PST with Emily Dreyfuss

Emily Dreyfuss

Booking Overview

This is a weekly interview-led current affairs and culture show focused on technology, policy, power, and San Francisco issues, with external guests including journalists, public officials, artists, comedians, and other subject-matter experts. PR agencies could credibly pitch technology and culture creators, housing and urban-policy experts, civic leaders, investigative journalists, and experts interpreting major social trends; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 42

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

pst@sfstandard.com

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Host

Emily Dreyfuss - Culture editor at The San Francisco Standard and a veteran technology journalist who covers the intersection of technology, culture, and power.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Direct subject-matter expertise in San Francisco civic issues, technology, culture, housing, public policy, or investigative journalism; relevant reporters, public officials, artists, creators, and policy experts are appropriate.

Required Achievements:

Investigative or beat reporting, Public-sector leadership or policy implementation, Published creative or cultural work, Relevant professional expertise on major civic or technology issues

Recent Guest Discussions

Ezra Wallach - San Francisco’s School Enrollment Lottery, School Choice, And Desegregation.

Anya Schultz - San Francisco Police Rape-case Clearance Rates, Sexual-assault Investigations, And Accountability.

Tucker Bryant - Artistic Responses To AI Advertising, Technology Hype, And Human Connection.

Dave Ross - AI Satire, Parody Advertising, And The Psychological Effects Of Technology Hype.

Harris Alterman - AI Satire, Parody Advertising, And The Psychological Effects Of Technology Hype.

Recent Topics

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Public Policy, Housing

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

PST with Emily Dreyfuss

In SF, two teenagers are leading the fight against Flock

September 18, 2026

By now you've probably heard of Flock: the license plate cameras that critics say have turned your daily commute into a surveillance network. Dozens of cities, from Santa Cruz to San Francisco, are pushing back – and in SF, two of the people leading that fight are 16-year-old Lowell High School juniors. Emily Dreyfuss talks with Zachary Schwartz and Hugo Zorn, the founder and outreach lead of DeFlock SF, about how a YouTube rabbit hole turned into a full-blown local movement. They discuss wh...

Why AI researchers are quitting – and what an ex-Googler saw first

September 16, 2026

AI company CEOs – the same people building these products – keep warning that AI could end humanity. This week it boiled over: an Anthropic researcher quit and accused his employer of endangering the world, and a current Anthropic safety lead agreed with him publicly. Host Emily Dreyfuss sits down with SF Standard tech editor Heather Kelly to explain what's really driving the AI industry's sudden wave of doomsday manifestos – regulatory capture, looming IPO paperwork, and a string of AI "misa...

SF wants to be bike-friendly. Its streets say otherwise

September 11, 2026

A scooter rider in San Francisco is killed on Market Street. A CEO loses his teeth in a bike crash on Arguello. And buried in a 130-year-old newspaper clipping is proof that SF has been failing its cyclists since 1894. On this episode of PST, host Emily Dreyfuss sits down with two people living San Francisco's bike-vs-car divide from opposite sides. First, Standard reporter Garrett Leahy breaks down his investigation into the “slot" – the notorious rail gap on Market Street that's been throw...

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