Armistead Maupin interview - "Tales of the City" author

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

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Episode 35 of Datebook podcast is an interview with "Tales of the City" author Armistead Maupin, returning to the San Francisco Chroncile to Style reporter Tony Bravo and Maupin's former People section colleague Ruthe Stein. Maupin talks about the beginnings of the "Tales" column, what it was like being a gay man in the newsroom and his thoughts about the new Netflix "Tales of the City" continuation which debuts later in 2019. This Datebook podcast is for mature audiences.This episode produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is Mozart's Symphony 40 in G Minor by Blue Dot Sessions.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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