Datebook

by San Francisco Chronicle
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A Bay Area entertainment podcast created by the San Francisco Chronicle Datebook section — with interviews and discussions related to current news and features. Hosted by the critics, editors and reporters of Datebook, who interview celebrities and newsmakers, recap and preview big events and break down the latest Bay Area entertainment news.

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Recent Episodes
  • Babylon Gone 3: Does SF Still Need Beach Blanket Babylon?
    Dec 20, 2019 – 22:52
  • Babylon Gone 2: "Let No Stranger Wait Outside Your Door"
    Dec 19, 2019 – 20:59
  • Babylon Gone 1: The Wigmaster
    Dec 18, 2019 – 19:00
  • Trailer: Babylon Gone, a new series from Datebook podcast
    Dec 17, 2019 – 02:39
  • Movie with Mick LaSalle: On 'The Irishman,' 'Ford v Ferrari' and spoiler talk with Leba
    Nov 19, 2019 – 52:01
  • Theater with Lily Janiak — Bedridden for decades, Daniel Rudman returns to theater
    Oct 29, 2019 – 30:28
  • Movies with Mick LaSalle: On Eddie Murphy, "Dolemite" and "Jojo Rabbit"
    Oct 26, 2019 – 42:05
  • Marc Huestis interview — Castro impresario on S.F. and movies
    Oct 24, 2019 – 50:36
  • Robert Pattinson interview — on "The Lighthouse," and a near-riot at the Stonestown Hot Topic
    Oct 16, 2019 – 22:02
  • Movies with Mick LaSalle: On "Joker," "Judy" and the Venice Film Festival
    Oct 5, 2019 – 42:08
  • Judy Garland and "Judy," with Tony Bravo, Connie Champagne and Lara Gabrielle Fowler
    Oct 2, 2019 – 54:43
  • Nato Green interview — on saving the Punch Line, and S.F. comedy
    Sep 19, 2019 – 42:35
  • Alice Kahn's Lost Jerry Garcia Interview
    Sep 12, 2019 – 49:03
  • Metallica and beyond at the Chase Center, with Aidin Vaziri and Mariecar Mendoza
    Sep 6, 2019 – 27:36
  • Theater with Lily Janiak - Ed Moreno to Ed Berkeley and back again
    Aug 27, 2019 – 33:14
  • When Critics Get Surprised, with Lily Janiak and Joshua Kosman
    Aug 24, 2019 – 36:44
  • Linda Lee, S.F.'s Septuagenarian Nightlife Queen, with Tony Bravo
    Aug 15, 2019 – 41:43
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse — Datebook Podcast Flashback
    Aug 10, 2019 – 27:11
  • Robert Mailer Anderson interview — on "Windows on the World," music and San Francisco
    Jul 31, 2019 – 51:11
  • Movies with Mick LaSalle: "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" and Quentin Tarantino
    Jul 26, 2019 – 42:59
  • Duffy Jennings Interview — on Moscone/Milk Shootings, Zodiac and his Memoir "Reporter's Note Book"
    Jul 18, 2019 – 42:13
  • Sponsored Episode: The Weapon of Art, Transforming Guns into instruments of Hope
    Jul 17, 2019 – 18:24
  • Movies with Mick LaSalle: New Pink Section Column, Women in Film and "The Lion King"
    Jul 12, 2019 – 40:18
  • Theater with Lily Janiak - Skyler Cooper on Playing Othello from Two Genders
    Jul 5, 2019 – 32:32
  • Movies with Mick LaSalle: "Yesterday," "Spider-Man" and some love for the Roxie
    Jul 1, 2019 – 50:53
  • Gabby La La Interview — on ASMR, Playing the Sitar and Snow Angel
    Jun 27, 2019 – 49:15
  • Glenn McCoy Interview — Executive Director for San Francisco Ballet
    Jun 25, 2019 – 19:57
  • Introducing the Summer Fun Issue; Chronicle tips for things to do
    Jun 19, 2019 – 36:43
  • Movies with Mick LaSalle: Emma Thompson, Dark Phoenix and more on Elton John
    Jun 14, 2019 – 48:47
  • Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen Interview — Young Countertenor Debuts for SF Opera
    Jun 5, 2019 – 30:34
  • Theater with Lily Janiak — Maya Herbsman, Intimacy Choreographer
    Jun 3, 2019 – 39:56
  • Movies with Mick LaSalle: "Rocketman," "Godzilla" and the best movie of the week ("Ma")
    Jun 2, 2019 – 45:36
  • "Always Be My Maybe" star Randall Park and director Nahnatchka Khan
    May 31, 2019 – 32:17
  • Jimmy O. Yang Interview — Comedian and "Silicon Valley" Actor
    May 21, 2019 – 19:05
  • Movies with Mick LaSalle: RIP Doris Day, Shakespeare and "John Wick 3"
    May 17, 2019 – 39:03
  • "Wine Country" — Breaking Down the Napa Valley-Based Netflix Movie
    May 9, 2019 – 38:02
  • T.C. Boyle interview — California Author on Fires, Drugs and "Outside Looking In"
    May 6, 2019 – 28:49
  • Theater with Lily Janiak — A Conversation About Pay in Comedy
    Apr 29, 2019 – 51:06
  • Movies with Mick LaSalle: Avengers Endgame first impressions
    Apr 24, 2019 – 28:10
  • Joseph Young Interview — New Conductor of the Berkeley Symphony
    Apr 17, 2019 – 30:16
  • Movies with Mick LaSalle: "Shazam," Superhero Movies and a Detour into the Federalist Papers
    Apr 8, 2019 – 36:33
  • Armistead Maupin interview — "Tales of the City" author drops by his old Chronicle home
    Apr 2, 2019 – 38:01
  • Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij interview — The OA Part II in San Francisco
    Mar 25, 2019 – 30:00
  • Theater with Lily Janiak: Darryl V. Jones interview — on his vision for Lorraine Hansberry Theatre
    Mar 18, 2019 – 36:26
  • Alex Gibney interview — on making "The Inventor" and faking it in Silicon Valley
    Mar 13, 2019 – 30:14
  • Movies with Mick LaSalle: "Captain Marvel," Spielberg on Netflix and new movies
    Mar 8, 2019 – 33:56
  • Komal Shah Interview — Art Collection and the New Stanford Artist Conversation Series
    Feb 27, 2019 – 37:49
  • Datebook Talks Oscars - Academy Awards Conversation with Mick LaSalle, Tony Bravo, Otis Taylor Jr. and Mariecar Mendoza
    Feb 21, 2019 – 01:28:04
  • Movies with Mick LaSalle: Academy Awards Should Win/Will Win Episode
    Feb 18, 2019 – 36:54
  • Theater with Lily Janiak: Actor Caleb Cabrera
    Feb 12, 2019 – 34:23
Recent Reviews
  • SJGates
    Please bring this podcast back.
    The Bay Area has enough theatre, concerts, opera, etc. to warrant a Datebook podcast. Please bring it back.
  • Cousin Cliff
    Pete Seeger is The Godfather of rap
    Lol this white lady tried to say Pete Seeger is the precursor to rap. White people can’t even let black people have rap anymore. Leba you’re a trip. This podcast is “almost ok”
  • Vladimir_____Putin
    Re: Legend of the Red Dragon
    Mick, you were dead wrong about Jet Li’s Legend of the Red Dragon* (1994). You wrote in July 1995: “The spectacle comes in endless waves, and although it is well-executed, it gets monotonous. When the film does slow down, it shows things of little interest. The efforts of Red Bean to swindle a lecherous old man are only marginally funny.” You couldn’t be more wrong. Legend of the Red Dragon is 94 minutes of nonstop entertainment. There’s something for everyone in this film. It’s a thrill ride that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Near perfect comedic timing breaks tension and seamlessly transitions the viewer into moments aching romanticism and wholesome life lessons. I ask that you step down from your role in this podcast and retire from film criticism. It’s the only noble action left that can redeem you as a critic. A man trusted to offer good faith critical opinions to the public has a responsibility to the public. The truth, Mick, is that you overlooked one of the best films of the last century. The Legend of the Red Dragon will the test of time and be vindicated, and you will be forgotten, lost in the noise of men who spoke loud and said nothing. *titled The New Legend Of Shaolin for domestic release in China
  • Virgil's Jukebox
    Leba and Mick make a great duo!
    Leba and Mick make a great duo!
  • gtrn8
    Needs new cohost
    While Mick’s opinions often differ from mine, he articulates them with a precision that is rare in mainstream film criticism. He also ties his ideas about individual films to the broader culture in ways that are enlightening and entertaining, and I’ve learned a lot over the years reading his columns. With that said, Lena Hertz detracts from the podcast by interrupting the flow of the conversation by interrupting with irrelevant comments, annoying attempts at humor, or dull observations like “she’s a nice actress.” With a new cohost, this show would improve dramatically.
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