Bay Area Weekend Podcast (bawcast.com)

We interview our hero the legendary DJ PURPLE about his long career as a musician and karaoke host DJ Purple has been running the Tuesday dance party karaoke night at Tupelo for over 14 years! He is a fantastic saxophone player and puts on a high energy show every Tuesday that people come to perform in from all over the world. https://djpurple.com/

We grill our friend A-A-ron about waymos, pickleball, and performing in sin franpsycho. Happy pride month Aaron Gruberg is a comedian in San Francisco who sleeps next to a fridge and hosts a comedy show at Midnite Theories skate shop with Jared Sena. BAWCAST.com text us your hopes and dreams at 657-229-2278

We bring our favorite Chinese movie star Rick Jay Glen back on air to grill him about showbiz, movies, games, voice acting, Michael Jackson, UFOs, etc www.rickjayglen.com https://www.instagram.com/rickjayglen/ bawcast.com

The debut of Chonkers the giant sea lion to our humble city inspired this episode. I interview Peter, a restoration ecologist for the local gov and outdoorsy kind of guy. Peter has worked for 30 years to restore biodiversity in San Francisco and to connect San Franciscans to nature in the city. Following geography graduate school at UCLA, Peter worked for ten years as a natural resources specialis...

Eli “The FunemployedComic” Kratochvil (Kra-Toe-HEEL)is a writer, spoken word artist, standup/sketch improv comic, and formerly incarcerated ward of the court, operated a foster youth alliance of over 3,000 membersspecifically to legislate and pass laws AB 12 and AB 403 respectively with many grassroots organizations in California. They have always stood for social change and a focus on child welfa...

Happy Thanksgiving, America! On this blessed turkey day, we want to thank our loyal and  devoted listeners, like you! For our season opener we interview the multi-talented voice actor, producer, and writer Rick Jay Glen about his work in independent film production and animated media. That's show biz, baby! Rick Jay Glen’s website  www. RickJayGlen.com Bay Area Indie Film Fund www. BayAreaIndi...

Did you miss us? We were just going out for a pack of cigarettes. On this episode we talk about Vince McMahon, our dark and (soon to be banned) TikTok feeds, Drake's lawsuit, and that time that David made out with a furry. Feliz Año Nuevo, Bay Area! Events - Monday Night RAW, SAP Center - SF Sketchfest - SF Art Week Places - Pilsner Inn - Showdown - Museum of Contemporary Art SF

We tried to talk about horror movies on this one, but got distracted by the jet fighters. Text us your favorite horror movie for a chance to win a free bootleg vhs of Leprechaun in the Hood 657-229-2278 Movie recs: Watch The Substance. Don't watch Joker 2. Place of the Week: Mission Peak, Fremont

Reid recaps the third year of the infamous Bay to Lake relay race. David took a couple weeks off to chill and write a romance novel. Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Events First Thursdays - San Francisco Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival - October 4-6 Golden Gate Park Folsom Street Fair - September 29 - San Francisco Place of the Week 9 Rounds Kickboxing Gym in Alameda

David & Reid return from abroad to talk Chinese Libraries, Italian Bidets, and sweaty places to find a date. Welcome Adri to the Bay Area Weekend Team!  Events Transamerica Pyramid Concert EDM September 15 Bay to Lake Relay Race Saturday September 21  Roxie Theatre Floating Feature (Pirates of The Caribbean) September 27th  Emo Night Independent Saturday September 28 Our Favorite Place TAISHO...

Special guest host Arvind joins us to talk dog surfing, olympic upsets, and backyard wrestling. This weekend - Saturday 8/3 - Dog Surf Competition at Linda Mar, Pacifica - Sunday 8/4 - Alex G At Stern Grove Place of the Week - Silver Cloud Karaoke Terrible Joke of the Week What did the bay bridge say to theTransamerica building after losing an argument? You've got a good point!

David is finally selling out comedy shows in Oakland. Reid brought some stories back from Charleston, South Carolina. Events Pancakes & Booze Art Show July 18-19th SF Copa America Alex G Stern Grove Tickets Available July 12th at 8AM Movies & Shows Julio Torres in Problemista, Los Espookys Bachelorette season ??? A Beautiful Mind - worth watching Anatomy of a Fall - not bad, but kind of bo...

Warning: I just got laid off, so the quality of the show may drastically improve. Events coming up: Pancakes & Booze Art Show SF Thurs & Fri July 18-19 Bay to Lake Relay Race (bawcast.com/race) Saturday, September 21 SF Pride Stern Grove Local spots mentioned: - The Bar on Dolores - Hotel Utah - Martunis: piano bar - Mint Bar: karaoke

Emo Nite, Disc Golf, Godzilla Minus One, Highlander (80s movie) Upcoming: Comedy @ The Bar on Dolores, Thursday June 13 Pancakes & Booze Art Show July 11 DJ Purple At bissap baobap in the Mission starting July 4, every Thursday Stern Grove this Summer (Free Concert series)

Our multitalented and longtime friend Riley finally joins us on the pod! Upcoming events - Sundown Cinema (Throughout the summer), Free - Live Emo Nite June 8 at the Independent, ~$20-30 - Stern Grove (Throughout the summer), Free - Portola festival lineup announced (September), Expensive AF

David listens to the new Taylor Swift album. Reid joins a hippie commune for the day. Happy 50th Episode Bay Area Fans! Upcoming Events - Anne Phong will be laying down the law at Stud Bar - May the 4th (be with you). Saturday May 4th - Cinco De Mayo. Sunday May 5th

David hit a vape pen and killed at Karaoke. Reid hurt his fingy. Happy 4/20 Bay Area! Upcoming Events - Bay to Breakers Run/Parade (May) - 4/20 - (4/20) - SF Climate Week (Next Week) - Stud Bar Reopening (Soon) - Outside Lands (This Summer)

David's back on the comedy scene. Reid becomes Tik Tok famous. Upcoming Events: - Coit Comedy, Thursdays in North Beach Recommendations: - Hot Cross Buns, Poor Things, La La Land, The Lobster, Oppenheimer - Locations: Surf City (El Tunco Beach) El Salvador, Aloha Bar Oakland

David went to a Rozzi concert. Reid almost went to a Ludacris concert. A lot of movie/show recs on this ep: Saltburn, House of Gucci, New Look Local restaurants we like: Daeho Korean BBQ, Andytown Cafe, Blind Butcher

David goes to the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Reid goes hard at an Aprés Ski in Tahoe. The Niners are going to the Superbowl! Upcoming Events Beer Week SF: https://sfbeerweek.org/ Bay to Lake Relay Race: https://bawcast.com/relay-race/

Ancient Peking Opera huh? Arvindt gives a detailed review of the mysterious play. Coming up: SF Sketchfest https://sfsketchfest.com/ Outro Music elevatoralien - Seven https://soundcloud.com/margelle_seven/elevatoralien?in=margelle_seven/sets/crimus

Anusha's back to enlighten us old timers with some stories about group dates, rizz, situationships, ick, and more zellenial topics. Happy Holidays Bay Area!

In this episode we have the honor of interviewing the great Steve "Dollarita" Mazzari! Steve shares the dizzying highs, the terrifying lows, and the creamy middles of his meteoric rise to become a true Bay Area legend.

Reid discovers that he lives next to a legendary director. David went to Six Flags and nearly died on the Wonderwoman ride. Upcoming events: - Private & small group swim lessons at aquatic park, san francisco taught by Reid JS, text 657-229-2278 to schedule a lesson - Crawloween: halloween pub crawl on Polk Street in SF - Badlands, celebrate Halloween in the Castro! Shows to watch: - (Netflix)...

David nearly got fisted at Folsom Street Fair. Reid went to prom and unfortunately was not as lucky. Upcoming Events Fleetweek in SF How Weird Street Fair