Topic: City Lights Bookstore

Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, owner of City Lights Bookstore, criticizes the "rapid gentrification" of San Francisco driven by Silicon Valley wealth. On his 96th birthday, Ferlinghetti describes the new tech millionaires as having "bags full of cash and no manners." Online commenters dismiss his views as those of an out-of-touch "fogie."

Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, owner of City Lights Bookstore, criticized the rapid gentrification of San Francisco driven by the tech boom. On his 96th birthday, Ferlinghetti described the new "dot-com millionaires" as having "bags full of cash and no manners." The hosts discuss the backlash against Ferlinghetti's comments, where tech supporters labeled him a "crank" and a "fogie."