Crosscurrents

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.

A senior Mission District resident faces eviction. A muralist working to change the perception of graffiti. This week's audiograph mystery sound revealed. Featuring music by Laurie Lewis.