Ava Lynch just started college.

In this podcast, Ava (the daughter of S1E47 storyteller Mike Lynch) talks about growing up in Visitacion Valley, going to preschool and her grandma's house in Chinatown, feeling free to express herself at SF Waldorf School, and a show at San Francisco Rock Project that inspired her nine-year journey of playing drums and singing. She's currently in two bands, which she'll talk about in Part 2 on Thursday.

Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather

Bowen Dwelle lives in his van.

In this podcast, Bowen talks about leaving his hometown of San Francisco after high school, what it was that brought him back, some jobs and businesses he's had, his love of the outdoors, and his latest venture: Second Sight coaching.

If you missed Part 1, please go back and listen.

We recorded this podcast on the Upper Sanchez steps in August 2019.

Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather

Bowen Dwelle is a San Francisco native writer, athlete, and life coach in-training.

In this podcast, Bowen talks about his paper route near the house he grew up in on Liberty Hill, being a young entrepreneur, the open-air "drug market" that was his high school, and the strange disappearance of a young friend.

Check back Thursday, when Bowen will talk about his life after high school.

We recorded this podcast on the upper Sanchez steps in August 2019.

Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather

Taler Nicols wanted to paint.

In this podcast, Taler begins by rattling off bars and restaurants in San Francisco that she used to frequent. She then talks of leaving a job she'd been at for a decade to help open Let It Bleed Tattoo in the Tenderloin in 2009. She ends the episode reflecting on the changes in the city over the last decade, as well as some signs of hope she's seeing now.

If you missed Part 1, please go back and listen.

We recorded this podcast at Vesuvio Cafe in August 2019.

Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather

Taler Nicols is a fifth-generation San Franciscan. Her family here dates back to Potrero Hill when it was called Goat Hill.

In this podcast, Taler, who is a tattooer now, talks about growing up in bars and restaurants in North Beach, thanks to her man-about-town dad. She ends the episode talking about neighborhoods and the changes in San Francisco this decade, ending on a positive, hopeful note.

Check back Thursday for Part 2, when Taler will share the story of how she became a tattoo artist.

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.

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.

Film photography by Michelle Kilfeather