Sony Metreon 1999 tribute, with John King and Paolo Lucchesi
Episode 84 of The Big Event is a tribute to the Sony Metreon, the 1999 mall that was supposed to redefine the urban entertainment experience, but failed within a few years. Host Peter Hartlaub is join...
25 Jul 201944min
Will Durst interview — on San Francisco, and his new Chronicle column
Episode 83 of The Big Event is a conversation with Will Durst, who is about to start a new column with the San Francisco Chronicle. Durst, who has been involved in the Bay Area comedy scene since the ...
22 Jul 201934min
Apollo 11 moon landing tribute with David Perlman
Episode 82 of The Big Event is an interview with David Perlman, who covered the Apollo 11 moon landing for the San Francisco Chronicle on July 20, 1969. Science writer Perlman, 100, who retired from T...
15 Jul 201936min
Golden Gate Park roller skating tribute, with David Miles Jr.
Episode 81 of The Big Event is a history of the Skate Patrol and Golden Gate Park roller skating tribute with David Miles Jr., the park's "Sk8father" who has been made roller skating in San Francisco ...
11 Jul 201945min
Dan the Automator interview — on living in S.F. and "Always Be My Maybe"
Episode 80 of The Big Event is an interview with Dan "the Automator" Nakamura, the San Francisco native who has made unexpected and memorable music with Handsome Boy Mordeling School, the Gorillaz and...
8 Jul 201945min
Adam Savage interview — The Big Event flashback
In Episode 79 of The Big Event is a flashback episode to November 2018. TV star and maker Adam Savage joins host Peter Hartlaub to talk about living in San Francisco, his past working in local theater...
4 Jul 201946min
Jerry Rice interview — The Big Event flashback
This bonus flashback The Big Event episode is a 2018 interview with 49ers great Jerry Rice, who appears in the documentary "In Search of Greatness," now available for download on iTunes and Amazon. Th...
26 Jun 201929min
Jonas Rivera interview — "Toy Story 4" producer and Oakland A's superfan
Episode 77 of The Big Event is an interview with Jonas Rivera, producer of Pixar's "Toy Story 4," which is out on June 21. Rivera started working as a Pixar intern before the original "Toy Story" came...
17 Jun 201939min
