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Exploring the Neighborhood with Gregangelo Herrea and Marcelo Defreitas
SF native Gregangelo Herrera is the Founder and Artistic Director of the most magical place one could visit– the Gregangelo Museum. Together with his Creative Director Marcelo Defreitas, Herrera has created a fantastic immersive arts experience in his own home on the west side of the city. Local and international artists alike help create this technicolor acrobatic dreamscape, with 27 unique rooms each telling a different story of time and space, the human psyche and life itself. Herrera spent over 40 years building this artistic oasis, so we were thrilled to be able to get insight from him and Defreitas on their incredible artistic journey. Fall into the rabbit hole with us and enjoy this week’s episode!
For more information and stunning photos of the Gregangelo Museum, please visit: https://www.gregangelomuseum.com/
Meet Gregangelo Herrera and Marcelo Defreitas!
A Special Interview with Carolyn Tyler
Carolyn Tyler is most famously known in San Francisco as a reporter and news anchor on KGO ABC7 News. She had an outstanding 32 year career chronicling some of the most important moments in SF history. Tyler detailed the long fight for marriage equality starting in 2004 and brought stories of social justice for African Americans to the forefront. She also reported extensively on the impacts of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, for which she and her team won a Peabody Award. Over the years Carolyn earned the reputation for being one of the most fair-minded and hard-working journalists in the field.
Since retiring, Tyler has been blending journalism with her other passions. A fierce Golden State Warriors fan and board member of the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Company, Caryoln is currently producing a unique discussion between Warriors Coach Steve Kerr and Alonzo King on the intersection of ballet and basketball. It will be held on September 16th at SF Jazz and hosted by Carolyn herself.
We were thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Carolyn and hear about her wonderful career and latest endeavors. In the Fall, tune in to our Classical Performance series with Tyler as our guest host!
For more information about Carolyn Tyler, please visit: https://www.kqed.org/news/11696365/tv-anchor-carolyn-tyler-bids-farewell-to-three-decades-covering-san-francisco
Meet Carolyn Tyler!
Exploring Berkeley with the Sisters Blanche, Julia, Ginger, & Dolores
The Vitero Sisters are a very creative bunch— and they happen to be our host ,Susan’s family! Her mother Blanche Brown and aunts Julia Vitero, Ginger Irwin, and Doloros Presely. They grew up in Berkeley, California when things were quite a bit simpler. Yet they were lucky enough to also grow along the tidal wave of magical thinking, and freedom of expression of the mid-20th century. We welcomed the opportunity to hear how this time changed the Vitero Sisters, along with the wild stories that come with it.
Meet The Vitero Sisters!
Exploring the neighborhood with PJ Johnston
PJ Johnston is one of SF’s top crisis communications specialists and political strategists. From former journalist and Press Secretary for Mayor Willie L. Brown Jr. to speech writing for US Senator Kamala Harris, PJ Johnston has helped many influential people achieve their goals. He is the Principal of PJ Johnston Communications, where most of his high profile work is done. He likewise serves on the board of several non-profit organizations and is a strong advocate for women and African Americans.
PJ is a smart, curious, and very invested man who loves his family and city deeply. Above all, he strives for the betterment of mankind. Please enjoy our interview with him.
For more information about PJ Johnston, please visit: http://pjcommunications.com
Meet PJ Johnston!
Exploring the Haight with Stan Flouride the Haight Ashbury Historian
Stan Flouride (alias cum art-name of Kevin Kearny) is the unofficial historian of one of the city’s most eccentric neighborhoods, the Haight Ashbury. Stan gives historical walking tours that cover everything from the 1870’s to today, with great focus on its role as a pivotal location for the cultural revolutions of the 1960’s.
Exploring the Neighborhood with Mayor London Breed
Raised in San Francisco's Fillmore District by her grandmother, Mayor Breed saw firsthand how redevelopment brought great challenges to the people in her community. She began her public service career as Executive Director of the Fillmore's African American Arts and Culture Complex. Since then, after rising through the ranks to become Mayor, she hasn't forgotten her roots in the Fillmore.
Teresa Goines & Old Skool Cafe ~Bay View Hunters Hidden Gem
Beyond The Fog Radio Season 4 begins NEXT WEEK! We're so excited to begin sharing all of the great new interviews we've conducted in the past few months. But, to tide you over until then, we have one more re-release episode to present: our interview with Teresa Goines (Season 3 Episode 10), the founder and executive director of Old Skool Café in San Francisco's Bayview District.
Formerly a juvenile probation officer, Teresa made a career change to give troubled youths a chance at community and purpose, instead of imprisonment. With the help of volunteer chefs and builders, Old Skool Café went from a small pop-up in Teresa's home to a beautiful 1920s-style supper club in its own building — complete with velvet curtains, luxurious booths, and ornate chandeliers.
While Old Skool Café has a delicious international menu, its sense of community is its greatest strength. Kids cook, clean, wait tables, and entertain guests to learn important life skills within a healthy and supportive environment. After meeting Teresa in-person, we knew right away that her interview would be one of our favorites to date. Join us as we revisit our heartfelt conversation with the one and only Teresa Goines.
(For more information about Teresa and Old Skool Café, please visit oldskoolcafe.org .)
History of Music and Raz Kennedy (Re- Release )
The Beyond The Fog Radio team is currently recording and editing new episodes for our upcoming Season 4 this August — but meanwhile, we’re revisiting some of our favorite interviews from Seasons 2 and 3. This week, we listen once more to our 2021 interview with Raz Kennedy (Season 2 Episode 08), a legend of the Bay Area’s music scene for the past four decades.
Raz has involved himself in just about every aspect of the music business. Behind the scenes, he’s worked as a promoter, producer, and vocal coach with credits on multiple Platinum and Gold records; in the limelight, he’s sung alongside artists like Whitney Houston and Sting, and is a founding member of Bobby McFerrin’s world-renowned Voicestra project. He’s also a faculty member of the Blue Bear School of Music in San Francisco.
Raz never stops working to expand his vocal and musical range. It’s no wonder, then, that he’s collaborated with many different artists in many different genres — from Metallica to Hillary Duff, to Third Eye Blind, to musicians from SF Jazz and Jazz Camp West. He’s also a charismatic, warm, and thoughtful individual who was a complete joy to interview. Join us as we take a step back in time to our wonderful conversation with Raz Kennedy.
(Find more information about Raz at www.razkennedy.com .)
Making Change with Art Agnos Former Mayor of San Francisco
This week, we listen back to our conversation with former Mayor of San Francisco Art Agnos (Season 3 Episode 04) — politician, social worker, and game-changer.
Exploring the Neighborhood with Sal Garcia Re- Release
The Beyond The Fog Radio team is hard at work recording and editing new episodes for Season 4, which will release this August! In the meantime, during this "summer break," we’re taking another listen to some of our favorite interviews from Seasons 2 and 3. This week's re-release is particularly special, as we revisit Sal Garcia (Season 3 Episode 03), the "Ferrari Doctor" of Waterfront Automobili in Potrero Hill.
An immigrant along with his family from El Salvador, Garcia spent his formative years in the Mission District studying the English language and connecting with the neighborhood locals. After graduating from the University of San Francisco and serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army's Medical Service Corps, Garcia founded Waterfront Automobili to pursue his passion for fast cars and all things mechanical.
Having worked with the S.F.P.D., the S.F.F.D., legal specialists, builders, and more, Garcia has a tremendous presence in San Francisco — to the point that his business continues to grow based purely on word-of-mouth! With so much love in his heart and so much to tell the world, Garcia has definitely earned his place among our favorite guests EVER on Beyond The Fog Radio. Join us as we share his incredible life story once more.
Michael Baines and Kathy Davis and The George Davis Senior Center
The Beyond The Fog Radio team is hard at work recording and editing new episodes for Season 4 — releasing this August! — but in the meantime, we’re looking back at some of our favorite interviews from Seasons 2 and 3. This week, we revisit our interview with developers and community leaders Michael Baines and Cathy Davis (Season 3 Episode XX).
Michael Baines is a developer and contractor for low-income housing and the founder BGI Group Inc., the largest employer of formerly-incarcerated people in the Bay Area. Cathy Davis is the Executive Director of Bayview Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Services, a nonprofit that provides services to disadvantaged seniors in San Francisco. She also runs the Dr. George W. Davis Senior Center, founded by her late husband Dr. George Davis and built by Michael’s company.
Together, these two have made an immense and tangible impact on their community. Their social justice development model has broken barriers for the city’s seniors, and even involved whole communities to create a commercial kitchen that generates profit for the senior center. They do their work humbly and whole-heartedly. We believe this interview is priceless in its wisdom about helping those in need.
Let’s take another listen to Michael Baines and Cathy Davis!
(For more information about Michael Baines and his company, visit bgiconstruction.com/bgi-management .
For more information about Cathy Davis and her work, please visit facebook.com/SanFranciscoHousingDevelopmentCorporation/videos/235718538565982 .)
Zoe Elton and the Mill Valley Film Festival ( Re- Release )
The Beyond The Fog Radio team is hard at work recording and editing new episodes for Season 4 — releasing this August! — but in the meantime, we’re looking back at some of our favorite interviews from Seasons 2 and 3. This week, we revisit our interview with the longtime director of the Mill Valley Film Festival, Zoë Elton (Season 2 Episode 16).
Zoë has a keen, creative eye from years of exposure to the world of film, and through the Festival has brought exposure to future Academy Award-winning films. She created the Active Cinema Program, which promotes artists with a cause, and Mind The Gap, an initiative that supports women filmmakers. A world traveler with many different projects on her résumé, Zoë certainly has a good number of wonderful stories to tell!
Join us for a second listen to our fabulous interview with the fabulous Zoë Elton!
(For more information about Zoë, please visit: https://www.zoeelton.com/about )
Music with Martin Luther and Jeanne Anyanwu McCoy (re- release )
The Beyond The Fog Radio team is hard at work recording and editing new episodes for Season 4, releasing this August! In the meantime, we’re revisiting some of our favorite interviews from Seasons 2 and 3. This week, our retrospective takes us back to our interview with the utterly fashionable Bay Area power couple, Martin Luther & Jeanne Anyanwu McCoy (Season 3 Episode 1).
San Francisco native Martin Luther is a musician and actor best known for his work with hip-hop collective the Roots, and as the character Jo-Jo in Julie Taymor’s 2007 film “Across the Universe”; he was also a key figure in the “neo-soul” scene of the 1990s. Artist, activist, and entrepreneur Jeanne collaborates on art projects with African-American artists both in the Bay Area and nationwide. Through their community-focused production company “A Little x,” Jeanne and Martin Luther have worked with clients such as SFJAZZ and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD).
Join us as we take another look at our interview with Martin Luther and Jeanne Anyanwu McCoy!
S3: Special Tribute to Justice Harry Low Part 2
Justice Harry Low was the first Asian-American Judge in California. He served as Municipal Judge under Governor Edmond G. "Pat" Brown, as Superior Court Judge under Governor Ronald Reagan, as a Judge in the 1st District Court of Appeals under Governor Jerry Brown, and as Insurance Commissioner under Governor Gray Davis.
S3: Ep 16 Jenny Huston, Food and the Environment
This San Francisco native has championed the intersection of food and nutrition services. Jenny Huston is a trained chef, former catering company owner, and holds degrees in both dietetics and food sciences. Having worked with government and non-profit social enterprises like Project Open Hand in SF, Jenny actively addresses issues of equity, nutrition and social justice within the food industry. She also teaches culinary arts at local community colleges and works with Bay Area Community Services in Oakland, where she established their current farm to table program. We are thrilled to share her wisdom about the intricacies of food’s impact on our society and environment with you this week.
For more information about Jenny, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-huston-07a16910
Meet Jenny Huston!
S3: Ep 15 Sierra Club with Chance Cutrano and John Ribero- Broomhead
The Sierra Club began in 1882, founded by Californians who wanted to sponsor wilderness outings. Its first president, conservationist John Muir, rallied to preserve California forests, the Sierra Nevada, and the Pacific Coast. 140 years later, the Sierra Club has evolved into the prevention and now recently environmental activist that it is today.
Chance Cutrano is on the all-volunteer executive committee of the Sierra Club. Originally from Chicago, Chance studied political science and philosophy at Saint Xavier University, where he analyzed wildlife policy and systems in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. Chance has traveled to Morocco, Vietnam, and Bolivia to research food, water, and energy management, and has worked on policy analysis with the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign. He lives in Marin and has dedicated his adult life to the health of the planet and its people.
Our guest host for this episode of Beyond The Fog Radio is John Ribeiro-Broomhead, a native to San Francisco and a recent Stanford graduate with a Master’s in Atmosphere & Energy Sciences. John’s interest is in the intersection of policy, science, people, and institutions. He is a deep thinker and a kind soul, and is ready to help others navigate the challenges to our climate that lie ahead.
Meet Chance Cutrano and John Ribeiro-Broomhead!
https://www.sierraclub.org/san-francisco-bay
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-ribeiro-broomhead-37b809182/
S3: Special Tribute to Justice Harry Low (1931-2021 )- Part 1
Justice Harry Low was the first Asian-American Judge in California. He served as Municipal Judge under Governor Edmond G. "Pat" Brown, as Superior Court Judge under Governor Ronald Reagan, as a Judge in the 1st District Court of Appeals under Governor Jerry Brown, and as Insurance Commissioner under Governor Gray Davis.
S3: Ep 14 : David Phillips & Earth Island Institute
David Philips is a biologist, activist, and Executive Director of the Earth Island Institute. This environmental non-profit is dedicated to developing and supporting fellow environmental non-profits and projects in need of legal, financial, technical, and organizational assistance. With a strong youth division, an award winning journal, and several globally-recognized awards and achievements, Earth Island Institute is one of the leading environmental activist organizations in the U.S. today.
David specializes in marine wildlife conservation, directing the International Marine Mammal Project at Earth Island Institute. He was integral in the institute’s successful negotiations with the world’s largest tuna companies in adopting dolphin-safe policies, and founded the Free Willy-Keiko Foundation, an initiative to oversee the historic rescue, rehabilitation and first-ever release of a captive orca whale to its native habitat. David is a very quiet, understated and deeply concerned individual with an immense knowledge of the environment. We were thrilled to learn about him and his work with the Earth Island Institute this April.
For more information about David, please visit: https://www.earthisland.org/index.php/team
Meet David Philips!
S3: Ep 13 : Lisaruth Elliott and Alemany Farm an Urban Oasis
Lisaruth Elliot is a visual artist, a farmer, and a longtime volunteer who serves on Friends of Alemany Farm Auxiliary. This urban farm, located near the freeway in SF’s Bernal Heights neighborhood, produces food that is donated to food-insecure neighborhoods. Elliot’s devotion to the farm is palpable. She’s attuned to all the nooks and crannies. From the best plants to ward off pests, to the birds that nest in the trees above, this green-thumbed guru’s passion for Alemany Farms is inspiring to witness.
We learned so much about the farm with Lisaruth in our interview, and we’re so excited to share it with you this week.
For more information about Lisaruth and Alemany Farms, please visit:
@lisaruthcreates
http://lisaruthcreates.com
https://alemanyfarm.org/earth-day-on-the-green-april-23/
Meet Lisaruth Elliott!
S3: Ep 12 : Sejal Choksi-Chugh and the San Francisco Bay Keeper
Sejal Choksi-Chugh is a fierce defender of the environment. From a young age she wondered why the water was murky, why the air was polluted, and why no one seemed to be doing anything to fix it. After receiving her law degree with a certificate in environmental law in 2002 from UC Berkeley, Sejal’s been taking charge at San Francisco Baykeeper, a non-profit whose mission is to protect our Bay. Using law, science and advocacy as their tools, SF Baykeeper seeks out polluting businesses and holds them accountable by any means necessary. Sejal has been Executive Director since 2015.
Sejal’s environmental advocacy work extends even beyond our bay. She sits on the governing council of the global Waterkeeper Alliance and co-founded the Bay Area chapter of Environmental Professionals of Color. We were thrilled to interview her this March on the Baykeeper boat. Enjoy!
For more information about Sejal, please visit: https://baykeeper.org/content/our-team
Meet Sejal Choksi-Chugh!