Outside Lands San Francisco

The hosts of the Outside Lands podcast discuss proper timing for New Year's email greetings and share casual banter.

Hosts Nicole and Rebecca meander through off-topic banter about pancakes and breakfast buffets before discussing Nicole's recent trip to L.A.

The hosts discuss a listener request about a historic ice skating rink in San Francisco's Outer Sunset neighborhood, sharing memories and details about its location and name.

Hosts Nicole and Rebecca discuss their current projects and a historical question about a Galapagos tortoise brought back in 1906.

Nicole Meldahl and San Francisco Chronicle culture critic Peter Hartlaub trace the documented history of It's It ice cream — the oatmeal cookie sandwich invented at Playland at the Beach in 1928 — using city directories, newspaper archives, and original Whitney family materials.

Nicole Meldahl and Woody Labonte of the Western Neighborhoods Project cover Mount Davidson Manor, a roughly 200-lot residential neighborhood in San Francisco bounded by Ocean Avenue and Monterey Boulevard, developed primarily between 1926 and 1930.

Nicole Meldahl and producer Drew Moss of the Western Neighborhoods Project explore the life of Mary Kelly — born Lucretia Isabel Taylor around 1857 — a San Francisco refugee advocate whose organizing work after the 1906 earthquake and fire made her a central figure in the city's disaster recovery.

Nicole Meldahl and producer Drew Moss of the Western Neighborhoods Project discuss San Francisco public art politics, a 1976 De Anza bicentennial reenactment, and a set of 25-to-100-year-old San Francisco newspaper curiosities in this short-format episode.

Marta Lindsey discusses her new book 'Discovering Golden Gate Park: A Local's Guide' on the Outside Lands podcast.

Hosts Nicole and Rebecca chat about being tired, the end of New Year greetings, and daylight savings in this casual episode intro.

Outside Lands San Francisco host Nicole Meldahl and San Francisco Chronicle journalist Peter Hartlaub investigate the history of It's It Ice Cream Sandwich — a San Francisco institution invented at Playland at the Beach in 1928 — tracing its origins, competing name-origin theories, and the chain of families who kept it alive across a century.