Crosscurrents

The mysterious roots of a homegrown language; China Camp State Park: Where past and present live side by side; and local band Tin Cup Serenade.

Listener feedback about reporter Mary Rees's recent story about the Albany Bulb; A conversation with CCSF's new chancellor Art Tyler; The United States of Debt; Hear Here: Meet Anthony Propernick; and local pianist Sarah Cahill.

Raising children with psychological disabilities, a San Quentin Prison report on giving care to disabled prisoners, a jazz perspective on Jason Moran, and local musicians Panacea.

Local Filipino community reacts to typhoon; Old Bay Bridge is coming down, without a bang; Marincello - the city that never was; Audiograph's Sound of the Week revealed! and local band Honey Archer.

Rethinking punishment and discipline in Oakland schools: The Restorative Justice show. Plus local musicians Grupo Falso Baiano.

Dozens in Albany homeless encampment prepare for clearout; swimming from Alcatraz to heal body and soul; Hear Here: Dr. Pamela Alston treats East Oakland's teeth; and local band The New Thoreaus.

Addressing chronic homelessness with permanent supportive housing; The San Quentin Prison Report: A combat veteran and a veteran of the streets deal with PTSD; StoryCorps: A military man finds support in unexpected places; and the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.

Eating dinner in the dark at the Blind Café; A Cinematic Study of Fog: a conversation with filmmaker Sam Green; this week's Audiograph Sound revealed! and local band the Diablo Valley College Revue.

Beyond the headlines of the Affordable Act: an interview with Pete Nicks, director of The Waiting Room, a film about Highland Hospital in Oakland; along with two StoryCorps about Highland. Plus local musician Fito Reinoso.

A tour of Oakland with an OPD captain, the US Postal service's money problems, and Taiko drumming.

San Francisco’s Proposition B takes its role in affordable housing debate; Palo Alto’s Measure D tries to put the brakes on re-zoning; ARTERY: Califas Festival brings diverse stories of California to light; and local band The Plastic Arts.

The many translations of Day of the Dead; The only ghost town in the Bay Area - Drawbridge; this week's frightening Audiograph answer revealed! and Jeff Sanford's Cartoon Jazz Orchestra.

Crosscurrents looks at different issues in homelessness in San Francisco: the lack of public showers and bathrooms, Mother Brown's in Bayview, foraging for free food, and local musicians The Ives Quartet.

Landfill expansion pits Marin environmentalists against the nation's largest waste company; One man’s trash is another's recycling; The state of media: an interview with Al Jazeera America international correspondent Sebastian Walker; and local band Whiskerman.

Closing San Francisco's parks at night, a San Quentin Prison report on self-help groups inside prison, a Hear Here on the power of helping, the second installment of Highland Hospital Storycorps, and local musicians The Temescal String Quartet.

Driverless cars, taking the ferry to work, this week's Audiograph answer, and local musicians Sage.

A hyper-local news organization in Berkeley, the origins of the name "Berkeley," the first in a series of stories on Oakland's Highland hospital, and local musicians Orquesta Borinquen.

Dancing with the ladies in line; a conversation with Saudi Arabia's first female movie director; and Bay Area Beats: Musical Art Quintet.

The San Quentin Prison Report: Getting out of gang life; The Sights and Sounds of Bayview: POWER; Remembering Alan Farley; and local band the DU UY Quintet. To subscribe to the Crosscurrents podcast in iTunes, clickhere. To use another podcasting tool, clickhere.

Wearable technology, comedian Don Reed, this week's Audiograph answer, Lou "the Glue" Marcelli, and local musician Antwon.

The Google Bus Show! San Francisco has a parallel, private transit system: how is the city dealing with it? They take up MUNI bus stops and back up traffic as these private busses stop seemingly wherever they like in the cty; but then they get tons of commuters out of their cars and into mass transit. Are these symbols of the Bay Area's Tech Boom and gentrification of San Francisco something to be...

Welcome to Camp Sweeney; Old Skool Cafe addresses new school problems; StoryCorps: When Laurie Brookner first met her daughter; and local band Akron Engine.

Two stories featuring Marcus Williams: With parole pending, an inmate reflects on lessons learned and Life after parole: An interview with a former San Quentin inmate; StoryCorps: Coit Tower's Murals at 80; and local artists Lucas Ohio & The Shamblers.

Learning about aftermath of the Rim Fire: A conversation with Scott Stephens; what it's like in the fire lookout on Mt. Tamalpais; this week's Audiograph answer revealed! and local band La Dee Da.

The latest on a possible BART strike, a neighborhood garden in San Francisco's Bayview district, the skipper who won the America's Cup, and local musician Cheryl Leonard.