The Manny's Podcast

Queer bars all over the country (world) were closing before this damn pandemic. And now, momma, the future is unclear. Where's all this going? How will the queer community gather in the coming years? What is the magnet that will bring people together in the future? What will the affects of the pandemic be on how, when, why, and where the queer community gathers? Will there be a renaissance of the...

For years, DACA recipients have lived with instability following the Trump's administration's repeated attacks to end the program placing their livelihoods, careers, and families at stake over to fulfill a political agenda. On June 18th, the highest court of the land ruled in favor of DACA, defying Trump's vicious promises to end the program. Over 700, 000 individuals reveled in relief and victory...

Manny's LIVE is bringing together the San Francisco Chief of Police Bill Scott and newly elected progressive prosecutor, District Attorney Chesa Boudin in the midst of massive protests and unrest to discuss the Black Live Matter movement, the DA's and Chief Scott's separate call for police reforms, and our path forward. In the midst of a world on fire - pandemic, protests, curfews, riots - what do...

Manny's LIVE is bringing together the Supervisor Shamann Walton, the only black member of the SF Board of Supervisors, and Sheryl Evans Davis, the Executive Director of the Human Rights Commission to discuss how they are thinking about the process to redirect funds from the SFPD into the communities they are charged with protesting and serving. The movement to "defund" the police has risen to the...

Join Manny's and the Bay Area Chapter of the American Constitution Society for a conversation between Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes and Christine Pelosi about current issues in Big Tech and antitrust.  In 2002, Hughes co-founded Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg and other Harvard classmates. In 2019, Hughes called for the break-up of his creation in an influential New York Times op-ed that fanned t...

I don't know about you but I can't seem to get off my phone. I wake up. Phone. I hit my bed at night. Phone. It's enraging. I know it's bad - I can feel it stressing me out but still can't stop.  I've gone grayscale. I have limits on my iPhone. I've deleted the Facebook app. But no dice. The issue of phone addiction is plaguing our society but how did it come about, what exactly is causing it, and...

What was it like to manage President Obama's campaign?  What was it like to be on the road with him for months at a time?  What about in the Oval Office during the difficult decision making of his Presidency? And how about that person's perspective on the election now and the Democratic party?  Well...That person is David Plouffe and he is coming to Manny's to discuss his time with President Obama...

Want to know what it was liked to have been an essential part of the Obama story? Look no further than Valerie Jarrett, close friend to the Obama's, early mentor of First Lady Michelle Obama, proponent of President Obama's political career, and Senior Advisor to the President. We're extremely honored to host Valerie Jarrett at Manny's on December 3rd for a conversation and book signing for her new...