City Arts & Lectures produces onstage conversation at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. Founded by Sydney Goldstein in 1980, City Arts & Lectures produces more than fifty live events a year and records most events for edited and delayed broadcast on public radio. These programs are heard on over 170 public radio stations across the United States. Co-produced by National Public Radio affiliate KQED in San Francisco, the on-air broadcasts are introduced by Linda Hunt and hosted by various appropriate interviewers and luminaries.