All Episodes

Ep. 161: Luisa Isbell's road back to Muni

Ep. 160: Roman Rimer and the bus that got him there

Ep. 159: Dewayne Deams: A Life in Transit

Ep. 158: Night of Ideas Part 3—A Bus of Whimsy

Ep 157: Meaghan and Ronald Mitchell on the people's railway (and its people)

Ep. 156: Rory O'Neill to the rescue

Ep. 155: Night of Ideas Part 2—The friends we made along the way

Ep. 154: Where the 6 takes you: How Kristee Ono met her hero

Ep. 153: Muni operator Charles Haletky on teaching "professional paranoia"

Ep 152: Night of Ideas Part 1 — Everyday Heroes on the Bus

Ep. 151: Katy Birnbaum on the Power of Streets to Divide or Connect Us

Ep. 150: Once Upon a Muni Train with Baruch Porras-Hernandez

Ep. 149: A Look Ahead to 2024

Ep. 148: Tanea Lunsford Lynx "Used to Live Here"

Ep. 147: Serious spooky szn scaries at the Legion of Honor

Ep. 146: A leather jockstrap and a dream—how a Mission barbershop kept on keeping on

Ep. 145: The enduring impact of 'Forgotten Cemeteries' on San Francisco

Ep. 144: How a life lived on Muni evolved into a life of civic duty

Ep. 143: A seasoned international bus rider tackles Muni

Ep. 142: Finding a long lost Muni operator

Ep 141: Life on the school bus (Part 2)

Ep. 140: Life on the school bus from (and for) those in the know

Ep. 139: Muni's dramatic origin story

Ep. 138: The great loves of Sheila McElroy's life

Ep. 137: When small talk pays off on Muni

Ep. 136: Asking the tough questions on Muni

Ep. 135: Leading the flock of Muni converts on Halloween

Ep. 134: An evening with Mr. Boston, Muni operator

Ep 133: Searching for one long lost Muni shelter

Ep. 132: Meet the new additions to the Muni Diaries crew

Ep. 131: Broke-Ass Stuart opens up about 20 years of documenting San Francisco

Ep. 130: Becca Henry's unbelievable New Year's Eve on BART

Ep. 129: Of trauma and forgiveness at a 22-Fillmore stop

Ep. 128: BART Board by day, Muni superhero by night

Ep. 127: Katie Haverkamp and LeBron James (the cat) just can't quit SF

Ep. 126: Hayden Miller's wild ride

Ep. 125: A Muni operator you really need to meet

Ep. 124: Two poets enter, one poet leaves...it's the Muni Haiku Battle!

Ep. 123: Returning to the stage with Meaghan Mitchell

Ep. 122: Finding the silver lining in teaching on Zoom

Ep. 121: How the beloved Boat Tram became a real boi

Ep. 120: Aruna dreams of kimchi

Ep. 119: A print magazine of our very own: Meet the San Franciscan

Ep. 118: Opening Night at Rickshaw Stop

Ep. 117: Combating amnesia: a conversation with Shaping San Francisco's Chris Carlsson

Ep. 116: When true love leaves you in stitches

Ep. 115: Facing my Moonies childhood in San Francisco

Ep. 114: Your 2020 commute, as seen by Muni Diaries readers

Ep. 113: "Hearts in San Francisco" to inaugurate newest member

Ep 112: Artist Paul Madonna on finding the "Spirits of San Francisco"

Ep. 111: Election Special: 2020's transit ballot measures that every rider should know

Ep. 110: Reporter shares BART busker afterstory

Ep. 109: Bailing out a rookie Muni driver

Ep 108: Playing Muni driver, if only for a few minutes

Ep. 107: Painting the pandemic void, one storefront at a time

Ep. 106: SFMTA head Jeffrey Tumlin explains why taking Muni is the "right thing to do"

Ep. 105: Can you solve the mystery of the Dancing Leg Neon sign?

Ep. 104: I miss Muni.

Ep 103: Finding a connection on Muni

Ep. 102: San Francisco Diaries: How one Bernal business survived the ups and downs of SF

Ep 101: San Francisco Diaries: Discovering the Secret Alley

Ep 100: Sing it together! A new anthem for Muni riders

Ep. 99: My "little hat" on multicultural Muni

Ep. 98: When the entire bus stood up for you

Ep. 97: San Francisco Diaries: Walking San Francisco's 49 Miles Scenic Drive

Ep. 96: New year, new way to practice kindness

Ep. 95: Of 'ladyspreading' and leggings on BART with Annette Mullaney

Ep. 94: Making my own crime scene on Muni, as told by Maureen Bogues

Ep. 93: Exploratorium After Dark: Journey to Big Lots

Ep. 92: San Francisco Diaries: Tradeswoman Molly Martin searches for a friend from the "Rosa Luxemburg" Collective

Ep. 91: San Francisco Diaries: DJ Steve Fabus recounts Sylvester's farewell

Ep. 90: Live from Clarion Alley

Ep. 89: San Francisco Diaries: Mission Comics and Art's Leef Smith on gardening the AIDS Memorial Grove

Ep. 88: How a high school student found herself...on Muni

Ep. 87: San Francisco Diaries: Justina Wu on the consequence of assumptions

Ep. 86: San Francisco Diaries: Who gets to define this city? Listeners sound off.

Ep. 85: San Francisco Diaries: A "Millennial expert" on who gets to define San Francisco

Ep. 84: Celebrating Pride: artist Kurt Schwartzmann on how Muni provided refuge

Ep. 83: Ady Lady on how her Muni ride went "from piss to bliss"

Ep 82: San Francisco Diaries: The residents of "Camp Folsom" share their own tales of the city

Ep. 81: Kathleen Auterio breaks the rules in a Muni holdup

Ep. 80: SF Chronicle artist George McCalman documents life on the bus

Ep. 79: Comedian Sureni Weerasekera talk about one hot topic on BART

Ep. 78: Dhaya Lakshminarayanan's surprising reunion at the Castro Safeway

Ep. 77: Two SF Chronicle reporters on how they fell in love with San Francisco again

Ep. 76: The Elbo Room's Matt Shapiro finds Satan's leather jacket

Ep. 75: Gwen Carmen on saying good by to Aretha Franklin

Ep. 74: Meaghan Mitchell on finding a life lesson from a Muni driver

Ep. 73: Pete Mulvihill of Green Apple Books

Ep. 72: Nuala Sawyer on the worst year in San Francisco

Ep. 71: Irene McCalphin on taking up space on public transit

Ep. 70: Baruch Porras-Hernandez on giving San Francisco a second chance

Ep. 68: San Francisco Diaries: How BFF.fm's Rollover Easy crew made Herb Caen come alive on Market Street

Ep. 67: Muni Haiku Battle: Alexandria Love vs. Jessica Cohen

Ep 66: San Francisco Diaries: Louis Evans and the most unexpected day in a underground parking lot

Ep. 65: How Thea Selby makes sure there's always 'Love in the Lower Haight'

Ep. 64: Judson True on interviewing Joan Didion after 9/11

Ep. 63: Molly Martin explores international relations on the 14-Mission

Ep. 62: Gwen Carmen pursues citizen justice on Muni

Ep. 61: Jeremy Fish's seriously San Francisco story about a Silly Pink Bunny

Ep. 60: Nato Green on being raised on Pride in San Francisco

Ep. 59: Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight: 2 reporters, 1 transit system, 60 Muni lines...in 1 day

Ep. 58: Reporter Vivian Ho on the ONE thing you shouldn't do on BART

Ep. 57: Senait Hailemariam on being 21 on Muni

Ep. 56: SF Chief Attorney Matt Gonzalez on keeping one eye open on Muni

Ep 55: San Francisco Diaries: The Polk Street Pizza Lady

Ep. 54: Comedian Dominique Gelin on the best pickup lines on public transit

Ep. 53 San Francisco Diaries: Bob Collins on the transformation of a super tiny SF apartment

Ep. 52: Alexandria Love's not-quite love story with a bonus transit twist

Ep. 51: San Francisco Diaries: Anna Pulley on taking a date to a fertility party

Ep. 50: San Francisco Diaries: Vivian Ho and her pigeon housemates

Ep. 49: Steve Pepple advocates for the BMW experience in San Francisco

Ep. 48: Comedian Tirumari Jothi finds his way on Muni

Ep. 47: Broke-Ass Stuart learns his SF ABC's

Ep. 46: The Shard, The Tissue, an Affair: from writer Andrew Lam

Ep. 45: Meet Irene Tu, Muni celebrity

Ep. 44: Sexual folklorist Dixie De La Tour on the magic of the telepersonals

Ep 43. Baruch Porras-Hernandez on taking a friend on her first Muni ride

Ep. 42 Comedian Ronn Vigh on practicing zen on Muni

Ep. 41: San Francisco Diaries: Designer Steve Pepple finds a secret door

Ep. 40: Na'amen Gobert Tilahun on the magic of the late night metro ride

Ep. 39: San Francisco Diaries: writer Hiya Swanhuyser on the secret past of the Montgomery Block

Ep 38: Sal Castaneda's 'Bad-Ass' Muni Moment

Ep. 37: Kirk Read practices radical empathy on the 14-Mission

Ep 36: San Francisco Diaries: my first job at the Nob Hill Theater

Ep 35: Jesse James and the litter bug on Muni

Ep 34: The humans behind Muni's official Twitter account

Ep. 33: H.P. Mendoza on cinema, Muni, and SF life

Ep. 32: the ultimate Pride party at a Muni stop, from Jerry Lee Abram

Ep 31: Dhaya Lakshminarayanan and her dad, on Muni weirdos

Ep 30: Writer Annalee Newitz on Muni vs. obnoxious driver

Ep 29: Glynn Washington confronts a Muni mugging

Ep 28: From writer Mat Honan: What does the Forest Hill station smell like?

Ep 27: Bay to Breakers on Muni -- from Elbo Room sound man Gabe Armstrong

Ep 26: J. W. Friedman witnesses an unlikely hero on Muni

Ep. 25: BART operator Kelly Beardsley on intercom drama

Ep 24: Yayne Abeba on growing up on Muni

Ep. 23: Cynthia and Jeremy Pollock on how to set a street bird free

Ep 22: Jesse James and the rules of Muni

Ep 21: Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez on behind the scenes story of being a transit reporter

Ep 20: Driver Doug on the zen of being a Muni operator

Ep 19: Isaac Fitzgerald's college antics on the Metro

Ep. 18: Gina Gold and one unforgettable night on BART

Ep 17: H.P. Mendoza's Ode to Bay Area Public Transit

Ep 16: Courtney Riddle daydreams of becoming a Muni driver

Ep 15: Ariel Dovas on getting his first kiss...on Muni

Ep 14. Comedian Caitlin Gill on making out on public transit

Ep 13: Peter Hartlaub Remembers the 'Muni Booze Cruise'

Ep 12: Justina Wu and the street stray that captured the entire bus

Ep 11: Aussie transplant Sarah Hunt becomes an SF local

Ep 10: Cara Tramontano meets SF's most enthusiastic Muni driver

Ep 9 Klee Wiggins Owes Her Life to Muni

Ep 8: Kristee Ono on finding her own Muni community

Ep 7: Tarin Towers and her tale of riding Muni during the first dot-com wave

Ep 6 Beth Spotswood Learns to Ride Muni

Ep 5: BART operator Kelly Beardsley's story on scatology

Ep 4: Wonder Dave on Muni Texting Etiquette

Ep 3: Jesse James' First Ever Muni Ride

Ep 2: Mandy Hu, the Most Efficient BART Rider

Ep. 1: Chris O. and His Record Collection