Podcasts by Datebook
A Bay Area entertainment podcast created by the San Francisco Chronicle Datebook section — with interviews and discussions related to current news and features. Hosted by the critics, editors and reporters of Datebook, who interview celebrities and newsmakers, recap and preview big events and break down the latest Bay Area entertainment news.
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Nato Green interview — on saving the Punch Line, and S.F. comedy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 63 of Datebook podcast is an interview with Nato Green, a union organizer and comedian who helped lead the fight to save the Punch Line comedy club, a historic space that was threatened wit...
ListenAlice Kahn's Lost Jerry Garcia Interview from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 58 of Datebook podcast is a 1984 interview between journalist Alice Kahn and Grateful Dead member Jerry Garcia. Reporter Kevin L. Jones wrote a story about the previously unpublished interv...
ListenMetallica and beyond at the Chase Center, with Aidin Vaziri and Mariecar Mendoza from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 61 of Datebook podcast is a look at the Chase Center entertainment schedule, with Chronicle pop music critic Aidin Vaziri, senior digital A&E editor Mariecar Mendoza and host Peter Hartlaub...
ListenTheater with Lily Janiak - Ed Moreno to Ed Berkeley and back again from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Theater critic Lily Janiak talks with local actor Ed Gonzalez Moreno about how he changed his name to “Ed Berkeley” when he moved to the Bay Area, to “neutralize” his race on paper, and why now he’...
ListenWhen Critics Get Surprised, with Lily Janiak and Joshua Kosman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this flashback episode of "Datebook" podcast, Joshua Kosman and Lily Janiak join host Peter Hartlaub to talk about when critics get surprised, and how it fuels their work. Janiak talks about a p...
ListenLinda Lee, S.F.'s Septuagenarian Nightlife Queen, with Tony Bravo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Retired Bay Area “letter carrier” (postal worker) Linda Lee is a different kind of presence on the Bay Area’s gay nightlife scene. In her seventies, her penchant for festive kitty t-shirts, embelli...
ListenSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse — Datebook Podcast Flashback from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This bonus episode of Datebook podcast from 2018 is an interview with "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" directors Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman and Bob Persichetti. The filmmakers worked on the an...
ListenRobert Mailer Anderson interview — on "Windows on the World," music and San Francisco from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Robert Mailer Anderson has written, produced and contributed to the soundtrack for “Windows on the World,” a drama about an Mexican citizen who searches for his father, an undocumented immigrant pr...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" and Quentin Tarantino from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Today's Movies with Mick LaSalle episode of the Datebook podcast focuses on Quentin Tarantino's new film "Once Upon a Time In Hollywood," a movie LaSalle says is the best of the year so far. Mick L...
ListenDuffy Jennings Interview — on Moscone/Milk Shootings, Zodiac and his Memoir "Reporter's Note Book" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Duffy Jennings worked at the San Francisco Chronicle for just a decade, but it was filled with news; he covered the Milk/Moscone murders, parts of the Zodiac killings and other high-profile drama i...
ListenSponsored Episode: The Weapon of Art, Transforming Guns into instruments of Hope from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
During a time when senseless gun violence continues to plague our country, artists are transforming weapons into instruments of hope and symbols of peace. In this sponsored episode of the Datebook ...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: New Pink Section Column, Women in Film and "The Lion King" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 54 of Datebook podcast is Movies with Mick LaSalle. The Chronicle's movie critic is joined by Leba Hertz and talks about his new column in the Sunday Datebook pink section, an upcoming colu...
ListenTheater with Lily Janiak - Skyler Cooper on Playing Othello from Two Genders from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Theater critic Lily Janiak talks with transgender actor Skyler Cooper about playing the title role in “Othello” as a woman and then as a man — from Impact Theatre’s so-called “lesbian” production, ...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: "Yesterday," "Spider-Man" and some love for the Roxie from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The latest Movies with Mick LaSalle covers some movies of the present and future, including "Toy Story 4," the Beatles music-themed "Yesterday" and "Spider-Man: Far From Home." LaSalle is joined by...
ListenGabby La La Interview — on ASMR, Playing the Sitar and Snow Angel from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chronicle digital arts & entertainment producer Annie Vainshtein interviews Gabby La La, a musical artist who has teamed with Sayuri to create Crafting with ASMR videos. She talks about the art of ...
ListenGlenn McCoy Interview — Executive Director for San Francisco Ballet from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Datebook podcast features an interview by San Francisco Chronicle reporter Sam Whiting with outgoing San Francisco Ballet executive director Glenn McCoy, who has worked with the Ballet for more tha...
ListenIntroducing the Summer Fun Issue; Chronicle tips for things to do from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The San Francisco Chronicle on June 20 will publish its first Summer Fun Issue. In this week's Datebook podcast, host Peter Hartlaub is joined by senior digital A&E editor Mariecar Mendoza and pop ...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: Emma Thompson, Dark Phoenix and more on Elton John from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the latest Movies with Mick LaSalle, LaSalle and Leba Hertz cover new movies including "Late Night," "5B" and "Men in Black: International," and last week's "Dark Phoenix." Mick also talks more ...
ListenAryeh Nussbaum Cohen Interview — Young Countertenor Debuts for SF Opera from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chronicle classical music critic Joshua Kosman interviews Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, a gifted young countertenor who is about to make his S.F. Opera mainstage debut in Handel’s “Orlando.” We talk with h...
ListenTheater with Lily Janiak — Maya Herbsman, Intimacy Choreographer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Lily Janiak talks with intimacy choreographer Maya Herbsman. Intimacy choreography is a new name and discrete position for a longstanding job that historically fell to actors or director — how to s...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: "Rocketman," "Godzilla" and the best movie of the week ("Ma") from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the latest Movies with Mick LaSalle, host Mick LaSalle talks about his love of Elton John and why he didn't like the new Elton John biopic "Rocketman," "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" and the b...
Listen"Always Be My Maybe" star Randall Park and director Nahnatchka Khan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With the May 31 Netflix release of "Always Be My Maybe" starring Randall Park and San Francisco native Ali Wong, San Francisco Chronicle senior digital A&E editor Mariecar Mendoza interviews Park a...
ListenJimmy O. Yang Interview — Comedian and "Silicon Valley" Actor from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jimmy O. Yang is an offbeat often outsized character as Jian-Yang in "Silicon Valley," Horace in "Fresh Off the Boat" and Bernard in "Crazy Rich Asians." He's a little more low key and thoughtful i...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: RIP Doris Day, Shakespeare and "John Wick 3" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chronicle movie critic Mick LaSalle discusses the death of Doris Day, Shakespeare in movies, and new movies including "John Wick 3" and "My Son." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
Listen"Wine Country" — Breaking Down the Napa Valley-Based Netflix Movie from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chronicle wine writer Esther Mobley and Style reporter Tony Bravo join host Peter Hartlaub to talk about the new Netflix movie "Wine Country," filmed in Napa Valley, starring and directed by Amy Po...
ListenT.C. Boyle interview — California Author on Fires, Drugs and "Outside Looking In" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chronicle deputy managing editor Kitty Morgan sits down with author T.C. Boyle to talk about his latest acid-infused book, “Outside Looking In,” his own past battle with drugs, the fires near his M...
ListenTheater with Lily Janiak — A Conversation About Pay in Comedy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Lily Janiak talks with performer Phil Wong, PianoFight's Rob Ready, Killing My Lobster's Allison Page and Endgames Improv's Max McCal about whether performers in sketch, improv and other kinds of c...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: Avengers Endgame first impressions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Less than an hour after seeing "Avengers: Endgame," Chronicle film critic Mick LaSalle is joined by Peter Hartlaub and Leba Hertz to give their first impressions of the big new Marvel movie. Lear...
ListenJoseph Young Interview — New Conductor of the Berkeley Symphony from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Critic Joshua Kosman interviews Joseph Young, recorded shortly after the 37-year-old was named conductor of the Berkeley Symphony. Young talks about getting the job, and childhood music interests. ...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: "Shazam," Superhero Movies and a Detour into the Federalist Papers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 36 of Datebook podcast is Movies with Mick LaSalle, starting with a discussion about "Shazam" and superhero movies, and other new films including "Dumbo," "The Public" and "The Invisibles."...
ListenArmistead Maupin interview — "Tales of the City" author drops by his old Chronicle home from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 35 of Datebook podcast is an interview with "Tales of the City" author Armistead Maupin, returning to the San Francisco Chronicle to Style reporter Tony Bravo and Maupin's former People sec...
ListenBrit Marling and Zal Batmanglij interview — The OA Part II in San Francisco from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 34 of Datebook podcast is an interview with Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, co-creators of "The OA Part II." Marling is the series star and co-wrote the show. Batmanglij co-wrote and direc...
ListenTheater with Lily Janiak: Darryl V. Jones interview — on his vision for Lorraine Hansberry Theatre from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In Episode 33 of Datebook podcast, Lily Janiak talks to Darryl V. Jones, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre's new acting artistic director. She asks about his vision for the black theater company — a Bay A...
ListenAlex Gibney interview — on making "The Inventor" and faking it in Silicon Valley from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 32 of Datebook podcast is an interview with Alex Gibney, talking about Silicon Valley and its role in his new HBO documentary about the Elizabeth Holmes/Theranos debacle, "The Inventor: Out...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: "Captain Marvel," Spielberg on Netflix and new movies from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 31 of the Datebook podcast is Movies with Mick LaSalle. Mick and movie editor Leba Hertz talk about Steven Spielberg's comments about Netflix, and debate whether Netflix releases should qua...
ListenKomal Shah Interview — Art Collection and the New Stanford Artist Conversation Series from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 30 of the Datebook podcast is a conversation between San Francisco Chronicle art critic Charles Desmarais and Bay Area art collector Komal Shah, who along with her husband Gaurav Garg is pr...
ListenDatebook Talks Oscars - Academy Awards Conversation with Mick LaSalle, Tony Bravo, Otis Taylor Jr. and Mariecar Mendoza from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 28 of Datebook podcast is a live recording of the Feb. 20, 2019, Datebook Talks Oscars event, featuring an Oscars rundown with San Francisco movie critic Mick LaSalle, Style reporter Tony B...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: Academy Awards Should Win/Will Win Episode from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In Episode 28 of Datebook podcast, Mick LaSalle talks about what should win and what will win for the upcoming Feb. 24, 2019, Academy Awards. LaSalle is joined by Chronicle editor Leba Hertz. Their...
ListenTheater with Lily Janiak: Actor Caleb Cabrera from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In Episode 27 of Datebook podcast, theater critic Lily Janiak interviews local actor and pedicab driver Caleb Cabrera as part of The Artist's Life series, a recurring feature that spotlights the ta...
ListenEntertainment Deals, Part 2: Classical Music and Visual Art, with Joshua Kosman, Charles Desmarais and Peter Hartlaub from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In Episode 25 of Datebook podcast, San Francisco Chronicle classical music critic Joshua Kosman, art critic Charles Desmarais and pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub share some of the best entertainm...
ListenOscar nominations breakdown with Mick LaSalle, Tony Bravo and Peter Hartlaub from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In Episode 24 of "Datebook" podcast, Chronicle movie critic Mick LaSalle, Style reporter Tony Bravo and pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub break down the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards. LaS...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: The Excellence of January Movies from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In Episode 23 of "Datebook" podcast, Chronicle movie critic Mick LaSalle talks about why he likes January movies, which have traditionally been looked at as a dumping ground. He discusses his "Glas...
ListenJohn C. Reilly interview - "Stan & Ollie" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In Episode 22 of "Datebook" podcast, Chronicle pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub interviews actor John C. Reilly about his role in "Stan & Ollie," the new biopic about comedians Stan Laurel and Oli...
ListenTheater with Lily Janiak: Christian Cagigal Interview, Ghost Hunt Walking Tour Guide from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Lily Janiak talks to local magician, storyteller, solo performer and now San Francisco Ghost Hunt Walking Tour guide Christian Cagigal. We talk about how he got into leading tourists, local history...
ListenTheater with Lily Janiak: Siobhan Doherty interview from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In episode 21 of Datebook podcast, Chronicle theater critic Lily Janiak talks to local actor Siobhan Doherty as part of The Artist's Life series. In January, Siobhan will perform in Cutting Ball's ...
ListenWhen critics get surprised - Chronicle reviewers share their stories from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In Episode 20 of "Datebook" podcast, Joshua Kosman and Lily Janiak join host Peter Hartlaub to talk about when critics get surprised, and how it fuels their work. Janiak talks about a presentation ...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: Top 10 movies of 2018 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In Episode 19 of "Datebook" podcast, Mick LaSalle returns to Movies with Mick LaSalle to present his Top 10 list of 2018. The Chronicle's movie critic declares 2019 one of the best years for movies...
Listen"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" directors Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman and Bob Persichetti from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 18 of Datebook podcast is an interview with "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" directors Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman and Bob Persichetti. The filmmakers worked on the animated superhero f...
ListenFilmmaker "Sandi Tan" interview - "Shirkers" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Filmmaker Sandi Tan joins Chronicle senior digital arts editor Mariecar Mendoza to talk about "Shirkers," a Netflix documentary about a film that was stolen from Tan when she was a teen. Tan was 19...
ListenThe Rolling Stones and stadium shows from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With the Rolling Stones returning to the Bay Area in 2019, we've called an emergency podcast - to talk about the band, their history playing in San Francisco and the pros and cons of stadium shows....
ListenTheater with Lily Janiak: Jon Tracy interview - can theater artists make minimum wage? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, theater critic Lily Janiak interviews TheaterFirst Artistic Facilitator Jon Tracy about his company's new policy of $15 per hour for everyone, no matter the job title - an almost u...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: Holiday film preview from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In Episode 14 of the Datebook podcast, movie critic Mick LaSalle is joined by arts and entertainment editor Leba Hertz to talk about holiday movies. They also discuss the 25th anniversary release o...
ListenEntertainment Deals, Part 1: Music, theater and comedy bargains in the Bay Area from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In Episode 13 of Datebook podcast, San Francisco Chronicle pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub, pop music critic Aidin Vaziri and theater critic Lily Janiak share some of the best entertainment deals...
ListenTheater with Lily Janiak: "Miss Saigon" redux from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, theater critic Lily Janiak interviews local Asian American theater directors Jeffrey Lo and Nikki Menez about a question she raised in her review of SHN's production of "Miss Saigo...
ListenTheater with Lily Janiak: Lauren Mayer interview from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, theater critic Lily Janiak talks to local music director, cabaret performer and parody writer Lauren Mayer as part of our Artist's Life series, a recurring feature that will shine ...
ListenBeyond the Book: A conversation with Susan Orlean from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Author Susan Orlean joins host John McMurtrie in The Chronicle's basement archive studio to talk about her new novel "The Library Book," and other topics. Orlean, who wrote "The Orchid Thief," focu...
ListenBeyond the Book: Neil deGrasse Tyson on "Accessory to War" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Author and scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson returns to the San Francisco Chronicle, to meet with host John McMurtrie, book editor of The Chronicle. They talk about Tyson's new book "Accessory to War: ...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: “A Star is Born” from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The latest Datebook podcast puts a spotlight on “A Star is Born,” a film that Chronicle film critic Mick LaSalle calls “tremendous,” and the best movie he viewed at the recent Venice Film Festival....
ListenYo-Yo Ma interview from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The latest Datebook podcast is an interview with legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Host Joshua Kosman spoke with Ma by phone about playing Bach on his current tour, the relation between culture and polit...
ListenThe Artist's Life: Nathan Marken from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, theater critic Lily Janiak talks to local actor and singer Nathan Marken as part of our Artist’s Life Series, a recurring feature that will shine a spotlight on the talent who help...
ListenFall movie preview from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Datebook presents the fall movie preview podcast, with pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub, movie editor Leba Hertz and Bad Reporter cartoonist Don Asmussen. We look at fall movies including “A Star ...
ListenBreaking down the "Crazy Rich Asians" hype from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
San Francisco Chronicle arts content editor Mariecar Mendoza and Chronicle columnist Vanessa Hua talk about "Crazy Rich Asians," the first Hollywood movie with an all-Asian cast in 25 years. Pop cu...
ListenThe Artist's Life: Denmo Ibrahim from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, theater critic Lily Janiak talks to local actor Denmo Ibrahim as part of our Artist’s Life Series, a recurring feature that will shine a spotlight on the talent who help make up th...
ListenDan Hoyle interview from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chronicle arts and entertainment editor Leba Hertz interviews actor and writer Dan Hoyle, who on July 13, 2018, will debut his latest piece of journalistic theater, "Each and Every Thing," at the M...
ListenBeyond the book: Lawrence Ferlinghetti interview from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On this episode of Beyond the Book, the literary podcast of The San Francisco Chronicle, Book Editor John McMurtrie interviews Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who co-founded the world-renowned City Lights B...
ListenBabylon Gone 2: "Let No Stranger Wait Outside Your Door" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Beach Blanket Babylon closes on New Year's Eve, after 45 years in San Francisco. In the second episode of our Babylon Gone series, we find the longest-tenured employees at Babylon and hear their be...
ListenBabylon Gone 1: The Wigmaster from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Beach Blanket Babylon closes on New Year's Eve, after 45 years in San Francisco. The first episode of our Babylon Gone series profiles Tim Santry, the show's longtime wigmaster. Santry grew up the ...
ListenTrailer: Babylon Gone, a new series from Datebook podcast from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Datebook podcast returns for Season 2 with Babylon Gone, a three-part series looking into the end of Beach Blanket Babylon and the future of live theater in San Francisco. Produced by Peter Har...
ListenMovie with Mick LaSalle: On 'The Irishman,' 'Ford v Ferrari' and spoiler talk with Leba from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 70 of the Datebook Podcast is Movies with Mick LaSalle, breaking down new films 'The Irishman," 'Ford v Ferrari,' 'The Report' and more. San Francisco Chronicle movie critic LaSalle applaud...
ListenTheater with Lily Janiak — Bedridden for decades, Daniel Rudman returns to theater from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Theater critic Lily Janiak talks with Daniel Rudman, who was an up-and-coming local playwright in the 1980s until a construction accident left him bedridden for the next three decades. Now, thanks...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: On Eddie Murphy, "Dolemite" and "Jojo Rabbit" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the latest Movies with Mick LaSalle, Chronicle movie critic LaSalle and ex-editor Leba Hertz talk about Eddie Murphy, "Dolemite is My Name," "Roy Cohn," "Jojo Rabbit" and other new movies. Prod...
ListenMarc Huestis interview — Castro impresario on S.F. and movies from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 67 of Datebook podcast is a conversation between Arts and Entertainment columnist Tony Bravo and filmmaker Marc Huestis. The director of "Whatever Happened to Susan Jane," known for his rau...
ListenRobert Pattinson interview — on "The Lighthouse," and a near-riot at the Stonestown Hot Topic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 66 of Datebook podcast is an interview with Robert Pattinson. Chronicle A&E reporter Tony Bravo spoke with Pattinson at the Mill Valley Film Festival. They talk about his role in the new mo...
ListenMovies with Mick LaSalle: On "Joker," "Judy" and the Venice Film Festival from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the latest Movies with Mick LaSalle, the Chronicle's movie critic Mick LaSalle is back with a report from the Venice Film Festival and joined by Leba Hertz.. They talk about highlights from Veni...
ListenJudy Garland and "Judy," with Tony Bravo, Connie Champagne and Lara Gabrielle Fowler from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With the new Judy Garland biopic "Judy" in theaters, The Chronicle arts and culture writer Tony Bravo gathers two of his favorite Garland experts to talk about the legacy of the actress and Renee Z...
ListenBeyond the book: Lawrence Ferlinghetti interview from 2018-10-03T06:06
On this episode of Beyond the Book, the literary podcast of The San Francisco Chronicle, Book Editor John McMurtrie interviews Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who co-founded the world-renowned City Lights B...
ListenBeyond the book: Lawrence Ferlinghetti interview from 2018-10-03T06:06
On this episode of Beyond the Book, the literary podcast of The San Francisco Chronicle, Book Editor John McMurtrie interviews Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who co-founded the world-renowned City Lights B...
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