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S3E15, Part 1: Marke Bieschke's Upper-Midwest (and London) Youth Apr 21, 2020

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Marke Bieschke, who today is a member of the 17-person Stud Collective, which owns San Francisco's oldest gay nightclub, and is the publisher/arts editor of 48 Hills and legacy keeper of the SF Bay Guardian archives, was throwing raves back when they were a novel thing.

In this podcast, Marke traces his early life, from lower Ontario farms and inner-city Detroit abandoned buildings to early techno and house nightclubs. The episode ends with a rather auspicious tip from a friend.

We recorded this podcast via Zoom during quarantine in San Francisco in April 2020.

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E3S14, Part 2: Reverend Arnold Townsend on San Francisco, Redevelopment, and Housing Apr 16, 2020

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A girly magazine might've drawn Arnold Townsend to San Francisco, but what has kept him here for more than five decades goes much, much deeper than that.

In this podcast, Reverend Arnold tells the story of moving to the city in the late-'60s. At SF State (then known as "state college"), he quickly got involved with the Black Student Union (BSU), which led him to the work that's come to define his life: housing rights.

If you missed Part 1, when Arnold shared the story of his life before San Francisco, please go back and listen.

We recorded this podcast at Arnold's office in the Fillmore in March 2020.

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S3E14, Part 1: Reverend Arnold Townsend's Early Life Apr 14, 2020

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To help elevate the voices and stories of Black San Franciscans, we are rerunning this episode.

Born in Phoenix in 1943 and raised in the all-black town of Rentiesville, Oklahoma, Arnold Townsend's family moved to Southern California when he was 6. He lived in Watts in LA on an integrated block. In this podcast, Arnold takes us through the early years of his life, with tales of racism, defiance, and, as he put it, a "Leave It to Beaver" neighborhood.

Look out for Part 2 on Thursday! We recorded this podcast at Arnold's office in the Fillmore in March 2020.

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S3E13, Part 2: Josh Chuck on Making 'Chinatown Rising' Apr 09, 2020

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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 cleaning out of the garage to the opening of the CAAM Film Festival in 2019, the journey of making the movie is as remarkable as the documentary itself.

If you missed Part 1, when Josh talked about his Chinese-American ancestors and his own childhood, please go back and listen.

We recorded this podcast at Cameron House in Chinatown in March 2020.

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S3E13, Part 1: Josh Chuck on His Ancestors and His Childhood Apr 07, 2020

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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 generations and explains how they ended up the city. His parents met at Cameron House, where Josh was raised mostly. He has stories of he and his teenage friends finding fun all over town in the nineties. He ends the podcast with his time at UC Davis, which is where Josh started getting into filmmaking.

We recorded this podcast at Cameron House in Chinatown in March 2020.

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E3E12, Part 2: Erin Lim on Launching Bitch Talk Podcast Apr 02, 2020

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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 Podcast co-host, Angela Tabora (whom you might remember from Season 2 of this podcast). It was a fortuitous encounter, as the two would go on to travel around the world, make a documentary movie, and do a podcast with more than 400 episodes.

Be sure to check out Bitch Talk's brand-new website!

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S3E12, Part 1: Erin Lim on Growing Up Across the Bay Mar 31, 2020

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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 with her dad and step-great-grandpa, and the various internships she had while in college. Full disclosure: Erin and Jeff are engaged and live together.

Erin will talk about her podcast, Bitch Talk, in Part 2. But we wanted you to know that they've launched a new site and rebrand today. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

We recorded this podcast on Lone Mountain during quarantine in March 2020.

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BONUS EPISODE: Aireene Espiritu Plays Her Music Mar 27, 2020

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Aireene plays "Only Rock 'n' Roll" and "Bag Woman" for you.

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S3E11, Part 2: Aireene Espiritu on Her Musical Journey Mar 26, 2020

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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. From there, it's a winding journey across continents and back to the Bay Area, where Aireene established Color-Coded Symphony.

If you missed Part 1, please go back and listen to hear Aireene's origin story.

We recorded this podcast at Pinhole Coffee in Bernal Heights in March 2020.

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S3E11, Part 1: Aireene Espiritu on Finding Her Home in San Francisco Mar 24, 2020

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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 on the East Coast. Her mom had to work three jobs to support her and her brother, and so Aireene came west to live with family in Milpitas. She eventually found her way to San Francisco, when she enrolled at SF State.

A few years later, she started going to open mics, first in the Sunset, then later at Hotel Utah. After being inspired by some of the folks she saw get up and perform, Aireene soon started to play music herself.

We recorded this podcast at Pinhole Coffee in Bernal Heights in March 2020.

Photo by Jeff Hunt

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