Beyond The Fog Radio

George Frederick Gund IV is the President of Gund Real Estate Group and trustee of the George Gund Foundation, and a native San Franciscan. Beyond his professional roles, George finds solace and purpose as a nature photographer, using his lens to bridge people with the roots of real food. Hailing from the Gund Family's legacy in the food industry, George is deeply invested in cultivating this conn...

Lori Augustine is the Vice President of the San Francisco International Airport Hub for United Airlines — the first woman to hold this position. She is responsible for the safety and execution of all operations at United's premier international gateway to the Asia-Pacific region. Recently, Lori served as United’s Vice President of airport operations domestic line stations, in which she was respons...

Adrian Burrell is a rising media artist, storyteller, and writer. His upcoming book "Sugarcane and Lightning" is a visual story of his family’s journey from Louisiana to Oakland during the Great Migration. Using photography, film, installation, and experimental media, Burrell’s work delves into issues of race, class, and intergenerational dynamics through collective storytelling. A thoughtful, int...

Welcome to Season 8 of Beyond the Fog Radio! We start our first series, Local Heroes, with poet, writer, media producer, and activist Nina Serrano. Born during the Great Depression in New York City’s Latino and immigrant communities, Nina’s deep appreciation for these cultural connections profoundly shaped her life. Along with a background in theater, anthropology, and international peace activism...

Peter Quartaroli is the proud owner of the classic San Francisco seafood restaurant Sam’s Grill. Founded in 1867 by Irishman and oyster farmer Michael Bolan Moraghan, Sam's Grill is the fifth oldest restaurant in the country. Originally called “M. B. Moraghan’s,” the restaurant featured a classic San Francisco menu with Moraghan’s oysters as its headliner. It was later renamed Sam's Grill by owner...

Have you ever wanted to know what being a firefighter is like? In this week’s episode, we learn about the San Francisco Fire Department from two delightful, socially dedicated firefighters: Michie Wong and Shon Buford. A retired Fire Marshal, Michie took SFFD to a new level of security and sustainability. With keen expertise in code interpretation and intracity collaboration, Michie's work was a b...

This week, we explore the esteemed lives and careers of Joanne Hayes-White and Greg Suhr, two San Francisco natives and long-time friends with a deep and impactful commitment to their communities. Joanne, the first female and longest-serving Chief of the San Francisco Fire Department, championed diversity and inclusion by notably increasing the representation of women and minorities in her departm...

Doug Dalton is the Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Future Bars, a venture that has restored 12 of San Francisco’s historic bars, making them into some of the top venues for the city’s vibrant cocktail culture. With locations like Bourbon & Branch, a Prohibition Era speakeasy turned password-required bar & lounge with its very own cocktail class, Doug beautifully captures the spirit of each sophisticate...

This week, we interviewed the quintessential San Francisco sibling duo, Greg and Valerie Landau. Greg is a music and video producer, educator, and historian with 8 Grammy-nominated albums. Valerie, a Harvard-trained expert, specializes in innovative teaching and AI-infused education tools. Their lives were shaped by the influential 1960s and 70s in San Francisco as they grew up in The Mission Dist...

Wendy Shew, a San Francisco native with immigrant parents from China, is the founder and Executive Director of the international non-profit organization Building Education (BE). The loss of Wendy's mother early in life motivated her 25-year journey in social impact work. After an early career in aviation, she embarked on a six-year global journey where she taught in rural Thailand and mentored gir...

Have you ever wondered what it was like to grow up in the 1920s? Our guest this week knows, as she was born in 1923! Anne Marie Bosque Collins was a mother of nine children, an SFUSD primary grade teacher, and a San Francisco Native. Anne’s childhood days were spent in the avenues of the Sunset/Parkside District where she played street hockey, rode go-karts, slid down the sand dunes, and watched t...

Our guest is on the cover of San Francisco Magazine’s STYLE issue this week— and for a good reason. Rachel Skelly is the Creative Director and visionary behind CAST Jewelry, a fine jewelry company with a mission to revolutionize the jewelry shopping experience. Through uniquely designed packages and colorful creations, CAST inspires and captivates its customers. Rachel's success at CAST Jewelry st...

Lina Ghanem is the Founder and Director of Saba Grocers Initiative, a non-profit that sources fresh produce from marginalized farmers in Northern California and delivers it to underserved neighborhoods in the San Francisco Bay Area. Funded by the State of California Soda Tax, the initiative partners with African American and Arab immigrant corner store owners to provide affordable fresh produce to...

This week we’re breaking from our Health, Wellness, Food, and Drink Series to present a captivating special episode with Joe Goode — an exceptional choreographer, educator, writer, director, and actor. He is also a revered master teacher whose summer workshops and teaching residencies attract artists worldwide. Joe is the Founder of Joe Goode Performance Group, a critically acclaimed, globally tou...

We close our series on Health, Wellness, Food, and Drink very fittingly with Dr. Brad Jacobs, an MD, integrative and functional medicine doctor, and Founder of BlueWave Medicine. He is a renowned leader in the fields of integrative medicine and corporate health and is a seasoned physician, educator, and health innovator. As the Executive Director of BlueWave Medicine, Dr. Jacobs focuses on prevent...

Hooman Khalili, an artist, filmmaker, and former radio talk show host from the Bay Area, is creating murals in Israel to support Iranian women as they protest the violence and arrests that they are facing by their government. He has created five beautiful murals across Israel and one in the United States; his goal is 18 in total. Born in Iran and raised in San Mateo, California, Hooman has had a s...

More yoga, please! Moryoga is the hub for all things yoga by David Moreno, the internationally renowned yoga professional with over three decades of teaching experience. David offers weekly online and in-person classes, one-on-one sessions, somatic fitness, mentorship, and teacher training. With a dance background, a passion for music, a sense of humor, and a deep commitment to student well-being,...

Ben Davis is the CEO and Founder of Illuminate, a non-profit that illuminates the San Francisco Bay Area with light-based public art. Established in 2011, Illuminate first collaborated with artist Leo Villareal to create The Bay Lights, a 1.8-mile-wide light sculpture on the Bay Bridge. The project gained immense popularity, generating half a billion media impressions and boosting the regional eco...

ZAK WILLIAMS is the co-founder and CEO of the mental health company Prepare Your Mind (PYM), which he established with his wife Olivia June Williams. When Zak lost his father, Robin Williams, to suicide, his own mental health struggles went into overdrive. The work Zak and his wife did to restore his mental health then fueled the couple’s desire to help others with their mental wellness. For two y...

Chef Mourad Lahlou is an award-winning chef, restaurant owner, cookbook author and winner of Food Network’s 2009 Iron Chef America. Hailing from Morocco, Mourad’s cuisine is inspired by his mother’s traditional Moroccan recipes and his many childhood visits to the markets with his grandfather. He has opened 3 restaurants in the United States, the second, Aziza, being the first Moroccan restaurant...

Josh Donald is the Owner and Co-Founder of Bernal Cutlery, a specialty knife store and service shop in San Francisco’s Mission District. Josh and his wife Kelly Kozak started out sharpening knives in the back of an apartment as a way for the new, broke parents to make ends meet. Today, they have a dedicated crew of unique and knife-savvy individuals with a beautiful store front. Bernal Cutlery car...

This week, we wrap up our OGs & Young Guns Series with Amelia Ashley-Ward and Evan Ward, the owners and publishers of Northern California’s oldest Black newspaper, the Sun-Reporter. The paper was founded in 1944 by Thomas C. Fleming and Dr. Carlton Goodlett to give a voice to the growing population of African-Americans in the Bay Area. It quickly became a beacon for Civil Rights activism, and serv...

This episode of our OGs and Young Guns Series features three incredibly driven and culturally-minded filmmakers: Sophie Constantinou, Sam Ball, and Osinachi Ibe. Sophie and Sam are two of the three Founders of Citizen Film, a non-profit documentary production company in SF. They create compelling documentary stories that bring communities together to engage with each other’s cultures. Osinachi Ibe...

In this unique episode of our OGs & Young Guns series, we invited renowned poets Nia McAllister and Tureeda Mikell to interview EACH OTHER about their experiences as literary artists! The two met at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), a contemporary art museum that celebrates Black culture through a global lens. Nia is the Senior Public Programs Manager at MoAD, and Tureeda recently complet...