SF Weekly Podcast

Well... 11 down — one more to go... and we can finally close the book on 2020. This year was particularly crazy. Amid the pandemic, the civil unrest, the election, and the wildfires, we somehow managed to launch a podcast.

As we recover from our turkey hangovers and look forward to the rest of the holiday season, we look back at the past 24 episodes of the SF Weekly Podcast — bringing you a few of our favorite, jolly moments.

All this, plus we talk to our friends at Anchor Brewing and 21st Amendment to find what they have in the way of seasonal brews.

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Governor Gavin Newsom is getting sous vide-d over his decision to attend an inside dinner at The French Laundry. Not a good look, but we can relate... especially if your friend is buying. You are, buying right?

Kevin and Nick talk about the power of perfect hair, the hope of a vaccine, and the sweet relief cooler weather brings to those of us who sleep hot.

Also on this week's podcast, Veronica Irwin chats with Amber Senter about the great work queer women are doing in the legal cannabis industry.

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Jackie Fielder has that big progressive energy. The local political activist, who challenged California State Senator Scott Wiener in the November election, was defeated, but she generated quite a a buzz.

So, what's next for Fielder? We'll ask her that and more on this week's edition of the SF Weekly Podcast.

Plus: we celebrate our local Veep-to-be, Kamal Harris, and learn a lesson on sliding into the comfortable, conservative life is a lot like shopping at The Gap.

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Joe Biden looks to be flipping Arizona, Pennsylvania, and maybe even Georgia — at least that was the case at the time we recorded this week's podcast. Nick and Kevin breathe a sigh of relief and Benjamin Schneider discusses how San Franciscans have been voting on local and state issues.

Also, the print edition has returned. Be sure to pick up a copy next time you see one in one of those news box thingies.

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OooOooOooOoo! It's the first ever Halloween episode of the SF Weekly Podcast. It's also our 21st installment, which means our young 'cast is now old enough to drink. Too bad all the bars are closed.

This week we have SF Weekly Staff Writer Grace Li interviewing Ying Liu, a local woman with a passion for the paranormal. The third season of Ying's local ghost hunting show, “The Haunted Bay,” is available on Amazon Prime.

And, we also have a ghost story — "The Witching Tree" by Mike Schneberg — a curious tale of dendrophilia set in Sonoma County’s Armstrong Woods.

Oh! And we don't talk politics on this one... well... except to say that Florida voters should take care to stab those hanging chads to death.

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This week on the program we breakdown the final presidential debate — attempting to understand why two simple words aren't enough to diffuse the Trump bomb. We also dive into another bummer of an app: Party Squasher... Lame.

Also, Veronica Irwin talks with Chris Garcia of Berkeley cannabis dispensary High Fidelity about the perils and pitfalls of running an all-cash business. And, we catch up with Frak, who discusses his new album, B-List Celebrities, how he was robbed by the King of the Dot judges and why he is head-over-heels in love with Aubrey Plaza.

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Podcasting hero Roman Mars joins this week's edition of the SF Weekly Podcast to discuss his new book, "The 99 Percent Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design."

Plus, we do our thang discussing the news of the day — and boy what a week did we have. Between the Supreme Court confirmation hearings, the Hug Heard Round the World, kidnapped lemurs, and near collisions of giant space junk we don't even really know where to begin.

But in the time of coronavirus, this podcast is just about the only time Kevin and Nick get to riff with each other — so, we'll try.

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So... what does it say that the most explosive moment of this week's Vice Presidential Debate was when a fly landed on Mike Pence's head. Ugh... We can't wait for this to be over.

In the meantime, we talk with Oakland-based bluesman Fantastic Negrito, who has a new album out: "Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?" The Answer is yes. And, in a first — perhaps in all of podcasting — but definitely for SF Weekly, we talk with a low-hanging cloud. That's right! Karla the Fog joins us on this week's episode.

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Whoo boy. What a week. We thought we'd end up talking about the debate, then we thought we'd talk about the Melania tapes, but then Trump tested positive for the coronavirus.

Nick and Kevin try to wrap their head around the news. Plus, we catch up with Benjamin Schneider, who recently wrote about San Francisco's dual economy; and we chat with the couple who brought us the story of Pinky the Cat — a story of love and war (on Nextdoor, that is).

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Conservative or nah...? That was the question the Philadelphia Weekly asked their readers right before they got ratioed on Twitter. Kevin and Nick discuss why catching feelings for the Republican Party doesn't mean you're a free thinker — it just means you're basic AF.

All this, plus we chat with San Francisco artist Jeremy Fish about his "Stay Strong San Francisco" campaign to benefit bartenders and the hospitality industry, and we talk to Ike Shehadeh of Ike's Love & Sandwiches.

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