Storied: San Francisco
A weekly podcast about the artists, activists, and small businesses that make San Francisco so special.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 548
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
S3E13, Part 2: Josh Chuck on Making 'Chinatown Rising'
In this episode, Josh talks all about what went into making the documentary Chinatown Rising, which he co-directed and produced. From his dad calling him about a bunch of video footage he was cleanin…
S3E13, Part 1: Josh Chuck on His Ancestors and His Childhood
Chinatown in San Francisco is so much more than ornate streetlamps.
In this podcast, Josh Chuck, who co-directed and produced the documentary Chinatown Rising, traces his family's story back a few g…
E3E12, Part 2: Erin Lim on Launching Bitch Talk Podcast
In this episode, Erin picks up where she left off in Part 1, talking about her final year interning with the Giants. From there, she worked in TV production, where she met friend and Bitch Talk Podca…
S3E12, Part 1: Erin Lim on Growing Up Across the Bay
Erin Lim is a huge inspiration for our podcast.
In this episode, Erin shares her parents' back stories and how they met. She talks about growing up in San Leandro, ice skating, going to Giants games …
BONUS EPISODE: Aireene Espiritu Plays Her Music
Aireene plays "Only Rock 'n' Roll" and "Bag Woman" for you.
Photo by Jeff Hunt
S3E11, Part 2: Aireene Espiritu on Her Musical Journey
Aireene Espiritu took her calling to become a musician seriously.
In this podcast, Aireene takes us back through the story of her music. It started with open mics. Then she bought her first ukulele. …
S3E11, Part 1: Aireene Espiritu on Finding Her Home in San Francisco
Since she was a little girl, Aireene Espiritu has searched for a place where she felt she belonged.
In this podcast, Aireene, who today is a musician, talks about her childhood in the Philippenes and…
S3E10, Part 2: Jan Yanehiro's Career in Journalism and Education
In a way, Jan Yanehiro's career has come full circle.
In this podcast, Jan traces her work in Bay Area broadcast journalism, from humble beginnings in radio to hosting a nationally syndicated show fo…
S3E10, Part 1: Jan Yanehiro on Leaving Her Home in Hawaii
Jan Yanehiro defied familial pressures to follow her dream.
In this podcast, Jan traces her story back to Hawaii, where she grew up a third-generation Japanese-American. She braved upsetting her pare…
S3E9, Part 2: Adam Bergeron on the History of the Balboa Theater
Sometimes, it's the whackier ideas that stick.
In this podcast, Adam picks up where he left off in Part 1, telling the story of how he came to own the Balboa Theater. Along with the theater's general…
S3E9, Part 1: Adam Bergeron on His First Business—12 Galaxies
Adam Bergeron's parents are awesome.
In this podcast, Adam, who today owns and operates the Balboa Theater, shares the story of a cross-country roadtrip his family took back in 1977, and how they end…
S3E8, Part 2: Dayna Keyes on Addiction, Rehab, DJing, and Podcasting
This episode is a little different for us. For starters, it's a little longer than what you're used to. But for good cause.
In it, Dayna talks in some detail about the many cycles she's been through …
S3E8, Part 1: Dayna Keyes's Circuitous Route to the Bay Area
Dayna Keyes never knew her real dad.
In this podcast, Dayna talks about growing up in Mississippi. Her mom soon met the man who ended up helping to raise Dayna, and the family soon moved to Southern …
S3E7, Part 2: George Rocha on Starting Iris Skateboards
Some people's trash is other people's art ... or, in George Rocha's case, their business.
In this episode, George tells the story of his cross-country move to San Francisco. He found his own place in…
S3E7, Part 1: George Rocha Talks About Growing Up on a Skateboard
Skating and building ramps consumed much of George Rocha's childhood.
In this podcast, George, who today owns and operates Iris Skateboards, recounts various tales from his childhood on four wheels. …
S3E6, Part 2: P. Segal on the Need for Artist Housing in the City
P. Segal wants San Francisco to be a city full of culture again.
In this episode, P. charts her return to the city after college and a trip to Europe. She ran in art and intellectual circles in North…
S3E6, Part 1: P. Segal Reflects on Growing Up in San Francisco
When she was a teenager, P. Segal was held by her father under what she calls "house arrest."
In this podcast, P. talks about her Sicilian roots, her many warm memories of growing up in San Francisco…
S3E5, Part 2: Lincoln Mitchell on San Francisco in 1978
In his book, San Francisco: Year Zero, Lincoln Mitchell ties together threads of the Giants, punk rock, and the political upheaval that hit the city in November 1978.
In this podcast, Lincoln talks a…
S3E5, Part 1: Lincoln Mitchell on His Love of Baseball and Politics
Lincoln Mitchell's family came to San Francisco from New York City in the 1970s.
In this podcast, Lincoln talks about growing up in the city and being a fan of the Yankees and the Giants. He discusse…
S3E4, Part 2: Harmony Fraga on the Fillmore and Opening Her Business
There's the wrong way to move into a neighborhood, and then there's the Social Study.
In this podcast, Social Study owner and operator Harmony Fraga shares the story of opening her day and evening lo…