Outside Lands San Francisco

Join Nicole and Drew as they look at the legacies of the Gold Rush in the Outside Lands, and share insights from a recent event with the Clement Street Art Walk.

Peter Hartlaub from the San Francisco Chronicle joins Nicole Meldahl to talk about the wreck of the SS City of Rio de Janeiro, the deadliest shipwreck at the Golden Gate.

Nicole Meldahl and Drew Moss head back to their alma mater, the University of San Francisco, for the final installment of this comprehensive campus history from 1906 until 1978.

Nicole Meldahl and Drew Moss continue this now three-part series on the University of San Francisco, covering its time as St. Ignatius College at Hayes and Van Ness until something happened in 1906...

Revisit the Sears Store at Geary and Masonic with this classic episode.

In Part 1 of a two-part episode, Nicole and Drew dig into the history of St. Ignatius Academy, which later became the University of San Francisco.

Nicole and Drew are at Spreckels Lake where they chat with San Francisco Model Yacht Club Commodore Rob Weaver and dive into the origins of a favorite Golden Gate Park feature.

Nicole sits down with Laura Camerlengo, the curator in charge of costume and textile arts for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, to talk about the city's unique fashion history and the current deYoung exhibition, "Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style."

Jaimi Holker and Adam Bergeron - the team behind CinemaSF - join Nicole to talk about their work running our beloved west side movie theaters: the Balboa, 4 Star, and Vogue.

It's been 4 years since the Francis Scott Key, Junipero Serra, and Ulysses S. Grant statues in Golden Gate Park were toppled. Revisit our podcast episode from June 2020 where Woody, David, and Nicole discuss the context in which the statues were put in the first place, and the history of the 3 subjects, and their unplanned removal.

Nicole is joined by Mattie Taormina, Director of the Sutro Library, to talk about how the institution got started and all the awesome things you can find there today.

Nicole Meldahl and SFGATE reporter Amanda Bartlett explore the history of the Bridge Theater on Geary and interview drag legend Peaches Christ about her time there as hostess of Midnight Mass during our 25th Birthday Bash at the 4 Star Theater.

Revisit our episode featuring Abbie Dwelle, the owner of Paul's Hat Works, a Richmond District institution for over a century.

David Friedlander joins the podcast to talk about Bay Area radio and television legend (and west side native) Don Sherwood.

Nicole and Chelsea chat about a grant from California Revealed that will let WNP catalog a collection of old Richmond Banner newspapers. Plus, thoughts on jam and exciting news from the past revealed.

Retired NPS ranger John Martini joins Nicole Meldahl and Drew Moss to talk about the Presidio's transition from army post to national park.

Nicole chats with Rich Sucre, Deputy Director of Current Planning at City and County of San Francisco to talk about the SF Citywide Survey.

San Francisco Chronicle Culture Critic Peter Hartlaub and California Academy of Sciences Head Librarian Rebekah Kim join the podcast to talk about their favorite bits of Steinhart Aquarium history. Part 2 of 2.

Nicole and Chelsea are joined by friends and family to remember the First Gentleman of WNP, our dearly departed Arnold Woods.

The California Academy of Sciences Head Librarian, Rebekah Kim, joins the podcast to talk about the history of Steinhart Aquarium. Come for the fish, stay for the manatees. Part 1 of 2.

In honor of the recent makeover of Tradr Sam, please enjoy this classic episode on the favorite west side watering hole.

Learn all about the former street and cable car barns of the west side with special guest Drew Moss.

Revisit this classic episode to mark the 57th anniversary of the Human Be-In this month.

Stow Lake was just renamed Blue Heron Lake, so let's revisit this classic podcast episode on the lakes of Golden Gate Park.

Nicole announces the untimely passing of podcast co-host Arnold Woods.