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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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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. 
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In a way, Jan Yanehiro's career has come full circle. In this podcast, Jan traces her work in Bay Area broadcast journalism, from humble beginnings in radio to hosting a nationally syndicated show for more than a decade. After leaving the field, the Academy of Art University asked Jan to establish and run its Multimedia Communications department, where she's been director for 12 years now. If you missed Part 1, when Jan shared her story of leaving her home in Hawaii, please go back and listen. We recorded this podcast at the Urban Knights Studio in March 2020. 
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Jan Yanehiro defied familial pressures to follow her dream. In this podcast, Jan traces her story back to Hawaii, where she grew up a third-generation Japanese-American. She braved upsetting her parents to go to college in California, and after a short stint as a flight attendant following graduation, she came to San Francisco and got a job at a local radio station. We recorded this podcast at the Urban Knights Studio in South of Market in March 2020.
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Sometimes, it's the whackier ideas that stick. In this podcast, Adam picks up where he left off in Part 1, telling the story of how he came to own the Balboa Theater. Along with the theater's general manager, Chloe Ginnever, he tells some of the history of the building and the theater itself. Adam and Chloe talk about some of the programming they do at the Balboa, and Adam ends the episode looking into the future for the Outer Richmond theater. We recorded this podcast at the Balboa Theater in the Outer Richmond in February 2020.
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Adam Bergeron's parents are awesome. In this podcast, Adam, who today owns and operates the Balboa Theater, shares the story of a cross-country roadtrip his family took back in 1977, and how they ended up in San Francisco at a particularly important moment in cinematic history. The family moved around quite a bit but ended up back on the East Coast, where Adam went to high school and college. He came out west with friends after graduating from Northeastern University. Then, after a brief stay in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Adam ended up back in the Bay Area. He split his time between Santa Cruz and the city before opening 12 Galaxies in the Mission back around 2002. We recorded this podcast at the Balboa Theater in the Outer Richmond in February 2020.
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This episode is a little different for us. For starters, it's a little longer than what you're used to. But for good cause. In it, Dayna talks in some detail about the many cycles she's been through in her life of addiction-rehab-repeat. In between one of her cycles, she managed to get a degree in broadcasting, which helped her land jobs DJing at several Bay Area radio stations later. After her last stint in rehab, she launched Radio Rehab podcast, which is now in its fifth year. We recorded this podcast at Caffe Trieste in North Beach in February 2020.
Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather
Dayna Keyes never knew her real dad. In this podcast, Dayna talks about growing up in Mississippi. Her mom soon met the man who ended up helping to raise Dayna, and the family moved to Southern California. Dayna's love of make-believe and escape hinted at her young adulthood of acting, voiceover work, and eventually, drugs. We recorded this podcast at Caffe Trieste in North Beach in February 2020.
Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather
Some people's trash is other people's art ... or, in George Rocha's case, their business. In this episode, George tells the story of his cross-country move to San Francisco. He found his own place in the Outer Sunset, a rental where he eventually built a backyard pool to skate in. A few years later, he started taking his old skateboards and making new ones out of them, the inspiration for Iris Skateboards, which George owns and operates today. If you missed the story of George's childhood and skateboarding in Part 1, please go back and listen. Here's the sculpture George talks about around the 20:30 mark: 
We recorded this podcast at George's home and workshop in the Outer Sunset in February 2020. |
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