S2E37, Part 2: Patrick O'Malley on Housing, Public Transit, and His Music
For Patrick O'Malley, music and politics evolved side-by-side. In this podcast, Patrick talks about how he came to understand housing policy, both in San Francisco and statewide in California, through...
15 Aug 201930min
S2E37, Part 1: Patrick O'Malley on His Political Awakening in San Francisco
Patrick O'Malley started playing guitar at an early age. But it wasn't until his time in Santa Barbara that his music took on a new meaning for him—one of political activism. In this podcast, Patrick ...
13 Aug 201931min
S2E36, Part 2: Penelope Houston on Archiving the SF Punk Scene
In this podcast, Avengers vocalist Penelope Houston talks about the legendary Sex Pistols show at Winterland that the Avengers opened. It's a story that includes Sid Vicious ODing (but surviving) at t...
6 Aug 201926min
S2E36, Part 1: Penelope Houston's Days in the Early SF Punk Scene
Penelope Houston's family moved around the country quite a bit when she was a kid, eventually settling up in Washington state long enough for her to go to high school. She came to San Francisco to go ...
6 Aug 201928min
S2E35 Ken Walton on Founding StreetFoto San Francisco
Ken Walton grew up in Sacramento always considering San Francisco a special place. He got inspired to do street photography after watching a documentary about Vivian Maier. In 2016, he founded Street...
30 Jul 201918min
S2E34, Part 2: Elly Simmons on Specs 12 Adler Museum and Café
Specs is special. In a city with a history of providing safe harbor (literally and figuratively) to so many over the years, the bar encompasses the spirit of San Francisco perfectly. In this podcast, ...
25 Jul 201929min
S2E34, Part 1: Specs Co-Owner Elly Simmons on How Her Parents Met
North Beach is still alive. And one of its best and longest-lasting watering holes, Specs, is still a San Francisco treasure. In this podcast, the current co-owner of the bar, Elly Simmons, tells the ...
23 Jul 201929min
S2E33, Part 2: William Rhodes on Juke City and Threaded Memories
In this podcast, artist William Rhodes talks about the 3.9 Art Collective and how it influenced his latest show, Threaded Memories. The exhibition, up at the African-American Art and Culture Complex n...
18 Jul 20199min
