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Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather
Sherri Franklin loves animals. This episode, she starts off talking about Heidi—an eight-year-old Bassett hound who inspired Sherri to do something about senior dog care. And so, she founded Muttvile Senior Dog Rescue in 2007. Today, Muttville has found forever homes for more than 7,000 senior dogs, and they place 1,110 dogs in homes every year. If you're interested in fostering or adopting a senior dog, or you just wanna spend an afternoon among them, please go to Muttville's website for more information. And if you missed Part 1, please go back to hear Sherri talk about moving to San Francisco, the '89 earthquake, and how she started volunteering at the SFSPCA. We recorded this podcast at Muttville in July 2019.
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Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather
How do you go from being a successful hair stylist who uprooted herself to move to the Bay Area to founding a senior dog rescue non-profit? That's the story of Muttville Founder and CEO Sherri Franklin. In this podcast, Sherri takes us on a journey from LA to the Bay Area. She shares her experiences in the 1989 earthquake. She ends this episode with her early volunteer work with the SFSPCA. Check back Thursday, when Sherri will tell the story of how she started Muttville. We recorded this podcast at Muttville in July 2019.
Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather
This podcast picks up right where Part 1 left off: With Danny Mac telling us about Emperor Norton's dogs, Bummer and Lazarus, as well as Norton's currency system. Danny goes on to talk about growing up in the Excelsior in the 1950s and '60s, the Vietnam War, his evolution as an artist and his dad's influence on it, and explorations of art theory. We recorded this podcast at Macchiarini Creative Designs in North Beach in August 2019.
Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather
Macchiarini Creative Designs has been in North Beach since 1948. Today, it enjoys legacy business status. In this podcast, the studio's owner, Danny Mac as he's known to his friends and loved ones, talks about his father's involvement in the Bohemians (one of our city's early counter-culture groups) of the 1930s in San Francisco. He goes into detail about the group's plans to erect a giant statue of Emperor Norton to face the Pacific and welcome immigrants to San Francisco. Check back Thursday for Part 2, when Danny will share more of his and his family's San Francisco story. We recorded this podcast at Macchiarini Creative Designs in August 2019.
Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather
What if, in the early days of your new job, you were tasked with these two things: 1. Moving a fabled city's collection of thousands of historical records (official papers, photos, ephemera, etc.) to a new building, and 2. Essentially establishing and adding to that city's archives. That's what life was like for San Francisco city archivist Susan Goldstein back when the public library moved into its current building. In this podcast, Susan talks in-depth about her work and our city's official archive. If you're half the history nerd that we are, get ready. And be sure to listen through to hear how you can experience the collection first-hand. If you missed Part 1 with Susan, when she talked about her life leading up to the job at SFPL, please go back and listen. We recorded this podcast in the Rare Books Room at the San Francisco Public Library in June 2019.
Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather
San Francisco city archivist Susan Goldstein was drawn to history from a young age. She left her childhood home in Southern California to go to college out east. After a stint in Phoenix, she went to Austin where she worked in photo archiving at the University of Texas. In 1984, she came to the Bay Area to work on union archives at SF State. In this podcast, she talks about her evolution as an archivist and historian. She goes into detail about her work at SF State, which brought her face to face with our city's rich labor union history. Check back Thursday for Part 2, when Susan will tell us more about her work as San Francisco city archivist. We recorded this podcast in the Rare Books Room at the San Francisco Public Library in June 2019.
Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather
Uncle Damien is doing his part to make a positive difference in the world. In this podcast, Uncle Damien (Damien Posey) talks about Uncle Damien Speaks, his motivational speaking work. He found inspiration through a stint in federal prison, Rudy Corpuz and United Playaz, and fellow motivational speaker Eric Thomas. Damien ends the podcast talking about his love of San Francisco and doing what he can to be a positive influence himself. If you missed Part 1, when Damien walked us through his troubled youth, please go back and listen. We recorded this podcast at The Social Study in July 2019.
Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather
Motivational speaker Uncle Damien went through a lot to get here. In this podcast, Damien Posey, who was born and raised in San Francisco, talks about the journey that got him to where he is today. It's a story of a young man who had no positive male role models, who got shot at a young age, and who ended up in federal prison. But without those bad circumstances and decisions, he might never have become Uncle Damien, an inspiration for youth in San Francisco and the Bay Area. Check back Thursday for Part 2, when Damien will tell us all about his work and what it is he loves about San Francisco. We recorded this podcast at The Social Study in July 2019.
Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather
Patrick played some songs for us when we recorded. Three of those songs are featured here (the fourth appears at the end of Part 2). Patrick's album Welcome to the End of the Empire, is available from Bottom Feeder Records. Enjoy!
Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather
For Patrick O'Malley, music and politics evolved side-by-side. In this podcast, Patrick talks about how he came to understand housing policy, both in San Francisco and statewide in California, through his day job. He goes on to tell us about some public-transit advocacy work he's done in light of Google busses and ride share companies in the city. He ends the episode talking about the various music projects he's been part of, including his solo act, much of which involves political and social commentary. Be sure to listen to the entire episode—after the outro, you can hear one of Patrick's songs. If you missed Part 1, when Patrick talked about growing up in Southern California and coming to San Francisco in the late-1990s, please go back and check that out. We recorded this podcast at Patrick's home in the Inner Richmond in July 2019. |
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