Porchlight Storytelling Series
PorchlightSelected stories from Porchlight, San Francisco's longest-running storytelling series, hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick. Co-founders Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte invite six people from different backgrounds to tell ten-minute true stories without using notes or memorization.
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 50 | Founded | 14 years ago |
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| Categories | Performing ArtsComedyArts | ||||
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Back in hot vax summer of '21, we were so jazzed about coming out of the pandemic. We brought our live show to the courtyard of the historic San Francisco Mint to hear tales of bouncing back, renaissance and... more
We wrap up our North Beach series with an interview with Graziano Cerchiai, the patriarch of the city's legendary Bimbo's 365 Club, on his 91st birthday.
Our guest this week is theater director and current Chief Producer at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Jonathan Moscone. Jon talks about his North Beach memories, including memorable nights at Tosca, and how the pandemic has unveiled i... more
Author, journalist, and fifth generation San Franciscan Pia Hinckle joins us to talk about growing up and raising her own kids in the city. Topics include her legendary father, journalist Warren Hinckle, and nearly every single bar in North Beach.
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- Worthy and Entertaining
A highly entertaining series of stories presented by two experienced hosts. The Porchlight shows have been around much longer than there were podcasts, but this is an excellent medium for the stories. This being a 100% live podcast, sound levels can be a little erratic, such as when someone yells into a mic, but it's not outside the comfortable range. Very much like being there, actually. The typical storyteller is an experienced and proven veteran who has to pitch the story prior to being ... more
Apple Podcasts5lil’ peter
United States6 years ago - Great Stories
I do wish they’d realize that conservatives enjoy the stories. I could do without the political sniping
Apple Podcasts5Uumaooo1United States8 years ago - There are much better story telling podcasts
You would be better off spending your time with The Moth or Snap Judgement. Porch light stories are usually weak and the MCs are annoying.
Apple Podcasts1I hart socrUnited States8 years ago - How?
I'm truly amazed this series has lasted as long as it has. The piano grates on the nerves so as well as the way the two hosts talk over each other. The only saving grace are some of the storytellers.
Apple Podcasts3LuvrOfInformationUnited States9 years ago - Not great.
I really like storytelling podcasts (Risk, The Moth, etc), so I was interested to try this.
I know in the tagline they say "without notes or memorization!" but to be honest... people are not NATURALLY good storytellers. We ramble, we use filler words, we lose track of our thoughts. It's not necessarily bad but there's a reason interviews are edited and spliced together, and there's a reason why good storytelling tends to be, at the very least, somewhat guided.
So for me, this missed the mark ... more
Apple Podcasts2terriblytwee
Canada10 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #212 | United States/Arts/Performing Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #159 |  Denmark/Arts/Performing Arts |
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