Porchlight Storytelling Series

About Porchlight Storytelling Series

Selected stories from Porchlight, San Francisco's longest-running storytelling series, hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick. Co-founders Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte invite six people from different backgrounds to tell ten-minute true stories without using notes or memorization.

Publisher

Porchlight

Category

arts · comedy

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

9 Feb 2013

Latest episode

30 Mar 2022

Latest episodes

50 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Mar 2022

   Porchlight: The Bitch is Back: Stories of Resurgence

   The Bitch is Back: Stories of Resurgence Back in hot vax summer of '21, we were so jazzed about coming out of the pandemic. We brought our live show to the courtyard of the historic San Francisco Mint to hear tales of bouncing back, renaissance and reemergence. Stories from business executive Karla Martin, writer and professor Matthew Clark Davison, high school senior and spoken word performer Jyairrah Martin, writer and barman Alan Black and lawyer and artist Matt Gonzalez. Hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick, music by Marc Capelle, recorded by Brandi Howell.

2. 

   17 May 2021

   Porchlight Presents: North Beach Episode 8: Graziano Cerchiai

   We wrap up our North Beach series with an interview with Graziano Cerchiai, the patriarch of the city's legendary Bimbo's 365 Club, on his 91st birthday.

3. 

   16 Apr 2021

   Porchlight Presents: North Beach Episode 7: Jonathan Moscone

   Our guest this week is theater director and current Chief Producer at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Jonathan Moscone. Jon talks about his North Beach memories, including memorable nights at Tosca, and how the pandemic has unveiled inequities in our society that we cannot ignore.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

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