Total SF

By San Francisco Chronicle

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A San Francisco culture podcast featuring celebrity guests, non-celebrity guests, personalities from the San Francisco Chronicle and a celebration of Bay Area life. Hosted by culture critic Peter Hartlaub and columnist Heather Knight and recorded on the streets, hilltops, parks and landmarks of San Francisco. The pair's focus on the whimsy and wonder of San Francisco began in 2018 when they rode every bus, train, cable car and street car in the city in one day. They believe in highlighting the eccentric characters, independent bookstores, burger joints and bars that make the bay so great.

Episode Date
6 things we learned about San Francisco (a Total Farewell!)
Jul 28, 2023
Secrets of San Francisco City Hall
Jul 21, 2023
Pouring one out for Anchor Brewing
Jul 14, 2023
Secrets of the S.F. Public Library archive
Jul 07, 2023
Happy 50th birthday Sutro Tower!
Jun 30, 2023
9 San Francisco things we miss when we're gone (Flashback episode!)
Jun 23, 2023
Secrets of the Cow Palace!
Jun 16, 2023
Is San Francisco a great running city?
Jun 09, 2023
Ask a drag queen, with D'Arcy Drollinger
Jun 02, 2023
The story behind S.F.'s official instrument
May 26, 2023
Secrets of the San Francisco Opera House
May 19, 2023
Archery lessons and S.F. love with Dave Eggers
May 12, 2023
Secrets of SFMOMA!
May 05, 2023
The best hidden stairways of San Francisco
Apr 28, 2023
8 things to do in S.F. this spring!
Apr 21, 2023
Secrets of S.F. International Airport!
Apr 14, 2023
The ultimate Bay Area hip-hop mixtape
Apr 07, 2023
Secrets of the Pier 39 sea lions
Mar 31, 2023
Secrets of the wild parrots of Telegraph Hill
Mar 24, 2023
Secrets of the Golden Gate Park bison
Mar 17, 2023
S.F.'s 90-year-old fish is breaking records
Mar 10, 2023
It's Animal Month! Meet Claude the albino alligator
Mar 03, 2023
Behind the scenes with our Warriors beat writer
Feb 24, 2023
The 9 best live music venues in S.F.
Feb 17, 2023
The most romantic spots in San Francisco
Feb 10, 2023
Ruth Asawa’s must-see S.F. Fountain turns 50
Feb 03, 2023
Secrets of Anchor Brewing in San Francisco!
Jan 27, 2023
Secrets of the Cal Academy penguins!
Jan 20, 2023
11 FREE things to do in S.F. in 2023
Jan 13, 2023
14 things you must do in S.F. in 2023
Jan 06, 2023
8 reasons why we still love San Francisco (Best of 2022!)
Dec 30, 2022
Secrets of the San Francisco fog!
Dec 23, 2022
Best places to get married in San Francisco
Dec 16, 2022
Secrets of the Transamerica Pyramid!
Dec 09, 2022
The joyous sounds of Glide Memorial Church
Dec 02, 2022
8 things we're thankful for in San Francisco
Nov 23, 2022
Talking steaks, history and caviar doughnuts, with Tyler Florence
Nov 18, 2022
The NBA's Warrior/poet writes a new chapter
Nov 11, 2022
The best (and worst) Bay Area hikes!
Nov 04, 2022
Branching out with S.F.'s tree maestro
Oct 28, 2022
A perfect day in San Francisco 2022
Oct 21, 2022
Secrets of the Doggie Diner heads!
Oct 14, 2022
Making S.F. glamorous again, with Juanita More!
Oct 07, 2022
Bay Area transit report card — Total Transit 2022 recap!
Sep 30, 2022
Ask a Cable Car Gripman: Your questions answered!
Sep 23, 2022
Ask a Muni Driver: Your questions answered!
Sep 16, 2022
The San Francisco Bay Ferry rises again!
Sep 09, 2022
The best stories from 50 years of BART
Sep 02, 2022
Secrets of Glen Canyon: Dynamite, bears and a freeway revolt
Aug 26, 2022
Honey Mahogany's S.F. drag race!
Aug 19, 2022
One day. 27 transit agencies. Can we ride them all?
Aug 12, 2022
9 perfect first dates in San Francisco
Aug 05, 2022
Will Clark on the 'Stick, *that* brawl and his love for S.F.
Jul 29, 2022
Does Presidio Tunnel Tops meet the hype?
Jul 22, 2022
9 San Francisco things we miss when we're gone
Jul 15, 2022
The 10 greatest S.F. movies of all time
Jul 08, 2022
Secrets of Sutro Tower! (Best of 2021)
Jul 01, 2022
The Castro Theatre's organ player rises again
Jun 24, 2022
Secrets of the Orpheum Theatre!
Jun 17, 2022
The AIDS Quilt returns, with Cleve Jones
Jun 10, 2022
Introducing Fixing Our City
Jun 09, 2022
What's inside the new Central Subway!
Jun 03, 2022
Surprise day drinking with Hunter and Lexi Pence
May 31, 2022
Inside story on the Mission District's best party
May 27, 2022
Exploring San Francisco's new waterfront park
May 20, 2022
Started as a waiter, now he's Warriors president
May 13, 2022
Hop in a time machine with Emperor Norton!
May 06, 2022
Love for the Tenderloin, with Matt Haney
Apr 29, 2022
How to save S.F. small business
Apr 22, 2022
8 things to do in S.F. this spring!
Apr 15, 2022
8 S.F. tourists traps that we love
Apr 08, 2022
Garfield, Batman and the joy of Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Apr 01, 2022
Secrets of the Armory building!
Mar 25, 2022
Teen "Turning Red" star kept a huge secret
Mar 18, 2022
Comedians! Donuts! Spice Girls! (This episode has everything)
Mar 11, 2022
Car-Free JFK: Breaking news episode!
Mar 08, 2022
Is San Francisco a great biking city?
Mar 04, 2022
8 reasons why we still love San Francisco
Feb 25, 2022
Secrets of Grace Cathedral!
Feb 18, 2022
This chill S.F. spot is our pandemic MVP
Feb 11, 2022
An interstellar book club, with Charlie Jane Anders
Feb 04, 2022
Sing-alongs, drag queens and Keanu Reeves: All hail the Castro Theatre
Jan 28, 2022
San Francisco needs a pep talk (on a Ferris wheel)
Jan 21, 2022
Cleaning San Francisco's dirty streets — with Hunter Pence?
Jan 14, 2022
14 things you must do in S.F. in 2022
Jan 07, 2022
A perfect day in San Francisco (Best of 2021)
Jan 01, 2022
Good times with "curmudgeon" Quentin Kopp (Best of 2021)
Dec 29, 2021
Can the Tree Twins save San Francisco?
Dec 22, 2021
Newman. Redford. Hanks ... and Ruthe Stein
Dec 17, 2021
Muni driver on his "Shang-Chi" viral moment
Dec 10, 2021
Secrets of Golden Gate Park!
Dec 03, 2021
A boatload of S.F. history with Gary Kamiya
Nov 24, 2021
Secrets of the Cliff House!
Nov 19, 2021
The best views in San Francisco, ranked
Nov 12, 2021
Colma’s dead tell us their tales
Oct 29, 2021
Secrets of the Painted Ladies!
Oct 22, 2021
Why we swam in the San Francisco Bay
Oct 15, 2021
Cellos, JFK Drive and the car-free future
Oct 08, 2021
Books on a bike in the Tenderloin District
Oct 01, 2021
Finding treasure at S.F.'s SCRAP center
Sep 24, 2021
Street performers: The underrated heartbeat of S.F.
Sep 17, 2021
A perfect day in San Francisco
Sep 10, 2021
True stories from the Chronicle's funniest writer
Sep 03, 2021
Secrets of Sutro Tower!
Aug 27, 2021
A final trip back to the Circle Star Theatre
Aug 20, 2021
Ready for more 'People Behaving Badly'?
Aug 13, 2021
San Francisco's beloved libraries are back
Aug 06, 2021
Into the lion's den with "curmudgeon" Quentin Kopp
Jul 30, 2021
Page Street tribute and the return of S.F.
Jul 23, 2021
"Online piano bar for hippies," with David Gans
Jul 16, 2021
Never leaving San Francisco, with Daniel Handler
Jul 09, 2021
Adam Savage is ready for crowds again
Jun 25, 2021
Secrets of Angel Island!
Jun 18, 2021
SF's spiritual spaces, with Bishop Megan Rohrer
Jun 11, 2021
Crosstown Trail: The epic hike SF needs right now
Jun 04, 2021
Renel Brooks-Moon has more to say
May 28, 2021
The little Boat Tram that could ... save San Francisco
May 21, 2021
Hunter and Alexis Pence go to bat for San Francisco
May 19, 2021
No Safeway? No Amazon? No problem!
May 14, 2021
The murders that made San Francisco
May 07, 2021
Moscone Center is the new Disneyland
Apr 30, 2021
Chronicle sports editor Christina Kahrl blazes a new trail
Apr 23, 2021
Mayor London Breed: Shop locally — now!
Apr 14, 2021
Car-free JFK Drive is not segregationist, with David Miles Jr.
Apr 09, 2021
Tom Ammiano: "Kiss My Gay Ass"
Apr 02, 2021
A total San Francisco book club! w/ "Home Baked" author Alia Volz
Mar 26, 2021
Ultrarunner Luke Wicker, and a tribute to Mt. Davidson | Total SF
Mar 19, 2021
JFK Drive car-free forever, and Slow Streets draft | Total SF
Mar 12, 2021
Craig Brewer, "Coming 2 America" director raised in Vallejo | Total SF
Mar 05, 2021
Drag performer D'Arcy Drollinger fights to save the Oasis | Total SF
Mar 03, 2021
Cable car tribute (and how the Chronicle almost killed them) | Total SF
Feb 26, 2021
Slow Streets tribute, and Amos Goldbaum interview | Total SF
Feb 19, 2021
Dr. Bob Wachter on COVID, communicating and why he loves SF | Total SF
Feb 12, 2021
"Always Be My Maybe" tribute, with Vanessa Hua | Total SF
Feb 05, 2021
S.F. school names we can get behind (a Total SF draft)
Jan 29, 2021
Twin Peaks tribute, and other pandemic things we want to keep | Total SF
Jan 22, 2021
Kirk Thatcher interview - stories from the punk on the bus | Total SF
Jan 15, 2021
Stories from the San Francisco Chronicle archive | Total SF
Jan 08, 2021
Saying goodbye to a horrible and heroic 2020 | Total SF
Jan 01, 2021
Paula Poundstone in the Chronicle archive | Total SF flashback
Dec 29, 2020
Nathan Tan on graffiti, SF and "Uncle Nate's Creativity Time" | Total SF
Dec 23, 2020
"Star Trek IV" tribute, with Carly Severn and Taylor Kate Brown | Total SF
Dec 16, 2020
Michael Pritchard gives a pandemic pep talk | Total SF
Dec 10, 2020
Andrew Stanton and Bob Pauley interview | "Toy Story" at 25
Nov 27, 2020
Pixar archive stories, with Jonas Rivera and Christine Freeman | "Toy Story" at 25
Nov 24, 2020
A tribute to "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit" | Total SF
Nov 20, 2020
Teen metal band Iron Front | Total SF
Nov 10, 2020
A new official flag for San Francisco? | Total SF
Nov 02, 2020
A very San Francisco engagement, with poet Kevin Dublin | Total SF
Oct 27, 2020
Richard Nixon rode on BART, and other transit stories from Mike Healy | Total SF
Oct 26, 2020
Bart Shepherd interview, Steinhart Aquarium director | Total SF
Oct 23, 2020
Emperor Norton interview | Total SF
Oct 20, 2020
Our favorite Bay Area hikes during the pandemic | Total SF
Oct 15, 2020
Looking back at Orange Skies Day, with Jessica Christian | Total SF
Oct 09, 2020
Muni lines we miss the most, with Muni Diaries | Total SF
Oct 07, 2020
Raina Telgemeier interview | Total SF indie bookstore tribute
Sep 29, 2020
What should we put in our 2020 Time Capsule? | Total SF
Sep 25, 2020
The great stairways of San Francisco, with Alexandra Kenin | Total SF
Sep 22, 2020
Corte Madera theater tribute, with Jason Snell and Beth Spotswood | Total SF
Sep 18, 2020
Jorma Taccone interview | Total SF indie bookstore tribute month
Sep 14, 2020
Officer Edith interview, SF Animal Care & Control | Total SF
Sep 08, 2020
Joe Talbot and Jimmie Fails - "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" | Total SF flashback
Sep 05, 2020
Chris Colin interview, Six Feet of Separation publisher | Total SF
Sep 02, 2020
Chuck Prophet interview | Total SF
Aug 21, 2020
Peter Schwartz interview | Total SF
Aug 11, 2020
Stephan Pastis interview | Total SF indie bookstore tribute month
Aug 04, 2020
Jasmine Guillory interview | Total SF indie bookstore tribute month
Jul 30, 2020
Judd Winick interview | Total SF indie bookstore tribute
Jul 20, 2020
Pandemic reading list and indie bookstore tribute | Total SF in Exile
Jul 14, 2020
How to create an SF bike utopia, with Lily Janiak | Total SF in Exile
Jul 09, 2020
Chronicle homelessness reporter Kevin Fagan | Total SF in Exile
Jul 06, 2020
Extra Spicy hosts Soleil Ho and Justin Phillips | Total SF in Exile
Jun 25, 2020
David Perlman tribute and final interview | Total SF in Exile
Jun 22, 2020
Renel Brooks-Moon interview | Total SF flashback
Jun 20, 2020
Audrey Cooper exit interview & "Pursuit of Happyness" breakdown
Jun 16, 2020
Rev. Megan Rohrer interview | Total SF in Exile
Jun 11, 2020
Hunter and Alexis Pence interview | Total SF in Exile
Jun 01, 2020
The lost Jeffrey Tumlin episode | Total SF in Exile
May 20, 2020
"Contagion" breakdown, with Audrey Cooper & Heather Knight | Total SF in Exile
May 14, 2020
SF quarantine house draft, with Heather Knight | Total SF in Exile
May 01, 2020
Total SF "Inside Out" movie night pre-show | Total SF in Exile
Apr 23, 2020
The 5 greatest SF movies, with Heather Knight | Total SF in Exile
Apr 11, 2020
What the hell do we do with our kids? | Total SF in Exile
Apr 03, 2020
Chronicle health reporter Erin Allday | Total SF in Exile
Mar 31, 2020
The all happy news episode, with Heather Knight | Total SF in Exile
Mar 27, 2020
Chronicle photographer Jessica Christian | Total SF in Exile
Mar 19, 2020
Warriors beat writer Connor Letourneau | Total SF
Mar 16, 2020
The San Franciscan magazine co-founders Erica Messner and Amanda Legge
Mar 06, 2020
Kari Byron interview, with Jenny Buccos
Mar 03, 2020
Herb Caen tribute, with Gordon Harvey
Feb 25, 2020
SF Gay Men's Chorus members Chris Verdugo and Michael Tate
Feb 21, 2020
Van Mission, East Cut and other fake SF neighborhoods
Feb 15, 2020
Vilaska Nguyen on comedy, being a public defender and his SF supervisor run
Feb 13, 2020
Western Neighborhoods Project hops in an SF time machine
Feb 03, 2020
Tom Tolbert on his first years in the Bay Area, Alameda life and Manute Bol
Jan 27, 2020
A tribute to "Bullitt," with Heather Knight and Eric Kingsbury
Jan 23, 2020
"Roll Over Easy" radio hosts Chris Bunting and Luke Spray
Jan 20, 2020
The Big Event podcast becomes Total SF
Jan 16, 2020
Shea Serrano on his journalism start, favorite SF films and "Movies and Other Things"
Jan 13, 2020
Paula Poundstone on bike messenging, "M*A*S*H" and her perfect comedy dream
Jan 07, 2020
Wendy Tokuda interview — memories of KPIX, Dave McElhatton and more
Dec 05, 2019
The greatness of "Sister Act," and a case for "Sister Act 2"
Dec 03, 2019
Byron Cobb interview — SF Cable Car Bell Ringing Contest champion
Nov 26, 2019
Introducing ... your new 49 Mile Scenic Route
Nov 15, 2019
Pacifica Taco Bell tribute, with Paolo Lucchesi
Nov 11, 2019
Joey Avery and Andrew Orolfo interview — rising comedians release Pier 69 album
Nov 06, 2019
Scott Sampson interview — new Cal Academy director is Dr. Scott on "Dinosaur Train"
Oct 23, 2019
Marc Benioff interview — on values, S.F. and his trailblazing grandfather Marvin Lewis
Oct 15, 2019
49 Mile Makeover IV: Overrated Twin Peaks, with Heather Knight
Oct 09, 2019
Leslie Sbrocco interview — The Big Event flashback
Oct 03, 2019
Best and worst Warriors jerseys all time, with Ann Killion and Tony Bravo
Sep 30, 2019
Total SF: Warriors president Rick Welts interview, with Heather Knight
Sep 24, 2019
KFOG radio tribute, with Peter Finch, Renee Richardson and Irish Greg McQuaid
Sep 17, 2019
Marine World Africa U.S.A. tribute — The Big Event flashback with Jill Tucker
Sep 12, 2019
49-Mile Makeover III: What should stay and go on the new scenic route?
Sep 07, 2019
49-Mile Makeover II: Heather & Peter argue, meet some new friends
Sep 02, 2019
"The Rock" tribute — SF Cinema Greatest of All Time, with Audrey Cooper and Heather Knight
Aug 29, 2019
John Travolta interview — on fandom, history and "The Fanatic"
Aug 26, 2019
Chuck Prophet interview — on music, SF and saluting The Rubinoos
Aug 21, 2019
Renel Brooks-Moon interview — SF Giants public address announcer
Aug 13, 2019
49-Mile Makeover Part I: Scenic drive needs a reboot
Aug 09, 2019
Dwight Clark tribute, with Brian Murphy, Matt Maiocco and Brad Mangin
Aug 05, 2019
Ear Hustle co-hosts Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor
Aug 01, 2019
Sony Metreon 1999 tribute, with John King and Paolo Lucchesi
Jul 25, 2019
Will Durst interview — on San Francisco, and his new Chronicle column
Jul 22, 2019
Apollo 11 moon landing tribute with David Perlman
Jul 15, 2019
Golden Gate Park roller skating tribute, with David Miles Jr.
Jul 11, 2019
Dan the Automator interview — on living in S.F. and "Always Be My Maybe"
Jul 08, 2019
Adam Savage interview — The Big Event flashback
Jul 04, 2019
Jerry Rice interview — The Big Event flashback
Jun 26, 2019
Jonas Rivera interview — "Toy Story 4" producer and Oakland A's superfan
Jun 17, 2019
Oracle Arena tribute, with Ann Killion and Demian Bulwa
Jun 12, 2019
Joe Talbot and Jimmie Fails interview — "The Last Black Man in San Francisco"
Jun 04, 2019
Taron Egerton interview — "Rocketman" star talks about Elton John and visiting S.F.
Jun 02, 2019
Total SF Live! with Amanda Guest, Emily Silverman, Tara Ramroop and Eugenia Chien
May 28, 2019
Penelope Houston interview — the Avengers singer, on performing and punk rock history
May 20, 2019
"The Game" tribute — SF Cinema Greatest of all Time, with Beth Spotswood
May 14, 2019
Leah Garchik interview — Chronicle columnist on her 47-year career
May 01, 2019
Kaseem Bentley interview — San Francisco comedian and his new album "Lakeview"
Apr 30, 2019
Art Spander interview — sports writer has covered Warriors since 1965
Apr 25, 2019
The Bands We Follow — The Avett Brothers, with Ann Killion
Apr 15, 2019
Total SF: Tribute to the Richmond District, with Heather Knight, Supervisor Sandra Fewer and more
Apr 09, 2019
Michael Pritchard interview — SF comedian rejected Hollywood for social work
Apr 01, 2019
"So I Married an Axe Murderer" tribute, with Audrey Cooper and Heather Knight
Mar 21, 2019
Total SF: Neighborhood theater tribute, with Heather Knight and Adam Bergeron
Mar 07, 2019
Soleil Ho interview - new San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic
Feb 25, 2019
Total SF: Best and Worst Muni Lines, Part 1
Feb 14, 2019
Jesse Thorn interview - with Lee Thorn and Kevin Fagan
Feb 11, 2019
Tribute to S.F. Snow Day 1976 - History and Stories with Bill Fox and Bill Van Niekerken
Feb 05, 2019
My First Car - Chronicle Storytelling, with Lizzie Johnson and Susan Slusser
Jan 28, 2019
Total SF: The Total Muni Baby Interview
Jan 21, 2019
David Perlman interview - Happy 100th Birthday Dr. Dave
Jan 16, 2019
Burrito Stories, Part II, with Burrito Justice and Heather Knight
Jan 10, 2019
Paula Poundstone interview - Paula returns to The Big Event!
Dec 26, 2018
Adam Savage interview - "Mythbusters Jr." and living in S.F.
Dec 19, 2018
"The Princess Diaries" - SF Cinema GOAT with Kevin Fagan and Tony Bravo
Dec 13, 2018
Barry Jenkins interview - "If Beale Street Could Talk"
Dec 10, 2018
Leslie Sbrocco interview - "Check, Please! Bay Area"
Nov 20, 2018
Total SF: Cable car gripman Val Lupiz interview
Nov 16, 2018
Jerry Rice interview - "In Search of Greatness"
Nov 02, 2018
Burrito Stories: An afternoon of S.F. burrito history and storytelling
Oct 31, 2018
Rami Malek interview: "Bohemian Rhapsody" with Malek, Joseph Mazzello and Gwilym Lee
Oct 24, 2018
Total SF: Night of the Living Deadline Halloween Challenge
Oct 03, 2018
“Inside Out” – SF Cinema GOAT with Audrey Cooper and Heather Knight
Sep 28, 2018
Total SF: Tourist traps we like, Part II
Sep 20, 2018
Jan Yanehiro and Richard Hart interview – “Evening Magazine” tribute
Sep 17, 2018
Not dead yet ... The Big Event is back!
Sep 13, 2018
“The Joy Luck Club” tribute with Vanessa Hua
Aug 30, 2018
The Bands We Follow – The Jam and Y&T, with Susan Slusser
Aug 23, 2018
Total SF: Tourist traps we like, with Heather Knight and Paolo Lucchesi
Aug 16, 2018
Greg Proops interview – The Big Event flashback
Jul 26, 2018
“Sister Act” – SF Cinema GOAT with Tony Bravo and Beth Spotswood
Jul 19, 2018
Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal interview
Jul 13, 2018
Bay Area drive-in tribute with Tony Bravo and Jill Tucker
Jul 05, 2018
Boots Riley interview, with Lakeith Stanfield
Jun 28, 2018
"Milk" - SF Cinema GOAT with Audrey Cooper and Heather Knight
Jun 21, 2018
Jello Biafra interview
Jun 13, 2018
Will Durst interview
May 24, 2018
Alden Ehrenreich interview
May 04, 2018
Total Muni 2018, Part IV: Requiem for a Felton
May 03, 2018
Total Muni 2018, Part III: "It's a Better Story if You Fail Miserably"
Apr 27, 2018
Henry Winkler interview
Apr 15, 2018
Total Muni 2018, Part II: No turning back, and Lou Seal is coming
Apr 13, 2018
SF Giants Opening Day in 1958
Apr 03, 2018
Marine World tribute with Jill Tucker
Mar 08, 2018
Jordan Peele interview
Feb 26, 2018
Larry Baer interview; Total Muni 2018, Part I
Feb 23, 2018
"The Birds" - SF Cinema Greatest of All Time
Feb 19, 2018
Photographing Warriors with Scott Strazzante and Carlos Avila Gonzalez
Feb 08, 2018
Mo Willems interview
Jan 30, 2018
“Mrs. Doubtfire” - SF Cinema Greatest of All Time
Jan 25, 2018
W. Kamau Bell interview
Jan 11, 2018
Paula Poundstone interview
Jan 04, 2018
Best hangover destinations of the Bay Area
Nov 30, 2017
“Moneyball” - SF Cinema Greatest of All Time
Nov 29, 2017
A Bay Area story: The hardware store and the fire
Nov 29, 2017
Chronicle ranks the It’s Its
Nov 28, 2017
Greg Proops interview
Nov 28, 2017
"Zodiac" - SF Cinema Greatest of All Time
Nov 17, 2017