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S8 Ep 3 Special Episode San Francisco Magazine Adrian Burrell Media Artist Storyteller
Adrian Burrell is a rising media artist, storyteller, and writer. His upcoming book, Sugarcane, and Lightning, is a visual story of his family’s journey from Louisiana to Oakland, CA during the Great Migration. Using photography, film, installation, and experimental media, Burrell’s work delves into issues of race, class, and intergenerational dynamics through collective storytelling.

S7 Ep 6 Sam’s Grill an old school San Francisco Restaurant with owner Peter Quartaroli
Peter Quartaroli is the proud owner of the classic San Francisco seafood restaurant Sam’s Grill. Founded in 1867 by Irishman and oyster farmer Michael Bolan Moraghan, Sam's Grill is the fifth oldest restaurant in the country. Originally called “M. B. Moraghan’s,” the restaurant featured a classic San Francisco menu with Moraghan’s oysters as its headliner. It was later renamed Sam's Grill by owner Sam Zenovich, a change that has endured for over 100 years. Sam’s Grill has always maintained its beloved seafood specialty despite its

S7 Ep 5 Exploring the Neighborhood with Shon Buford and Michie Wong of the San Francisco Fire Department
Have you ever wanted to know what being a firefighter is like? In this week’s episode, we learn about the San Francisco Fire Department from two delightful, socially dedicated firefighters: Michie Wong and Shon Buford.
A retired fire marshal, Michie took SFFD to a new level of security and sustainability. With keen expertise in code interpretation and intracity collaboration, Michie's work was a beacon for urban accessibility and safety.

S7 Ep.4 Exploring the Neighborhood Chief Joanne Hayes-White & Chief Greg Suhr
This week, we explore the esteemed lives and careers of Joanne Hayes-White and Greg Suhr, two San Francisco natives and long-time friends with deep and impactful commitment to their communities. Joanne, the first female and longest-serving Chief of the San Francisco Fire Department, championed diversity and inclusion by notably increasing the representation of women and minorities in her department. She values motherhood as her greatest life accomplishment.

S7 Special Episode: SF Magazine’s Cover Star~Doug Dolton
Doug Dalton is the Co-Founder and Co-Owner of FutureBars, a venture that has restored 12 of San Francisco’s historic bars, making them into some of the top venues for the city’s vibrant cocktail culture. With locations like Bourbon and Branch, a Prohibition Era speakeasy turned password-required bar & lounge with its very own cocktail class, Doug beautifully captures the spirit of each sophisticated thematic bar experience through a love of history and entertainment.

S7 Ep.03: Exploring the Neighborhood Valerie & Greg Landau ~ Noe Valley & the Mission
This week, we interviewed the quintessential San Francisco sibling duo, Greg and Valerie Landau. Greg is a music and video producer, educator, and historian with 8 Grammy-nominated albums. Valerie, a Harvard-trained expert, specializes in innovative teaching and AI-infused education tools. Their lives were shaped by the influential 1960s and 70s in San Francisco as they grew up in The Mission District and Noe Valley.

S7 Ep.02: Exploring the Neighborhood Wendy Shew with BE- Building Education
Wendy Shew, a San Francisco native with immigrant parents from China, is the Founder and Executive Director of the international non-profit organization Building Education (BE).

S7 Ep.01: Exploring the Neighborhood~ Tribute to Anne Collins, April 1923-August 2023
Have you ever wondered what it was like to grow up in the 1920's?
Our guest this week knows, as she was born in 1923! Anne Marie Bosque Collins was a mother of nine children, an SFUSD primary grade teacher, and a San Francisco Native.
Anne’s childhood days were spent in the avenues of the Sunset/Parkside District where

S7. Special Episode: Rachel Skelly CAST Jewelry - SF Magazine Style Issue
Our guest is on the cover of San Francisco Magazine’s STYLE issue this week— and for a good reason. Rachel Skelly is the Creative Director and visionary behind CAST Jewelry, a fine jewelry company with a mission to revolutionize the jewelry shopping experience.

S6 Ep.08: Lina Ghanem~Saba Grocers Initiative, Oakland
Lina Ghanem is the Founder and Director of Saba Grocers Initiative, a non-profit that sources fresh produce from marginalized farmers in Northern California and delivers it to underserved neighborhoods in the San Francisco Bay Area. Funded by the State of California Soda Tax, the initiative partners with African American and Arab immigrant corner store owners to provide affordable fresh produce to their communities, countering the prevalence of unhealthy items like cigarettes, alcohol, chips, and soda.

Special Episode: Joe Goode ~ Joe Goode Performance Group
This week we’re breaking from our Health, Wellness, Food, and Drink Series to present a captivating special episode with Joe Goode—an exceptional choreographer, educator, writer, director, and actor. He is also a revered master teacher whose summer workshops and teaching residencies attract artists worldwide. Joe is the Founder of Joe Goode Performance Group, a critically acclaimed, globally touring dance and theater company.

Health & Wellness Series: Dr. Brad Jacobs & Blue Wave Medicine, Sausalito
We close our series on Health, Wellness, Food, and Drink very fittingly with Dr. Brad Jacobs, an MD, integrative and functional medicine doctor, and Founder of BlueWave Medicine. He is a renowned leader in the fields of integrative medicine and corporate health and is

Hooman Khalili and the Iran Woman’s Mural Project
Hooman Khalili, an artist, filmmaker, and former radio talk show host from the Bay Area, is creating murals in Israel to support Iranian women as they protest the violence and arrests that they are facing by their government.

Health & Wellness: David Moreno of MorYoga, Sausalito
More yoga, please! Moryoga is the hub for all things yoga by David Moreno, the internationally renowned yoga professional with over three decades of teaching experience. David offers

Ben Davis of Illuminate and the City of Awe ~ SF Mag
Ben Davis is the CEO and Founder of Illuminate, a non-profit that illuminates the San Francisco Bay Area with light-based public art. Established in 2011, Illuminate first collaborated with artist Leo Villareal to create The Bay Lights, a 1.8-mile-wide light sculpture on the Bay Bridge.

Mental Health: Zak Williams & Dr. Raghu Appasani with Guest Host Andrej Hostynek
ZAK WILLIAMS:
Zak Williams is the Co-Founder and CEO of the mental health company Prepare Your Mind (PYM), which he established with his wife Olivia June Williams. When Zak lost his father, Robin Williams, to suicide, his own mental health struggles went into overdrive. The work Zak and

Food & Wine: Chef Mourad Lahou, SF Mag cover star
Chef Mourad Lahlou is an award-winning chef, restaurant owner, cookbook author and winner of Food Network’s 2009 Iron Chef America. Hailing from Morocco, Mourad’s cuisine is inspired by his mother’s traditional Moroccan recipes and his

Josh Donald and Bernal Cutlery
Josh Donald is the Owner and Co-Founder of Bernal Cutlery, a specialty knife store and service shop in San Francisco’s Mission District. Josh and his wife Kelly Kozak started out sharpening knives in the back of an apartment as a way for the new, broke parents to make ends meet. Today, they have a dedicated crew of unique and knife-savvy individuals with a beautiful store front.

Queen of the OG’s Amelia Ashley Ward and her son Evan Ward and the History of the Sun Reporter
This week we wrap up our OG’s and Young Guns Series with Amelia Ashley-Ward and Evan Ward, Owners and Publishers of Northern California’s oldest Black newspaper, the Sun-Reporter.

The Art of Filmmaking with Osinachi Ibe, Sophia Constantinou and Sam Ball
This episode of our OGs and Young Guns Series features three incredibly driven and culturally-minded filmmakers: Sophie Constantinou, Sam Ball, and Osinachi Ibe.