452R - The SNACK at Kezar (repodcast)
Next weekend, a music festival is happening in Golden Gate Park, so let's revisit our podcast about an earlier music festival, the SNACK at Kezar.
Aug 05, 2023•34 min
Outside Lands San Francisco
Nicole Meldahl and a rotating cast of hosts from the Western Neighborhoods Project (outsidelands.org / OpenSFHistory.org) share San Francisco west side neighborhood history with humor, a real fact or two, and much-better-informed occasional guests.
Episodes
511: Remembering Pat Cunneen
We were shook by the recent passing of West side icon, Pat Cunneen. Nicole & Arnold are joined by a number of very special guests to remember Pat.
Jul 29, 2023•1 hr 3 min
510: Odd Fellows Cemetery
Colma is the new Lone Mountain. Nicole & Arnold visit Lone Mountain's past to dig into the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Jul 22, 2023•37 min
509: Stephanie Brown
WNP is hosting museum studies students from Johns Hopkins University this week, so Nicole talks with Professor Stephanie Brown about the program and her own path.
Jul 15, 2023•59 min
146R: Sutro Tower
Sutro Tower turned 50 this week, so let's revisit this classic Outside Lands Podcast about it.
Jul 08, 2023•19 min
508: Beeps Burgers (1051 Ocean Avenue)
Nicole & Arnold stroll down Ocean Avenue for a Beep's Burger and to discover the history of 1051 Ocean Avenue.
Jul 01, 2023•42 min
507: The Ave Bar (1607 Ocean Avenue)
Arnold and Nicole dive into a short history of The Ave Bar and its building, one of Ingleside's oldest businesses.
Jun 23, 2023•40 min
506: Burning Man
Did you known that a huge cultural event got its start right here on the West side at Baker Beach? Nicole and Arnold investigate the origins of Burning Man.
Jun 17, 2023•48 min
505: Laura Macias and Nicole Smahlik
Ever wonder how the sausage gets made? We give you another peek behind the curtains as Nicole interviews key contributors, Laura Macias and Nicole Smahlik.
Jun 10, 2023•1 hr 3 min
504: Anza Branch Library
One of the Library's many branches is tucked into a quiet residential neighborhood. Nicole & Arnold look into the story behind the Anza Branch Library.
Jun 03, 2023•46 min
226R - Golden Gate Bridge at 80 (Repodcast)
As the Golden Gate Bridge turns 86, we look back to this classic podcast about it that we did when it turned 80.
May 27, 2023•24 min
503: Michael Jang
We sit down with photographer Michael Jang before a live podcast audience to talk his career, life in the Richmond District, and wheat paste.
May 20, 2023•55 min
317R: Quigley Family (Repodcast)
William Hammond Hall and John McLaren are the names that come to mind when talking about how Golden Gate Park was created, but let us introduce you to the Quigleys, who were in charge of much of the construction in this classic episode.
May 13, 2023•32 min
502: 834 Irving
Nicole & Arnold visit 834 Irving Street to look back at the fascinating people and their businesses there from its early days as a grocery store to today's Blackthorn Tavern.
May 06, 2023•49 min
501: California Academy of Sciences Part 2
Academy Head Librarian Rebekah Kim again joins Nicole & Arnold to finish the lengthy history of the California Academy of Sciences.
Apr 29, 2023•59 min
500: California Academy of Sciences
It is one of San Francisco's oldest institutions. Nicole & Arnold reveal the long history of the California Academy of Sciences with its head librarian, Rebekah Kim.
Apr 22, 2023•1 hr 6 min
368R: Morrison Planetarium Projector (Repodcast)
Today's Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences features the latest state-of-the-art digital technology. But when the Morrison Planetarium was built in 1952, it featured an optical star projector.
Apr 15, 2023•26 min
499: Kevin Brady
Did you know there was a cartoonist collective in the Sunset? Nicole talks with Kevin Brady about growing up in San Francisco and how he got started in art.
Apr 08, 2023•1 hr 14 min
498: Craig of Craigslist
Did you know that Craigslist, the classified ad website, got its start on the West side? Nicole talks with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark about how it all happened.
Apr 01, 2023•31 min
497: San Francisco College for Women
USF sits atop Lone Mountain now, but Nicole & Arnold tell the story of the first school there, the ground-breaking San Francisco College for Women.
Mar 25, 2023•40 min
496: Legendary Animals of San Francisco
Judi Leff & Joseph Amster join Nicole & Arnold to explore the fascinating histories of some San Francisco animals.
Mar 18, 2023•1 hr 19 min
495: Chain of Lakes
Golden Gate Park has both natural and man-made lakes. Nicole & Arnold look at the history of the Chain of Lakes which are a little bit of both.
Mar 11, 2023•54 min
494: John Lindsey & the Great Highway Gallery
Nicole sits down with John Lindsey to talk about his life in art and food and the closing of his Great Highway Gallery.
Mar 04, 2023•1 hr
493: 41-47 West Portal Avenue
41-47 West Portal Avenue had bakeries, delis, hairdressers, toy shops, candy shops, and realtors over the years. Nicole & Arnold take a look at the building's history.
Feb 25, 2023•45 min
492: Richard Rothman
Nicole interviews Richard Rothman about his life with the murals of Washington High, Coit Tower, and the Mother's Building and his work trying to preserve the latter.
Feb 18, 2023•55 min
491: Third World Liberation Strike Part 3
Guest David Friedlander returns to join Nicole and Arnold in the final part of their recounting of the 1968-1969 Third World Liberation Strike. SF State students and faculty went on strike to protest racism in both admissions and curriculum, resulting in the creation of the Departments of Black Studies and Ethnic Studies.
Feb 11, 2023•56 min
490: Third World Liberation Strike Part 2
Guest David Friedlander returns to join Nicole and Arnold in part 2 of their recounting of the Third World Liberation Strike. SF State students and faculty went on strike in 1968-69 to protest racism in both admissions and curriculum, resulting in the creation of the Departments of Black Studies and Ethnic Studies.
Feb 04, 2023•1 hr 4 min
489: Boudin Bakery
The oldest sourdough French bread bakery in the West dates back all the way to 1849. Nicole talks with Mike Giraudo about the history of Boudin Bakery.
Jan 28, 2023•57 min
208R - The Bird Rescue of 1971 (Repodcast)
52 years ago, a tanker collision spilled oil around the Golden Gate. Woody and David speak with Susan McCarthy who took part in the subsequent bird rescue.
Jan 21, 2023•22 min
488: Cliff House Camera Obscuras
Arnold Woods is joined by Robert Tacchetto, the owner-operator of the current Giant Camera at the Cliff House; Gary Stark, creator of the Cliff House Project website; and John Martini, former National Park Service ranger to talk about the Cliff House Camera Obscuras and to update the damage suffered during recent storms.
Jan 13, 2023•50 min
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