The Happy Hour Podcast Episode 2: FREE TULIPS IN UNION SQUARE

shaylyn martos, Malakai Wade, and Whitney Papalii
Feb 28, 2020

Welcome back to The Happy Hour: A palate cleansing podcast! For Episode 2 hosts Malakai Wade (@malakaiwade) and shaylyn martos (@shaylynmartos) share only the best news stories for the past two weeks.

Join us this week as we talk about Keanu Reeves, tulips and Marsha P. Johnson, as well as bringing our wonderful guest, Golden Gate Xpress reporter Whitney Papalii, to talk about the SF State student organization Black Residents United in Housing!

This week’s happy stories:

“Matrix” stars spotted filming scenes in San Francisco (link)
Pick your own bunch of tulips on March 7, Flower Bulb Day in San Francisco! (link)
Cat Town founder now executive director of Oakland Animal Services (link)
BitchReads: 27 novels feminists should read in 2020 (link)
Black Residents United in Housing with guest reporter Whitney Papalii (link)
Brooklyn to rename park after transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson (link)
Jeremy O. Harris, playwright of “Slave Play,” receives HRC Equality Award (link)
Last call! What’s making us happy this week?

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About the Contributors

shaylyn martos

shaylyn martos (she/her) works to provide better representation of LGBTQ+ people in media, and produces stories that address possible solutions to larger, systemic issues. She currently serves as multimedia editor for SF State's Golden Gate Xpress and produces The Happy Hour Podcast. In 2019, shaylyn was honored as an NPR Next Generation Radio Mentee. When not chasing a story, shaylyn can be found reading speculative fiction, cooking her favorite native Chamorro foods or bombing at a stand-up open mic. She's online @shaylynmartos

Malakai Wade

Malakai is a senior journalism student at SFSU and the Editor-in-Chief of Xpress Magazine. She is in her last semester after finishing a minor in International Relations. Malakai wants to focus on multimedia productions such as podcasting and video, as well as magazine design and publishing. She likes writing about global feminism, community organizations, and other artists. She also co-hosts and produces The Happy Hour Podcast, a comedy/news/talkshow all about happy stories. Catch her at home or wearing a mask when she goes out.

Whitney Papalii

Whitney Papalii is a student at San Francisco University, pursuing a BA in Journalism (Online/Print) and a minor in Women and Gender Studies. This is her last semester as a student at SFSU and first semester writing for Golden Gate Xpress. Originally from Los Angeles, Whitney was a student at Santa Monica College before she transferred schools and moved up to the Bay Area. After graduation, she hopes to find a job that fulfills her interests in writing and fashion. Her other interests include social media, local news, and design.