POPULARITY
A formerly peace-loving man becomes obsessed with extreme political conspiracy theories. David DePape falls down a rabbit hole, consuming ever-more radical views on YouTube, blogs, and social media posts. A perfect storm of factors will cause him to carry out a baffling and horrific attack after breaking into the home of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Resources: “Paul Pelosi attack: From nudist activism to online hate, suspect David DePape's strange descent,” Rachel Swan, Dustin Gardiner, and Sarah Ravani, The San Francisco Chronicle, November 16, 2023. “Where is Nancy?: Here's what happened, minute by minute, inside the Pelosi home,” Megan Cassidy, The San Francisco Chronicle, November 3, 2022. “David DePape Sentenced after Conviction on Assault and Attempted Kidnapping Charges,” Press Release, Office of the Attorney General, May 17, 2024. “Gypsy Taub Speaks Out About Ex-Boyfriend David DePape,” Jay Barmann, SFist.com, October 31, 2022. “Ex-wife of man who attacked Paul Pelosi is barred from court,” Brian Krans, KQED, June 18, 2024. Links: Patreon - www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime Dani After Dark - Watch my interview on “Dani After Dark” on YouTube - https://youtu.be/_krzF5A1t7I?si=1dY4TgRrQA3DtrLC
Jessie Wayburn dives deep into spirituality with Dhaya Lakshminarayanan. Dhaya Lakshminarayanan is the 2016 winner of the Liz Carpenter Political Humor Award (previously awarded to Samantha Bee, Wanda Sykes and satirist/humorist Mark Russell) presented by the National Women's Political Caucus. Comedy Central Asia crowned her the Grand Prize Winner of “The Ultimate Comedy Challenge” filmed in Singapore. She is the sole subject of the documentary “NerdCool” which premiered at the LA Comedy Festival in 2018 KQED named her one of the twenty “Women to Watch” a series celebrating women artists, creatives and makers in the San Francisco Bay Area who are pushing boundaries in 2016. She was named one of “The Bay Area's 11 Best Standup Comedians” in 2016 and “13 San Francisco Standup Comedians to Go See Now” in 2018 by SFist. The SF Weekly named her one of the “16 Bay Area performers to watch in 2016.” The San Francisco Bay Guardian named her Best Comedian 2013 in the “Best of the Bay” Readers' Poll. She has opened/featured for or worked with the following: Janeane Garofalo, Marc Maron, Greg Behrendt, Jello Biafra, the late Dick Gregory, Anthony Jeselnik, Maz Jobrani, and Greg Proops. Dhaya introduced former Vice President Al Gore at an event. He then laughed onstage at her joke, so technically she once opened for Al Gore. She has performed internationally in Shanghai, China; Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, and Singapore. In the US she has been an invited performer at Bridgetown Comedy Festival (Portland, OR), San Francisco Sketchfest, the Boston Comedy Festival (semifinalist), the Limestone Comedy Festival (Bloomington, IN) and Laugh Your Asheville Off (Asheville, NC). Dhaya was one of the chosen artists by The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco to take the entire museum over for one night. During Takeover:Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, she programmed content including stand-up comedy, humorous fake tours of the museum, and an absurdist interpretation of Indian mythological comic books. The only other artist invited to takeover the museum in 2017 was RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan Dhaya is also a TV host and storyteller. She hosted the premier year of the Emmy award-winning series High School Quiz Show on PBS's WGBH. She is a frequent comedic storyteller on NPR's Snap Judgment and has appeared live in Austin on The Risk podcast. She is currently the host of San Francisco's monthly Moth StorySLAM after winning a Moth StorySLAM and competing in the GrandSLAM at the Castro Theater (capacity 1400). ON24 awarded her the grand prize for “Best Travel Disaster Story.” Dhaya is a solo performer, and her first play “Nerd Nation” was funded in parts by The Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center of San Francisco and support from DIVAfest which supports new and developing works by female playwrights. Her workshop run in San Francisco sold out. The Boston Globe, The Bay Guardian, and The San Jose Mercury News have all run profiles about her. Prior to funny and show business Dhaya was a venture capitalist, management consultant, and two-time MIT graduate. You can indeed call her a nerd. Taking Dadplications is an Opus Nox Media production. Music and cover art by Nick Jenkins. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/taking-dadplications/support
This is Part Two of our story on The Zebra Murders, which were racially motivated murders committed by a group of black men associated with a splinter group of The Nation of Islam. The murders occurred in San Francisco, California between October 1973 and April 1974, and at least fifteen people were killed and eight others were wounded. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Sponsors Care/ofTakeCareOf.comCode fruit50 Where to find us: Our Facebook page is Fruitloopspod and our discussion group is Fruitloopspod Discussion on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod/ We are also on Twitter and Instagram @fruitloopspod Please send any questions or comments to fruitloopspod@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 602-935-6294. We just might read your email or play your voicemail on the show! Want to Support the show? You can support the show by rating and reviewing Fruitloops on iTunes, or anywhere else that you get your podcasts from. We would love it if you gave us 5 stars! You can make a donation on the Cash App https://cash.me/$fruitloopspod Or become a monthly Patron through our Podbean Patron page https://patron.podbean.com/fruitloopspod Articles/Websites Wikipedia contributors. (12/15/2020). Zebra murders. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 01/27/2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zebra_murders&oldid=994352025 CBS SF Bay Area. (11/06/14). Zebra Murders: Remembering Fear That Gripped San Francisco 40 Years Later. Retrieved 01/27/2021 from https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/11/06/remembering-the-zebra-killings-40-years-later-racially-motivated/ Turner, Wallace. (05/02/1974). Seven Blacks Seized in 'Zebra' Murders. The New York Times. Retrieved 01/27/2021 from https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/02/archives/seven-blacks-seized-in-zebra-murders-seven-blacks-held-in-zebra.html Gartrell, Nate. (01/28/2020). Last two living ‘Zebra’ killers denied parole; tied to massive California murder spree targeting whites at random. The Mercury News. Retrieved 01/28/2021 from https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/01/28/last-two-living-zebra-killers-denied-parole-tied-to-massive-california-murder-spree-targeting-whites-at-random/ FindLaw. (03/25/1983). PEOPLE v. COOKS. Retrieved 01/28/2021 from https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-court-of-appeal/1838717.html Spotswood, Beth. (03/27/2013). 5 Interesting Facts About The 'Zebra Killings' From The 1970s. SFist. Retrieved 01/29/2021 from https://sfist.com/2013/03/27/5_interesting_facts_about_the_zebra/ Muller, Eddie. (09/17/2006). Zebra murders meant to start race war. SFGate. Retrieved 01/30/2021 from https://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Zebra-murders-meant-to-start-race-war-2469576.php Delvin, F. Roger. (1/8/2020). The Zebra Killings. American Renaissance. Retrieved on 1/30/2021 from https://www.amren.com/features/2021/01/the-zebra-killings/ Hoad, Phil. (7/18/2012). Why Bruce Lee and kung fu films hit home with black audiences. The Guardian. Retrieved 1/30/2021 from https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2012/jul/18/bruce-lee-films-black-audiences SDSUnbound. (n.d.). Unidentified group of people in front of Muhammad's Temple Number 26. Retrieved 1/31/2021 from https://digitallibrary.sdsu.edu/islandora/object/sdsu%3A42524 Historic Crimes. (n.d.). San Francisco’s Zebra Murders. Retrieved 02/01/2021 from http://historiccrimes.blogspot.com/2017/12/san-franciscos-zebra-murders.html Criminal Minds Wiki. (n.d.). The Zebra Killers. Retrieved 02/01/2021 from https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/The_Zebra_Killers History Commons. (n.d.). October 20, 1973 - May 1, 1974: Racially Motivated ‘Zebra’ Killings Sweep through San Francisco. Retrieved 02/01/2021 from http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a10730574zebrakillings#a10730574zebrakillings Bureaucracybuster's Blog. (07/18/2016). Jessie Lee Cooks. Retrieved 02/01/2021 from https://bureaucracybuster.com/tag/jessie-lee-cooks/ Justia US Law. (03/25/1983). People v. Cooks (1983). Retrieved 02/06/2021 from https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/3d/141/224.html Books Sanders, Prentice Earl; Cohen, Bennett. (09/20/2006). The Zebra Murders: A Season of Killing, Racial Madness, and Civil Rights. New York, NY: Arcade Publishing. Talbot, David. (05/08/2012). Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love. New York, NY: Free Press. Howard, Clark. (01/01/1979). Zebra: The True Account of 179 Days of Terror in San Francisco. New York: Richard Merk Publishers. History Wikipedia contributors. (01/17/2021). Nation of Islam. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 01/29/2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nation_of_Islam&oldid=1000999774 Sanders, Earl; Cohen, Bennett. (07/19/2016). The rhymes of the Zebra murders and shootings of police. The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 01/29/2021 from https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/The-rhymes-of-the-Zebra-murders-and-shootings-of-8392808.php Rosoff, Matt. (05/30/2016). San Francisco is a wealthy tech haven today — but not long ago it was an apocalyptic madhouse. Business Insider. Retrieved 01/29/2021 from https://www.businessinsider.com/season-of-the-witch-san-francisco-history-in-the-1970s-2016-5 History.com Editors. (10/29/2009). Malcolm X. History.com. Retrieved 01/31/2021 from https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/malcolm-x History.com Editors. (11/03/17). Black Panthers. History.com. Retrieved 01/31/2021 from https://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/black-panthers Grey, Eliza. (10/04/2012). Thetans and Bowties. The New Republic. Retrieved 02/01/2021 from https://newrepublic.com/article/108205/scientology-joins-forces-with-nation-of-islam How Not to Get Murdered SEO Copy. (08/05/2020). 7 CRUCIAL SAFETY TIPS FOR WOMEN WALKING ALONE AT NIGHT. Women on Guard. Retrieved 02/04/2021 from https://www.womenonguard.com/blog/2020/08/06/7-crucial-safety-tips-for-women-walking-alone-at-night/ Shout Outs Warriorhttps://www.cinemax.com/warrior Miss Scarlet & The Dukehttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/shows/miss-scarlet-and-the-duke/ Music “Abyss” by Alasen: ●https://soundcloud.com/alasen●https://twitter.com/icemantrap ●https://instagram.com/icemanbass/●https://soundcloud.com/therealfrozenguy●Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License “One Way” and “VVS” by Yung Kartz https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Yung_KartzLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License “Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3791-furious-freakLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Connect with us on: Twitter @FruitLoopsPod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fruitloopspod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Fruitloopspod and https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod
The Zebra Murders were racially motivated murders committed by a group of black men associated with a splinter group of The Nation of Islam. The murders occurred in San Francisco, California between October 1973 and April 1974, and at least fifteen people were killed and eight others were wounded. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there!SponsorsCare/ofTakeCareOf.comCode fruit50 Where to find us: Our Facebook page is Fruitloopspod and our discussion group is Fruitloopspod Discussion on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod/ We are also on Twitter and Instagram @fruitloopspod Please send any questions or comments to fruitloopspod@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 602-935-6294. We just might read your email or play your voicemail on the show! Want to Support the show? You can support the show by rating and reviewing Fruitloops on iTunes, or anywhere else that you get your podcasts from. We would love it if you gave us 5 stars! You can make a donation on the Cash App https://cash.me/$fruitloopspod Or become a monthly Patron through our Podbean Patron page https://patron.podbean.com/fruitloopspod Articles/WebsitesWikipedia contributors. (12/15/2020). Zebra murders. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 01/27/2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zebra_murders&oldid=994352025CBS SF Bay Area. (11/06/14). Zebra Murders: Remembering Fear That Gripped San Francisco 40 Years Later. Retrieved 01/27/2021 from https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/11/06/remembering-the-zebra-killings-40-years-later-racially-motivated/Turner, Wallace. (05/02/1974). Seven Blacks Seized in 'Zebra' Murders. The New York Times. Retrieved 01/27/2021 from https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/02/archives/seven-blacks-seized-in-zebra-murders-seven-blacks-held-in-zebra.htmlGartrell, Nate. (01/28/2020). Last two living ‘Zebra’ killers denied parole; tied to massive California murder spree targeting whites at random. The Mercury News. Retrieved 01/28/2021 from https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/01/28/last-two-living-zebra-killers-denied-parole-tied-to-massive-california-murder-spree-targeting-whites-at-random/FindLaw. (03/25/1983). PEOPLE v. COOKS. Retrieved 01/28/2021 from https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-court-of-appeal/1838717.htmlSpotswood, Beth. (03/27/2013). 5 Interesting Facts About The 'Zebra Killings' From The 1970s. SFist. Retrieved 01/29/2021 from https://sfist.com/2013/03/27/5_interesting_facts_about_the_zebra/Muller, Eddie. (09/17/2006). Zebra murders meant to start race war. SFGate. Retrieved 01/30/2021 from https://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Zebra-murders-meant-to-start-race-war-2469576.phpDelvin, F. Roger. (1/8/2020). The Zebra Killings. American Renaissance. Retrieved on 1/30/2021 from https://www.amren.com/features/2021/01/the-zebra-killings/Hoad, Phil. (7/18/2012). Why Bruce Lee and kung fu films hit home with black audiences. The Guardian. Retrieved 1/30/2021 from https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2012/jul/18/bruce-lee-films-black-audiencesSDSUnbound. (n.d.). Unidentified group of people in front of Muhammad's Temple Number 26. Retrieved 1/31/2021 from https://digitallibrary.sdsu.edu/islandora/object/sdsu%3A42524Historic Crimes. (n.d.). San Francisco’s Zebra Murders. Retrieved 02/01/2021 from http://historiccrimes.blogspot.com/2017/12/san-franciscos-zebra-murders.htmlCriminal Minds Wiki. (n.d.). The Zebra Killers. Retrieved 02/01/2021 from https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/The_Zebra_KillersHistory Commons. (n.d.). October 20, 1973 - May 1, 1974: Racially Motivated ‘Zebra’ Killings Sweep through San Francisco. Retrieved 02/01/2021 from http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a10730574zebrakillings#a10730574zebrakillingsBureaucracybuster's Blog. (07/18/2016). Jessie Lee Cooks. Retrieved 02/01/2021 from https://bureaucracybuster.com/tag/jessie-lee-cooks/Justia US Law. (03/25/1983). People v. Cooks (1983). Retrieved 02/06/2021 from https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/3d/141/224.htmlBooksSanders, Prentice Earl; Cohen, Bennett. (09/20/2006). The Zebra Murders: A Season of Killing, Racial Madness, and Civil Rights. New York, NY: Arcade Publishing.Talbot, David. (05/08/2012). Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love. New York, NY: Free Press.HistoryWikipedia contributors. (01/17/2021). Nation of Islam. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 01/29/2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nation_of_Islam&oldid=1000999774Sanders, Earl; Cohen, Bennett. (07/19/2016). The rhymes of the Zebra murders and shootings of police. The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 01/29/2021 from https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/The-rhymes-of-the-Zebra-murders-and-shootings-of-8392808.phpRosoff, Matt. (05/30/2016). San Francisco is a wealthy tech haven today — but not long ago it was an apocalyptic madhouse. Business Insider. Retrieved 01/29/2021 from https://www.businessinsider.com/season-of-the-witch-san-francisco-history-in-the-1970s-2016-5History.com Editors. (10/29/2009). Malcolm X. History.com. Retrieved 01/31/2021 from https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/malcolm-xHistory.com Editors. (11/03/17). Black Panthers. History.com. Retrieved 01/31/2021 from https://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/black-panthersGrey, Eliza. (10/04/2012). Thetans and Bowties. The New Republic. Retrieved 02/01/2021 from https://newrepublic.com/article/108205/scientology-joins-forces-with-nation-of-islamShout Outs One Night in Miamihttps://www.amazon.com/Night-Miami-Leslie-Kingsley-Ben-Adir/dp/B08NLFDCXZ The Letter For The Kinghttps://www.netflix.com/title/80222934 Music “Abyss” by Alasen: ●https://soundcloud.com/alasen●https://twitter.com/icemantrap ●https://instagram.com/icemanbass/●https://soundcloud.com/therealfrozenguy●Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License “Strange Times” and “Jeopardy” by Yung Kartz https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Yung_KartzLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License “Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3791-furious-freakLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Connect with us on: Twitter @FruitLoopsPod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fruitloopspod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Fruitloopspod and https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod
Matt Lieb is a comedian, writer, and actor from Los Angeles. As a stand up comedian in San Francisco, he was named one of the “2016 Best Comedians in the Bay Area” by SFist and has performed at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival 2017, SF Skecthfest 2013-2017, and the 10,000 Laughs Festival in Minneapolis. Matt’s comedy has been featured on the VICELAND, Hulu, SeeSo, and Gabriel Iglesias’ “Stand Up Revolution Radio” on SiriusXM. Currently, Matt is a correspondent on Emmy Nominated short form series The Star Wars Show, a writer/performer on Newsbroke on AJ+, and staff writer for Audible’s original series Bedtime Stories for Cynics with Nick Offerman, where he has written for David Spade, Tommy Chong, Nick Thune, and more. In this story, he talked about an attempt to get clean from heroin which ended with a realization that he could get high one last time, in his childhood bedroom, if he was willing to use a turkey baster to inject drugs into a place that sun doesn't shine. Yep, that place.
His first orgasm in grade school had Matt Lieb obsessed – how do I get more of THAT?! Pretty soon, no household object is safe from his pillaging (will you recognize something that you’ve borked in his massive list?) til one day, he affixes his eyes on the prize, that Holy Grail of masturbation: Auto-Fellatio. Are you up to the challenge? Only a limited number of people are physically capable of this act, and in this episode’s story, Matt shares some helpful tips and tricks from his own experiences – and reveals how different the act of oral stimulation on your own penis was than his hopes and dreams. Spoiler Alert: one of his Mom’s hobbies helps him to achieve this lofty goal. Our Storyteller: Matt Lieb is a comedian, writer, and actor from Los Angeles. As a stand up comedian in San Francisco, he was named one of the "2016 Best Comedians in the Bay Area" by SFist and has performed at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, and the 10,000 Laughs Festival in Minneapolis. Matt's comedy has been featured on the VICELAND, Hulu, SeeSo, and Gabriel Iglesias' "Stand Up Revolution Radio" on SiriusXM. Currently, Matt is a correspondent on Emmy Nominated short form series The Star Wars Show, a writer/performer on Newsbroke on AJ+, and writer for Audible's original series Bedtime Stories for Cynics with Nick Offerman, where he has written for David Spade, Tommy Chong, Nick Thune, and more. Learn more about Matt at http://www.mattlieb.com Song: ‘Enormous Penis’ by Da Vinci’s Notebook Music: Arctic Monkeys - Knee Socks Bananarama - Venus Billy Idol - Dancing with Myslef Led Zeppelin - Hot Dog The Breakers - Rubber Gloves The Weeping Willards - Socks Bob James - The Sponge Toto - Dying on my Feet Love Bawdy Storytelling? Keep this podcast going by supporting our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/Bawdy Or make a one-time donation via Paypal at BawdyStorytelling@gmail.com Shout-out: Thank you to our prize sponsors for Bang-O! You can win sexy prizes from Good Vibrations (San Francisco) and Babeland (Seattle) at our live shows – or you can get your own at Good Vibrations https://www.goodvibes.com/ Babeland Seattle https://www.babeland.com/ Tickets to upcoming live Bawdy Storytelling shows: ‘Packs a Wallop’ on November 9 in San Francisco http://bit.ly/BawdyPAWsf Risk! & Bawdy Storytelling in Brooklyn, New York http://bit.ly/riskbawdybrooklyn ‘The Naughty Bits’ on December 6th in Seattle, WA http://bit.ly/BawdyNaughtSea ‘Happy Endings’ on November 13th in San Francisco, CA http://bit.ly/bawdyhappy2018 Podcast Producer: Marty Garcia Sound Engineer: David Grosof Project Manager: Dana Hanna Archivist / Video: Joe Moore Find out about upcoming podcast episodes – and if we’re coming to your city! – at www.BawdyStorytelling.com/subscribe (Hint: your personal notes to Dixie are highly encouraged) Want more Bawdy? Website: www.BawdyStorytelling.com Twitter: @Bawdy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bawdystorytelling/ Facebook.com/BawdyStorytelling & on Fetlife at https://fetlife.com/groups/46341
“The fans just want to know who the fuck the artist is.” —Andre "Herm" Lewis About: For a place that proudly heralds slogans like #BlackLivesMatter, the homes of San Francisco house very few Black people. What’s happened to the African-American community in San Francisco is a much more complex tale than just being pushed out by young and transient up-and-comers. Instead, it involves a deeply-rooted history spread across generations with a comet-sized impact that is still being felt today. And for the sake of this three-part story, it begins with the very polarizing San Francisco nickname: Frisco. In Part I, we explore why some view this term to be as offensive as the F-word and spend some time with those who simply don’t give a fuck. Show Notes: [02:15] “Valantis” by The Blue Dot Sessions [03:30] “Lights” by Journey Lyrics via Genius [04:30] “Frisco” by I.M.P. [05:50] “Lakeside Path” by The Blue Dot Sessions [05:45] “49 square miles surrounded by reality.” —Paul Kantner (San Francisco Magazine) [05:50] Light reading on the square mileage of San Francisco (SF Gate) [06:00] Light reading on the 1906 Earthquake Related: Story on the historic Market Street film (60 Minutes) [06:05] On San Francisco and Its Sourdough Bread (KQED) [06:10] San Francisco and World War II (SF Gate) [06:10] Archival footage of protests against the Vietnam War (KRON) [06:15] The Full House house (Atlas Obscura) ...was listed at $4.15 million in 2016 (NBC Bay Area) ...and bought by the show’s creator (The Hollywood Reporter) [06:15] The story behind Mrs. Doubtfire’s House (The Bold Italic) ...and how it was owned by a plastic surgeon (NBC Bay Area) ...and then sold for $4.15 million (The Hollywood Reporter) [06:20] Trailer for Vertigo And tracking where the movie was shot in the city (SF Curbed) [06:20] Trailer for The Rock, which has a 66 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes [06:25] Light reading on San Francisco’s musical history (SF Gate) [06:30] Light reading on Willie Mays And that time he was denied housing in San Francisco (San Francisco Chronicle) [06:30] Light reading on Barry Bonds [06:35] Light reading on: Joe Montana Terrell Owens Colin Kaepernick (GQ Magazine) [07:00] Light reading on: ...the Beatniks (San Francisco Chronicle) ...the Hippies (The Atlantic) ...the Hells Angels (Hunter S. Thompson) ...the early tech wave (WIRED) [07:10] Light reading on San Francisco’s different neighborhoods According to locals (SF Curbed) In infographics (SF Curbed) For transplants (The Bold Italic) [07:30] Shout out to @karlthefog [07:40] Unrelated San Francisco driving sequence depicting cars and hills from The Streets of San Francisco And one more from the movie Bullitt [07:45] Light reading on San Francisco and the Gay Rights movement (The New York Times) Related: More on Harvey Milk (San Francisco Magazine) [07:55] Light reading on past San Francisco Mayors like: Willie Brown (San Francisco Magazine) Dianne Feinstein (Mother Jones) Sort of related: Her challenger Kevin de León won the California Democratic Party’s official endorsement (Los Angeles Times) Gavin Newsom (The New Yorker) [08:00] Light reading on Nancy Pelosi (Rolling Stone) [08:45] More on Woody LaBounty And his Western Neighborhoods Project [08:55] “Shade Ways” by The Blue Dot Sessions [10:20] Some more background on the use and popularity of the term Frisco Via Mother Jones Via BuzzFeed And from old newspapers [10:30] When SF was called… The Paris of the West (SFist) And Baghdad By The Bay (San Francisco Chronicle) [10:40] Light readingon the Ohlone tribe (Mother Jones) Additional reading here (The Bold Italic) [10:40] Founding of San Francisco (SF Museum) [10:45] Light reading on the formation of Spanish colony and Missions in California [10:50] Light reading on Saint Francis of Assisi [11:10] Light reading on Washington Bartlett (SFist) [11:10] “Jog to the Water” by The Blue Dot Sessions [12:00] San Francisco’s official name change (SF Museum) [12:30] Light reading on Mexican migration to the States (National Parks Service) Related: Treatment of Non-Whites during the Gold Rush Light reading on the California Gold Rush [12:45] Light reading on Peter Tamony [13:00] On “frithsoken” [13:30] Light reading on Emperor Joshua Abraham Norton (KQED) And tracking down the myth over his $25 fine on using the term “Frisco” Thanks John Lumea! [14:15] All the cool people who used the term Frisco (BuzzFeed) [14:20] “The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding Genius lyrics [14:40] Light reading on Herb Caen (San Francisco Chronicle) His book, Don’t Call it Frisco See point number 15 (BuzzFeed) His about-face years later (San Francisco Chronicle) [15:05] BuzzFeed’s push to call it Frisco And as covered by a local blog (SFist) [15:15] Again, a very thorough chronology of the term (Mother Jones) [15:30] More on Joe Eskenazi (@EskSF) [15:50] “Don’t Call It ‘Frisco’ If You’re Old and White” (SF Weekly) [16:45] Light reading on San Quinn [17:15] Charles Matthews aka Black C (@RBLPosse) [18:05] Quick background on the RBL Posse (Passion of the Weiss) [18:15] “Bammer” by RBL Posse Genius lyrics [18:30] Recommended Viewing: Hip-Hop Evolution [18:50] Marvin Gayes’ 1977 Live at the London Palladium Intro [19:30] On San Francisco and its connection to the gay rights movement And a history on the Castro District (KQED) [20:35] “Frisco” by I.M.P. Light reading on Cougnut Light reading on Ingleside a.k.a. Lakeview History on Ingleside A tour of Lakeview and some of the other San Francisco neighborhoods [22:10] “Nigga Groove” by Hugh EMC [23:25] “Alustrat” by The Blue Dot Sessions [23:45] The lyrical odes to places like the… The LBC Compton Southside The Bronx Marcy Projects Queensbridge 8 Mile The Fifth Ward The various zones over in the ATL [24:20] More reading on Andre Herm Lewis (Amoeba) [24:50] Too $hort on how he started out in his early days (Vlad TV) [25:00] “I Ain’t Trippin’” by Too $hort [26:50] Light reading on Kyle Matthews aka Mr. Cee (San Francisco Chronicle) [26:55] “Bounce to This” by RBL Posse [28:25] “Cicle Vascule” by The Blue Dot Sessions [28:30] Old news footage on gang violence (CBS) Old news footage on gang violence in Chicago (CBS) Related: Old news footage of San Francisco back in the day [29:00] Light reading on the 80s Crack Epidemic [29:10] Light reading on Gary Webb (Esquire) Dark Alliance Series (San Jose Mercury News) Reports from The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times Mea culpa from a Los Angeles Times reporter (LA Weekly) A more recent take on the Webb investigation (The Intercept) [29:30] Former CIA Director John Deutch’s speech in the Watts District of Los Angeles (CSPAN) Report from the event (The New York Times) [30:30] Measuring Crack Cocaine and Its Impact (Harvard University) On the price of cocaine throughout the 80s (Business Insider) On the drug’s alternative (The World Bank) Background on the production side (Slate) [31:00] What taking crack is like according to one New Republic writer back in 1989 (The New Republic) Rough overview of crack On pricing and size Though sold at a cheaper street price, here is an argument that it roughly equates to the same price as powdered cocaine [31:20] Mapping the spread of crack (The New York Times) [31:30] Racial disparity in the ongoing opioid epidemic (NPR) And the coverage comparison between the aforementioned crisis and the 1980s crack epidemic (Pacific Standard Magazine) And on the treatment of African Americans during the crack epidemic [31:40] Original 1989 COPS intro The story of how the show got made (The Marshall Project) [32:00] For more on how the media covered the crack epidemic, read Cracked Coverage: Television News, The Anti-Cocaine Crusade, and the Reagan Legacy (Duke University) [32:00] Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No” PSA A look at the former First Lady’s anti-drug campaign (VICE) [32:10] The death and drug overdose of Len Bias (ESPN) [32:40] “Cicle Vascule” by The Blue Dot Sessions [32:40] Light reading on the political climate around drugs following the death of Bias (The New York Times) 1986 United States Senate Hearing on the Anti Drug Abuse Act of 1986 (CSPAN) Audio heard from former U.S. Senator Howell Heflin, a Democrat from Alabama The time Heflin voted against the nomination of present-day U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions for the same position back in 1986 (Vox) [33:30] Light reading on the Anti Drug Abuse Act of 1986 [33:40] Break down of drug punishment, sentencing and incarceration rates from Cracks in the System (ACLU) [34:00] President Obama’s signing of the 2010 Fair Sentencing Act (CNN) [34:35] “Cicle Deseratt” by The Blue Dot Sessions [34:40] On the freakonomics of dealing crack (TED Talk) [35:00] “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems” [35:20] On the militarization of local law enforcement during the War on Drugs (Mother Jones) Rap song on the Batter Ram That time Nancy Reagan was part of a drug raid (Counter Punch) [36:20] Trying to Survive in the Ghetto by Herm Lewis [37:20] “Intro” from the album above [37:50] On the vulnerability genre of recent rap stars like Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar and Drake (Impose Magazine) [38:05] Steve Fox’s 20/20 report on hip hop from the late 70s (ABC) Recommended Viewing: Hip-Hop Evolution Recommended Viewing: Planet Rock The Story Of Hip Hop And The Crack Generation (VH1) [38:40] First verses of gangsta rap… Via Schooly D — “PSK, What Does It Mean?” Via Ice T — “6 'N The Mornin'” [39:00] “Fuck the Police” by N.W.A. [39:20] Bay Area artists include: Too $hort Mac Dre Dre Dog aka Andre Nickatina E-40 Souls of Mischief Tupac [39:35] Urban legend on the lack of Bloods and Crips in San Francisco (SF Weekly) [41:50] “Cicle Deseratt” by The Blue Dot Sessions [43:00] Light reading on Lonnie Green and Demons of the Mind [43:15] Sort of, but not really, but kind of related: Sucka Free City by Spike Lee [45:25] “Cicle Deseratt” by The Blue Dot Sessions [46:00] RBL Posse’s discography and rankings [46:30] On the death of Mr. Cee (San Francisco Chronicle) As retold by Black C (Passion of the Weiss) A deeper read from the local paper (San Francisco Chronicle) [47:05] A tribute to Hitman [47:30] The album cover in question [49:20] On the violence in Hunters Point (San Francisco Chronicle) Stunning photography by Alex Welsh [56:55] Podcast recommendation: Dissect [58:00] More at thisissomenoise.com
Gather 'round kids and I'll tell you a story about how, in the olden days, people worked their whole life at one place and still found fulfillment ...even without collaboration, or diverse strategies, or company furnished lattes.It all happened way back in 1976 when a young Tom Sweeney, fresh out of Riordan High School leveraged his mother's affiliation with the movers and shakers of the time to secure for himself, not one but, two coveted and lucrative positions.The first was a vending job at both Candlestick Park and the Oakland Colosseum. Here he learned a strong work ethic, flirted with players' wives, and cleaned up selling souvenirs during the '89 World Series and Earthquake.But the real fun came when he became a doorman at the Drake Hotel in Union Square. He started his career by nabbing two would-be robbers, receiving the City's first, "Nick of Time' award, palling around with Joe Montana and Dwight Clark, and capping it off by saving a drowning woman while on holiday in Acapulco. Along the way he had encounters with Tom Hanks, Sam Elliott, and Tony Blair, while appearing on the Young & the Restless, serving as inspiration for the Drake's Sweeney-tini, and having May 2nd declared Tom Sweeney Day.Of course it's all to be expected from a 3rd generation San Franciscan who enjoys the occasional SF themed podcast that covers topics from the shuttering of SFist to the increase of mountain lion sightings in the city to the retirement of Michael Tilson Thomas.And of course, that podcast is none other than, Peanut Butter Oreo, with Pete & Babette.
This week we sit down with Bruce Lee superfan, and self-professed Bruce Lee geek, W. Kamau Bell! He’s a comedian and TV host. He hosts CNN's United Shades of America, and podcasts Denzel Washington is the Greatest Actor of All Time Period and Politically Reactive. Kamau Bell became a Bruce Lee fan as a kid watching 70s martial arts films on TV. He thought Bruce Lee was in tons of movies because of all the knock-off Bruce Lees on TV. It wasn’t until he was 13 when he went to the video store and found “Enter the Dragon” that he realized that the real Bruce Lee was the real deal. He watched the VHS tapes over and over and sought out Bruce’s other film. That’s when Kamau became a superfan. He bought all his movies, got Bruce Lee posters, made his own iron-on T-shirt of Bruce and converted his friends to fans. He even created a petition at his high school to get Bruce Lee a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He studied Wing Chun because Bruce Lee studied Wing Chun and took a bus all the way across Chicago to study it. As a young man, he thought a career in martial arts was more feasible than a career in comedy, but Kamau always wanted to be a comedian. Trusting his inner voice is something that Kamau got from Bruce Lee, following his own path in his career and doing it his own way is something he saw Bruce do. As the son of a single mom, Bruce Lee’s philosophy helped guide Kamau while he was growing up, showing him how to be a man and how to gain a secure sense of self and know his limitations. The Bruce Lee philosophy that had the biggest impact on Kamau was: “Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what is essentially your own.” Following Bruce Lee’s example, Kamau invents his own path in Hollywood, seeking and creating projects that honestly express his true essence. He also trusts his intuition to avoid what doesn’t feel right for him and his family—sometimes that means turning down gigs that are lucrative. But he is confident that his own eclectic path is the right one for him. #AAHA (Awesome Asians and Hapas) This week’s #AAHA is recommended by Kamau Bell. Irene Tu is an up and coming San Francisco based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. In 2016, she was named one of the “Bay Area’s 11 Best Stand Up Comedians” by the SFist. Thanks Kamau for supporting your local SF talent and introducing us to Irene. Irene—you are awesome! #BruceLeeMoment The #BruceLeeMoment that Kamau returns to often is the moment in Chinese Connection when Bruce Lee comes into the enemy's martial arts studio and fights everyone and wins. Bruce says at the end of the fight: “Now you listen to me. I'll only say this once. We are not sick men.” This statement resonated with Kamau as a young black man trying to claim his own space in a racist society. He was moved by Bruce Lee's confidant statement of resistance against oppressors and taking pride in his people. Over the years this scene about claiming space for your people continues to grow in meaning for Kamau and it’s something he continually addresses in his work and life. Watch the scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS8ex1LlqpU Share your #AAHA and #BruceLeeMoment recommendations with us via social media @BruceLee or email us at hello@brucelee.com.
HELLO Bitch Talkers! On episode 145 we welcome Bay Area writer Daisy Barringer to the podcast. You may know Daisy from her articles in Thrillist, Rally, Yelp, and SFist or from her football column Daisy Does the Niners. We talk to Daisy about pho, Colin Kaepernick, beef tacos, our post-election blues, and more. Listen in as we find out why Daisy has proven to be an honorary Bitch Talker and will be welcomed on the show ANY TIME! Support the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years, 700 episodes or Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 & 2023 without your help! -- Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal. -- Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Listen every Tuesday at 9 - 10 am on BFF.FM
HELLO Bitch Talkers! On episode 145 we welcome Bay Area writer Daisy Barringer to the podcast. You may know Daisy from her articles in Thrillist, Rally, Yelp, and SFist or from her football column Daisy Does the Niners. We talk to Daisy about pho, Colin Kaepernick, beef tacos, our post-election blues, and more. Listen in as we find out why Daisy has proven to be an honorary Bitch Talker and will be welcomed on the show ANY TIME!
SF Works is a series of audio portraits done for the SFist, focusing on San Franciscans with odd jobs. Kellyann can break up cysts or slow down a tumors growth all with the sound of her voice. Listen as she offers her throat up to the divine. The Sound Healer Produced November 2007.
Treasure Island is easily visible from San Francisco’s Embarcadero, a low-lying front porch jutting out towards the Golden Gate from Yerba Buena Island. Palm trees in a silhouetted row set off massive white buildings, dwarfed by the towering silver Bay Bridge marching across the water towards Oakland. That bridge carries over 130,000 people a day […]