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The Bitch is Back: Stories of Resurgence Back in hot vax summer of '21, we were so jazzed about coming out of the pandemic. We brought our l...
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Selected stories from Porchlight, San Francisco's longest-running storytelling series, hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick.

The Bitch is Back: Stories of Resurgence Back in hot vax summer of '21, we were so jazzed about coming out of the pandemic. We brought our l...

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 9...

Our guest this week is theater director and current Chief Producer at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Jonathan Moscone. Jon...

Author, journalist, and fifth generation San Franciscan Pia Hinckle joins us to talk about growing up and raising her own kids in the city....

Arline and Beth catch up with poet Jack Hirschman. He looks back on his friendship with Lawrence Ferlinghetti and shares a poem he wrote for...

Arline and Beth catch up with City Lights Books' linchpin Stacey Lewis. She looks back on 25 years at the iconic bookstore and remembers her...

A year after Tuttle's death, Arline and Beth remember the tattoo icon with his friend and archivist Danielle Boiardi.

Arline and Beth talk to San Francisco legend Peggy Knickerbocker. The cookbook author and gal about town talks about The Dolphin Club, her n...

Beth and Arline remember a great show back in 2019 in the perfectly lit, crowded lounge at Bimbo's. Porchlight favorite Jesse DeNatale was t...

We were so excited to join forces with both the Contemporary Jewish Museum and the California Institute for Integral Studies for a night of...

A not-to-miss variety show celebrating the wonderment and weirdness of SF's landmark indie bookstore with author Mary Roach, illustrator Wen...

It's our 15th birthday and we're putting on a killer storytelling show to celebrate! BACK IN THE DAY will feature true tales from a stellar...

Porchlight and Sketchfest present: BOMBS AWAY! Stories of Implosions and Explosions With Dana Merwin, Eddie Pepitone. Erin Foley, Karla Mart...

Every year, we join forces with the amazing Litquake Literary Festival to bring you a night of stories told by authors and writers. Our them...

Who am I? It's a queston that never fails to amuse, confuse, bewilder, and humble us as we plunk along our journey on this earth. To what en...

Porchlight partners with Greenhouse, a software company that optimizes hiring practices, for a show of stories about JOBS. Our storytelling...

Porchlight returns with a Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution edition featuring Wavy Gravy , Bob Barsotti , Eric Shea , Deanne Frankl...

Kitchen Confidential is back! Hear some of SF's finest onstage with their insider stories about food, restaurants, kitchens, customers, and...

You're Doing It Wrong: Stories from Porchlight's annual SF Sketchfest show featuring Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte with guests Iris Haas-Bie...

Litquake's edition of the Bay Area's long-running Porchlight series (15 years!) returns to the festival for a special storytelling night of...

It seems like only yesterday that we got some friends together at the Hemlock Tavern to tell us their stories and now BAM, it's somehow 13 y...

A very special edition of the Bay Area's longest-running storytelling series, now in its 13th year! An evening of unforgettable stories by a...

Kitchen Confidential, Porchlight's most anticipated show of the year. Get all the dirt from the top food people in this unapologetically foo...

For the fifth year in a row, Porchlight teams up with the San Francisco Sketchfest to bring you a rollicking night of storytelling by a line...

Porchlight Halloween show. Hosted by Arline Klatte and Marc Capelle on October 27th, 2014 at San Francisco's Hemlock Tavern

This installment comes from our collaboration with the yearly Litquake Literary Festival. The theme of the evening was brushes with the othe...

Stories about love and the Bay Area told by Chinaka Hodge, Thao Nguyen, Anthony Bedard, Dana Merwin, John Reichmuth, Hiya Swanhuyser and mus...

Stories about dating told by David Jordan, Russell Gonzaga, Rachel Balik, Heather Marlowe, and Al Luhan. Hosted by Beth Lisick & Arline Klat...

Stories about times it was too hard to keep it together, too hard to keep a secret, too hard to keep thinking about, and too hard to keep up...

Stories of Fans, Stalkers, Acolytes, and Zealots. Hosted by Arline Klatte on February 24, 2014 at San Francisco's Hemlock Club.

Broken hearts on the stage at Porchlight Open Door. Hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Spotswood on February 25, 2013 at San Francisco’s Hemlo...

PL+Sketchfest 2014 Stories from comics Nick Thune, Kevin McDonald, April Richardson, Anthony Bedard, Anna Seregina, & Caitlin Gill. Hosted b...

Stories of appetites, obsessions, and hunger pains. Hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Spottswood on November 25, 2013 at San Francisco’s Heml...

Extra helpings of family secrets, evil step-grandmothers, famous fathers, and horrible dinner table conversation will be served. Stories fro...

Etiquette advice for stalking celebrities, becoming a man through Bar Mitzvah and phone sex, how breaking bones can be good for your health,...

Stories about Doubt, Debt, Drugs, and Determination: What to do when your writing session is interrupted by men with guns, how a writer shou...

Stories of making an exit from: Mike Morasky, Brittney Gilbert, Michael Ching, Broke-Ass Stuart aka Stuart Schuffman, and Kelly Beardsley. S...

Adventures and escapades with friends and lovers. The do's and dont's of vacationing with your S.O (platonic or romantic), including what to...

Get schooled with these stories from teachers, students, and people learning (or not learning) formative lessons. Hosted by Arline Klatte an...

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Mom, philanthropist and former model-- Paula Williams Fashion blogger-- Adelle McElveen Crafty lady and "What Not To Wear" victim-- Pam DeLu...

Stories of lies, deception, and trickery from: The Roxie Theatre's-- Mike Keegan Artist and radio producer-- Stacy Bond Author and Litquake...

Misbehaving bar patrons, a trip to Mexico to unlock the secret recipe of a magical tostada, harrowing tales of restaurant openings, hitting...

Stories of parents and drug dealers, and parents who are drug dealers, an M.P. guarding high value detainees in Baghdad, how not to get into...

A Porchlight show unlike any other. Storytellers and readers take the stage for a unique literary, storytelling, and musical mixtape. Hosted...

Stories about getting over it and moving on from: Deputy Chief of Staff for Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom--Deirdre Hussey, writer and comedian--Mile...

Stories from: Criminal defense attorney--Renee Paradis Comic and union organizer--Nato Green San Francisco Poilice Department Sergeant--Carl...

Porchlight and SF Sketchfest present stories from: Soccer journalist-- Alan Black Stand-up comedian-- April Richardson Zinester, illustrator...

S tories about mormons, stoners, sailors , families, a Civil War in West Africa, and Walt Whitman. Brave stories from courageous storyteller...

S tories about lost soulmates, painful geography lessons, Mexican prostitutes, an Afghani girl who wanted to become a pilot, Christian lesbi...