The SMACKDOWN: Maya Angelou vs. Harvey Milk vs. MC Hammer

NPR | By Brittany Luse,

Olivia Allen-Price KQED, Pendarvis Harshaw KQED, Barton Girdwood, Corey Antonio Rose, Jessica Placzek

Published August 20, 2024 at 9:10 AM EDT

San Francisco. Harvey Milk. MC Hammer. Maya Angelou.

Who will win today's cage match?

Welcome to The Smackdown! For the next several weeks Brittany is hosting debates in cities and regions across the United States to find out who and what are the most influential things from those places.

This episode Brittany lands in San Francisco, California, the Bay Area, and debates with KQED reporters Pendarvis Harshaw, host of Rightnowish, and Olivia Allen-Price, host of Bay Curious. There will be winners. There will be losers. There will be surprises.

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