Michael Krasny

The "Taliban Mayor" the "Pandering Show Host" And Me

Chronicle Editor Ward Bushee Loves the Oldies

By Will HarperListening to Chronicle editor Ward Bushee on KQED's Forum made me nostalgic for Phil Bronstein. The former Mr. Sharon Stone had his faults, but what I liked about him was that he was more than a newspaper editor--he was a showman. Remember when Bronstein donned scuba gear to save a yo ... More >>

February Book Events

Neil DeGrasse Tyson at the Commonwealth Club, Jonathon Keats at City Lights, and more.

Who’s Your Mimi?

Neil DeGrasse Tyson at the Commonwealth Club, Jonathon Keats at City Lights, and more.

War Is Hell

Photographic evidence

The Body Politic

Remembering Moscone, Milk, and the "Twinkie Defense."

Best Local Interviewer

Michael Krasny

Best New Radio Show

Working Assets Radio

Night Crawler

Working Assets Radio

Night & Day

Working Assets Radio

Night + Day

Working Assets Radio

Night+Day

Working Assets Radio

Unspun

Working Assets Radio

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Working Assets Radio

Zoom Lens

Working Assets Radio

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Working Assets Radio

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Working Assets Radio

Off Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary Life

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Writers with Drinks

Working Assets Radio

Get Your Earbuds Ready: Jonathan Kauffman to Appear on KQED's Forum Tomorrow

​After eight months as SF Weekly restaurant critic and SFoodie blogger, Jonathan Kauffman has tweaked the tenor of Bay Area food coverage with his writing voice. Tomorrow on KQED's Forum radio chat show, he'll attempt to do the same with his speaking voice. Kauffman joins Forum host Michael Kr ... More >>

The Under-$10 Hookup: Lime Tree Southeast Asian Kitchen

Luis ChongThumbs up: Lime Tree's beef rendang.​Last Thursday's KQED Forum radio show with Michael Krasny featured a chat with Bay Area food writers and restaurant critics including SF Weekly's Jonathan Kauffman. During listener call-ins, several requested recommendations for inexpensive dining ... More >>

Grand Inquisitor

Luis ChongThumbs up: Lime Tree's beef rendang.​Last Thursday's KQED Forum radio show with Michael Krasny featured a chat with Bay Area food writers and restaurant critics including SF Weekly's Jonathan Kauffman. During listener call-ins, several requested recommendations for inexpensive dining ... More >>

This month's literary events

Luis ChongThumbs up: Lime Tree's beef rendang.​Last Thursday's KQED Forum radio show with Michael Krasny featured a chat with Bay Area food writers and restaurant critics including SF Weekly's Jonathan Kauffman. During listener call-ins, several requested recommendations for inexpensive dining ... More >>

Hard French Season Finale, Indie Mart, Kitsch & Fuzzz, Bookfest 2010 and More

Walken plays Hemlock Tavern this Saturday​Still covered in orange and black tickertape from the Giants parade? Got a hangover from all the revelry? Don't stop believing S.F., hang on to that feeling. You can keep the party going through the weekend with these cheap local happenings. Here's our li ... More >>

March's Literary Events

Walken plays Hemlock Tavern this Saturday​Still covered in orange and black tickertape from the Giants parade? Got a hangover from all the revelry? Don't stop believing S.F., hang on to that feeling. You can keep the party going through the weekend with these cheap local happenings. Here's our li ... More >>

Mayor Ed Lee Defends His Friendship with Willie Brown, Rose Pak

So what if he is a puppet, get over it!​The mayor's race might be over, but the deep tensions that often defined the candidates are still very much there. On KQED this morning, Forum host Michael Krasny reminded Mayor Ed Lee that his political rivals, namely state Sen. Leland Yee, are still beatin ... More >>

Gavin Newsom on Ross Mirkarimi: 'I understand his ... feeling he's being picked on'

Gavin Newsom​California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, San Francisco's former mayor, said on a local radio program today that he feels news outlets are being unfair to Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, who is facing charges of domestic violence. On KQED radio's "Forum" talk show, Newsom expressed a surprising degre ... More >>