Jesse Thorn interview - with Lee Thorn and Kevin Fagan
In Episode 61 of The Big Event, Jesse Thorn, host of NPR's "Bullseye," owner of the Maximum Fun podcasting network and San Francisco native, comes to the archive podcasting studio. We also invited his...
11 Feb 201959min
Tribute to S.F. Snow Day 1976 - History and Stories with Bill Fox and Bill Van Niekerken
In Episode 60 of The Big Event, ex-SFPD officer, photographer and "Lands End" author Bill Fox joins host Peter Hartlaub snd Chronicle librarian Bill Van Niekerken to talk about Feb. 5, 1976 - the last...
5 Feb 201944min
My First Car - Chronicle Storytelling, with Lizzie Johnson and Susan Slusser
In Episode 59 of The Big Event, Chronicle fire reporter Lizzie Johnson and Oakland A's beat reporter Susan Slusser join host Peter Hartlaub to talk about their first cars. After a beginning segment in...
28 Jan 201941min
Total SF: The Total Muni Baby Interview
In Episode 58 of The Big Event - and our fifth Total Muni episode - Chronicle reader Connor Skelly (and his infant son Finn!) talks about his Total Muni project - riding every Muni line with a baby. I...
21 Jan 201931min
David Perlman interview - Happy 100th Birthday Dr. Dave
In Episode 57 of The Big Event, Chronicle science writer emeritus talks about his incredible San Francisco Chronicle career, which began in 1940 and ended with his retirement in 2017 at age 98. Perlma...
16 Jan 201938min
Burrito Stories, Part II, with Burrito Justice and Heather Knight
In Episode 56 of The Big Event, San Francisco burrito expert and historian Burrito Justice join San Francisco columnist Heather Knight and host Peter Hartlaub, to talk about first burritos, best burri...
10 Jan 201949min
Paula Poundstone interview - Paula returns to The Big Event!
In Episode 54 of The Big Event, Paula Poundstone is our first returning celebrity guest - coming to The Big Event archive studio in advance of her New Year's Eve show at the Nourse Auditorium. Poundst...
26 Dec 201844min
Adam Savage interview - "Mythbusters Jr." and living in S.F.
In Episode 53 of The Big Event, TV star and maker Adam Savage joins host Peter Hartlaub to talk about living in San Francisco, his past working in local theater and special effects, and his new Scienc...
19 Dec 201846min
