Porchlight Storytelling Series

Stories from:

Tom Rhodes - comedian, actor, and travel writer 

Tamar Adler - chef, teacher, author, and editor

Lyrics Born  - rapper, producer, songwriter, and epic tweeter  

Caitlin Myer - novelist, playwright, and founder of the literary reading series Portuguese Artists Colony

April Whitney - book publicist and occasional ghostwriter for Boo the world’s cutest dog 

Michael Ian Black - comedian, actor, writer, and director


Hosted by Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte.  Music by Marc Capelle.  Podcast produced by Briana Breen. From October 2012 at San Francisco’s Verdi Club.

Direct download: PL_DogAndPony.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:41am PDT

Stories of getting busted: rock stars, famous actors, car thiefs, truth-seekers, and more.


Stories from:

*SF Film Festival programmer, SEAN UYEHARA

*Legendary music journalist, SYLVIE SIMMONS

*BART train operator and tour bus driver, KELLY BEARDSLEY

*Writer, public radio commentator, and author of “The Ramen King and I,” ANDY RASKIN

*Law professor, author, and community activist, the late LINDA MABRY

*Film soundtrack composer and founder of Secret Studios, Mr. HAPPY SANCHEZ

*Namer, crossword puzzle writer, and comedian, ANDREA MICHAELS

*Writer and musician, ERIC SHEA

 

Hosted by Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte.  Music by Marc Capelle.  Podcast produced by Briana Breen. From July 2004 at San Francisco’s Café Du Nord.

Direct download: PL_Busted.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:20pm PDT

Stories of babies in bar fights, how not to prepare for a pitch meeting with a TV show, what to do when someone orders you to “Pickup the gun!” and behind the scene secrets from a diet and fasting clinic.

Invaluable lessons and incredible storytelling from Sean Kelly & Anneke Swinehart, James Reichmuth & Rob Baedeker, Boots Riley, and Ed Wolfe & Kirk Read

 

Hosted by Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte.  Music by Marc Capelle.  Podcast produced by Briana Breen. From September 17, 2012 at San Francisco’s Hemlock Tavern.

Direct download: PL_Double_Dare.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:43am PDT

Stories from the worst and best wedding guests, a newlywed, and a runaway bride.


Hosted by Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte.  Podcast produced by Briana Breen.  From June 25, 2012 at San Francisco’s Hemlock Tavern.

Direct download: PL_Open_Door_I_Do_Wedding_Show.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:47pm PDT

With music from singer/songwriter VIRGIL SHAW.  And stories from: designer and metal fabricator, KYLE METZNER, master bookbinder, DOMINIC RILEY, performance artist, BEN MCCOY, stand-up comedian, ANNA SEREGINA, and Kasper Hauser sketch comic, ROB BAEDEKER.


Hosted by Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte.  Produced by Briana Breen.  From July 13, 2012 at San Francisco’s Verdi Club.

 

 

Direct download: PL_Anniversary_Part_4.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:08am PDT

Part Three of our four part 10th Anniversary Show Extravaganza

 

Stories From: BART train operator and tour bus driver, KELLY BEARDSLEY, author and funny lady, CASSIE SNEIDER, managing editor of The Rumpus and co-founder of Pen & Ink,  ISAAC FITZGERALD, Ms. Leather 2010, BDSM educator, actress and writer, MOLLENA WILLIAMS, and author and Litquake founder, JACK BOULWARE.

 

Hosted by Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte.  Produced by Briana Breen.  From July 13, 2012 at San Francisco’s Verdi Club.

Direct download: PL_Anniversary_Part_3.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:27am PDT

Part Two of our four part anniversary show extravaganza!

Stories from the founder of the San Francisco Food Adventure Club BETH PICKENS, rocker and skater ERIC SHEA, filmmaker VERO MAJANO, author, publisher and California Native American and Bay Area history expert MALCOLM MARGOLIN, and spoken word legend BUCKY SINISTER.

Hosted by Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte.  Produced by Briana Breen. From July 12, 2012 at San Francisco's Verdi Club.

Direct download: PL_Anniversary_Part_Two.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:31pm PDT

Stories from NY Times crossword puzzlemaker Andrea Carla Michaels, fashion blogger Adelle McElveen, singer/songwriter Sonny Smith, San Francisco scene king Anthony Bedard, DJ and Reverend Bertie Pearson, and author Tamin Ansary.

Hosted by Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte.  Produced by Briana Breen. From July 12, 2012 at San Francisco's Verdi Club.

Direct download: PL_Diamond_Anniversary_Show_Part_One.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:17pm PDT

Stories from Juror #7 Kevin Wofsy, Public Defender Matt Gonzalez, Exoneree Maurice Caldwell, Performer and Sex Worker Kirk Read, and the very honorable Judge Vaughn Walker.  

Hosted by Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte.  Produced by Briana Breen. From March 19, 2012 at San Francisco's Verdi Club.

Direct download: PL_LawOrder_VerdiClub.mp3
Category:Storytelling -- posted at: 10:33pm PDT

Stories from singer/songwriter Chris von Sneidern, BDSM educator/actor Mollena "Mo" Williams, writer/performer Les Milton, and tech faerie Dennis Collinson.

Hosted by Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte.  Produced by Briana Breen. From May 21, 2012 at San Francisco's Verdi Club.

Direct download: PL_Surrender_VerdiClub.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:12pm PDT

Stories of being young and in love from Porchlight's main stage at the Verdi Club.  Stories from Suzanne Kleid, David Berkeley, Elise DiCharry and Isaac Fitzgerald.

Hosted by Beth Lisick and Tara Jepsen.  Produced by Briana Breen. From February 20, 2012 at San Francisco's Verdi Club.

Direct download: PL_Young_Love_Verdi_Club.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:40pm PDT

Young, stupid, and horny is no way to go through life. Or is it? Stories of love among tweens, adolescents, and the resolutely immature. Open Door is our monthly open stage event.

Hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick.  Produced by Briana Breen. From February 27, 2012 at San Francisco's Hemlock Tavern.

Direct download: Porchlight__Open_Door_Young_Love.mp3
Category:Storytelling -- posted at: 2:49pm PDT

A priest, a Muslim, a queer, a Jew, and a couple of Catholic schoolgirls walk into an Italian American Club... Stories by author and funny lady Cassie J. Sneider, priest and dj Rev. Bertie Pearson, community activist and director of OutLook Theater Jason Wyman, engineering student Jannat Dena Vaziri, and Las Vegas capital defense attorney Dayvid Figler. 

Hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick.  Produced by Briana Breen. From December 19, 2011 at San Francisco's Verdi Club.

Direct download: PorchL_God.mp3
Category:Storytelling -- posted at: 1:49pm PDT

Stories by Ianthe Brautigan Swensen, Kirk Read, and Tamim Ansary. Hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick.

Direct download: PL_Litquake.mp3
Category:Storytelling -- posted at: 10:10pm PDT

Porchlight's 5th Anniversary Show at the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco. Stories by Caveh Zahedi, Malcolm Margolin, David Munro, and a surprise visit from legendary musician Donovan.

Direct download: PL_Anniversary_Part_2.mp3
Category:Storytelling -- posted at: 4:42pm PDT

Stories from the fifth anniversary show at the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco. Stories by Litquake co-founder Jack Boulware, Anthony Bedard of the band Hank IV and the Hemlock Tavern, and literary agent-turned sock magnate Arielle Eckstut.

Direct download: PL_Anniversary_Part_1.mp3
Category:Storytelling -- posted at: 11:54am PDT

On The Couch: The Therapy Show features stories by writers Marianna Cherry, Suzanne Kleid, and writer/cartoonist Shannon O'Leary. Recorded live at the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco in 2004. Hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick. Music by Aaron Novik.

Direct download: PL_Therapy.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:16pm PDT

Stories by poet and burlesque dancer Lauren Wheeler, young adult author Kristen Tracy, and performance art/writer Kirk Read. Recorded in February 2011 at the Verdi Club in San Francisco. Hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick.

Direct download: PL06_TrueLust.mp3
Category:Storytelling -- posted at: 4:00am PDT

Stories from crime writer and repo man Joe Gores, poet/radio deejay frank andrick, and writer/activist Ed Wolf. Emceed by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick. Recorded at the Cafe du Nord in San Francisco in 2004 or so.

Direct download: PL_Redemption.mp3
Category:Storytelling -- posted at: 4:00am PDT

Recorded at the Maritime Museum in San Francisco. Stories by Anthony Bedard, Lorraine Palmer, and Frank Freschino. Music by Beep!

Direct download: PL04_Maritime.mp3
Category:Storytelling -- posted at: 10:05am PDT

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