“Name Drop San Diego” is a new, weekly podcast from The San Diego Union-Tribune that celebrates the people who have shaped San Diego and been shaped by it.

Each episode, you’ll get an up close and personal look at a San Diegan you should know, or meet a fascinating new personality to name drop to your friends. In Season 1, just to name drop a little, you’ll hear from Jon Foreman, the lead singer of Switchfoot; Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space; and Ralph Rubio, founder of the SoCal staple, Rubio’s Coastal Grill.

You’ll learn a lot. You’ll learn where Foreman’s favorite surf spots are and what Ochoa took with her into space. Our guests will also name drop other San Diegans they think you should know.

“We’d play shows all over San Diego and all the other bands would be cheering each other on,” Foreman said in an upcoming episode about how San Diego made an impact on Switchfoot’s early success. “San Diego always felt like a comradery and that is a huge part of why we are who we are, that we felt the support of our hometown, our peers, our heroes…”

The Union-Tribune’s Abby Hamblin and Kristy Totten will be your hosts for these compelling conversations with interesting and inspiring people who live in San Diego or who left to influence other places worldwide. Join us as we get to know the people who make San Diego proud.

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