Better Lives, Bitter Lies podcast

Better Lives, Bitter Lies

National Park Service

In the 19th and 20th centuries, countless people sailed to San Francisco seeking better lives. For many, arrival meant living with ideas that shaped their personal histories and the waterfront’s. This podcast explores such ideas using points around San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park as springboards. Whether the ideas were myth, propaganda, or falsehood, they beg a question: must forging better lives always be entwined with facing bitter lies? Winner of the 2020 National Freeman Tilden Award!

9 Episodes