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Total SF episodes

January 07, 2020 Paula Poundstone on bike messenging, "M*A*S*H" and her perfect comedy dream
Paula Poundstone returns for her annual end-of-year trip to the San Francisco Chronicle archive. During the recording, right before her New Year's Eve show, Poundstone talks to host Peter Hartlaub about her year as a San Francisco bike messenger, shares some Comedy Day in the Park memories and talks about her love of the TV show "M*A*S*H" when she was a broke traveling comic.
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community."

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51 min
December 31, 2019 Michael Pritchard interview — The Big Event flashback
The Big Event interviews Michael Pritchard, a Bay Area comedian and social worker. Pritchard was one of the biggest rising stars in the early 1980s, winning the San Francisco International Comedy Competition in 1980. But Pritchard rejected Hollywood to work in juvenile halls, with the homeless and in anti-bullying programs. Pritchard joined host Peter Hartlaub and reporter Kevin Fagan. More info at www.michaelpritchard.com
Recorded in the San Francisco Chronicle basement archive.
Theme music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community."
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48 min
December 27, 2019 Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor — The Big Event flashback
This Big Event flashback episode from Aug. 1, 2019, is an interview with Ear Hustle co-hosts Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods, who created one of the biggest hits of the current podcast boom, bringing visitors inside San Quentin State Prison. Host Peter Hartlaub talks about Woods’ first months outside of prison, after his life sentence was commuted by Gov. Jerry Brown late last year. Hartlaub, Woods and Poor also talk about the changes during current Season 4, prison photography and Woods' impressions of the Bay Area. (Including his review of BART, which he rode solo for the first time on the way to the recording.)
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community."
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37 min
December 23, 2019 Will Durst update, with Debi Durst and Johnny Steele
Debi Durst and Johnny Steele come by The Big Event archive studio to talk about the Big Fat Year End Kiss Off Comedy Show - which will for the first time in 27 years cross the Bay Area without its leader Will Durst. Debi Durst and Steele give an update on Durst's health after the comedian's October stroke, explaining that the man hasn't lost his funny. And they preview the show, which will cover nine cities in 10 days from Dec. 27 to Jan. 5. Tickets and showtimes at www.willdurst.com.
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community."
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46 min
December 17, 2019 Introducing ... a new Beach Blanket Babylon series from Datebook podcast
Teaser for Babylon Gone, a new limited series from the Datebook podcast. The breakdown of the end of the 45-year run of Beach Blanket Babylon is produced by The Big Event creator Peter Hartlaub, Chronicle theater critic Lily Janiak and arts reporter Annie Vainshtein, and premieres Wednesday Dec. 18, 2019.
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4 min
December 11, 2019 49ers legend Dwight Clark tribute — The Big Event flashback
A tribute to Dwight Clark, the San Francisco 49ers great who died in 2018 after a battle with ALS. In this flashback episode, host Peter Hartlaub is joined by "Letters to 87" editor and NBC Sports Bay Area 49ers reporter Matt Maiocco, KNBR host Brian Murphy and photographer Brad Mangin. More information at www.lettersto87.com
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community."
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48 min
December 05, 2019 Wendy Tokuda interview — memories of KPIX, Dave McElhatton and more
Former KPIX and KRON anchor Wendy Tokuda visits the San Francisco Chronicle archive studio, to talk about her former co-anchor Dave McElhatton, work with at-risk students, her family's history in Japanese internment camps and her continuing love for the Bay Area.
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community."

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52 min
December 03, 2019 The greatness of "Sister Act," and a case for "Sister Act 2"
With the third #TotalSF movie night approaching fast on Dec. 5, the Chronicle's Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight welcome "Sister Act" superfan and Sisteractivist Sarah Katz-Hyman, who runs the @SisterActivism Twitter account, to talk about the film's greatness. They talk about Whoopi Goldberg's time in San Francisco, and Katz-Hyman makes a case for the underappreciated "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit." #TotalSF hosts "Sister Act" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Balboa Theatre in S.F. Buy tickets here.
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community."

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41 min
November 26, 2019 Byron Cobb interview — SF Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest champion
A crossover The Big Event and City Insider episode, where hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight interview Byron Cobb, the reigning Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest champion and eight-time winner.
Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community."

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40 min
November 20, 2019 Chronicle archive tour, and our most epic photo finds, with Bill Van Niekerken
Host Peter Hartlaub and Chronicle librarian Bill Van Niekerken talk about the archive, and their most memorable surprise photo finds. They include the most famous concert in Chronicle history (misfiled under "Joni Mitchell"), Amelia Earhart's final flight and the Grateful Dead playing a debutante ball.
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38 min

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A San Francisco culture podcast featuring celebrity guests, non-celebrity guests, personalities from the San Francisco Chronicle and a celebration of Bay Area life. Hosted by culture critic Peter…