All Episodes

Babylon Gone 3: Does SF Still Need Beach Blanket Babylon?

Babylon Gone 2: "Let No Stranger Wait Outside Your Door"

Babylon Gone 1: The Wigmaster

Trailer: Babylon Gone, a new series from Datebook podcast

Movie with Mick LaSalle: On 'The Irishman,' 'Ford v Ferrari' and spoiler talk with Leba

Theater with Lily Janiak — Bedridden for decades, Daniel Rudman returns to theater

Movies with Mick LaSalle: On Eddie Murphy, "Dolemite" and "Jojo Rabbit"

Marc Huestis interview — Castro impresario on S.F. and movies

Robert Pattinson interview — on "The Lighthouse," and a near-riot at the Stonestown Hot Topic

Movies with Mick LaSalle: On "Joker," "Judy" and the Venice Film Festival

Judy Garland and "Judy," with Tony Bravo, Connie Champagne and Lara Gabrielle Fowler

Nato Green interview — on saving the Punch Line, and S.F. comedy

Alice Kahn's Lost Jerry Garcia Interview

Metallica and beyond at the Chase Center, with Aidin Vaziri and Mariecar Mendoza

Theater with Lily Janiak - Ed Moreno to Ed Berkeley and back again

When Critics Get Surprised, with Lily Janiak and Joshua Kosman

Linda Lee, S.F.'s Septuagenarian Nightlife Queen, with Tony Bravo

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse — Datebook Podcast Flashback

Robert Mailer Anderson interview — on "Windows on the World," music and San Francisco

Movies with Mick LaSalle: "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" and Quentin Tarantino

Duffy Jennings Interview — on Moscone/Milk Shootings, Zodiac and his Memoir "Reporter's Note Book"

Sponsored Episode: The Weapon of Art, Transforming Guns into instruments of Hope

Movies with Mick LaSalle: New Pink Section Column, Women in Film and "The Lion King"

Theater with Lily Janiak - Skyler Cooper on Playing Othello from Two Genders

Movies with Mick LaSalle: "Yesterday," "Spider-Man" and some love for the Roxie

Gabby La La Interview — on ASMR, Playing the Sitar and Snow Angel

Glenn McCoy Interview — Executive Director for San Francisco Ballet

Introducing the Summer Fun Issue; Chronicle tips for things to do

Movies with Mick LaSalle: Emma Thompson, Dark Phoenix and more on Elton John

Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen Interview — Young Countertenor Debuts for SF Opera

Theater with Lily Janiak — Maya Herbsman, Intimacy Choreographer

Movies with Mick LaSalle: "Rocketman," "Godzilla" and the best movie of the week ("Ma")

"Always Be My Maybe" star Randall Park and director Nahnatchka Khan

Jimmy O. Yang Interview — Comedian and "Silicon Valley" Actor

Movies with Mick LaSalle: RIP Doris Day, Shakespeare and "John Wick 3"

"Wine Country" — Breaking Down the Napa Valley-Based Netflix Movie

T.C. Boyle interview — California Author on Fires, Drugs and "Outside Looking In"

Theater with Lily Janiak — A Conversation About Pay in Comedy

Movies with Mick LaSalle: Avengers Endgame first impressions

Joseph Young Interview — New Conductor of the Berkeley Symphony

Movies with Mick LaSalle: "Shazam," Superhero Movies and a Detour into the Federalist Papers

Armistead Maupin interview — "Tales of the City" author drops by his old Chronicle home

Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij interview — The OA Part II in San Francisco

Theater with Lily Janiak: Darryl V. Jones interview — on his vision for Lorraine Hansberry Theatre

Alex Gibney interview — on making "The Inventor" and faking it in Silicon Valley

Movies with Mick LaSalle: "Captain Marvel," Spielberg on Netflix and new movies

Komal Shah Interview — Art Collection and the New Stanford Artist Conversation Series

Datebook Talks Oscars - Academy Awards Conversation with Mick LaSalle, Tony Bravo, Otis Taylor Jr. and Mariecar Mendoza

Movies with Mick LaSalle: Academy Awards Should Win/Will Win Episode

Theater with Lily Janiak: Actor Caleb Cabrera

Adam Shankman interview - "What Men Want"

Entertainment Deals, Part 2: Classical Music and Visual Art, with Joshua Kosman, Charles Desmarais and Peter Hartlaub

Oscar nominations breakdown with Mick LaSalle, Tony Bravo and Peter Hartlaub

Movies with Mick LaSalle: The Excellence of January Movies

John C. Reilly interview - "Stan & Ollie"

Theater with Lily Janiak: Christian Cagigal Interview, Ghost Hunt Walking Tour Guide

Theater with Lily Janiak: Siobhan Doherty interview

When critics get surprised - Chronicle reviewers share their stories

Movies with Mick LaSalle: Top 10 movies of 2018

"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" directors Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman and Bob Persichetti

Filmmaker "Sandi Tan" interview - "Shirkers"

The Rolling Stones and stadium shows

Theater with Lily Janiak: Jon Tracy interview - can theater artists make minimum wage?

Movies with Mick LaSalle: Holiday film preview

Entertainment Deals, Part 1: Music, theater and comedy bargains in the Bay Area

Theater with Lily Janiak: "Miss Saigon" redux

Theater with Lily Janiak: Lauren Mayer interview

Beyond the Book: A conversation with Susan Orlean

Beyond the Book: Neil deGrasse Tyson on "Accessory to War"

Movies with Mick LaSalle: “A Star is Born”

Yo-Yo Ma interview

The Artist's Life: Nathan Marken

Fall movie preview

Breaking down the "Crazy Rich Asians" hype

The Artist's Life: Denmo Ibrahim

Dan Hoyle interview

Beyond the book: Lawrence Ferlinghetti interview