PST with Emily Dreyfuss

Bip City is dead. Who killed it?

For years, "bipping" (SF slang for car break-ins) was practically the city's signature crime – so common it inspired rap lyrics and a whole genre of "never leave anything

Beyond the hits: Dolly Parton’s lasting impact on San Francisco

Dolly Parton died on August 25, 2026, at age 80 – and San Francisco is mourning her like family. On this episode of PST, host Emily Dreyfuss talks with the people who fel

‘I feel betrayed': The new SF school that turned away its neighbors

San Francisco just opened its first brand-new elementary school in decades – Mission Bay School. But nearly 100 neighborhood families couldn't get in. Why? Because in SFU

SFPD cleared only 14% of rape cases last year. We investigated why.

San Francisco is failing survivors of alleged sexual assault – and the numbers prove it. SFPD cleared just 14% of rape cases last year, which is half the national average

SF's AI billboards are making us sick. These people are fighting back.

San Francisco is blanketed in AI billboards that make no sense. And most of us have just... stopped reading them. But a few people are fighting back. This week on PST, h

How the Marina Safeway became the flashpoint over the SF housing wars

A 22-story condo tower proposed on top of a Safeway grocery store in San Francisco’s affluent Marina District has become a flashpoint for the city’s YIMBY vs. NIMBY housi

Why San Francisco can’t have nice things: The 6-year Jollibee permitting saga

After six years and a bureaucratic maze involving PG&E, BART, and the Historic Preservation Commission, Jollibee has officially opened its doors on Market Street in San F

The TV streaming era has jumped the shark. What comes next?

Is streaming television broken? Netflix is hemorrhaging second-season viewers, prices keep climbing, and the service that once felt like magic now feels like a monthly bi

Why AI will save the liberal arts degree (and not destroy it)

Is a liberal arts education still worth it in the age of AI? Or is college about to become obsolete? Host Emily Dreyfuss is saving up to send her two kids to a liberal a

Digital privacy is already dire. AI could make it worse.

Cindy Cohn spent decades at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) fighting for digital rights, including taking on the NSA's mass surveillance program. Now, as AI resh

Emily's mom wants a sex robot. What's standing in her way?

What does it actually take to build a humanoid robot in America – and why can't we do it yet? Host Emily Dreyfuss's 79-year-old mother has been joking for years that she

Can Rupert Murdoch turn California red? He's going to try

Rupert Murdoch's empire made three major moves into California this year: launching the California Post tabloid, backing former Fox News host Steve Hilton's run for gover

The California Primary is Tuesday. Who’s funding what you’ll vote for?

Voting day is around the corner, and a hell of a lot of money is changing hands. The words "unprecedented" and "billionaire bonanza" come to mind. On this episode of PST

Inside Stanford’s quest to build the next ruling class

Student journalist Theo Baker made a name for himself in 2023 when, at the age of 18, his reporting at Stanford led to the resignation of the university’s then-president

Are tech layoffs different this time? A Meta source speaks out

Tech layoffs are back — and this time, AI is reshaping the rules. Meta is expected to lay off another 8,000 employees next week, roughly 10% of its remaining staff, after

SF says more public trash cans wouldn’t solve its trash problem. Why?

San Francisco is a trashy city. We're not talking about the vibes – we’re talking about the state of our sidewalks. Anyone who lives here knows the feeling of walking d

Rent is due. Here's how we afford one of the most expensive cities in the US

We all know San Francisco is one of the most expensive cities in the world – but did you know that the average renter here spends about 34% of their salary on housing alo

How to become a Valkyries superfan in one episode

The WNBA's hottest team - the Golden State Valkyries - is on the cusp of a brand new season. After a blockbuster debut last year that saw sold-out crowds of 18,000 fans,

Ronan Farrow on the trust issues shrouding Sam Altman and OpenAI

Ronan Farrow spent 18 months investigating Sam Altman for The New Yorker. This week, he joined us to talk about what he found. Farrow and co-author Andrew Marantz spoke

SF vs. DC: The two cities fighting over America’s AI future

Freelance journalist Jasmine Sun calls the SF-DC-AI axis "the most important story in the world" — so we brought her to Manny's in the Mission to break it down live. We g