GrottoPod

In 1993, Pete Mulvihill chose an uncertain future in San Francisco over graduate school in Oregon, then “stumbled into a temp job” at iconic local bookstore Green Apple Books. Flash-forward a quarter ...

20 Mar 20181h 1min

One of the best places to find compelling stories and characters is public spaces. Like, say, the bus. Launched a decade ago by a San Francisco State class assignment, the Muni Diaries blog quickly gr...

13 Mar 20181h

- Anna Brones followed her heart, and it led her around the world -- and into a career writing books about her favorite things: bicycles, food and Swedish culture. Her latest, Live Lagom: Balanced Liv...

6 Mar 201859min

Tamara Barak Aparton got more than than she expected when she left the San Francisco Examiner for a post with San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi’s office. The former reporter found that, far fr...

27 Feb 201858min

Everybody, it seems, aspires to be a travel writer. This week’s guest, Kimberley Lovato, author of Unique Eats and Eateries of San Francisco and two more books, is already there. Join us as Lovato sho...

20 Feb 201858min

Many authors come to writing later in life, but few make the kind of splash Julie Lythcott-Haims did. She was a Dean at Stanford (and, before that, an attorney) when she quit to pursue an MFA in her 4...

13 Feb 20181h 3min

Ben Marks, the general manager of Collectors Weekly, brings his colorful backstory to the GrottoPod on this week's episode. Join us as we trace his wanderings from a childhood in San Rafael to a caree...

6 Feb 201858min

Some people want to meet their heroes; writer/historian Dennis McNally made a career out of meeting his. Already the author of the definitive Beat biography, Desolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, the Beat Gen...

30 Jan 20181h 4min