Storied: San Francisco

Kitten on the Keys's musician dad was born with crossed-eyes.

In this podcast, Kitten, a musician in her own right, traces her story back to her parents. Both were born and raised in southeastern Mis…

In this episode, Matt picks up where he left off in Part 1. He talks about places in the US that his family traveled before Matt went to college in Santa Cruz. He shares what went into his decision t…

One side of Matt Sterling's lineage is a big, Irish Catholic family.

In this podcast, the bartender and pub quiz host delves into his family's history in San Francisco. Three generations ago, great-g…

In this podcast, Shizue picks up where she left off in Part 1. Her paternal grandmother, Shige, had just located her husband in Stockton. Shizue goes into more depth about her grandmother's life.

Her…

This podcast is almost totally about Shizue Seigel's ancestors.

In the episode, the poet and author digs deep into her family's history, which goes back to Japan just two generations ago. Sakuichi Ts…

In this episode, Andrew picks up where he left off in Part 1. He starts with the different bands and music projects he took part in during high school. He got a guitar and started writing solo songs…

Andrew St. James's birth mom was a tour caterer for the Rolling Stones.

In this episode, the musician traces his lineage back to his being adopted by a young San Francisco couple. Carol moved to San …

We start with the honeymoon, time away from The City. Jeff and Erin spent two weeks in northern New Mexico, bouncing around between Taos, Santa Fe, and the small town of Dixon (about halfway between …

In this podcast, Yeva picks up where she left off in Part 1. She backs up from her time in Brazil to tell us about peace camps she went to as a kid, and how that took her to places like Tanzania. As …

Yeva Johnson was born in Detroit by necessity.

In this podcast, we welcome Yeva back to the show. We first met her back in 2018 at Working With Death, the show we did that year with Reimagine End of …

In this episode, Bishop Megan talks about their trans identity. Through popular culture and with age, they knew they were queer around the time they went to college. Eventually, as the world and lang…

The Rev. Dr. Bishop Megan Rohrer's ancestors must've liked the cold.

In this podcast, Bishop Megan traces their South Dakota family lineage back to Switzerland, Germany, and Norway. In the new countr…

In this podcast, Mike picks up where he left off in Part 1. He tells us about a comedy class he took at SF State that had a pretty profound effect on him.

From there, the conversation turns to how Mi…

Mike Evans, Jr., is a funny guy.

In this podcast, the young comedian traces his family history back to his parents, who were both born in San Francisco and met here. They raised Mike and his two olde…

In this episode, Midgett picks up where she left off in Part 1. She had just escaped an abusive relationship out east and decided to make her way to San Francisco.

One of her brothers was in the Navy…

Ed note: I was off-mic for this one, so my part is a little ... quieter. I hope that doesn't take away from Midgett's incredible life story. — Jeff

In this podcast, the 85-year-old ex-school teacher …

In Part 1, you heard about Stuart Schuffman’s ancestors and his life up to the point when he moved to San Francisco. Now, in Part 2, Stuart picks up where he left off, chronicling jobs, zines, TV sho…

Let's try this again.

Back in Season 1, ​we met our friend Stuart Schuffman, aka, Broke-Ass Stuart, for a recording at The Willows. We have to admit: What we did for the podcast back then is much dif…

In this episode, Marcy picks up where she left off in Part 1. She came out to friends on a walk across the country, but then, when she returned to California, had to go through that process again wit…

The California Central Valley and its agriculture aren't too far from the Bay Area. But, as Marcy Coburn knows well, they're worlds apart.

​Today, Marcy is the creative director at San Francisco's Pi…