San Francisco columnist Heather Knight and food editor Paolo Lucchesi join host Peter Hartlaub to talk about the S.F. tourist traps they tolerate and even like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 16, 2018•45 min•Ep. 38
Comedian Greg Proops joins host Peter Hartlaub to talk San Francisco comedy and Bay Area nostalgia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 26, 2018•57 min•Ep. 36
Tony Bravo and Beth Spotswood join host Peter Hartlaub to induct "Sister Act" into the SF Cinema Greatest of All Time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 19, 2018•50 min•Ep. 35
"Blindspotting" co-writers and stars Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal join host Peter Hartlaub to talk about the new film set in Oakland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 13, 2018•29 min•Ep. 34
Chronicle style reporter Tony Bravo and education reporter Jill Tucker join host Peter Hartlaub to pay tribute to drive-in movie culture in the Bay Area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 05, 2018•43 min•Ep. 33
"Sorry to Bother You" writer/director Boots Riley and actor Lakeith Stanfield join host Peter Hartlaub to talk about the new film set in Oakland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 28, 2018•33 min•Ep. 32
Chronicle editor-in-chief Audrey Cooper and San Francisco columnist Heather Knight join host Peter Hartlaub to induct "Milk" into the SF Cinema Greatest of All Time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 21, 2018•48 min•Ep. 31
Former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra joins host Peter Hartlaub and sports editor Al Saracevic to talk about his politics, sports, San Francisco and his upcoming 60th birthday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 13, 2018•57 min
San Francisco comedians Will Durst and Debi Durst join host Peter Hartlaub and Chronicle columnist Heather Knight to talk comedy history, and why they still love San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 24, 2018•42 min•Ep. 28
"Solo: A Star Wars Story" actor Alden Ehrenreich joins host Peter Hartlaub to talk about his role in the new movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 04, 2018•22 min•Ep. 27
Chronicle columnist Heather Knight joins host Peter Hartlaub to talk about Total Muni 2018, their successful attempt to ride every Muni line in one day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 03, 2018•49 min•Ep. 26
Chronicle columnist Heather Knight and photographer Jessica Christian join host Peter Hartlaub to talk about their attempt to ride every Muni line in one day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 27, 2018•26 min
Actor Henry Winkler joins host Peter Hartlaub at The Big Event podcast studio to talk about his new show "Barry" on HBO, and take a trip down memory lane as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 15, 2018•28 min•Ep. 24
Chronicle columnist Heather Knight joins host Peter Hartlaub in The Big Event podcast studio to talk about their upcoming attempt to ride every Muni line in one day. A date has been set for April 30, 2018, and a final route is nearly complete. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 13, 2018•27 min•Ep. 23
Chronicle librarian Bill Van Niekerken joins host Peter Hartlaub at The Big Event podcast studio to talk about the 1958 Opening Day for the San Francisco Giants, and answer reader questions about the archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 03, 2018•40 min•Ep. 22
Chronicle education reporter Jill Tucker joins host Peter Hartlaub to talk about covering the 2017 Wine Country Fires, and then pay tribute to the 1970s/1980s amusement park Marine World Africa U.S.A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 08, 2018•44 min•Ep. 20
"Get Out" writer/director Jordan Peele joins host Peter Hartlaub to talk about the success of that movie, and his favorite San Francisco-based thrillers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 26, 2018•27 min•Ep. 19
San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer and Chronicle columnist Heather Knight join host Peter Hartlaub in The Big Event podcast studio, in the San Francisco Chronicle's basement archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 23, 2018•39 min•Ep. 18
San Francisco Chronicle style reporter Tony Bravo and Chronicle columnist/Alta Journal digital editor Beth Spotswood join host Peter Hartlaub in The Big Event podcast studio, in the San Francisco Chronicle's basement archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 19, 2018•42 min•Ep. 17
San Francisco Chronicle photographers Scott Strazzante and Carlos Avila Gonzalez join host Peter Hartlaub at The Big Event podcast studio in the Chronicle's basement archive, to talk about what it's like to photograph Warriors games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 08, 2018•52 min•Ep. 16
Children's book author Mo Willems joins host Peter Hartlaub at The Big Event podcast studio, in the San Francisco Chronicle's basement archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 30, 2018•27 min•Ep. 15
San Francisco Chronicle style reporter Tony Bravo and columnist Beth Spotswood join host Peter Hartlaub at The Big Event podcast studio, in the San Francisco Chronicle's basement archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 25, 2018•55 min•Ep. 14
Comedian W. Kamau Bell of "United Shades of America" joins host Peter Hartlaub at The Big Event podcast studio, in the San Francisco Chronicle's basement archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 11, 2018•43 min•Ep. 12
Comedian Paula Poundstone joins host Peter Hartlaub at The Big Event podcast studio, in the San Francisco Chronicle basement archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 04, 2018•57 min•Ep. 11
Our experts discuss what makes a good restaurant for hangover food, and where you should go in the Bay Area when you're hung over - or coming down after a hard night of drinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 30, 2017•40 min•Ep. 7
The Big Event inducts "Moneyball" into the SF Cinema Greatest of All Time. San Francisco Chronicle A's beat writer Susan Slusser visits and talks about her experiences covering the team during the Moneyball years and filming of the movie. Peter Hartlaub talks about the backlash after giving "Moneyball" a lukewarm review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 29, 2017•49 min•Ep. 6
Families lost nearly everything in the North Bay fires, but at a hardware store in Santa Rosa, remaining open despite a lack of power, gratitude and empathy prevail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 29, 2017•8 min•Ep. 5
We rank the It's It ice cream sandwiches from best to worst, and talk about the legacy of the old school Bay Area company - which has added pumpkin spice and green tea flavors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 28, 2017•32 min•Ep. 3
Comedian Greg Proops joins host Peter Hartlaub at The Big Event podcast studio, in the San Francisco Chronicle's basement archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 28, 2017•57 min•Ep. 2
The Big Event inducts David Fincher's 2007 movie "Zodiac" into the podcast's SF Cinema greatest of all time hall of fame. San Francisco Chronicle pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub is joined by Chronicle Zodiac death writer Kevin Fagan and columnist Beth Spotswood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2017•38 min•Ep. 1