

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.
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Jul 12, 2024 • 57min
536: CinemaSF
Jaimi Holker and Adam Bergeron - the team behind CinemaSF - join Nicole to talk about their work running our beloved west side movie theaters: the Balboa, 4 Star, and Vogue.

Jun 28, 2024 • 39min
385R: Toppling Monuments (repodcast)
It's been 4 years since the Francis Scott Key, Junipero Serra, and Ulysses S. Grant statues in Golden Gate Park were toppled. Revisit our podcast episode from June 2020 where Woody, David, and Nicole discuss the context in which the statues were put in the first place, and the history of the 3 subjects, and their unplanned removal.

Jun 16, 2024 • 1h 25min
535: Sutro Library
Nicole is joined by Mattie Taormina, Director of the Sutro Library, to talk about how the institution got started and all the awesome things you can find there today.

Jun 2, 2024 • 55min
534: The Bridge Theater and Peaches Christ
Nicole Meldahl and SFGATE reporter Amanda Bartlett explore the history of the Bridge Theater on Geary and interview drag legend Peaches Christ about her time there as hostess of Midnight Mass during our 25th Birthday Bash at the 4 Star Theater.

May 17, 2024 • 30min
347R: Paul´s Hat Works (repodcast)
Revisit our episode featuring Abbie Dwelle, the owner of Paul's Hat Works, a Richmond District institution for over a century.

May 4, 2024 • 1h 4min
533: Don Sherwood
David Friedlander joins the podcast to talk about Bay Area radio and television legend (and west side native) Don Sherwood.

Apr 19, 2024 • 57min
532: The Richmond Banner
Nicole and Chelsea chat about a grant from California Revealed that will let WNP catalog a collection of old Richmond Banner newspapers. Plus, thoughts on jam and exciting news from the past revealed.

Apr 5, 2024 • 1h 18min
531: Post to Park
Retired NPS ranger John Martini joins Nicole Meldahl and Drew Moss to talk about the Presidio's transition from army post to national park.

Mar 22, 2024 • 59min
530: SF Citywide Survey
Nicole chats with Rich Sucre, Deputy Director of Current Planning at City and County of San Francisco to talk about the SF Citywide Survey.

Mar 9, 2024 • 1h 3min
529: Steinhart Aquarium Part 2
San Francisco Chronicle Culture Critic Peter Hartlaub and California Academy of Sciences Head Librarian Rebekah Kim join the podcast to talk about their favorite bits of Steinhart Aquarium history. Part 2 of 2.


