Stories from San Francisco and Beyond

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**Stories from San Francisco and Beyond**

Veteran radio reporter/storyteller Peter Finch and his friends hit the streets of the San Francisco Bay Area (and beyond) looking for interesting stories to tell.

Latest Episodes:

Falsely Accused (Episode 132) Jun 09, 2019

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He spent nine years in prison for two violent sexual assaults. He didn't do it.

Not A Child Bride (Episode 131) May 11, 2019

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Not a child bride. Nope. She's going to be a civil engineer.

RIP Howard Mackey Apr 25, 2019

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FOFF (Friend of the Finch Files) Pat Mackey lost his dad recently. In tribute to the late Howard Mackey, we repost this piece we did about the time he and his wife Barbara packed up their boys and unwittingly took them to one of the most violence rock concerts of all time.

Kevin The Book Guy (Episode 129) Apr 03, 2019

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An owner of a beloved indie bookstore in San Francisco reinvents himself.

To Infinity And Beyond Mar 15, 2019

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Back on New Years Eve, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft passed Ultima Thule beyond Pluto. It the most distant world to every experience a fly by. It was a bonus for New Horizons which had already accomplished its main mission, which was to visit Pluto. Quite an accomplishment for a mission that appeared dead in the water several times. Here we revisit a piece we did with the authors of a book on New Horizons.

Bazaar 2.0 (Episode 128) Feb 26, 2019

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San Francisco's beloved Bazaar Cafe carries on with new owners.

F-Tinder (Episode 127) Feb 12, 2019

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He moved to San Francisco four years ago and proceeded to go on 120 Tinder dates in two years. This is his story. (Warning: There are some "F-Bombs" in this that have not been bleeped).

Speakeasy SF (Episode 126) Jan 29, 2019

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We return to 1920’s San Francisco as we continue our visit to the Speakeasy.

Sketchfest @ Speakeasy (Episode 125) Jan 15, 2019

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Looking for a fun, quirky comedic experience in San Francisco this month, here you go.

Food Runners (Episode 124) Jan 02, 2019

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Feel the warmth, as indy musicians in San Francisco gathered over the holidays to raise money for a good cause.