Graham Cowley's guest appearances

Graham Cowley

Storied: San Francisco

Matt Gonzalez

David Brooks

Stephanie Smith

Joe Aguirre

David Tracy

John Scott

Mike Lynch

Erin Lim

JoEllen Depakakibo

Sarah Davis

Gary Weinstein

Ray Williams

William Rhodes

Jim Murphy

Mike Evans

OwlTail

For the majority of his professional career, Graham Cowley was a medical examiner. After a brief stint in his native England, he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, then to San Francisco in the 1980s. He retired in 2011. In this episode of the podcast, Graham talks about a particular call he got for a man who died on the BART tracks. Later in the episode, he shares one of his last calls, and the emotional toll that his career had taken on him. Lastly, he hails the work of a group of people he considers real heroes. Graham was one of the subjects of Peter Hartlaub's feature about the San Francisco Medical Examiner's office back in 1999. Peter talked about his experience riding along with Graham and his colleagues in Episode 4 of Storied: San Francisco, a three-part episode. Part 2 is here, and Part 3 is here. I was able to track Graham down thanks to a commenter on Peter's Twitter. They let us know that Graham was the subject of a documentary called Graham's Tales. Photos for this episode were taken in Graham's apartment on the day we recorded the podcast, in November 2017, by Michelle Kilfeather.

For the majority of his professional career, Graham Cowley was a medical examiner. After a brief stint in his native England, he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, then to San Francisco in the 1980s. He retired in 2011. In this episode of the podcast, Graham talks about a particular call he got for a man who died on the BART tracks. Later in the episode, he shares one of his last calls, and the emotional toll that his career had taken on him. Lastly, he hails the work of a group of people he considers real heroes. Graham was one of the subjects of Peter Hartlaub's feature about the San Francisco Medical Examiner's office back in 1999. Peter talked about his experience riding along with Graham and his colleagues in <a href="https://www.storiedsf.com/episodes/ep-4-part-1-peter-hartlaubs-first-ride-with-the-sf-medical-examiners-office" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 4 of Storied: San Francisco</a>, a three-part episode. Part 2 is <a href="https://www.storiedsf.com/episodes/episode-4-part-2-peter-hartlaubs-brush-with-the-human-side-of-loss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, and Part 3 is <a href="https://www.storiedsf.com/episodes/episode-4-part-3-peter-hartlaubs-turn-in-his-career-as-a-journalist" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. I was able to track Graham down thanks to a commenter on Peter's Twitter. They let us know that Graham was the subject of a documentary called <a href="http://www.grahamstales.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Graham's Tales</a>. Photos for this episode were taken in Graham's apartment on the day we recorded the podcast, in November 2017, by Michelle Kilfeather.

Ep. 10: Graham Cowley's Life as a San Francisco Medical Examiner