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February 24, 2020

The Boring Talks - # 44 – Swearing: a personal cross-cultural comparative study of Hindi and English

If you hit your thumb with a hammer, what swear word would you immediately scream? Charvy Narain asked her friends and family this question, which lead to a personal journey from the 'buffalo's eye' to New York City cops and the her surprising Mausi. In this edition of The Boring Talks Charvy Narain takes a very foul mouthed and personal look at swearing in Hindi and English.

James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting.... maybe.

February 23, 2020

Curious City - Who Wrote The Song About The Cow That Started The Great Chicago Fire?

It’s sung everywhere from summer camps to soccer games. We dig into the song’s contested origins, and how it became such a hit.

February 23, 2020

Curious City - Who Wrote The Song About The Cow That Started The Great Chicago Fire?

It’s sung everywhere from summer camps to soccer games. We dig into the song’s contested origins, and how it became such a hit.

February 20, 2020

ATXplained - Who Writes The ‘Funny Little Messages’ On Signs Along Austin Roads?

Traffic sucks. But every so often a sign in the distance might give you a chuckle. Or a groan.

So who writes those electronic road signs with (sometimes) funny rhymes?

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February 20, 2020

Bay Curious - Coyotes, They’re Back and They’re Thriving

Question asker Lauren Fleming has noticed a lot of signs warning about coyote sightings in San Francisco parks. She wants to know how many coyotes live here, how they got here, and how they manage to live in an urban environment. In this episode, reporter Bianca Taylor meets a woman who has been observing the city's coyotes for thirteen years.

Additional Reading:

Reported by Bianca Taylor. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Katie McMurran and Rob Speight. Additional support from Julie Caine, Asal Ehsanipour, Paul Lancour, Kyana Moghadam, Suzie Racho, Ethan Lindsey and Patricia Yollin.

February 17, 2020

The Boring Talks - The Sounds Of Computer Games Loading

James Ward introduces another curious talk about a subject that may seem boring, but is actually very interesting.... maybe.

The clunk and click of the datasette machine. The white noise of the tape loading. The strange and compelling soundtrack of the loading music. The author and video game Keith Stuart remembers the forgotten whirrs and clicks that made up the soundtrack of his youth.

February 16, 2020

Curious City - From Chop Suey Houses To Saloons: What Was Chicago’s Foodie Scene Like In The Early 20th Century?

From raw celery to “milk toast,” we explore the biggest food fads of the era — and the restaurants that served them.

February 16, 2020

Curious City - From Chop Suey Houses To Saloons: What Was Chicago’s Foodie Scene Like In The Early 20th Century?

From raw celery to “milk toast,” we explore the biggest food fads of the era — and the restaurants that served them.

February 13, 2020

Bay Curious - Bay Area, I Love You

This week the Bay Curious team asked locals to help us make a collective love letter to the Bay Area. We talked to people whose families have been here for several generations, people who just arrived and some who recently left. We heard all kinds of reasons for why you love it. We present to you, your stories and our love letter.

Credits

Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Katie McMurran and Rob Speight. Additional support from Julie Caine, Paul Lancour, Don Clyde, Carly Severn, Christopher Cox, Bianca Hernandez, Kyana Moghadam, Suzie Racho, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Holly Kernan.

February 11, 2020

the memory palace - Episode 157: The House of Lowe

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.

Help support this show and the network that makes it possible by making a donation today. Make your mark at Radiotopia.fm/donate

A note on shownotes. In a perfect world, you go into each episode of the Memory Palace knowing nothing about what's coming. It's pretentious, sure, but that's the intention. So, if you don't want any spoilers or anything, you can click play without reading ahead.

Music

Philharmonics (Piano Sessions), from Agnes Obel.
Pre-Barok by Mica Levi and Oliver Coates.
Space in Between by Federico Albanese.
Warm Canto by Mal Waldron.
Blink by Hiroshi Yoshimura.

Notes

There are two lovely books I relied on heavily for this story: Something to Prove: A Biography of Ann Lowe, Forgotten Designer by Julia Dockery Smith.
And Rosemary Read's The Threads of Time, Fabric of History.