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Trauma BondedThe Vowiest of Vows (TIAH#329)Elly & T discuss Episode 329 of the podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you became your husband’s guardian?”, in which we cover the commit in commitment, the inclusion in inclusivity & how long would YOU stay by a hospital bed? This is part of our TIAH series, The 82%: Modern Stories of Love & Family. To seek out info about the Modern Family Institute, donate to help advance their work, or get engaged, please visit their website, modernfamilyinstitute.org. Thank you to storyteller, Kris Armstrong. The GoFundMe for Brandon’s sport’s chair. Please do...
2024-07-2438 min
This Is Actually HappeningThe 82 Percent #6: What if you became your husband’s guardian?At 21 years old, Kris marries Brandon, the love of her life, but after Brandon suffers a severe traumatic brain injury, Kris must restructure everything about how she imagined what her family would be. Today’s episode featured Kris Amstrong. You can donate to the Go Fund Me effort to purchase Brandon Smith a new sports wheelchair at gofund.me/d34ed0ea. You can contact Kris at KArmstrong@mickeytravels.com and you can find out more about her, and her family on TikTok and on Instagram @followmetothemouse. Kris is currently writing a book.
2024-07-2359 minTrauma BondedLittle Boxes (TIAH#328)Elly & T discuss Episode 328 of the podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you were a seahorse dad?”, in which we cover stepping out from behind masks and into freedom, living with confidence and owning our unconventional paths. This is part of our TIAH series, The 82%: Modern Stories of Love & Family. To seek out info about the Modern Family Institute, donate to help advance their work, or get engaged, please visit their website, modernfamilyinstitute.org. Thank you to storyteller, Kayden Coleman. Hosted by: Elly Westberg...
2024-07-1756 min
This Is Actually HappeningThe 82 Percent #5: What if you were a seahorse dad?Assigned female at birth, Kayden Coleman navigates abuse, racism, housing insecurity, and a deep questioning of gender, but after finally accepting who he is and transitioning fully to being a man, he finds out he’s pregnant. Today’s episode featured Kayden Coleman. You can find out more about him on Instagram and TikTok @kaydenxofficial. If you’d like to reach out to him, you can email at Kaydenxcoleman@gmail.com.This episode is the fifth of our six-part miniseries called the 82 Percent: Modern stories of love and family, produce...
2024-07-1657 min
The Manny's PodcastBiodiversity in Our Urban SpacesDo you ever find yourself reading or talking about the worldwide climate crisis – coral reef devastation, melting glaciers, catastrophic weather – and wondering “But what can I do?” For those of us who live in urban environments, climate change may sometimes feel like a concept far removed from our daily lives. And yet, the biodiversity and nature right under our noses – and integrated into our cities – are an essential piece of a healthy planet, and a critical baseline for understanding the global climate crisis.Join some of the Bay Area’s leading scientists, researchers, and educators for an engaging discu...
2024-04-251h 10
The Manny's PodcastFireside Chat with Presidential Candidate Congressman Dean PhillipsElection season is in full effect!Join us for a special afternoon fireside chat with Congressman Dean Phillips as he discusses his decision to run for President in 2024.This will be an oppertunity to meet one of the many candidates running for office in 2024 and ask Congressman Phillips questions.Manny's never turns away anyone for lack of funds. To receive a complementary ticket just email the word "grapefruit" and the title of this event to luis@welcometomannys.com.Want to support community members? By purchasing a "Pay It Forward" ticket you...
2024-03-211h 02
My First Restaurant20: Creating a Civic Gathering Space | Manny Yekutiel, Manny’s“The least understood thing about opening a public facing business is the feeling of it, the emotional journey you have to go on”—Manny Yekutiel is the owner of Manny’s, a civic and political event space with a bookshop, coffee shop, bar, and restaurant, located in San Francisco.As you’ll quickly find out, Manny is not your traditional business owner, and this is far from a traditional interview. Having worked in the world of fundraising for political campaigns, Manny is charismatic and persuasive, with a knack for convincing people to go along with...
2023-05-1038 minThe Manny's PodcastCEQA, 469 Stevenson St., and the Future of California Housing PolicyOn December 6, 2022, SPUR and UC Davis law professor Chris Elmendorf stopped by our the Living Room for a conversation about San Francisco's notorious “Nordstrom’s parking lot” housing development and the implications for future housing policy around the state. In 2021, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors rejected a proposal for a 495 unit building on the site of a Nordstrom's valet parking lot. Even though the city's Planning Department had completed its review and approved the project, supervisors rejected the recommendation, sending the project back with dubious demands for additional environmental review. Prof. Elmendorf discusses the relationship between the Calif...
2022-12-141h 37The Manny's PodcastSummer of Learning: Queering Religion: Field Notes from a Rabbi at a Catholic UniversityWhat does it mean to queer religion at a Catholic university?
What is it like to be queer and the Rabbi in residence at a Catholic institution?
Come listen as Rabbi Angel shares their experience, research and field notes from teaching at University of San Francisco and leading the queer flagship Congregation Sha'ar Zahav for 15 years.
Are you a current student? Email the word "caffeine" and the title of this event to angelina@welcometomannys.com for a complementary ticket
Manny's never turns away anyone for lack of funds. To receive a complementary ticket just email the word "grapefruit" and the...
2022-09-101h 06
Total SFHow to save S.F. small business!What we can do to save small business is San Francisco? "Fun Police" podcasters Manny Yekutiel and Sharky Laguana join Total SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight to talk about the present and future of San Francisco, and how lessons learned from a worldwide pandemic can help independent business in the future. Laguana is CEO of the van rental business Bandago and Yekutiel founded Manny's — the community space that will host Total SF's "An Evening with Emperor Norton" on April 28, 2022.Reserve your seats in advance at welcometomannys.com.Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "Th...
2022-04-2244 minTotal SF8 things to do in S.F. this spring!Spring is here, and Total SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight are excited about the better weather on the way and our first spring in three years with loosened pandemic restrictions. Hartlaub and Knight sat on the steps of Alta Plaza Park and came up with a spring to-do list, including good food, good biking, cherry blossoms and the return of the live Hunky Jesus contest in Dolores Park.Also in this episode, Hartlaub and Knight announce a LIVE podcast taping at Manny's, featuring an evening with Emperor Norton. Tickets are free but please reserve your...
2022-04-1521 min
All the GendersUndocumented Trans Latina ActivistSend us a textIn this episode, Quinn gets the opportunity to speak with the dynamic Jupiter Peraza, the Director of Social Justice and Empowerment initiatives for the San Francisco Transgender District, an area in San Francisco's Tenderloin that is officially recognized by the city and that helps provide connection, continuity, and support for trans San Franciscans.Jupiter talks about her experiences growing up undocumented and trans, about finding herself and finding her voice, about the work of the district, and much more.You can learn about the Transgender District on their web...
2021-11-2843 min
New Faces of DemocracyManny Yekutiel on Coffee and DialogueThis episode features a conversation with Manny Yekutiel, founder of San Francisco phenomenon, Manny’s, a civic gathering space that brings people together for coffee, bagels and discourse. In this comfortable and friendly space, people gather for debates, to hear candidates like Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, and for something increasingly rare in our country today: dialogue. Nancy and Manny talk about how people are craving in-person experiences in an increasingly digital world; how to heal our political discord; and how to make politics fun, accessible and exciting. https://www.welcometomannys.com
2021-03-1733 min
The Manny's PodcastManny's LIVE: The San Quentin COVID Outbreak w/ Dr. Hadar AviramThere's a massive outbreak of COVID-19 at San Quentin Prison. Almost 2,000 prisoners are positive and more folks have died of COVID-19 in custody than in a century of execution.
What is going on?
How did this happen?
Could it have been prevent and what's been done to stop the spread of the virus in our prisons?
How will the virus inside the prison affect life and the spread outside the prison?
Dr. Hadar Aviram, a criminal justice activist and law professor is leading the charge to address the outbreak in San Quentin. She's coming to the lavender couch to discuss...
2020-07-1830 min
Decoder with Nilay PatelRecode Decode: Andrew YangEntrepreneur and Venture for America founder Andrew Yang talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his campaign to be the Democratic nominee in the 2020 presidential race.In this episode: Being "the tech candidate" during the techlash; the the #YangGang; his version of universal basic income, the Freedom Dividend; the challenges of UBI and how to convince people that it's a good idea; job automation and the “robot apocalypse”; why the unemployment rate isn't as low as you think; what will future jobs look like?; Yang's vision of "human-centered capitalism"; Donald Trump's tweets; standing out in the current Democratic field...
2019-07-191h 06