Beyond The Fog Radio

By Beyond The Fog Radio

Beyond The Fog Radio: Your opportunity to hear stories by the Bay from a variety of San Franciscans about their lives, work, and passions. Let us show you the history, art, and culture of San Francisc... more

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September 25, 2024 Exploring the Neighborhood: Pacific Heights w/ Beth Purcell & John Kohler
This week, we’re joined by fifth-generation San Franciscans Beth Purcell and John Kohler. Beth, influenced by SF’s hippie movement, left at 16 to live in a school bus in Oregon. She later studied midwifery and lived off-grid in Hawaii before settling in Santa Cruz. Now a well-known artist, Beth enjoys making art, cooking, gardening, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
John Kohler kept his roots closer to home. He’s spent 30 years in Bay Area education and is an active member of the SF Historical Society. Now living in Oakland, John enjoys family time, cooking, and showing friends around his home city. Tune in to hear how 5 generations of San Franciscans influenced the lives of these wonderful natives!
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34min
September 04, 2024 Emily Winston, founder of Boichik Bagels
Emily Winston grew up enjoying New York’s famous H&H Bagels. After moving to the Bay Area in 2010, she missed the bagels she loved and was devastated when H&H Bagels closed. Determined to recreate the bagels she longed for, Emily spent five years perfecting her recipe. Encouraged by friends and family, she eventually opened Boichik Bagels in November 2019.
Since then, Emily’s bagel business has grown to six locations around the Bay Area, along with a factory, with more expansion planned. Emily takes pride in using premium, organic ingredients and ensuring her staff is well-compensated and receives full benefits. Fun fact: her first shop in Berkeley was also the original location of the Bay Area’s famous Noah’s Bagels!
Tune in to this special episode where we hear about Emily’s story and how she turned an old childhood memory into the Bay Area’s newly beloved bagel.
For more information about Emily and Boichik Bagels, please visit: https://boichikbagels.com
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40min
August 21, 2024 2024 Election Special: Mayor Willie Brown with guest host Carolyn Tyler
This week, we invited former ABC News anchor Carolyn Tyler as a guest host to interview the Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr. about the upcoming 2024 election and the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr. is the first Black and longest-serving Speaker of the California State Assembly, and the first Black Mayor of San Francisco. He made a significant impact both in the Assembly, where he authored groundbreaking bills, and in San Francisco, where he oversaw major changes. Brown, now 90, met Kamala Harris 30 years ago when she was an Alameda County prosecutor.
Vice President Harris, born in Oakland and raised in Berkeley, is one of many national leaders from the San Francisco Bay Area. Tune in as we explore why this region has produced so many influential political figures with Carolyn Tyler and Willie Brown.
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54min
August 14, 2024 Leigh Crow, a.k.a. Elvis Herselvis
We close our History of the Bay Area LGBTQ Community Series with internationally famous Drag King, Leigh Crow. A gender-bending cabaret singer, Leigh gained notoriety as the world’s first female Elvis Impersonator, Elvis Herselvis. Her 30-year performance career includes Drag shows, independent films, stage musicals, rock bands, music videos, documentaries, and performance art of every kind. Today, Crow is fulfilling a lifelong fantasy starring as Captain Kirk in the drag-heavy “Star Trek Live” at The Oasis in San Francisco.
We are thrilled to finish the Bay Area LGBTQ Community Series with this living legend. Tune in for a unique take on LGBTQ History through the lens of Leigh's vibrant career.
For more information about Leigh Crow, please visit: https://dragkinghistory.com/1988-present-elvis-herselvis/
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38min
July 31, 2024 Roberto Ordeñana of the GLBT Historical Society
Native San Franciscan Roberto Ordeñana has over 25 years of experience investing in LGBTQ communities. Previously, he was the Deputy Executive Director of the San Francisco LGBT Center, developed nationally-recognized HIV prevention initiatives with the STOP AIDS Project, and volunteered extensively on various San Francisco community boards and city commissions — including the San Francisco Arts Commission, where he served as President from 2019 to 2022.
Roberto is now the Executive Director of the GLBT Historical Society, tasked with establishing a permanent home for its archives, exhibitions, and public programs. The Board of Directors believes his leadership and commitment to diversity and inclusion will be pivotal in launching a capital campaign and supporting the society's mission to collect, preserve, exhibit, and make accessible materials and knowledge that promote understanding of LGBTQ history, culture, and arts in all their diversity.
Beyond The Fog Radio met with Roberto at the GLBT Historical Society Museum in the Castro. There, we learned about the extensive work that he does in collecting, preserving, and exhibiting, LGBTQ history — making it more accessible so that everyone can learn from the past and carry the knowledge into the future.
For more information about the GLBT Historical Society and its Museum, visit www.glbthistory.org .
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37min
July 17, 2024 Wally Bee and Steve Smith of the Oakland Gay Men’s Chorus
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42min
July 03, 2024 Chef Tyler Florence (with San Francisco Magazine)
For over two decades, Chef Tyler Florence has shared his unique culinary vision around the globe. He's trained with top chefs in NYC, hosted popular shows on the Food Network, owned multiple restaurants, received multiple Michelin Stars, and published 17 cookbooks, including his newest publication, American Grill.
Florence’s influence extended to the Bay Area in 2008 with his Mill Valley kitchen retail store, The Tyler Florence Shop. In 2009, he opened his first signature restaurant, The Empire Plush Room, at the new Hotel Vertigo in SF. One year later, Florence opened Wayfare Tavern in San Francisco's Financial District and the historic El Paseo in Mill Valley. Florence also owns SF's Michelin Star restaurant, Miller & Lux.
Chef Tyler Florence is a force of nature. He creates delicious meals and strives to do right by others, driven by a generous heart. Despite his tenure as a Food Network Star and his success in elevating American cuisine, Florence’s true purpose is to bring people together to enjoy, laugh, and celebrate. His natural generosity of spirit made this interview one of our favorites to date.
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48min
June 19, 2024 Juneteenth 2024 Special Re-Release: Rev. Amos C. Brown
In honor of Juneteenth, we’re excited to re-release our 2020 episode with Rev. Amos Brown, President of the NAACP San Francisco Chapter and Civil Rights Leader! Also a historian, Rev. Brown shared with us his extensive knowledge of African American history in the U.S. and San Francisco's Fillmore neighborhood. Tune in to hear our fascinating discussion!
For more information about Rev. Brown, please visit: https://naacp.org/people/rev-amos-brown
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24min
June 05, 2024 Barbara Tannenbaum and the History of the Castro
Barbara Tannenbaum is an award-winning journalist and author who writes essays on arts and culture for top publications like the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. She also creates content for museums such as the Oakland Museum of California and the California Academy of Sciences. Barbara once served as Vice President of the Castro District’s Rainbow Honor Walk, celebrating LGBTQ pioneer activists. An activist herself, she’s now a strategic advisor for the Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza, working to make it a welcoming community space in the Castro. Tune in to hear our inspiring conversation with Barbara about her work and the History of the Castro.
For more information about Barbara, please visit: https://barbaratannenbaum.com
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32min
May 22, 2024 Sister Vish-Knew and the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence
Sister Vish-Knew is one of the founders of the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence, a nonprofit activist organization originally based in San Francisco. Hailing from Iowa, Sister Vish-Knew produced the first Midwest Gay Pride Conference back when the entire state of Iowa had only three gay organizations, three gay bars, and two student groups. Sister Vish-Knew also formed a traveling drag performance troupe in Iowa City called the "Sugar Plum Fairies."
Shortly after, Sister Vish-Knew moved to San Francisco and — together with a few other friends in nuns' habits — founded the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence. Since then, the organization has grown worldwide, with chapters all over the world championing LGBTQ+ rights and promoting joy through activism.
In May 2024, Michaela, Jae, and Susan had the privilege of speaking with Sister Vish-Knew about the origins, accomplishments, and longevity of the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence.
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42min

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