Muni Diaries
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The Muni Diaries podcast is where you'll hear true stories that happened on public transportation in San Francisco and the Bay Area, presented by the editors of MuniDiaries.com. Since our launch in 2008, we've gathered stories from more than 4,000 transit riders. To submit your own story, or read more bus tales, visit MuniDiaries.com.
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Ep 152: Night of Ideas Part 1 — Everyday Heroes on the Bus
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 151: Katy Birnbaum on the Power of Streets to Divide or Connect Us
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Ep. 150: Once Upon a Muni Train with Baruch Porras-Hernandez
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 149: A Look Ahead to 2024
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 148: Tanea Lunsford Lynx "Used to Live Here"
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Ep. 147: Serious spooky szn scaries at the Legion of Honor
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 146: A leather jockstrap and a dream—how a Mission barbershop kept on keeping on
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 145: The enduring impact of 'Forgotten Cemeteries' on San Francisco
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 144: How a life lived on Muni evolved into a life of civic duty
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 143: A seasoned international bus rider tackles Muni
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 142: Finding a long lost Muni operator
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May 23, 2023 |
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Ep 141: Life on the school bus (Part 2)
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 140: Life on the school bus from (and for) those in the know
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 139: Muni's dramatic origin story
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Ep. 138: The great loves of Sheila McElroy's life
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Ep. 137: When small talk pays off on Muni
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 136: Asking the tough questions on Muni
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 135: Leading the flock of Muni converts on Halloween
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 134: An evening with Mr. Boston, Muni operator
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Ep 133: Searching for one long lost Muni shelter
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 132: Meet the new additions to the Muni Diaries crew
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 131: Broke-Ass Stuart opens up about 20 years of documenting San Francisco
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 130: Becca Henry's unbelievable New Year's Eve on BART
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 129: Of trauma and forgiveness at a 22-Fillmore stop
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 128: BART Board by day, Muni superhero by night
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 127: Katie Haverkamp and LeBron James (the cat) just can't quit SF
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May 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 126: Hayden Miller's wild ride
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May 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 125: A Muni operator you really need to meet
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 124: Two poets enter, one poet leaves...it's the Muni Haiku Battle!
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 123: Returning to the stage with Meaghan Mitchell
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 122: Finding the silver lining in teaching on Zoom
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 121: How the beloved Boat Tram became a real boi
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 120: Aruna dreams of kimchi
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 119: A print magazine of our very own: Meet the San Franciscan
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 118: Opening Night at Rickshaw Stop
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 117: Combating amnesia: a conversation with Shaping San Francisco's Chris Carlsson
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 116: When true love leaves you in stitches
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 115: Facing my Moonies childhood in San Francisco
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Ep. 114: Your 2020 commute, as seen by Muni Diaries readers
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 113: "Hearts in San Francisco" to inaugurate newest member
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Ep 112: Artist Paul Madonna on finding the "Spirits of San Francisco"
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Ep. 111: Election Special: 2020's transit ballot measures that every rider should know
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Ep. 110: Reporter shares BART busker afterstory
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Ep. 109: Bailing out a rookie Muni driver
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Ep 108: Playing Muni driver, if only for a few minutes
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Ep. 107: Painting the pandemic void, one storefront at a time
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Ep. 106: SFMTA head Jeffrey Tumlin explains why taking Muni is the "right thing to do"
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Ep. 105: Can you solve the mystery of the Dancing Leg Neon sign?
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Ep. 104: I miss Muni.
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Ep 103: Finding a connection on Muni
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 102: San Francisco Diaries: How one Bernal business survived the ups and downs of SF
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May 11, 2020 |
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Ep 101: San Francisco Diaries: Discovering the Secret Alley
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Ep 100: Sing it together! A new anthem for Muni riders
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Ep. 99: My "little hat" on multicultural Muni
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Ep. 98: When the entire bus stood up for you
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Mar 21, 2020 |
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Ep. 97: San Francisco Diaries: Walking San Francisco's 49 Miles Scenic Drive
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Ep. 96: New year, new way to practice kindness
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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Ep. 95: Of 'ladyspreading' and leggings on BART with Annette Mullaney
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Dec 24, 2019 |
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Ep. 94: Making my own crime scene on Muni, as told by Maureen Bogues
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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Ep. 93: Exploratorium After Dark: Journey to Big Lots
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Ep. 92: San Francisco Diaries: Tradeswoman Molly Martin searches for a friend from the "Rosa Luxemburg" Collective
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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Ep. 91: San Francisco Diaries: DJ Steve Fabus recounts Sylvester's farewell
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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Ep. 90: Live from Clarion Alley
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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Ep. 89: San Francisco Diaries: Mission Comics and Art's Leef Smith on gardening the AIDS Memorial Grove
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Sep 28, 2019 |
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Ep. 88: How a high school student found herself...on Muni
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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Ep. 87: San Francisco Diaries: Justina Wu on the consequence of assumptions
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Aug 07, 2019 |
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Ep. 86: San Francisco Diaries: Who gets to define this city? Listeners sound off.
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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Ep. 85: San Francisco Diaries: A "Millennial expert" on who gets to define San Francisco
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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Ep. 84: Celebrating Pride: artist Kurt Schwartzmann on how Muni provided refuge
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Jun 24, 2019 |
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Ep. 83: Ady Lady on how her Muni ride went "from piss to bliss"
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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Ep 82: San Francisco Diaries: The residents of "Camp Folsom" share their own tales of the city
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Jun 03, 2019 |
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Ep. 81: Kathleen Auterio breaks the rules in a Muni holdup
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May 14, 2019 |
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Ep. 80: SF Chronicle artist George McCalman documents life on the bus
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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Ep. 79: Comedian Sureni Weerasekera talk about one hot topic on BART
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Apr 16, 2019 |
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Ep. 78: Dhaya Lakshminarayanan's surprising reunion at the Castro Safeway
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Apr 01, 2019 |
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Ep. 77: Two SF Chronicle reporters on how they fell in love with San Francisco again
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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Ep. 76: The Elbo Room's Matt Shapiro finds Satan's leather jacket
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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Ep. 75: Gwen Carmen on saying good by to Aretha Franklin
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Mar 04, 2019 |
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Ep. 74: Meaghan Mitchell on finding a life lesson from a Muni driver
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Feb 21, 2019 |
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Ep. 73: Pete Mulvihill of Green Apple Books
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Feb 07, 2019 |
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Ep. 72: Nuala Sawyer on the worst year in San Francisco
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Jan 29, 2019 |
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Ep. 71: Irene McCalphin on taking up space on public transit
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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Ep. 70: Baruch Porras-Hernandez on giving San Francisco a second chance
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Nov 13, 2018 |
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Ep. 68: San Francisco Diaries: How BFF.fm's Rollover Easy crew made Herb Caen come alive on Market Street
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Oct 16, 2018 |
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Ep. 67: Muni Haiku Battle: Alexandria Love vs. Jessica Cohen
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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Ep 66: San Francisco Diaries: Louis Evans and the most unexpected day in a underground parking lot
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Sep 20, 2018 |
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Ep. 65: How Thea Selby makes sure there's always 'Love in the Lower Haight'
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Aug 28, 2018 |
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Ep. 64: Judson True on interviewing Joan Didion after 9/11
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Aug 15, 2018 |
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Ep. 63: Molly Martin explores international relations on the 14-Mission
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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Ep. 62: Gwen Carmen pursues citizen justice on Muni
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Jul 17, 2018 |
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Ep. 61: Jeremy Fish's seriously San Francisco story about a Silly Pink Bunny
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Jun 26, 2018 |
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Ep. 60: Nato Green on being raised on Pride in San Francisco
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Jun 11, 2018 |
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Ep. 59: Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight: 2 reporters, 1 transit system, 60 Muni lines...in 1 day
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May 30, 2018 |
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Ep. 58: Reporter Vivian Ho on the ONE thing you shouldn't do on BART
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May 15, 2018 |
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Ep. 57: Senait Hailemariam on being 21 on Muni
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May 01, 2018 |
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Ep. 56: SF Chief Attorney Matt Gonzalez on keeping one eye open on Muni
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Apr 17, 2018 |
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Ep 55: San Francisco Diaries: The Polk Street Pizza Lady
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Apr 09, 2018 |
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Ep. 54: Comedian Dominique Gelin on the best pickup lines on public transit
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Apr 03, 2018 |
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Ep. 53 San Francisco Diaries: Bob Collins on the transformation of a super tiny SF apartment
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Mar 20, 2018 |
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Ep. 52: Alexandria Love's not-quite love story with a bonus transit twist
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Mar 08, 2018 |
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Ep. 51: San Francisco Diaries: Anna Pulley on taking a date to a fertility party
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Feb 20, 2018 |
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Ep. 50: San Francisco Diaries: Vivian Ho and her pigeon housemates
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Feb 05, 2018 |
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Ep. 49: Steve Pepple advocates for the BMW experience in San Francisco
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Jan 22, 2018 |
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Ep. 48: Comedian Tirumari Jothi finds his way on Muni
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Jan 08, 2018 |
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Ep. 47: Broke-Ass Stuart learns his SF ABC's
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Dec 20, 2017 |
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Ep. 46: The Shard, The Tissue, an Affair: from writer Andrew Lam
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Ep. 45: Meet Irene Tu, Muni celebrity
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Nov 28, 2017 |
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Ep. 44: Sexual folklorist Dixie De La Tour on the magic of the telepersonals
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Nov 14, 2017 |
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Ep 43. Baruch Porras-Hernandez on taking a friend on her first Muni ride
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Nov 01, 2017 |
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Ep. 42 Comedian Ronn Vigh on practicing zen on Muni
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Oct 24, 2017 |
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Ep. 41: San Francisco Diaries: Designer Steve Pepple finds a secret door
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Oct 10, 2017 |
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Ep. 40: Na’amen Gobert Tilahun on the magic of the late night metro ride
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Oct 03, 2017 |
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Ep. 39: San Francisco Diaries: writer Hiya Swanhuyser on the secret past of the Montgomery Block
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Sep 20, 2017 |
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Ep 38: Sal Castaneda’s ‘Bad-Ass’ Muni Moment
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Sep 12, 2017 |
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Ep. 37: Kirk Read practices radical empathy on the 14-Mission
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Aug 29, 2017 |
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Ep 36: San Francisco Diaries: my first job at the Nob Hill Theater
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Aug 14, 2017 |
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Ep 35: Jesse James and the litter bug on Muni
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Aug 01, 2017 |
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Ep 34: The humans behind Muni's official Twitter account
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Jul 18, 2017 |
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Ep. 33: H.P. Mendoza on cinema, Muni, and SF life
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Jul 05, 2017 |
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Ep. 32: the ultimate Pride party at a Muni stop, from Jerry Lee Abram
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Jun 20, 2017 |
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Ep 31: Dhaya Lakshminarayanan and her dad, on Muni weirdos
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Jun 13, 2017 |
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Ep 30: Writer Annalee Newitz on Muni vs. obnoxious driver
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Jun 06, 2017 |
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Ep 29: Glynn Washington confronts a Muni mugging
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May 31, 2017 |
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Ep 28: From writer Mat Honan: What does the Forest Hill station smell like?
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May 22, 2017 |
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Ep 27: Bay to Breakers on Muni -- from Elbo Room sound man Gabe Armstrong
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May 16, 2017 |
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Ep 26: J. W. Friedman witnesses an unlikely hero on Muni
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May 09, 2017 |
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Ep. 25: BART operator Kelly Beardsley on intercom drama
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May 02, 2017 |
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Ep 24: Yayne Abeba on growing up on Muni
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Apr 25, 2017 |
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Ep. 23: Cynthia and Jeremy Pollock on how to set a street bird free
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Apr 11, 2017 |
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Ep 22: Jesse James and the rules of Muni
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Apr 04, 2017 |
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Ep 21: Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez on behind the scenes story of being a transit reporter
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Mar 28, 2017 |
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Ep 20: Driver Doug on the zen of being a Muni operator
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Mar 21, 2017 |
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Ep 19: Isaac Fitzgerald's college antics on the Metro
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Mar 14, 2017 |
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Ep. 18: Gina Gold and one unforgettable night on BART
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Mar 07, 2017 |
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Ep 17: H.P. Mendoza's Ode to Bay Area Public Transit
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Feb 28, 2017 |
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Ep 16: Courtney Riddle daydreams of becoming a Muni driver
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Feb 21, 2017 |
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Ep 15: Ariel Dovas on getting his first kiss...on Muni
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Feb 14, 2017 |
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Ep 14. Comedian Caitlin Gill on making out on public transit
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Feb 07, 2017 |
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Ep 13: Peter Hartlaub Remembers the 'Muni Booze Cruise'
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Jan 31, 2017 |
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Ep 12: Justina Wu and the street stray that captured the entire bus
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Jan 24, 2017 |
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Ep 11: Aussie transplant Sarah Hunt becomes an SF local
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Jan 17, 2017 |
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Ep 10: Cara Tramontano meets SF's most enthusiastic Muni driver
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Jan 10, 2017 |
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Ep 9 Klee Wiggins Owes Her Life to Muni
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Jan 03, 2017 |
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Ep 8: Kristee Ono on finding her own Muni community
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Dec 27, 2016 |
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Ep 7: Tarin Towers and her tale of riding Muni during the first dot-com wave
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Dec 20, 2016 |
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Ep 6 Beth Spotswood Learns to Ride Muni
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Dec 13, 2016 |
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Ep 5: BART operator Kelly Beardsley's story on scatology
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Dec 06, 2016 |
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Ep 4: Wonder Dave on Muni Texting Etiquette
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Nov 29, 2016 |
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Ep 3: Jesse James' First Ever Muni Ride
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Nov 22, 2016 |
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Ep 2: Mandy Hu, the Most Efficient BART Rider
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Nov 15, 2016 |
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Ep. 1: Chris O. and His Record Collection
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Oct 30, 2016 |