The Commons at KQED

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2601 Mariposa Street
San Francisco, 94110 United States Get Directions

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  • SongWriter Live with W. Kamau Bell and Las Cafeteras

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    The Commons at KQED 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, United States

    This edition of SongWriter features live storytelling by Emmy- and Peabody-winning television host and producer, comedian and bestselling author W. Kamau Bell, which will be transformed into original music by the Chicano band Las Cafeteras. Together with SongWriter host Ben Arthur and social psychologist Shira Gabriel, they craft an evening about identity, home and collective effervescence through a thrilling exchange […]

  • SongWriter Live with Susan Orlean and Diana Gameros

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    The Commons at KQED 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, United States

    Litquake and KQED Live present a night with SongWriter, a podcast that turns stories into songs (featured guests have included Questlove, Joyce Carol Oates, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Roxane Gay, and Craig Finn of The Hold Steady). In this special live recording event, bestselling author Susan Orlean (The Orchid Thief, The Library Book) will share […]

  • That’s My Word: Bay Area Rappers Write Their Life Stories

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    The Commons at KQED 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, United States

    Join two of the Bay Area's legendary rap artists, Black C and Mac Mall, as they discuss gripping stories from their recently published memoirs. In vivid, unflinching detail, Black C's A Part of Survival and Mac Mall's My Opinion shed light on the Bay Area's street life, drug trade, and pimp culture of the 1980s and 1990s—and reveal how the resourceful artists […]