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Walter Thompson

Walter Thompson is an award-winning independent journalist and podcast host based in San Francisco. His work has appeared in The Guardian, San Francisco Magazine, Hoodline, TechCrunch, and other outlets. He is also a screenwriter with three completed scripts, including a story set in San Francisco.

The way we were

In ‘Sneakers,’ idealistic hackers went head-to-head with evil corporations in 1990s San Francisco. You’ll never guess who won

October 3, 2025

Taxi driver

Wayne Wang’s ‘Chan is Missing’ led viewers past the tourist spots and deeper into San Francisco’s Chinatown of the 1980s

September 8, 2025