Veteran radio reporter/storyteller Peter Finch and his friends hit the streets of the San Francisco Bay Area (and beyond) looking for interesting stories to tell.
“The Beautiful Princess Of Never Come True” is a great song with a cool title, and a sweet origin story.
A man from the UK flies to San Francisco on the spur of the moment to attend a house concert. This is why.
Many thanks to our favorite gallop girl, author of "A Damn Fine Hand," and Executive Director of Square Peg Foundation.
On the 80th anniversary of the Japanese internment order, we look back at one family's experience.
Thoughts on crowded pandemic surf spots and his "Eco Warrior" surfboard from Surf_Iconoclast Mike Wallace.
One of San Francisco's most popular attractions slowly emerges from the pandemic.
Why Dave's Killer Bread hires people who've served time, and what that has lead to.
Long time Grateful Dead Engineer Dan Healy talks about one of the things that made the band's shows special.
Former Alcatraz inmate Bill Baker shares a story from his time on “The Rock.”
As a kid she helped her mom deliver pot brownies to guys with AIDS.
What happens when a young man realizes his childhood dream of working at Disneyland.
Here's a tribute to our dear friend Mal Sharpe. He died Tuesday, March 10th, at the age of 83.
Long a male-dominated activity, more women appear to be playing pinball.
Turns out it's a YouTube genre. Hackers messing with scammers.
We went to talk to long time Bay Area anchorwoman Wendy Tokuda about her parents having met at a Japanese Internment camp, and then the interview took an unexpected turn.
One of the stars of a major motion picture has found a higher calling in the Bay Area.
Friday, December 6th was the 50th anniversary of one of the darkest days in Rock and Roll history. (This episode is a repeat from when this was a bi-weekly long form podcast).
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the American Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island, so we thought we'd revisit this tragic tale. We originally released it as part of our "Aaah Alcatraz" podcast series.
It took them eight months, but holy moly, they walked from New York to San Francisco.
What it's like when tens of thousands of music fans converge on your neighborhood.
Some thoughts on the medium from San Francisco radio god Dave Morey.
Locals chip in to keep their small town paper in local.
Veteran Bay Area radio personalities re-create a 1946 broadcast of Sam Spade and "The Blood Money Caper."
Thanks to the California Historical Radio Society, we are able to share with you the panel discussion from a recent luncheon honoring KFOG as the Legendary Radio Station Of The Year. The station was honored for the "Foghead" years of the 80s, 90s, and beyond.
He spent nine years in prison for two violent sexual assaults. He didn't do it.
Not a child bride. Nope. She's going to be a civil engineer.
FOFF (Friend of the Finch Files) Pat Mackey lost his dad recently. In tribute to the late Howard Mackey, we repost this piece we did about the time he and his wife Barbara packed up their boys and unwittingly took them to one of the most violence rock concerts of all time.
An owner of a beloved indie bookstore in San Francisco reinvents himself.
Back on New Years Eve, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft passed Ultima Thule beyond Pluto. It the most distant world to every experience a fly by. It was a bonus for New Horizons which had already accomplished its main mission, which was to visit Pluto. Quite an accomplishment for a mission that appeared dead in the water several times. Here we revisit a piece we did with the authors of a book on New Horizons.
San Francisco's beloved Bazaar Cafe carries on with new owners.
He moved to San Francisco four years ago and proceeded to go on 120 Tinder dates in two years. This is his story. (Warning: There are some "F-Bombs" in this that have not been bleeped).
We return to 1920’s San Francisco as we continue our visit to the Speakeasy.
Looking for a fun, quirky comedic experience in San Francisco this month, here you go.
Feel the warmth, as indy musicians in San Francisco gathered over the holidays to raise money for a good cause.
This is the story of a man who tweets as the late San Francisco newspaper columnist Herb Caen (@HerbCaenDaily). The kicker? He's in Alabama.
Peter has a cold and sounds horrible, we've decided to revisit this sweet episode from last December.
This time around, we offer up a plan for pet owners when disaster strikes. (Timely for us here in Northern California).
A mother advises her daughters on how to handle unwelcome (and welcome) advances.
Do you remember Tiny Tim? Beth sure does.
They paid her to watch disturbing videos. (Note: while the content is not graphic, there is one obscenity, and this episode is not appropriate for children).
This is a short story about a marijuana-stealin' raccoon.
Four years after his death, the folks with Comedy Day keep on keeping on without their friend and benefactor Robin Williams.
We switch back to the long-form format in this episode to pay homage to the Bazaar Cafe. Owners Les and Makiko are retiring after 20 wonderful years running this very special venue.
Three things you'll learn from this episode:1. Once a year, a team of all-female volunteers fix up a home, shelter, or schools in one of San Francisco's low-income neighborhoods.2. There are lots of opportunities these days for women who'd like to work in construction.3. Construction dudes are cool with working with women (even if they're agnostic vegans).
We pay a visit to a wonderful indy arts venue located in San Francisco's nitty gritty Tenderloin district.
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