
S3E12, Part 1: Erin Lim on Growing Up Across the Bay
Erin Lim is a huge inspiration for our podcast. In this episode, Erin shares her parents' back stories and how they met. She talks about growing up in San Leandro, ice skating, going to Giants games w...
31 Mar 202030min

BONUS EPISODE: Aireene Espiritu Plays Her Music
Aireene plays "Only Rock 'n' Roll" and "Bag Woman" for you. Photo by Jeff Hunt
27 Mar 20208min

S3E11, Part 2: Aireene Espiritu on Her Musical Journey
Aireene Espiritu took her calling to become a musician seriously. In this podcast, Aireene takes us back through the story of her music. It started with open mics. Then she bought her first ukulele. F...
26 Mar 202028min

S3E11, Part 1: Aireene Espiritu on Finding Her Home in San Francisco
Since she was a little girl, Aireene Espiritu has searched for a place where she felt she belonged. In this podcast, Aireene, who today is a musician, talks about her childhood in the Philippenes and ...
24 Mar 202025min

S3E10, Part 2: Jan Yanehiro's Career in Journalism and Education
In a way, Jan Yanehiro's career has come full circle. In this podcast, Jan traces her work in Bay Area broadcast journalism, from humble beginnings in radio to hosting a nationally syndicated show for...
19 Mar 202024min

S3E10, Part 1: Jan Yanehiro on Leaving Her Home in Hawaii
Jan Yanehiro defied familial pressures to follow her dream. In this podcast, Jan traces her story back to Hawaii, where she grew up a third-generation Japanese-American. She braved upsetting her paren...
17 Mar 202023min

S3E9, Part 2: Adam Bergeron on the History of the Balboa Theater
Sometimes, it's the whackier ideas that stick. In this podcast, Adam picks up where he left off in Part 1, telling the story of how he came to own the Balboa Theater. Along with the theater's general ...
12 Mar 202020min

S3E9, Part 1: Adam Bergeron on His First Business—12 Galaxies
Adam Bergeron's parents are awesome. In this podcast, Adam, who today owns and operates the Balboa Theater, shares the story of a cross-country roadtrip his family took back in 1977, and how they ende...
10 Mar 202026min




















