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S2E49, Part 1: Chloe Jackman on Her San Francisco Childhood Nov 05, 2019

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Chloe Jackman grew up all over San Francisco.

In this podcast, she takes us on a journey through several different neighborhoods she lived in and schools she went to. After high school, she lived in Santa Barbara long enough to graduate and realized how good we have it here in the Bay.

Check back Thursday for Part 2, our final podcast of Season 2.

We recorded this podcast at Chloe's studio in the Inner Richmond in October 2019.

Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather

S2E48, Part 2: Brian Goggin on Defenestration and Caruso's Dream Oct 31, 2019

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Brian Goggin created Defenestration in 1995. The idea originated when Brian was working with an artist in Paris, and it came to life on the corner of Sixth and Howard in San Francisco. In this podcast, Brian shares the story of how the full-building work of art came to be. He also talks about his large-scale work, currently up on Ninth Street between Mission and Market, called Caruso's Dream—several pianos suspended on the side of a building in South of Market. In the podcast, Brian tells a fascinating story of pianos, sinkholes, the 1906 earthquake, and why he named the piece what he named it. If you're within a block or so of Caruso's Dream between 4:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. every day, tune your radio to 90.9 FM to hear Caruso's singing along with the light show emanating from the suspended pianos. Bravo! Brian ends the podcast describing a couple of projects he's currently working on. We recorded this podcast at Brian's studio at Project Artaud in the Mission in September and October 2019.

Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather

S2E48, Part 1: Brian Goggin on Becoming an Artist Oct 29, 2019

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Brian Goggin moved to San Francisco from Davis, California, in 1988. His first visits to the city came as a kid when his parents enrolled him in a class at the SFMoMA where he studied animation and sculpture.

In this episode, Brian reflects on his childhood, arriving in San Francisco, why he left and what it was like to return, his early art explorations, and how he began to fuse his interests of literature, painting, and performance into his three-dimensional art.

Check back Thursday for Part 2, when Brian will tell us all about two of his more prominent sculpture projects in San Francisco.

We recorded this podcast at Brian's studio in Project Artaud in the Mission in September and October 2019.

Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather

S2E47, Part 2: Dara Kosberg on Finding Her Callings Oct 24, 2019

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In this podcast, Dara charts her path from educational work to going back to grad school for non-profit program management. That led her to helping start The Dinner Party, a non-profit with the goal of bringing people who are experiencing loss together over potluck dinners. That served as a segue to Reimagine: End of Life, a festival that kicks off this week with 250+ events all over the city and Bay Area.

Dara also talks about the roots of one of her newest gigs: stand-up comedy. Her upcoming shows, both part of Reimagine, include Good Grief on Oct. 29 at Punchline (after the show, Bitch Talk Podcast will host a live Q&A with some of the featured comedians), and a Halloween show at Cal Academy of Sciences called Ghost Stories. Please visit those links for tickets and more info.

Our contribution to Reimagine this year is a show called Is San Francisco Dying? We ask you to ponder that question by hearing 20 diverse San Franciscans share stories of their lives here. Their photos (by Michelle) are on the wall for you to get to know them better. And we're inviting you to share your own memories with the community by writing them down and locating your stories somewhere on our giant map of San Francisco.

If you missed Part 1 of Dara's podcast, please go back and listen.

We recorded this podcast at The Laundry in September 2019.

Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather

S2E47, Part 1: Dara Kosberg on Her Journey to San Francisco Oct 22, 2019

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These days, Dara Kosberg is the program director for the non-profit Reimagine: End of Life, a 10-day gathering with more than 250 events all over SF and the Bay Area that explore topics around death, dying, grief, and living life to the fullest. But her journey to San Francisco was no straight line.

In this podcast, Dara talks about her life in Massachusetts and New Orleans before moving here in 2003. It involves ruby slippers and being an extra in a Ben Stiller movie, among other things.

Check back Thursday for Part 2, when Dara will go into more depth about her work with end-of-life issues.

We recorded this podcast at The Laundry in September 2019.

Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather

S2E46, Part 2: Chris Macias on His Photography and His Work Oct 17, 2019

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In this episode, Chris talks about "making" photographs with Polaroid cameras. He explains his method of shooting pictures then leaving his photos to marinate, as it were, in various mixtures of bleach, whiskey, and whatever other liquids he can think of.

He goes on to share aspects of his work at SFMoMA, which further satisfies many of his artistic expressions.

If you missed Part 1, please go back and listen.

Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather

S2E46, Part 1: Chris Macias on His Love of the Tenderloin Oct 15, 2019

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Photographer Chris Macias grew up in the Los Angeles area. He came to San Francisco to go to art school, and his school happened to be in the Tenderloin.

In this podcast, Chris talks about arriving in the city and coming to learn San Francisco on the streets of the Tenderloin.

Check back Thursday for Part 2, when Chris will go into depth about his art and his work at SFMoMA.

Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather

S2E45, Part 2: Street Sheet Editors TJ Johnston and Quiver Watts Oct 10, 2019

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In this podcast, recorded as part of an SF Cultural History Museum pop-up over the summer, TJ and Quiver talk more about the work they do with Street Sheet and the Coalition on Homelessness.

If you missed Part 1, please go back and listen.

Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather

S2E45, Part 1: Street Sheet Editors Quiver Watts and TJ Johnston Oct 08, 2019

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In this podcast, Street Sheet editors Quiver and TJ talk about their early lives and moving to the Bay Area. They go into how they each got started in thinking about, writing, and other ways of working on social justice issues.

Be sure to read the article TJ references, "Nonprofit Execs Get Rich Off Homelessness." And thanks to the San Francisco Cultural History Museum for asking us to host the panel with Quiver and TJ.

Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather

Is San Francisco Dying? Oct 06, 2019

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