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.
Wild in the streets
With a little zaniness and a lot of Streisand, Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘What’s Up Doc?’ brought chaos to a city that was trying to tidy itself up
November 12, 2025
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



