Storied: San Francisco

Whack Donuts' First Anniversary (S7 bonus)

Jan 30, 2025

It's been a damn year, y'all.

In this bonus episode, we catch up with friend of the show Vandor Hill, owner and creator of Whack Donuts. His brick-and-mortar shop in EMB 4 just marked its one-year anniversary (and last year was a Leap Year!), and I dropped by to chat with Vandor about the time since he opened, where...

The Fillmore Art Director Ashley Graham, Part 2 (S7E6)

Jan 28, 2025

In Part 2, we pick up where we left off in Part 1. We'd just learned of the call Ashley received from The Fillmore while she was working in Seattle. She'd visited San Francisco once to visit a cousin, but that stay lasted a mere 48 hours. She had one friend here at the time.

Up in Seattle, the shows she helped produce...

The Fillmore Art Director Ashley Graham, Part 1 (S7E6)

Jan 21, 2025

Ashley Graham will be the first tell you, "There's no relation (to Bill Graham)."

In Part 1 of this episode, meet Ashley. Today, she holds the titles of marketing manager and art director at The Fillmore, a San Francisco institution. But let's learn how she got here.

Ashley comes to us from Spokane, Washington. Her...

SF Sketchfest 2025 w/Cole Stratton (S7 bonus)

Jan 16, 2025

San Francisco has such a rich history of comedy. No one can argue against that.

In this bonus episode, meet SF Sketchfest co-founder and co-director Cole Stratton. I chatted with Cole about:

his early days in Michigan and his and his mom's move to Davis, CA
going to SF State, moving to The City
meeting folks (David...

Amparo, Pattye, Lorenzo, and Willy Vigil/Puerto Alegre, Part 2 (S7E5)

Jan 14, 2025

In Part 2, we pick up where we left off in Part 1. The siblings use which school they were going to estimate the date of the family's move to Valencia Street to live above Puerto Alegre. Just one example: When Amparo was set to attend Mission High, they moved the school to Poly out near Kezar Stadium while Mission was...