhibit.

1 month ago | kalw.org | Ben Trefny

The husband and wife team have been making iconic California-inspired artwork since 2006. In a studio located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, and a gallery in Amador City, California they share creative ideas and create art designed to make people happy. Featuring bold collections, the work of Annie (a painter) and Eric (a printmaker) is united by a love of the natural world and a unique sense of style.

1 month ago | kalw.org | Ben Trefny

From the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health & Human Services to the implementation of policies outlined in the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, this conversation is a consideration of how the new administration is reshaping federal institutions. How is healthcare changing under the new administration? And how are negatively impacted parties mobilizing to counteract its influence?

1 month ago | kalw.org | Ben Trefny

The company was founded in 2011 to help rectify gender bias within theater by developing, promoting, and presenting new plays by emerging playwrights. It provides support to a multiracial and multigenerational cohort, including cis and trans women, gender non-conforming artists, and trans men. Recorded live and in person at 111 Minna Gallery as part of San Francisco's Downtown First Thursdays, KALW Executive Producer Ben Trefny spoke with members of the company about their work.

1 month ago | kalw.org | Ben Trefny |Erica Hellerstein

This conversation aired in the February 24, 2025 episode of Crosscurrents. Click the button above to listen. National immigration policies are changing fast. It’s a lot for any person to keep up with. To explore how immigration advocacy groups are adapting, taking action, and empowering their communities, KALW recently hosted a live panel as part of our Bay Agenda series: live conversations focused on the ways the Bay Area will change in 2025.