Outside Lands San Francisco

Golden Gate Park has both natural and man-made lakes. Nicole & Arnold look at the history of the Chain of Lakes which are a little bit of both.

Nicole sits down with John Lindsey to talk about his life in art and food and the closing of his Great Highway Gallery.

41-47 West Portal Avenue had bakeries, delis, hairdressers, toy shops, candy shops, and realtors over the years. Nicole & Arnold take a look at the building's history.

Nicole interviews Richard Rothman about his life with the murals of Washington High, Coit Tower, and the Mother's Building and his work trying to preserve the latter.

Guest David Friedlander returns to join Nicole and Arnold in the final part of their recounting of the 1968-1969 Third World Liberation Strike. SF State students and faculty went on strike to protest racism in both admissions and curriculum, resulting in the creation of the Departments of Black Studies and Ethnic Studies.

Guest David Friedlander returns to join Nicole and Arnold in part 2 of their recounting of the Third World Liberation Strike. SF State students and faculty went on strike in 1968-69 to protest racism in both admissions and curriculum, resulting in the creation of the Departments of Black Studies and Ethnic Studies.

The oldest sourdough French bread bakery in the West dates back all the way to 1849. Nicole talks with Mike Giraudo about the history of Boudin Bakery.

52 years ago, a tanker collision spilled oil around the Golden Gate. Woody and David speak with Susan McCarthy who took part in the subsequent bird rescue.

Arnold Woods is joined by Robert Tacchetto, the owner-operator of the current Giant Camera at the Cliff House; Gary Stark, creator of the Cliff House Project website; and John Martini, former National Park Service ranger to talk about the Cliff House Camera Obscuras and to update the damage suffered during recent storms.

St. Cecilia's Parish was established 105 years ago. Frank Dunnigan guested on the Podcast five years ago to talk about it's first century.

Guest David Friedlander joins Nicole and Arnold to recount the Third World Liberation Strike. SF State students and faculty went on strike in 1968-69 to protest racism in both admissions and curriculum, resulting in the creation of the Departments of Black Studies and Ethnic Studies.

One block in the Sunset used to go all out for the holidays. Nicole & Arnold talk with Frank Dunnigan about the 18th Avenue Christmas.

Longtime friend of WNP and historian Angus Macfarlane visits the podcast to chat about his personal history in San Francisco and some of the big local history topics he's researching.

Nicole and Arnold dig into the history of the MacArthur Tunnel, which connects the west side to the Golden Gate Bridge by running through the Presidio.

Winter rains have arrived, but we're hoping for something different. So we're repodcasting this week with this classic episode about the times when snow has fallen in San Francisco.

Meet (or re-meet) Chelsea Sellin, WNP's Director of Programs and newest employee. Chelsea chats with Nicole about her background, their origin story, what's going on right now at WNP, and what they're looking forward to in 2023.

Nicole and Arnold explore the long history of San Francisco National Cemetery. Located in the Presidio, it is one of only two final resting places still active on the west side.

It's time for the fourth (and final) installment in our history of the Great Highway. Join Nicole and Arnold for the journey from WWII to today. And if you need to catch up with Parts 1-3, check out Podcasts #468, #470, and #475.

Arnold Woods chats with Woody LaBounty about the process of creating a historical landmark; then they go over some recently-designated west side landmarks: City Cemetery, Trocadero Clubhouse, and the Ingleside Terraces Sundial.

Buckle up as Nicole and Arnold unpack the fascinating history of 46 Cook Street and the lives of the people who called it home.

Nicole & Arnold deep-dive into one of Golden Gate Park's earliest man-made water features, Alvord Lake, and the nearby and quite unique Alvord Bridge.

Special guest and author Lloyd Kahn joins the podcast this week to talk about growing up in West Portal.

We previously told the story of the GGIE's Art in Action, now Nicole and Arnold dig a little deeper into Diego Rivera's masterpiece, Pan American Unity.

Nicole and Arnold dive in to our third installment on the history of the Great Highway, taking us from the 1910s into midcentury. For Parts One and Two, see Podcast #468 and Podcast #470.

Since we just had the anniversary of the Broderick-Terry Duel on September 13, we're repodcasting this classic episode. In 1859, a California State Supreme Court Judge and a United States Senator fought a duel beside Lake Merced. Here's the story, and its importance to local and national politics.