“Let Me Touch Your Mind” Interview Archive 2020
Performing arts and science interviews
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December 28, 2020
Michele Hampton, Janine Mogannam, Kirstie Harless, and Anissa Malady, San Francisco Public Library
December 21, 2020
San Francisco Mime Troupe, “A Red Carol” audio theatre performance
Listen at sfmt.org
December 14, 2020
Reagan Pasternak, “Griffin's Heart, Mourning Your Pet With No Apologies”
December 7, 2020
Science Ambassador Stephen Bates, Statistics, UC Berkeley
November 30, 2020
Michael Gene Sullivan, San Francisco Mime Troupe, “A Red Carol”
November 9, 2020
William Hawley, UC Berkeley Earth Science, Earthquakes (rebroadcast)
November 2, 2020
Science Ambassador Rebecca Miller, Wildfires and Public Policy, Stanford
October 29, 2020
Anissa Malady and Katherine Eppler, San Francisco Pubic Library
October 22, 2020
Astronomer Paul Salazar, “Share the Night Sky”
October 19, 2020
Anita Monga, San Francisco Silent Film Festival
October 12, 2020
Eddie Muller, Film Noir Foundation
October 5, 2020
Science Ambassador Erin Redwing, UC Berkeley, Astronomy (note: due to technical error, first 4 minutes of interview were inaudible and edited out)
September 28, 2020
Maria Nicolacakis, San Francisco Greek Film Festival, “Topkapi” at Par 3 at Poplar Creek;
Cristina Mitra and Lia Hillman, San Francisco Public Library
September 21, 2020
Science Ambassador Eric Copenhaver, UC Berkeley Physics (rebroadcast)
September 14, 2020
Science Ambassador Jed Thompson, Particle Physics, Stanford (rebroadcast);
D'Arcy Drollinger, “Sh*t and Champagne” at the Solano Drive-In
September 7, 2020
Science Ambassador Ruthe Foushee, Psychology, UC Berkeley
August 24, 2020
Marcus Ewert, “She Wanted to Be Haunted”;
Alvin Orloff, “Disasterama! Adventures in the Queer Underground 1977 to 1997”
August 17, 2020
Gary Blaise, “Between Space: The Science of Conscious Eternity”
August 10, 2020
Kim Powers, “Rules for Being Dead”;
Daniel Matsumoto, San Francisco Public Library, curbside pickup and library reopening
August 3, 2020
Science Ambassador Lawrence Peirson, Astrophysics, Stanford
July 20, 2020
Science Ambassador Dana Kralicek, Stanford, Material Science (rebroadcast)
July 13, 2020
Science Ambassador Tyler Bonnen, Neuroscience, Stanford (rebroadcast)
July 6, 2020
Science Ambassador Evan Groover, Botany, UC Berkeley
June 29, 2020
St. John Karp, “Quake City”, available August 1 (note: 17 minutes of audio are from two different recording devices);
Anissa Malady, San Francisco Public Library
June 15, 2020
Leon Acord, “Sub-lebrity: The Queer Life of a Show-Biz Footnote”
June 8, 2020
Russell Blackwood, Thrillpeddlers
June 1, 2020
Dan Werthimer, SETI research, UC Berkeley;
Science Ambassador Alma G. Mendoza, Microbiology, Stanford
May 25, 2020
Brian Day, NASA;
Michelle Jeffers, San Francisco Public Library
May 4, 2020
Science Ambassador Katrina C. Hounchell, Marine Biology, Stanford
April 27, 2020
Jerry Torre, “The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens” part 2 of 2;
Daniel Matsumoto, online resources at San Francisco Public Library, sfpl.org
April 20, 2020
Jerry Torre, “The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens” part 1 of 2;
Lady Bianca, album release
April 13, 2020
Lester Chambers, 80 trips around the sun, discussing his life and upcoming book
April 6, 2020
Science Ambassador Eliza Kasoy, Psychology, UC Berkeley
March 30, 2020
Daniel Matsumoto, online resources at San Francisco Public Library, sfpl.org
March 23, 2020
Dr. Sharon Grossman, stress reduction
March 16, 2020
Red Velvet, Burlesque
March 9, 2020
Marilyn Izdebski, “Tommy” at the Novato Theater Company;
Ava Roy, “What Alice Found There” in Golden Gate Park;
Peaches Christ, “Drag Becomes Her” at the Castro Theatre
March 2, 2020
Science Ambassador Abigail Polin, Astrophysics, UC Berkeleyy
February 24, 2020
Ricardo Pérez Gonzalez, “Don't Eat the Mangos” at Magic Theatre;
Deborah Slater, “inCivility” at ODC;
Daren Corollo, “A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder” at 42nd Street Moon;
Natalie Enright, San Francisco Public Library
February 17, 2020
Steve Budd, “What They Said About Love” at The Marin Center;
Kendra Barnes and Gregory Dawson, “Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now” at SAFEhouse Arts, Dance Mission, and Mills College
February 10, 2020
Marga Gomez and Diane Amos, “Who's Your Mami Comedy” at Brava Theatre;
Mr. Lucky, Mr. Lucky & the Cocktail Party at Stookey's Club Moderne and The Rite Spot;
Sherri Young, “The Trial of One Short-Sighted Black Woman vs. Mammy Louise and Safreeta Mae” at the Taube Atrium;
Sara Moore, “The Supers” at Z Space
February 3, 2020
Science Ambassador Caleb Bugg, UC Berkeley, Engineering;
Robert Trebor, “The Haircut That Would Be King” book signing at Book Passage;
John Fisher, “Radical” at Spark Arts
January 27, 2020
Jeff Ross, SF IndieFest at the Victoria Theatre and the Roxie Theatre;
Anastacia Powers and Rotimi Agbabiaka, “Son Jarocho Festival” and “Manifesto” at Brava Theatre;
Shawna Sherman, Natalie Enright, San Francisco Public Library
January 20, 2020
Carola, Theatre Flamenco's “Soul y Alma” at the Herbst Theatre;
Sophoan , Berlin & Beyond Film Festival;
Eddie Muller, Noir City Film Festival at the Castro Theatre
January 13, 2020
Randy Weaver, Project Read, San Francisco Public Library (rebroadcast from 12/16/19);
Mona Golabek, “The Pianist of Willesden Lane” at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley;
Ana Bayat, “Mimi's Suitcase” at Theatre of Yugen's Noh Space
January 6, 2020
Science Ambassador Sammi Chen, Stanford, Earth Sciences;
Justin Katz, the Edwardian Ball at the Regency Theatre
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