Update: recent improvements
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“I’m updating this because the podcast definitely feels like it’s changed for the better since the editorial switch. The tone seems less judgmental and more journalistic. I’ve left the original review below.
I appreciate local Bay Area news, and there aren’t many podcasts I’ve found that do that regularly, so for that, thank you SF Chron.
But this podcast gets under my skin almost every episode. Mostly it’s the tone, which is unapologetically conservative (by Bay Area standards). Talking about homeless people in the North Bay, the reporter mentions “their misery” multiple times, and how folks in the camp are “fighting over crack pipes.” He mentions possible reasons for the size of the encampment he’s covering (the North Bay fires from two years ago), but he doesn’t actually tell any stories from the perspective of the people living there. He only mentions the discomfort of the neighbors who no longer wish to use their bike path.
Recently one of the editors interviewed a reporter who covered the story of Omar Ameen, an Iraqi refugee living in California who is facing a court battle over extradition. Y’all can look up the story, but the whole podcast the editor presented this story as though it was reported by the Chron, when in fact the original in-depth reporting was done by Ben Taub at the New Yorker. Sure, the Chronicle has a “new angle” about how Facebook and Twitter are involved in Ameen’s story, but there wasn’t even a hat tip to Taub.
TL; DR: There are basically no other good options for a Bay Area news podcast, but this has a lot of room for improvement.”
sick_jam_band via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/23/20
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“Great podcast today regarding San Francisco’s restrictions due to Covid. I left Miss Gandhi’s take on a compassionate approach to all of this and breaking down the four safety measures so eloquently is really helpful.
However I’m really curious as to how many children Ms. Gandhi has in the San...”Read full review »
jeremyianmeyer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/18/20
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“Your laughs and chuckles many times are incongruent with the subject of discussion and comes across as insensitive. Difficult listen”
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United States of America ·
05/18/20
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“The female host seems to openly hate San Francisco. Why do you live here then, and more importantly, why are you hosting this podcast?!”
bluhammok via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/29/20
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