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Name Drop San Diego

By Abby Hamblin & Kristy Totten

Name Drop San Diego is a weekly podcast from The San Diego Union-Tribune celebrating people who have shaped San Diego and been shaped by it. Join hosts Abby Hamblin and Kristy Totten each Tuesday as they get to know the people who make San Diego proud.

  1. 1.
    Rep. Sara Jacobs on the Jan. 6 pro-Trump riot in Washington, D.C. 01/11/2021
    50:40
  2. 2.
    Helen Amanda Fricker, Antarctic expeditionist and glaciologist01/05/2021
    43:58
  3. 3.
    Eric Topol, Scripps physician, COVID-19 fighter, voice of reason on Twitter12/22/2020
    51:34
  4. 4.
    Mario Lopez, actor, dancer, TV host, radio host and more12/11/2020
    26:37
  5. 5.
    Ilan Rubin, Nine Inch Nails drummer and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee12/08/2020
    1:00:20
  6. 6.
    Paola Ávila, chief of staff to mayor-elect Todd Gloria12/01/2020
    48:14
  7. 7.
    Lee Ann Kim, founder of the San Diego Asian Film Festival11/24/2020
    52:30
  8. 8.
    Lynn Reaser, chief economist at Point Loma Nazarene University11/17/2020
    36:52
  1. 9.
    Linh Anh Cat, chief of plants, animals and tidepools at Cabrillo National Monument11/10/2020
    31:44
  2. 10.
    Kirk K., founder of Mmm-Yoso San Diego food blog11/03/2020
    32:20
  3. 11.
    Zachary Patterson, student school board member10/27/2020
    44:09
  4. 12.
    Gary Kloppenburg, coach of the 2020 WNBA champions 10/20/2020
    32:59
  5. 13.
    Rita Fernandez, City of San Diego's immigrant affairs manager10/13/2020
    47:40
  6. 14.
    Dr. DJ Gaines, UCSD physician and diversity podcaster10/06/2020
    37:46
  7. 15.
    Michael Vu, registrar of voters for San Diego County09/29/2020
    46:14
  8. 16.
    Gerry Torres, founder of City Tacos09/22/2020
    26:20
  9. 17.
    Davey Smith, a leading doctor working on COVID-19 treatments09/15/2020
    35:31
  10. 18.
    Jean Guerrero, reporter and author of 'Hatemonger'09/01/2020
    37:32
  11. 19.
    Nicole Capretz, Climate Action Campaign founder08/25/2020
    39:11
  12. 20.
    Brian Malarkey, celebrity chef and restaurateur 08/18/2020
    32:32
  13. 21.
    Barney Scout Mann, hiker, author and 'trail angel'08/11/2020
    46:50
  14. 22.
    Judi Sheppard Missett, founder and CEO of Jazzercise08/04/2020
    44:32
  15. 23.
    Introducing Hello Gen Z, a new U-T podcast07/28/2020
    27:51
  16. 24.
    Tony Gwynn Jr., broadcaster and former MLB player07/21/2020
    47:12
  17. 25.
    Claudia Sandoval, winner of Masterchef Season 607/14/2020
    52:29
  18. 26.
    Jim Trotter, NFL journalist and Junior Seau biographer07/07/2020
    56:01
  19. 27.
    Junior Seau, behind the scenes07/07/2020
    15:27
  20. 28.
    Ralph Keeling, keeper of 'The Keeling Curve'06/30/2020
    48:47
  21. 29.
    Kenneth Barlis, fashion designer to the stars06/23/2020
    45:28
  22. 30.
    Young Black Lives Matter protesters06/16/2020
    1:04:55
  23. 31.
    Shane Harris, national civil rights activist06/06/2020
    48:42
  24. 32.
    Shilpi Somaya Gowda, international bestselling author 06/02/2020
    45:25
  25. 33.
    Anthony Davis, 2020 Pulitzer Prize winner05/26/2020
    49:26
  26. 34.
    Ralph Rubio, co-founder of Rubio's Coastal Grill05/19/2020
    49:01
  27. 35.
    Ellen Ochoa, first Latina in space05/12/2020
    43:58
  28. 36.
    Jon Foreman, lead singer of Switchfoot05/05/2020
    35:16
  29. 37.
    Introducing Name Drop San Diego04/23/2020
    1:07

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