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
BONUS! John Law on Sarah Davis's First Acid Trip
When we sat down to record with this week's podcast guest, John Law, he launched right into the research he did to get to know us better before meeting us. For the next seven minutes, we were delight…
S2E22, Part 2: John Law on the Legacy of the Suicide Club and Urban Exploration
John Law grew up quite the mischievous kid. That naturally led him to the Suicide Club, which he talked about in Part 1.
In this podcast, John catches us up on what he's doing these days, which inclu…
S2E22, Part 1: John Law on Growing Up, Getting Into Trouble, and Hitchhiking to the Bay Area
John Law hitchhiked his way to San Francisco.
His dad was a college professor, and so the family moved around quite a bit in John's youth. He started hanging out with the "fun kids," which meant brea…
S2E21, Part 2: Liz Beeson-Evans on Starting Caring Cowgirl
As we learned in Part 1, Liz Beeson-Evans grew up around horses. After splitting her childhood between Northern California and Jalisco, Mexico, Liz moved around a bit before returning to San Francisc…
S2E21, Part 1: Liz Beeson Evans on Growing Up with Horses
There are many ways to get to San Francisco. For Caring Cowgirl owner Liz Beeson-Evans, it went something like this:
She grew up between Northern California and Jalisco, Mexico, moving to the city in…
S2E20, Part 2: Sister Anni Coque l'Doo on the Future of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (Part of Our Sisters at 40 Series)
Forty years is a long time. That the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will celebrate that milestone this weekend speaks to the charity, creativity, and sense of community that the group brings to San …
S2E20, Part 1: Sister Anni Coque l'Doo on Becoming an Activist Drag Nun (Part of Our Sisters at 40 Series)
Born and raised in San Mateo, the young man who is Sister Anni Coque l'Doo went to the March on Washington in 1993 and came back inspired to become an activist. In this podcast, the third and final i…
S2E19, Part 2: Dino Medardo Rosso on Bridging Cultural Gaps Through Language
When Dino Medardo Rosso was approached to help restaurant workers better communicate with, and thus better understand, one another, he was onto something.
In this podcast, Dino talks about expanding…
S2E19, Part 1: Dino Medardo Rosso on Starting the Language Program Lingo
Dino Medardo Rosso studied 16 languages and he speaks five or six, depending on the day. He moved to San Francisco about a decade ago, and got work as a bicycle tour guide and then, a high school tea…
S2E18, Part 2: Michael McConnell on the Loss of Artists in San Francisco
Michael McConnell owns a café and video store, but he's also an artist—one of a seemingly dying breed in San Francisco. In this podcast, he laments the loss of artists in the city over the last decad…
S2E18, Part 1: Michael McConnell on Owning a Coffee Shop and Video Store
It's one thing to be an artist and work in a café as a barista. It's another to be part owner of that café, and for it to double as one of the last video stores in San Francisco.
In this podcast, Fay…
S2E17, Part 2: Sister Mary Media on the History of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (Part of Our Sisters at 40 Series)
One of the least interesting things about the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is their name, but it's a damn good name.
In this podcast, Sister Mary Media tells the story of how a few young gay men d…
S2E17, Part 1: Sister Mary Media on the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Origin Story (Part of Our Sisters at 40 Series)
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, like any good spiritual group, have an origin story. There are some minor quibbles, but Sister Mary Media was there.
In this podcast, Mary Media describes the pol…
S2E16, Part 2: Sister Roma on Becoming a Drag Nun (Part of Our Sisters at 40 Series)
On April 21 at Dolores Park, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will celebrate its 40th anniversary, bringing its Hunky Jesus contest back where it originated many years ago. There to emcee the even…
S2E15, Part 2: Sarah Davis on Building a New Houseboat and a Community
The thing about houseboats is ... they sometimes sink. In Part 1, Sarah told us how the houseboat she and her brother grew up on with their dad sunk in Mission Creek. In this podcast, Sarah tells the…
S2E15, Part 1: Sarah Davis's Childhood on a San Francisco Houseboat
Sarah Davis grew up unlike most of us. After her parents split up when she was young, her dad eventually decided to live in a houseboat down on Mission Creek. He brought Sarah and her brother with hi…
S2E14 Fernay McPherson on Growing Up and Cooking in the Fillmore (Part of Our La Cocina Series)
To help elevate the voices and stories of Black San Franciscans, we’ll be rerunning those episodes over the next few weeks. We’ll be back with new stories from your neighbors down the road a bit.
Fer…
S2E13, Part 2: Heather Jacks's Book About the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Heather Jacks's introduction to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence was serendipitous and took place over a couple of decades. In Part 1, we learned of Heather's time with the Christian fundamentali…
S2E13, Part 1: Heather Jacks on Her Nomadic Youth
This April, Heather Jacks's art book about the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, who turn 40 this year, will hit the shelves. In this podcast, we get to know Heather before she got involved with the S…
S2E12, Part 2: Pete Spanier on the Warriors' Move (Back) to San Francisco
It's fair to say that Pete likes sports. In this podcast, he talks about the Warriors' move to San Francisco later this year. In Pete's mind, Oakland has been great for the team, and with their recen…