Crosscurrents

What's driving the tent encampments in San Francisco? Finding magic behind bars in San Quentin. How an East Oakland artist is working to bring people together...with a tennis court.

A South Bay homeless shelter closes its doors. What those new Facebook reaction faces really do. A hospital volunteer who sits at the bedside of dying patients.

The story of a foundation that addresses the aftermath of a police shooting. A conversation with photographer Annie Leibovitz. The mastermind behind a South Bay mystery mansion.

The warm line is a sympathetic ear in times of need. A film about a forgotten population: survivors of the AIDS epidemic. An aerial dance program in southeast San Francisco takes the weight off kids’ shoulders.

A man who gets paid ... to get beaten up. The country's oldest National Park Ranger looks back at a long life lived during times of sweeping change. Meet San Francisco musician Terese Taylor.

Following a TaskRabbit worker whose full-time job doing one-time gigs. A local filmmaker’s portrait of the lives surrounding a West Oakland recycling center. Calling a Giants game with Spanish-language broadcasters.

A UC Berkeley course teaches one of our reporters how to forgive. The Muslim woman comic who’s stirring the pot. Stumbling upon one of San Francisco’s best-kept secrets.

A program helps formerly incarcerated people find their footing. A local journalist travels the world helping women report their own communities' stories. San Francisco-based author Amy Berkowitz discusses one of her favorite books.

We’ll look into a small solution to the big problem of homelessness. Has the Affordable Care Act eliminated health care disparities based on income, education, gender and race? A musician grapples with having to leave her country behind.

How San Francisco’s Main Library is addressing issues with its homeless patrons. The long-view on the future of public libraries. An interview with the author of Gutsy Girl: Escapes for Your Life of Epic Adventure.

What to do when an earthquake strikes. Acontroversial new bill from Rep. Barbara Lee. Two people, young and old, discover what they have in common.

How body cameras and cell phone footage are changing policing. Uncovering the hidden history of early Chinese immigrants in the American West. This week's Audiograph mystery sound, revealed.

The beetle that's killing California trees by the tens of thousands. An interview with a journalist who went to Saudi Arabia to hear from Saudi women. SF-based author Charlie Jane Anders recommends one of her favorite books.

Can factory-built homes curb the housing crisis? Think Candlestick Park is gone forever? Think again. Belvedere: Once a cow pasture, now home to millionaires.

Today on Crosscurrents: From This American Life, examining the poetry of propaganda. H.P. Mendoza on being an Asian filmmaker, and the 10th anniversary of his film "Colma: the Musical."

How San Francisco is trying to repair the public’s trust in the police department. An interview with immigration attorney Francisco Ugarte, who thinks a new federal policy threatening San Francisco's Sanctuary City status is misguided. Bay Area Korean-Americans use an ancient tradition to forge new identities.

Why San Francisco is trucking tons of sand to Ocean Beach. Poet and cartoonist Trinidad Escobar. This week's Audiographmystery sound revealed.

Behind the scenes at the Church of John Coltrane, which is facing eviction. What happens when values and culture are shifting in your neighborhood. San Francisco’s poet laureate tells us about the Mission in the 1970s.

An update on the city's efforts to disband the tent encampment on Division Street, where up to 200 people have been living. How one Oakland trauma therapist supports to his fellow psychologists through a podcast. The answer to this week’s Audiograph mystery sound.

An artists’ collective responds to San Francisco’s shrinking black population. A brief history of black San Francisco. A tribute to a legendary black San Francisco performer. A poem about Oakland from Youth Radio's Remix Your Life.

Why shipping containers converted into houses caused a big fuss in West Oakland. The story behind one of the Bay Area's most versatile jazz musicians. Getting close to an instrument that inspires a special kind of devotion. Poetry from Youth Radio.

Saving feral cats may be humane—but there's a catch, reports Reveal. Plus, a young Youth Radio poet shares a verse about growing up in Oakland.

The last installment in our presentation of THE INTERSECTION, a podcast that explores change in San Francisco by zooming in on one intersection: Golden Gate and Leavenworth. We hear why the Tenderloin has stayed gentrification-proof for so long.

How drugs shape everyday life at the corner of Golden Gate Avenue and Leavenworth Street in San Francisco’s Tenderloin. We talk with dealers about the business side and community members making the block safer. Brought to you by "THE INTERSECTION."

A young resident of the Tenderloin shares what it’s like to grow up in a neighborhood with a bad reputation. Plus, a inside a neighborhood union. It's an intimate look at life at the corner of Golden Gate and Leavenworth, brought to you by "The Intersection."