

Outside Lands San Francisco
Western Neighborhoods Project
Nicole Meldahl and a rotating cast of hosts from the Western Neighborhoods Project (outsidelands.org / OpenSFHistory.org) share San Francisco west side neighborhood history with humor, a real fact or two, and much-better-informed occasional guests.
Episodes
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Apr 15, 2023 • 26min
368R: Morrison Planetarium Projector (Repodcast)
Today's Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences features the latest state-of-the-art digital technology. But when the Morrison Planetarium was built in 1952, it featured an optical star projector.

Apr 8, 2023 • 1h 14min
499: Kevin Brady
Did you know there was a cartoonist collective in the Sunset? Nicole talks with Kevin Brady about growing up in San Francisco and how he got started in art.

Apr 1, 2023 • 31min
498: Craig of Craigslist
Did you know that Craigslist, the classified ad website, got its start on the West side? Nicole talks with Craigslist founder Craig Newmark about how it all happened.

Mar 25, 2023 • 40min
497: San Francisco College for Women
USF sits atop Lone Mountain now, but Nicole & Arnold tell the story of the first school there, the ground-breaking San Francisco College for Women.

Mar 18, 2023 • 1h 19min
496: Legendary Animals of San Francisco
Judi Leff & Joseph Amster join Nicole & Arnold to explore the fascinating histories of some San Francisco animals.

Mar 11, 2023 • 54min
495: Chain of Lakes
Golden Gate Park has both natural and man-made lakes. Nicole & Arnold look at the history of the Chain of Lakes which are a little bit of both.

Mar 4, 2023 • 1h
494: John Lindsey & the Great Highway Gallery
Nicole sits down with John Lindsey to talk about his life in art and food and the closing of his Great Highway Gallery.

Feb 25, 2023 • 45min
493: 41-47 West Portal Avenue
41-47 West Portal Avenue had bakeries, delis, hairdressers, toy shops, candy shops, and realtors over the years. Nicole & Arnold take a look at the building's history.

Feb 18, 2023 • 55min
492: Richard Rothman
Nicole interviews Richard Rothman about his life with the murals of Washington High, Coit Tower, and the Mother's Building and his work trying to preserve the latter.

Feb 11, 2023 • 56min
491: Third World Liberation Strike Part 3
Guest David Friedlander returns to join Nicole and Arnold in the final part of their recounting of the 1968-1969 Third World Liberation Strike. SF State students and faculty went on strike to protest racism in both admissions and curriculum, resulting in the creation of the Departments of Black Studies and Ethnic Studies.


