Crosscurrents

We follow one woman trying to leave the streets of Tenderloin behind, and hear about the steps — and challenges — involved. An intimate look at life at the corner of Golden Gate and Leavenworth, brought to you by "The Intersection."

We hear how a gay, Syrian refugee made his way to the Bay Area. We talk with a UC Berkeley economist who says there’s a connection between rising temperatures and rising global violence. We find out how two people with physical disabilities met and started an acclaimed dance company.

The city of Pacifica plans for erosion by unrelenting waves. Tricks of the trade with magician Christian Cagigal. This week's Audiograph mystery sound revealed.

Is all this recent rain enough to get us out of the drought? Fulfilling a dream of working as a musician. What not to use to get rid of a certain pest.

The difficulties of resettling in the U.S. after a long dangerous journey from Central America. The impact of social oppression on communities of color. Learning to live with the aftereffects of migration.

Each week we air an episode of Audiograph, a guessing game featuring sounds of the Bay Area. In honor of Audiograph's third birthday, we listen back to our favorite sounds from 2015.

How the Super Bowl will affect transportation here in the Bay Area. Why Supervisor Jane Kim thinks San Francisco got a bad deal for hosting the game. A San Francisco resident trains pigeons for competitive racing.

Super Bowl festivities descend onto the streets some people call home. The executive director of the San Francisco Tenants Union outlines how she plans to fight displacement. Singing in a senior choir has emotional, physical benefits for the elderly.

How Bay Area agencies are dealing with security at Super Bowl 50.Local author Aspen Baker encourages stigma-free conversations about abortion. Tenderloin icon Felicia Elizondo on her life as a trans activist.

The viability of virtual reality. An East Bay violinist transitions from classical to jazz. This week's Audiograph mystery sound revealed.

We drop in on a lottery that determines who gets affordable housing in San Francisco. What are other options for people on the housing hunt? The story of a wedding singer recovering from a stroke.

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf discusses how the city is changing. Youth Radio on the ingredients that make Oakland so special. Listening to San Francisco’s own “killer composer”.

Local Muslim women feel the spike in Islamophobia. Achieving the impossible with contortionist Phoenix Paz. This week's Audiograph mystery sound revealed.

How Oakland could lead the nation in gun control. Meet the specialized chefs serving the entire animal kingdom. An Oakland woman transitioned from circus shows to comedy.

Visit a creek that divides two cities worries neighbors this El Nino season.

What it really takes to make your chicken dinner. Novella Carpenter talks about raising animals in her Oakland backyard. A local author discusses a book she says made the rest of the world fall away.

How much can you tell about someone from the way they sound? What does a person lose and gain when they switch between racial identities? And what if you don’t want to choose between identities at all?

How fashion has made its way into prosthetic legs. Dressing dapper as a butch woman. Why hundreds of people line up at the San Francisco Opera Costume Shop.

Visit the Emerald Triangle to see how much the marijuana industry has grown. Go behind the scenes of a thriving Mendocino farm, to see how the cash crop has transformed a town.

When the NUMMI auto plant in Fremont closed five years ago, thousands of people lost their jobs. Some workers had decades of experience — but it wasn’t easy to get work. A new car company moved in, but it was … different.

How the delayed crab season is affecting local fisherman. What sharks are doing differently this year. A young girl's journey through 13th century Britain.

A controversial plant that makes one of the most important ingredients in new construction - cement. An interview with a unique explorer who formed a society to visit some of the Bay Area's off-limits places. A tour of one of San Francisco’s major construction projects — the Transbay Terminal.

An art project connects San Francisco residents with refugees from across the world. Comedian Kate Willet is okay with you not liking her jokes. This week's Audiograph mystery sound revealed.

The fickle fortunes of professional video gamers in the Bay Area. How gaming can become an addiction — and how one local doctor proposes to treat it. A teenager’s response to gaming’s bad rap.

How a social networking site is battling racial profiling in Oakland. What happens when love and traffic join forces. Solutions to workers' complaints about companies like AirBnB and Uber.