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February 5, 2026

Bay Curious - Local Olympians to Cheer For During the Winter Games

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan start tomorrow and there are a lot of Bay Area athletes representing our region at the games. We sit down with other Olympics super fans to get you amped up about who to root for and hear from some of the athletes themselves.

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Meet the Bay Area Athletes Competing at the Winter Olympics
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February 5, 2026

Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2555: Google Books

Episode: 2555 The brave new world of digitizing books for the Web. Today, this old book.

February 4, 2026

Curious City - Why is Ashland Avenue sometimes Ashland Boulevard?

Ashland Avenue is one of the longest and oldest streets in Chicago, but sometimes it’s a boulevard. Is this a misprint? Or is this part of the city’s history to promote park land?

February 4, 2026

Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2862: Randomness

Episode: 2862 Randomness out of Nothingness. Today, let's talk about how to pick random numbers out of thin air.

February 3, 2026

Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3349: Inhuman Distances

Episode: 3349 The Inhuman Distances of the Speed of Light. Today, inhuman distances.

February 2, 2026

Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1519: Seeing Around the Corner

Episode: 1519 Learning to acquire knowledge and create it at the same time. Today, we wonder where knowledge comes from.

February 1, 2026

Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1518: Looking for Reality

Episode: 1518 A concern about computers and the redefinition of reality. Today, we try to tell fact from fiction.

January 31, 2026

Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1517: A Tripartite Bridge

Episode: 1517 The very odd bridge that Roebling almost built. Today, a strange bridge.

January 30, 2026

Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1516: Saving the Lore

Episode: 1516 In which we must save the lore as well as the plants. Today, we have to save more than the endangered plants.

January 29, 2026

Bay Curious - The Ukrainian Rebel Priest of Hayward

High in the Hayward Hills, Ukraina marks the farm and grave of Ukrainian dissident priest Agapius Honcharenko, who fled Russian authorities and settled here with his wife, Albina. These days, his farmstead is marked by a historical placard that caught the eye of our question asker, Tony. Today on the show, we explore the thrilling and noble life of Honcharenko, who life is still celebrated with an annual ceremony.

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How a Remarkable 19th-Century Revolutionary Priest From Ukraine Ended up in Hayward
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This story was reported by Rachael Myrow. Bay Curious is made by Katrina Schwartz, Olivia Allen-Price and Christopher Beale. Additional support from Gabriela Glueck, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Ethan Toven-Lindsey and everyone on Team KQED.

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