Audiograph KALW
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- Society & Culture
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Audiograph, hosted by reporter Julie Caine, will take you on a tour of the Bay Area, mapping the sonic signature of each of its nine counties
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Jazz meets spirituality at the St. John Coltrane Church
In this week's Audiograph we head to San Francisco's Fillmore district, once known as the 'Harlem of the West,' jammed with clubs overflowing with song. While the district has changed over the decades, reverance for one musician in particular has not — a tenor saxophonist who has been canonized and praised for half-a-century. The St. John Coltrane Church celebrated it's 50th anniversary this month.
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Remembering The Stud: San Francisco's Oldest Gay Bar
Last week The Stud officially announced that they will reopen in a new location on Folsom street. So, we want to bring you back to what it was like and what made it so special.
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Crushing gender and cultural barriers with the Chulita Vinyl Club
Second Fridays at the Legionnaire Saloon in downtown Oakland are not just any bar night. In this week's Audiograph, we're going to a dance party that feels like a family reunion.
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Saying goodbye to the Mission's Lucca Ravioli
In this Audiograph, we head to Lucca Ravioli, a San Francisco landmark since 1925. After being in business on the corner of 22nd and Valencia Streets for almost a century, the building went up for sale and the longtime Italian market & delicatessen is closing its doors. At the end of this month, the familiar hand painted signs on the storefront will be coming down.
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Año Nuevo Island is off-limits to humans — but not these scientists
In this Audiograph, Jessie Beck, a biologist with Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge, captains the inflatable boat commute to Año Nuevo Island.
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Hall of Justice, San Francisco's oldest working jail
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