Total SF
A San Francisco culture podcast featuring celebrity guests, non-celebrity guests, personalities from the San Francisco Chronicle and a celebration of Bay Area life. Hosted by culture critic Peter Hartlaub and columnist Heather Knight and recorded on the streets, hilltops, parks and landmarks of San Francisco. The pair's focus on the whimsy and wonder of San Francisco began in 2018 when they rode every bus, train, cable car and street car in the city in one day. They believe in highlighting the eccentric characters, independent bookstores, burger joints and bars that make the bay so great.
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Boots Riley interview, with Lakeith Stanfield
"Sorry to Bother You" writer/director Boots Riley and actor Lakeith Stanfield join host Peter Hartlaub to talk about the new film set in Oakland.
33 min
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"Milk" - SF Cinema GOAT with Audrey Cooper and ...
Chronicle editor in chief Audrey Cooper and San Francisco columnist Heather Knight join host Peter Hartlaub to induct the 2008 film "Milk" in the SF Cinema Greatest of All Time.
47 min
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Jello Biafra interview
Former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra joins host Peter Hartlaub and sports editor Al Saracevic to talk about music, politics, sports, San Francisco and his upcoming 60th birthday.
57 min
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Will Durst interview
Longtime San Francisco comedian Will Durst and his wife Debi Durst joins host Peter Hartlaub and Chronicle columnist Heather Knight to talk about San Francisco comedy in the 1980s and today.
41 min
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Alden Ehrenreich interview
"Solo: A Star Wars Story" actor Alden Ehrenreich joins host Peter Hartlaub to talk about how he landed the role in the stand-alone "Star Wars" prequel, and acting in his first film with Francis Ford Coppola.
21 min
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Total Muni 2018, Part IV: Requiem for a Felton
Chronicle columnist Heather Knight joins host Peter Hartlaub to talk about Total Muni 2018 - recapping The Chronicle's successful attempt to ride every Muni line in one day.
49 min
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Total Muni 2018, Part III: "It's a Better Story...
Chronicle columnist Heather Knight and photographer Jessica Christian join host Peter Hartlaub to talk about Total Muni 2018 - The Chronicle's attempt to ride every Muni line in one day.
26 min
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Henry Winkler interview
Actor and producer Henry Winkler host Peter Hartlaub to talk about his new HBO show "Barry," and answer questions about a mysterious "Happy Days" softball game at Candlestick Park.
28 min
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Total Muni 2018, Part II: No turning back, and ...
Chronicle columnist Heather Knight joins host Peter Hartlaub to talk about Total Muni 2018 - The Chronicle's attempt to ride every Muni line in one day.
26 min
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SF Giants Opening Day in 1958
Chronicle librarian Bill Van Niekerken joins host Peter Hartlaub at The Big Event podcast studio in the Chronicle's basement archive, to talk about the 1958 Opening Day for the San Francisco Giants.
39 min
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Marine World tribute with Jill Tucker
Chronicle education reporter Jill Tucker joins host Peter Hartlaub at The Big Event podcast studio in the Chronicle's basement archive, to talk about the Redwood City amusement park Marine World Africa U.S.A.
43 min
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Jordan Peele interview
"Get Out" director Jordan Peele joins host Peter Hartlaub at The Big Event podcast studio in the Chronicle's basement archive, to talk about the hit Academy Award nominated film.
26 min
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Larry Baer interview; Total Muni 2018, Part I
San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer and Chronicle columnist Heather Knight join host Peter Hartlaub at The Big Event podcast studio in the Chronicle's basement archive, to talk about Baer's 1980 Muni stunt … and perhaps revive it in 2018!
38 min
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"The Birds" - SF Cinema Greatest of All Time
San Francisco Chronicle style reporter Tony Bravo and columnist Beth Spotswood join host Peter Hartlaub at The Big Event podcast studio in the Chronicle's basement archive, to induct "The Birds" into the SF Cinema Greatest of All Time.
42 min
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Photographing Warriors with Scott Strazzante an...
San Francisco Chronicle photographers Scott Strazzante and Carlos Avila Gonzalez join host Peter Hartlaub at The Big Event podcast studio in the Chronicle's basement archive, to talk about what it's like to photograph Warriors games.
51 min
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Mo Willems interview
Children’s book author Mo Willems joins host Peter Hartlaub to talk about how to write picture books, how Charles Schulz influenced his career and the difficulty of making his work look easy.
27 min
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“Mrs. Doubtfire” - SF Cinema Greatest of All Time
Chronicle style reporter Tony Bravo and columnist Beth Spotswood join host Peter Hartlaub to induct “Mrs. Doubtfire” into the SF Cinema Greatest of All Time.
54 min
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W. Kamau Bell interview
W. Kamau Bell makes his first visit to the San Francisco Chronicle basement archive studio. Bell struggled as a comedian for a decade before his one-man show, W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour, became a hit in 2007. The comedian, podcas
43 min
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Paula Poundstone interview
The Big Event welcomes Paula Poundstone to the basement archive studio. Poundstone moved to San Francisco in the early 1980s and saw her comedy career flourish, at clubs including The Other Café and Holy City Zoo. She talks about the S.F. comedy scene, o
56 min
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Best hangover destinations of the Bay Area
A look at what makes a good restaurant for hangover food, and where to go in the Bay Area when you've had too much to drink.
39 min
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“Moneyball” - SF Cinema Greatest of All Time
Chronicle A's beat writer Susan Slusser and pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub induct "Moneyball" into the SF Cinema GOAT hall of fame.
48 min
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A Bay Area story: The hardware store and the fire
A Santa Rosa family lost nearly everything in the North Bay fires - but at their neighborhood hardware store, gratitude and empathy prevail.
7 min
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Chronicle ranks the It’s Its
The It's It is a San Francisco classic, dating back to the early 20th century. But they recently added a pumpkin spice and green tea flavor. We rank the It's Its from best to worst.
32 min
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Greg Proops interview
The Big Event welcomes Greg Proops to the basement archive studio. Proops grew up in San Carlos, came up as a comedian in San Francisco, and gained fame on "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and his Smartest Man in the World Proopcast.
57 min
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"Zodiac" - SF Cinema Greatest of All Time
The Big Event inducts David Fincher's 2007 movie "Zodiac" into the podcast's SF Cinema greatest of all time hall of fame.
37 min