Latest #obamas Podcast Episodes
Chronicle Live at Manny’s: Celebrating Classical Music Critic Joshua Kosman
The Manny's Podcast - May 02, 2024 18:27 - 2 hoursSince 1988, Joshua Kosman has been the leading critical voice on classical music in the Bay Area, covering everything from blockbuster Yo-Yo Ma concerts and Opera at the Ballpark to week-long Wagner cycles and contemporary music that only a mother (or a true connoisseur) could love. In his decad...
Biodiversity in Our Urban Spaces
The Manny's Podcast - April 24, 2024 22:45 - 1 hourDo you ever find yourself reading or talking about the worldwide climate crisis – coral reef devastation, melting glaciers, catastrophic weather – and wondering “But what can I do?” For those of us who live in urban environments, climate change may sometimes feel like a concept far removed from ...
Chronicle Live at Manny’s: Where does Union Square go from here?
The Manny's Podcast - April 23, 2024 19:57 - 1 hourThough it encompasses just a single square block, Union Square has loomed large in San Francisco. Today, it’s in flux. Over the past few years, the luxury retail destination and its surrounding blocks have lost a number of notable tenants, but none as big as Macy’s flagship San Francisco store,...
The WNBA is coming to the Bay Area!
The Manny's Podcast - April 23, 2024 18:46 - 59 minutes2025 will be the inagural season of the Golden State WNBA team. We are SO excited to welcome this franchise, the players, and all the amazing WNBA energy to our city. On April 17th, the President of the new team, Jess Smith, will sit down with Danette Leighton, CEO of the Women's Sports Foundatio...
Fireside Chat with Presidential Candidate Congressman Dean Phillips
The Manny's Podcast - March 21, 2024 20:32 - 1 hourElection season is in full effect! Join us for a special afternoon fireside chat with Congressman Dean Phillips as he discusses his decision to run for President in 2024. This will be an oppertunity to meet one of the many candidates running for office in 2024 and ask Congressman Phillips ques...
The San Francisco Standard Presents: The Future of Housing
The Manny's Podcast - September 13, 2023 19:48 - 1 hourAs San Francisco faces a state housing mandate, there are many unanswered questions about new state and local laws, how the city may change, and whether these changes will be enough to meet our housing needs. On Aug. 24, The San Francisco Standard hosts a conversation with State Sen. Scott Wiene...
Chronicle Live at Manny’s: How Photojournalists See San Francisco
The Manny's Podcast - June 23, 2023 21:27 - 1 hourEvery day, SF Chronicle staff photographers are tasked with documenting San Francisco. Cameras in hand, they venture out to cover breaking news, illuminate the hidden corners of our metropolis and explore the people and issues that define our city in all its beauty, desperation and resilienc...
CEQA, 469 Stevenson St., and the Future of California Housing Policy
The Manny's Podcast - December 13, 2022 23:10 - 1 hourOn December 6, 2022, SPUR and UC Davis law professor Chris Elmendorf stopped by our the Living Room for a conversation about San Francisco's notorious “Nordstrom’s parking lot” housing development and the implications for future housing policy around the state. In 2021, San Francisco’s Board of ...
An Evening with Jane Fonda to Support Climate Champions
The Manny's Podcast - November 04, 2022 00:34 - 30 minutesIt’s Jane Fonda y’all! Jane stopped by Manny’s right before the midterms to talk about this critical election. She knows, as we all know, that we are on the precipice of climate disaster. We are no longer just imagining how the world will look in a disrupted climate; we’re seeing and feelin...
One on One with SF District Attorney Brooke Jenkins
The Manny's Podcast - September 22, 2022 03:05 - 1 hourCan San Francisco be both progressive on criminal justice and tough on crime? How can the District Attorney reduce crime in our city? What's the way forward after the Boudin recall? What is the the future of criminal justice and policing in San Francisco? We’re excited to have a fireside cha...
Summer of Learning: Queering Religion: Field Notes from a Rabbi at a Catholic University
The Manny's Podcast - September 09, 2022 23:16 - 1 hourWhat does it mean to queer religion at a Catholic university? What is it like to be queer and the Rabbi in residence at a Catholic institution? Come listen as Rabbi Angel shares their experience, research and field notes from teaching at University of San Francisco and leading the queer flagship...
Summer of Learning: Surviving Climate Change - What's the Future of our Health?
The Manny's Podcast - August 24, 2022 23:42 - 1 hourThe planet is on fire, the weather is changing, and the water is rising. What is happening with the climate? Ties between the climate and our health are old as time, but modern data and methods help illuminate exactly how serious those effects can be. In this talk, Prof. Anttila-Hughes provides ...
Summer of Learning: Sherlock Holmes and the Birth of Crime Science
The Manny's Podcast - August 24, 2022 23:01 - 58 minutesOriginally released in 1892, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes has become an important classic in the world of crime fiction. From books to movies and even television, Sherlock Holmes has penetrated modern day culture. What does this mean for larger issues like crime, law, and safety? Join us a...
Summer of Learning: Gaming the End of the World Post apocalyptic Cities in Video games
The Manny's Podcast - August 24, 2022 21:53 - 57 minutesWhat role does gaming have in shaping society? How do video games help create the imagery of the future? What do post-apocalyptic cities in video games represent on a larger scale? Come join us as Dr. Emma Fraser and Dr. Ian Kivelin Davis explains the role of video games in society and what it...
Summer of Learning: Addressing Parkinson's Disease Current & Future Mechanisms
The Manny's Podcast - August 24, 2022 20:05 - 42 minutesMore than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's Disease. What can be done to help those who are living with this disease? Join us at Manny's as Professor Olaru discusses deep brain stimulation that may serve as a potential therapy mechanism for those who may have Parkinson's D...
Summer of Learning: Percy Shelley's Politics and Poetry for Our Times
The Manny's Podcast - August 24, 2022 19:52 - 1 hourThis lecture will focus on the life and legacy of the British Romantic poet, Percy Shelley (the husband of Frankenstein creator, Mary Shelley), the British author who drowned off the coast of Italy 200 years ago this year. Professor Miranda (University of San Francisco) will shed light on what a ...
Book Talk: Midnight in Washington w/ Chairman Adam Schiff
The Manny's Podcast - August 23, 2022 20:50 - 52 minutesOn August 16, 2022 Random House will publish the trade paperback of MIDNIGHT IN WASHINGTON: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could, with a new afterword by the author Adam B. Schiff, United States Representative from California, and Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on In...
Summer of Learning: Redefining Student Success: Higher Education in the 21st Century.
The Manny's Podcast - August 18, 2022 00:22 - 1 hourWhat does it mean to be a successful young person? Education cost has been skyrocketing for years across the country. Sadly, for most students in 2022 to pursue things like college they must make the decision to take on loans that will follow them for years. How can we redefine student success a...
Summer of Learning: The Power of Knowing: Black Liberation Pedagogy
The Manny's Podcast - August 17, 2022 20:38 - 52 minutesPedagogy, the method and practice of teaching. What is Black liberation pedagogy? What does it mean to share these important teachings and practices? Join us as Chair, Professor Abul Pitre walks us through Black liberation pedagogy and the power of sharing that knowledge with new groups of peopl...
Summer of Learning: SCOTUS in 2022: An Evaluation of the Court w/ Erwin Chemerinsky
The Manny's Podcast - August 02, 2022 19:42 - 58 minutesWhat's going to happen to abortion rights? Will guns finally be regulated? Is Affirmative Action no longer? What did they decide, what does it all mean, and what is in store for the future of the judiciary? Join us as Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law, explains the cases tha...
Monkeypox State of Emergency Forum w/ Dr Monica Gandhi & Liz Highleyman
The Manny's Podcast - August 02, 2022 19:35 - 1 hourThere has been widespread misinformation and confusion about Monkeypox, what the virus does, how it's passed and who's at risk. Join us for an in-depth conversation and community forum on the Monkeypox virus and San Francisco's state of emergency. What is monkeypox? What are the symptoms? How ...
Honoring Our Experience: Longterm HIV Survivor Stories
The Manny's Podcast - August 02, 2022 19:16 - 1 hourWhat are the lessons we can learn from the AIDS epidemic? What does it mean to survive 2 pandemics in a lifetime? Many long-term survivors are having revived conversations with friends and family members. Many survivors of the AIDS pandemic feel a sense of pride in the community’s powerful and n...
Summer of Learning: The State of Immigration & Asylum Policies Across the U.S.
The Manny's Podcast - August 02, 2022 19:06 - 58 minutesIt is 2022 and we still don't have proper immigration reform...why? Immigration and asylum policies have been a key issue area for the United States for years. In 2012, under the Obama administration, the immigration process went through a major change. Through an executive order, the Deferred A...
Summer of Learning: The Art & Science of Happiness
The Manny's Podcast - August 02, 2022 18:43 - 48 minutesWhat does it mean to be happy? The concept of happiness and how to achieve it has become a constant conversation. In the age of instant gratification and the need for constant success, trying to be present and happy has become more difficult. Additionally, there are many misconceptions around ha...
The Time is Now: Gen. Z Change Makers
The Manny's Podcast - July 28, 2022 23:03 - 49 minutesIt is 2022 and we are still fighting the same fights as generations before us. The world is upside down and it is up to us, the younger generation, to try and fix it. The generation of today is no longer going to be silence, we are demanding change and a better world. Generation Z (ages 10-25) h...
Let's Talk Trash (Cans) in San Francisco w/ the Dept. of Public Works!
The Manny's Podcast - July 28, 2022 22:53 - 48 minutesThis summer, San Francisco Public Works launches its public trash can pilot program. Prototypes of their next-generation public trash cans are on the street for real-life testing. Community members have the opportunity to evaluate the cans and give input into the final selection. During the 60-d...
Book Talk: Spirits of San Francisco - Voyages Through the Unknown City
The Manny's Podcast - July 28, 2022 22:18 - 52 minutesDo you want to learn more about SF? Have you been caught up in the whimsical nature of the city of San Francisco? Join us for a conversation w/ author Gary Kamiya & Artist Paul Madonna about the beautiful city of San Francisco & their book the Spirits of San Francisco - Voyages Through the Unkn...
Summer of Learning: Feminism in 2022 - Old Lessons & New Modalities
The Manny's Podcast - July 28, 2022 21:00 - 1 hourWhat does feminism in 2022 look like? In the last decade, a powerful tide of feminist activism has sent millions into streets and onto social media. In Latin America, highly diverse anti-violence and pro-abortion mass protests have exploded. How have so many come into feminist consciousness? Fif...
Can Tech Save Democracy? Feat: Leading Experts Betsy Hoover & Andy Forrest
The Manny's Podcast - July 28, 2022 20:42 - 1 hourTechnology has revolutionized every aspect of modern life and politics is certainly no exception. We're all familiar with stories of how tech has been used to misinform and disrupt civic systems and norms. But, what if tech was the key to saving democracy? Manny's is honored to welcome Obama Dig...
Summer of Learning: The Human Experience of the Divine
The Manny's Podcast - July 28, 2022 20:34 - 57 minutesThe human experience is a complicated one. On top of the complicated questions of daily life, navigating religion and spirituality is no easy task. To answer these complex questions, some philosophers and Jesuit leaders have stated that in fact humans are just spiritual beings who are going throu...
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