Rob Hunter is back to help me celebrate a very special show. It's the 25th episode and 1 year anniversary of San Francisco People. Rob was my first guest back on episode 1. On today's show, Rob catches us up on the past year. Then, I answer

#24 - Daisy Barringer's Rocky Relationship With The 49ers

Aug 28th, 2015 56m 31s

Daisy Barringer is a freelance writer who loves the 49ers. Well......most of the time she loves them. They can also make her quite mad. You can follow along with @Daisy every Sunday on Twitter as she shares most of her thoughts during the ga

#23 - Broke-Ass Stuart is Running for Mayor

Aug 13th, 2015 39m 20s

Stuart Schuffman, aka Broke-Ass Stuart, is a travel writer, TV host, and poet. His work has been published in Lonely Planet, Conde Nast Traveler, 7x7, and he's hosted a travel show on IFC. Stuart's website, brokeassstuart.com, has become one of

#22 - Marcia Gagliardi is Telling SF Where to Eat

Jul 30th, 2015 59m 21s

Marcia Gagliardi is a restaurant columnist who writes the popular newsletter, Tablehopper. In the weekly newsletter, Marcia gives the scoop on new restaurant and bar openings, chef moves, and various other food and wine events in San Francisco

#21 - Lark Miller on Personal Fitness and Life Coaching

Jul 16th, 2015 52m 13s

Lark Miller is a personal fitness trainer and founder of Infinite Fitness in downtown SF. He grew up in a small town in Massachusetts and competed at a high level in cross country skiing, mountain biking, and cycling. Lark spent some time as

#20 - Greg Dewar Wants Your Muni Ride to be More Enjoyable

Jul 3rd, 2015 45m 37s

Greg Dewar is the author of a local blog, The N-Judah Chronicles. It all started 10 years ago, when he sent an email to a few friends about all the things that went wrong on his Muni ride that day. The email got forwarded, continued getting for

#19 - Alexandra Kostoulas is Teaching the City's Next Great Writers

Jun 18th, 2015 48m 49s

Alexandra Kostoulas is an award-winning writer who teaches creative writing in the City. She’s been teaching the Jack Grapes’ Method Writing Program for a number of years. This program helps students find what’s called their “Deep Voice” and

#18 - Sarah Cooper is Helping You Appear Smart in Meetings

Jun 4th, 2015 48m 9s

Sarah Cooper has some tricks to help you appear smart in meetings. She posted these tricks on Medium last year and the post went viral with 3 million views. With the success of the post, Sarah launched her own satirical blog called the Cooper

#17 - Brianna Haag and Mr. Marina are Fighting Cancer

May 21st, 2015 57m 38s

Brianna Haag is the founder of The Mr. Marina Competition and she does it all in the name of charity. In 2008, Brianna found out her Dad had been diagnosed with leukemia. She made the decision to do something about it. Brianna connected with

#16 - Travis Sigley Just Wants to Cuddle

May 7th, 2015 56m 27s

Travis Sigley is the founder of Cuddle Therapy. If you are in need of some cuddling and willing to pay a fee, this is the service for you. The idea for a professional cuddling service came to Travis when he was a stripper in the City. He not

#15 - Eric Waisman Wants You to Feel Less Socially Awkward

Apr 23rd, 2015 40m 22s

Eric Waisman is the founder of Jaunty, an organization that educates people on social intelligence and people skills. Eric's goal is to teach people to talk to anyone, anytime, and anywhere. He was born in San Francisco but grew up most of hi

#14 - Ronnie Goodman is Homeless but he's not Hopeless

Apr 9th, 2015 1h

Ronnie Goodman is a homeless artist who received a lot of attention recently for running the San Francisco Half Marathon. His story has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Today Show, and he was trailed by ESPN film crews during

Episode 13: Fayette Fox Interview

Mar 26th, 2015 56m 24s

Fayette Fox recently published her first novel, "The Deception Artist". The book is literary fiction about childhood and make-believe, truth, and lies. It's told through the eyes of an eight-year old girl named Ivy who has a vivid imagination

Episode 12: Jake Levitas Interview

Mar 12th, 2015 41m 8s

Jake Levitas is trying to make San Francisco a better place for everyone. He's an urban planner and specializes in a concept called urban prototyping. A few years ago, Jake gave a TedX talk on the subject called "The Revolution will be Protot

Episode 11: Meghan Arnold Interview

Feb 26th, 2015 46m 42s

Meghan Arnold is the author of a local blog, Brew to Bay. The blog originally started when Meghan moved from Milwaukee to San Francisco and she wanted to chronicle her transition. My favorite part of Brew to Bay is Meghan's alternative to New

Episode 10: Bonnie Grant Interview

Feb 12th, 2015 45m 9s

From patent law to Austin to Tinder, Bonnie Grant and I talk about it all on episode 10! As a patent attorney, Bonnie has worked on a variety of interesting cases including new zipper designs and a Nike versus Adidas battle. She has also su

Episode 9: Nathan Amy Interview

Jan 29th, 2015 46m 22s

Nathan Amy brought a gym to the beach. In fact, he can bring a gym anywhere in San Francisco. With his new fitness company Kokoda, Nathan uses a mobile fitness truck to bring a gym to you. The truck is loaded up with tons of fitness equipmen

Episode 8: Megan Mokri Interview

Jan 15th, 2015 45m 8s

Megan Mokri is reinventing the weeknight meal in the suburbs. In September 2014, Megan and her husband Lee launched 180Eats. 180Eats delivers simple, healthy meals "on demand" to homes in Marin County. In the short time since the company laun

Episode 7: Blind Wine Tasting with Pete Passaris

Jan 1st, 2015 58m 54s

In episode 7, Sommelier Pete Passaris put his skills to the test in a blind wine tasting. The rules were simple. I picked out 4 red wines and poured them for Pete. Pete knew nothing about these wines. They could be from anywhere in the worl

Episode 6: Supervisor Mark Farrell Interview

Dec 18th, 2014 30m 47s

In this episode, I went down to City Hall and interviewed Supervisor Mark Farrell who represents District 2 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Farrell is a native San Franciscan and he absolutely loves this City! He talked

Episode 5: Kimberly Gomes Interview

Dec 4th, 2014 58m 11s

Kimberly Gomes is a local freelance writer who has been published in the San Francisco Chronicle and The Bold Italic. I came across one of her articles in The Bold Italic called “A Guide to SF’s Shittiest Streets”. Yep, it’s about poop. In f

Episode 4: 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake Story

Nov 20th, 2014 43m 37s

Last month marked the 25th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake in San Francisco. How much do you know about the events from October 17, 1989? Until digging into the story, I didn't realize just how close we were to losing the Marina dis

Episode 3: Helena Zaludova Interview

Nov 7th, 2014 57m 18s

When it comes to the San Francisco real estate market, you should listen to what Helena Zaludova has to say. With over 10 years of experience, she has become one of the top real estate agents in The City. Last year, Helena closed 18 transacti

Episode 2: Heather McGough Interview

Oct 9th, 2014 59m 53s

Heather McGough is a person that takes big ideas and turns them into reality. Heather is the successful founder of Urbanity Events, an event production company specializing in tech and startup conferences, speaker series, and launch parties in

Episode 1: Rob Hunter Interview

Aug 28th, 2014 1h 24m

Rob Hunter is a co-founder of Focused Apps whose popular Hit Tennis series has been downloaded by 35 million people. Rob and I talk about his journey from struggling app writer to successful entrepreneur and what he loves about San Francisco.

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