S3E31, Part 1: Radio Africa's Eskender Aseged
When he was a teenager, Eskender Aseged fled his home country on foot. In this podcast, the Radio Africa owner shares the story of walking from Communist Ethiopia to Sudan in the early 1980s. He found...
1 Sep 202024min
S3E30, Part 2: Rocket Dog Rescue's Pali Boucher
First it was punk rock. Then, dogs saved Pali Boucher's life. In this podcast, Pali picks up where she left off in Part 1, with her return to San Francisco after a short time in LA. A teenager with br...
27 Aug 202031min
S3E30, Part 1: Rocket Dog Rescue's Pali Boucher
Pali Boucher had what many would consider a wild childhood. In this podcast, the Rocket Dog Rescue founder takes us on a colorful journey through her early years. Let's just say that her parents liked...
25 Aug 202029min
S3E29, Part 2: Tongo Eisen-Martin on Teaching, Art, Poetry, and Love
In this episode, Tongo picks up where he left off in Part 1, describing the changes he saw in his hometown of San Francisco after spending a few years in New York. It was obvious that money had done i...
20 Aug 202027min
S3E29, Part 1: Tongo Eisen-Martin's Origin Story
Poet Tongo Eisen-Martin was born into a revolutionary home. Tongo's parents met in Chicago but moved to San Francisco soon after. He was born and raised in an apartment at 25th and Valencia, part of a...
18 Aug 202025min
S3E28: Mike Soracco on a Half-Century of Making Focaccia
Mike Soracco has had the same job for 50 years. In this podcast, Mike, who today owns Liguria Bakery in North Beach, takes us back to the founding of this neighborhood staple. Mike's grandfather came ...
11 Aug 202028min
S3E27, Part 2: Isaiah Powell on Starting Dragonspunk Grows Garden
The story of Dragonspunk Grows, the Black-owned organic farm in the Bayview, starts with the Chinese community. In this episode, Isaiah, whom you got to know in Part 1, takes us on a tour of Florence ...
6 Aug 202035min
S3E27, Part 1: Isaiah Powell on His Journey to California
NYC hip-hop artist turned SF city gardener? Why the hell not? In this podcast, Dragonspunk Grows gardener Isaiah Powell charts the early stories of his life's journey. His family moved all over the Ea...
4 Aug 202034min
