Stories from San Francisco and Beyond
Culture
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.
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@radiofinch
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.finchfiles.net/
Email:
peterfinch@ymail.com
Episodes
Beautiful Princess (Episode 154)
6/1/2022
“The Beautiful Princess Of Never Come True” is a great song with a cool title, and a sweet origin story.
Duration:00:23:57
Chucklehead (Episode 153)
4/4/2022
A man from the UK flies to San Francisco on the spur of the moment to attend a house concert. This is why.
Duration:00:05:00
Gallop Girls (Episode 152)
3/13/2022
Many thanks to our favorite gallop girl, author of "A Damn Fine Hand," and Executive Director of Square Peg Foundation.
Duration:00:17:19
Wendy Tokuda
2/20/2022
On the 80th anniversary of the Japanese internment order, we look back at one family's experience.
Duration:00:06:51
Surf Iconoclast (Episode 151)
11/4/2021
Thoughts on crowded pandemic surf spots and his "Eco Warrior" surfboard from Surf_Iconoclast Mike Wallace.
Duration:00:04:03
Big Ol' Baptist, Big Ol' Gay (Episode 150)
7/28/2021
A life lived in two halves.
Duration:00:03:23
Alcatraz Bounce Back (Episode 149)
6/12/2021
One of San Francisco's most popular attractions slowly emerges from the pandemic.
Duration:00:06:30
Second Chance (Episode 148)
4/16/2021
Why Dave's Killer Bread hires people who've served time, and what that has lead to.
Duration:01:03:58
Dead Sound Guy (Episode 147)
1/15/2021
Long time Grateful Dead Engineer Dan Healy talks about one of the things that made the band's shows special.
Duration:00:19:26
Really? Spicoli? (Episode 146)
8/30/2020
Surfers unite to save the oceans.
Duration:00:20:54
Aaah! Alcatraz (Bill Baker)
6/11/2020
Former Alcatraz inmate Bill Baker shares a story from his time on “The Rock.”
Duration:00:06:34
Home Baked (Episode 145)
5/26/2020
As a kid she helped her mom deliver pot brownies to guys with AIDS.
Duration:00:19:11
Working for the Mouse (Episode 144)
5/12/2020
What happens when a young man realizes his childhood dream of working at Disneyland.
Duration:01:13:58
Poltzy
3/26/2020
Because today would have been opening day…
Duration:00:13:51
Rocky Raccoon
3/23/2020
The critter must have thought it was 4:20.
Duration:00:14:10
RIP Mal Sharpe
3/13/2020
Here's a tribute to our dear friend Mal Sharpe. He died Tuesday, March 10th, at the age of 83.
Duration:04:57:22
Feminist Pinball (Episode 143)
2/25/2020
Long a male-dominated activity, more women appear to be playing pinball.
Duration:00:13:57
Scamming the Scammers (Episode 142)
2/14/2020
Turns out it's a YouTube genre. Hackers messing with scammers.
Duration:00:22:21
Wendy Tokuda (Episode 141)
2/4/2020
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.
Duration:00:24:11
Movie Star (Episode 140)
12/20/2019
One of the stars of a major motion picture has found a higher calling in the Bay Area.
Duration:00:11:48