Storied: San Francisco

Ed. note: Please be advised that there's some very heavy subject matter discussed in this episode.

In Part 2, we pick up where we left off in Part 1. Jenny left San Francisco for college, head...

Ed. note: We recorded this episode outside on a windy day near The Bay. Apologies for the wind gusts you'll hear throughout.

Jenny Chan found Storied: San Francisco thanks to Toshio fr...

In Part 2, we pick up right where we left off in Part 1, with Gina's first official address in San Francisco.

In talking about finding a place to live in The City, Gina mentions that all her friends either live i...

Chances are, you've been to one of Gina Mariko Rosales' events, even if you weren't aware.

In this episode, which kicks off our Asian-American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month prog...

Listen in as I chat with guests at 415 Zine's 415 Day celebration at Madrone last week.

Find the guests of this bonus episode:

Mackenzie C Kirk

In Part 2, we pick up where we left off in Part 1. Todd has just learned the process of importing automobiles into the US. He had one under his belt. He was ready for more.

He'd learned about older Japanese fire trucks and set his sights. He was still going to Japan frequen...

There's a little red Japanese fire truck rolling around all over San Francisco. But instead of putting out fires, Kiri the Japanese Fire Truck is spreading joy and inspiring smiles.

In this episode, meet and get to know Todd Lappin, the human being who bro...

For Part 2, we pick up where we left off in Part 1. Soleil was working in restaurants in Minneapolis, both front-of-house and back, and also starting writing about food around this time.

There was a new food publication in Minneapolis at the time called Heavy Table, and Sol...

The story of Soleil Ho starts with their grandparents.

In this episode, meet and get to know the food writer and COYOTE Media Collective member who's been on my radar since they replaced longtime Chronicle food writer and mysterious human Michael Bauer. In...

In Part 2, we pick up where we left off in Part 1. We're talking about Mission bars, and I share a story about the backroom at Delirium. Rae brings up similar stories of her own at places like Thee Parkside, and we agree that Parkside owner Malia Spanyol is the best. Rae shares a story that confirms it.

She looks back...

Rae Alexandra has 35 stories to share with you, plus her own.

In this Women's History Month episode, meet and get to know Rae. She recently published a book with City Lights Publishing called Unsung Heroines: 35 Women Who Changed the Bay Area. It's of course available at City Lights, but you can also find it at your l...