Charlie McCone, 31, contracted the coronavirus 10 months ago. It's wrecked his life. The "long-hauler," as doctors call people like him, still has brutal symptoms that make him feel like he's carrying a 50-pound backpack and a chest weight at all times. He can barely work and can only walk for 10 minutes on a good day. He wants to warn other young healthy people not to be cavalier about the disease. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Have you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Ha...
Jan 11, 2021•29 min
On a joint episode of Fifth & Mission and It’s all Political, Demian Bulwa and Joe Garofoli talk about attempts to remove President Trump after he incited Wednesday’s violence. Plus: Reporter Chase DiFeliciantonio talks about why Facebook, Twitter and others are finally cracking down on Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 08, 2021•25 min
Encouraged by a president trying to hijack the election he lost, a mob of extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol. How did the chaos unfold? How did we get here? And what happens now? Making sense of the last throes of the Trump presidency are Washington correspondent Tal Kopan, It's All Political host Joe Garofoli, and Editorial Page Editor John Diaz. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Have you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about you...
Jan 07, 2021•22 min
With Raphael Warnock declared the winner over Kelly Loeffler and Jon Ossoff close to victory over David Perdue, Washington correspondent Tal Kopan talks about how the result will affect the Biden administration — and California. Plus: Today's GOP "challenge" to the Electoral College results. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Have you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 06, 2021•12 min
Hospitals are filling up just as a more contagious variant of coronavirus invades California. Reporters Erin Allday and Jill Tucker talk about vaccine distribution, patients waiting hours for treatment, and what's happening with schools. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Have you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 06, 2021•22 min
The results in Tuesday's runoffs — Perdue vs. Ossoff and Loeffler vs. Warnock — will have major ramifications for the power of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and new Sen. Alex Padilla. It's All Political host Joe Garofoli joins Fifth & Mission host Heather Knight in this joint episode. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Have you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...
Jan 05, 2021•20 min
2020 is behind us, but the coronavirus pandemic that's upended our lives and defined the past year is far from over. Health reporter Erin Allday discusses what’s in store in the first weeks and months of the new year. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Have you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 04, 2021•18 min
Demian Bulwa hosts a review of the year that was, focusing on the four big stories of 2020: The coronavirus pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, the election and California's wildfires. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Have you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 31, 2020•26 min
The former San Francisco Giants manager talks to John Shea about his life in the year since his retirement, which has included jumping out of a helicopter and managing the French team before the shutdown. He also names his All-Bochy Giants team in this episode of The Chronicle's Giants Splash podcast. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Listen and subscribe to Giants Splash: podfollow.com/giants-splash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 30, 2020•29 min
California’s coronavirus numbers are showing signs that the worst of the post-Thanksgiving surge is behind us. Erin Allday talks about how soon is too soon to start getting our hopes up, and reflects on nearly a year’s worth of COVID-19 coverage. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Have you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 29, 2020•17 min
In the final episode of Season 1 of The Chronicle's food podcast, hosts Soleil Ho and Justin Phillips apply their “What is this nonsense?” segment to the year 2020. From a KFC movie to the politics of French Laundry dinners, Soleil and Justin review their top nonsense from a year like no other. Extra Spicy will return with season 2 on Jan. 25. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Have you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad ...
Dec 28, 2020•30 min
California was poised Wednesday to cross 2 million total confirmed coronavirus cases, with the second million coming over just the past six weeks. With hospital ICUs almost out of space, counties including Santa Clara are demanding people not gather in groups for Christmas, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning of "a surge on top of a surge on top of a surge." Health reporter Erin Allday has all the latest. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Have you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala...
Dec 24, 2020•17 min
"That Little Girl Was Me." In this episode of The Chronicle's 6-episode limited series profiling the vice president-elect, reporters and hosts Joe Garofoli and Tal Kopan explore how her childhood in Berkeley shaped her worldview. You don't have to have heard the first two episodes to enjoy this one. Listen to all 6 episodes: Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? podfollow.com/chronicled Fifth & Mission is on a lighter publishing schedule over the two holiday weeks, with new episodes on Tuesdays ...
Dec 23, 2020•21 min
Vaccinations have begun, but COVID-19 is spreading so fast the state is opening makeshift field hospitals and bringing in hundreds of additional health care workers. If it gets much worse, doctors may need to ration care. Health reporter Erin Allday joins us to talk about California's crisis, the latest on Gov. Newsom's shutdown orders, and whether there are reasons to be hopeful. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Have you listened? Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris?: podfollow.co...
Dec 22, 2020•20 min
Will Andrews was 23, homeless and addicted to heroin, then fentanyl. He agreed to let reporter Trisha Thadani follow him as he tried to kick his addictions while living on San Francisco's streets. His story is one of personal struggle, but also of a broken system of care. This episode first ran in September, but not much has changed about the city’s drug treatment system since then. Fifth & Mission is on a lighter publishing schedule over the two holiday weeks, with new episodes on Tuesdays ...
Dec 21, 2020•16 min
Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease doctor at UCSF, says that some of the current shutdown rules are so strict that people have stopped paying attention to them. She says schools and outdoor dining can operate safely with proper precautions, and that the Bay Area is so focused on COVID-19 that it’s ignoring other public health disasters, like overdose deaths, depression and loss of learning for kids. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
Dec 18, 2020•28 min
Cal Fire’s Mike Thompson suspected serial arson in a devastating string of blazes in Lake County. And he and his fellow investigators identified a suspect: Damin Pashilk, a former inmate firefighter. But arsonists are hard to catch. The evidence burns up. Lizzie Johnson tells the story of the chase. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Have you listened yet?: Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 17, 2020•27 min
With a bit of fanfare and lots of relief, five front-line workers at San Francisco General Hospital were given their first doses of vaccine on Tuesday. The historic day opened up numerous questions: How does the vaccine work? Who will get it first? What are the side effects? Will immunizations help at all in fighting the current deadly surge? Health reporters Catherine Ho and Erin Allday have the answers. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Kamala Harris bio podcast: Chronicled: Wh...
Dec 16, 2020•18 min
There's light on the horizon even as U.S. COVID-19 deaths pass 300,000: San Francisco was to see its first vaccinations Tuesday, a day after hospitals in Los Angeles started doling out the long-awaited shots. Erin Allday talks about this historic move, and what you need to know about the massive immunization drive ahead. And Annie Vainshtein reports on the psychology behind growing defiance of coronavirus lockdowns. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Kamala Harris bio podcast: Chr...
Dec 15, 2020•20 min
The San Francisco school board designed a process to take controversial names off of public schools, and 44 names could be ditched. One big surprise: The 16th president. What makes Honest Abe controversial? Education reporter Jill Tucker has a history lesson. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Kamala Harris bio podcast: Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 14, 2020•22 min
California has sent thousands of its most vulnerable children to out-of-state facilities run by a for-profit company, despite laws meant to stop that practice. And often, allegations of rampant abuse and mistreatment have followed. Now, in response to a Chronicle investigation with the Imprint, the state is bringing every child home. Reporters Joaquin Palomino, Sara Tiano and Cynthia Dizikes talk about the story. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices....
Dec 11, 2020•19 min
As California endures its worst wave yet of the pandemic, reporter Kurtis Alexander finds that residents and business owners in some places are defying new shutdown orders designed to preserve hospital beds and save lives. Also: Robot cars with no driver at all have finally arrived in San Francisco, which isn't exactly known for its easy streets. Reporter Carolyn Said has the details. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 10, 2020•19 min
As cases, deaths and hospitalizations surge, California medical experts warn that hospital beds will soon run out. Chronicle reporter Aidin Vaziri lays out our scary next few weeks. Plus, education reporter Jill Tucker shares good news: reopened schools aren't causing coronavirus transmission. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 09, 2020•26 min
President-Elect Joe Biden's pick for a big cabinet job — Health and Human Services secretary — is California’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra. That means the stakes are high for Gov. Gavin Newsom, who soon may need to appoint successors for both Becerra and Sen. Kamala Harris. Guest Joe Garofoli breaks down Biden's move and who's now jockeying to replace Becerra. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 08, 2020•18 min
Nine months into the pandemic, coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are surging. So five Bay Area counties have ordered the most strict rules since March, including a ban on outdoor dining. Erin Allday and Justin Phillips break down the impact on people and businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 07, 2020•23 min
Gov. Gavin Newsom announces new restrictions for regions where fewer than 15% of ICU beds are available — which isn't the Bay Area yet, but could be soon. Capital reporter Alexei Koseff and food writer Janelle Bitker join Heather Knight to talk about what to expect. | Full COVID-19 coverage: sfchronicle.com/coronavirus New podcast: Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 04, 2020•27 min
Hospitals say they're mostly ready for the onslaught of COVID-19 patients expected to fill their beds in the coming weeks, but political leaders are warning they could reach capacity by Christmas. Reporter Nanette Asimov talked to hospital administrators and healthcare workers about their plans — and their worries. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod New podcast: Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
Dec 03, 2020•13 min
Gov. Newsom wasn't the only elected official who lived it up at the opulent restaurant as he asked the public to limit movement amid the coronavirus pandemic. As Heather Knight first reported, San Francisco Mayor London Breed attended a birthday party at the Napa eatery one night after Newsom did. Why was the reaction so explosive? Why does it matter? Knight and Joe Garofoli on practicing what you preach, even when the food is three stars. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Learn ...
Dec 02, 2020•20 min
Emergency Dr. Taylor Nichols saw the swastika tattoo on the chest of a patient and paused. Reporter Jill Tucker says that hesitation, a product of pandemic fatigue, made him question his own compassion. Plus: Erin Allday has a grim update on on the recent surge of the virus, which could leave hospitals without beds and prompt Gov. Gavin Newsom to tighten the rules again. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Le...
Dec 01, 2020•19 min
Coronavirus hospitalizations in the Bay Area were rising even before Thanksgiving. The beginning of the holiday season has health officials bracing for the worst surge yet. Erin Allday explains why, and talks about the extreme stress health care workers are under, and what the Biden administration will have to do in January. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod New podcast! Chronicled: Who Is Kamala Harris? sfchronicle.com/chronicled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
Nov 30, 2020•17 min
