
Outside Lands San Francisco
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.
Latest episodes

May 13, 2023 • 32min
317R: Quigley Family (Repodcast)
William Hammond Hall and John McLaren are the names that come to mind when talking about how Golden Gate Park was created, but let us introduce you to the Quigleys, who were in charge of much of the construction in this classic episode.

May 6, 2023 • 49min
502: 834 Irving
Nicole & Arnold visit 834 Irving Street to look back at the fascinating people and their businesses there from its early days as a grocery store to today's Blackthorn Tavern.

Apr 29, 2023 • 59min
501: California Academy of Sciences Part 2
Academy Head Librarian Rebekah Kim again joins Nicole & Arnold to finish the lengthy history of the California Academy of Sciences.

Apr 22, 2023 • 1h 6min
500: California Academy of Sciences
It is one of San Francisco's oldest institutions. Nicole & Arnold reveal the long history of the California Academy of Sciences with its head librarian, Rebekah Kim.

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.