The Kitchen Sisters

We visit San Jose and meet Ryan and Christine Sebastian founders of Treatbot: the karaoke ice cream truck.

Host Willie Nelson, Dallas-born actress Robin Wright Penn, singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Los Lonely Boys, and some extraordinary tellers take us across Texas and share their own hidden kitchens. Stories of cowboy kitchens, ice houses, chili queens, the tamale lady at Fuel City in Dallas, the birth of the Frito, the birth of the 7-Eleven, the birth of the frozen Margarita, the first barbeque pit on t...

The Hidden World of Girls listens in to two teenage girls contemplating Freida Kahlo’s art and love life. The girls were practicing their miking techniques in one of our Kitchen Sisters workshops, when Monica Guerra pulled out her iPod touch to show Zoe Solnave some of her favorite paintings. A seldom heard girls-eye-view on art history and life.

The Hidden World of Girls Claudia and Patricia Bernardi grew up in Buenos Aires playing in their parents' lush garden, digging in the earth, caring the ants—making tiny clothes for them to take far down into their tunnels and chambers. The sisters' story carries them through Argentina's "Dirty War" and its grim aftermath, into regions of mass killings and exhumations of graves in El Salvador—Patri...

Paul's Hat Works is a 100-year-old hat shop in San Francisco's Richmond District run by four women, where every hat is a story waiting to be told. Produced by Lauren Benichou for The Making Of...

Tad Hurst is an ER physician who found a way to recycle the straps used by paramedics.

Fadimata Walett Oumar, leader of the band Tartit from the Tombouctou Region of Mali, talks about the life of the nomadic Taureg people, coming of age and attitudes about love and divorce.

Traverse the 600-mile trail that connects California’s 21 missions. Peer behind an ornate mission altarpiece that, for more than two centuries, has hidden murals painted by the Ohlone Indians. Uncover the mysteries of Mission Dolores’ ancient cemetery. CyArk, a non-profit digital scanning company based in Oakland, is creating the digital El Camino Real, documenting some of the oldest buildings and...

We go South of Market in San Francisco where industrial designer, Scott Summitt, is blurring the line between medical devices and sculpture. He calls what he is making the Fairing.

"My name is Ignacio Gonzales. People call me Notch. I build hot rods and I’ve got a thing for tiki bars. I build tiki bars on the side. I’m always moving around. I’m always twitching." From The Making Of... http://www.kqed.org/makingof

"Cardboard boxes, coffee cans, plastic water bottles...anything I find on the street, I turn into an instrument." --Marilyn McNeal, musician and instrument maker

Persis Karim from Berkeley called The Making Of... story line to tell us about how her mother inspired her to make jam from her backyard plum tree. Here is her story.

Muttville is a senior dog rescue in San Francisco founded by Sherri Franklin.

Sunhui Change of FuseBOX in Oakland talks about his passion for kimchi.

Artist Sherry Olsen talks about making arrangements for her father's death.

Oakland-based Juniper Ridge creates perfume, soap, and sachets from wild plants, collected by them or the clients themselves... https://www.juniperridge.com/

Remo Del Tradici, 92, began making violins in his 70s. Inspired by a neighbor, a volunteer for AmVets, and the memory of his brother who perished during WWII, he began giving away his violins to vets.

Hugh Schick is a chef and builder of food and beer trucks. What are YOU making? Call The Making Of... storyline: 415-553-3362.

Cari Borja makes clothes. What are YOU making? Call The Making Of... storyline: 415-553-3362.

Nancy Wahl-Scheurich is CEO of Little Footprint Lighting in Santa Cruz and has made a heron LED task light. What are YOU making? Call The Making Of... storyline: 415-553-3362.

Natasha Zaslove makes raw chocolate. What are YOU making? Call The Making Of... storyline: 415-553-3362.

Daniel Raffel made an IPhone app called Snap Guide. What are YOU making? Call The Making Of... storyline: 415-553-3362.

Joseph Kinyon makes maps. What are YOU making? Call The Making Of... storyline: 415-553-3362.

Patricia Bulitt is a performance artist and maker of wearable art. What are YOU making? Call The Making Of... storyline: 415-553-3362.

Louise Laemmlen has 3 daughters and wrote the book, "Failed Feminist to Woman Warrior: A Rise to Motherhood." What are YOU making? Call The Making Of... storyline: 415-553-3362.