The DuSable Museum says — creepy or not — its Harold Washington robot will teach you a thing or two about the city’s first African-American mayor.
the memory palace - Episode 143: The Only One
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.
Music
We hear both Baracolle and Ice World from Saloli's album, The Deep End.
We hear Ensemble Recherche do Morton Feldman's Something Wild in the City: Mary Ann's Theme.
As well as De Wolfe Music do Moonbird.
Harry Kalahiki does that Ukelele version of Claire de Lune
We get a snipped of Eartheater's Peripheral
And E Ruscha V's The Hostess
Bay Curious - Why Are There So Many Crows in the Bay Area?
There are a lot of crows in the Bay Area, but maybe that's not such a bad thing.
San Antonio Storybook - Chapter 4: The Kiddie Park
Earlier this year a local children's amusement park announced it would be relocating to the San Antonio Zoo. The Kiddie Park has been the site of countless happy birthday parties and childhood memories. Many stories could be told about the Kiddie Park and we’re going to tell one of them in this chapter of the San Antonio Storybook.
Curious City - How Is Chicago Doing On Its Ambitious 2020 Climate Goals?
Back in 2008, Mayor Richard M. Daley’s plan to make Chicago “the greenest city in America” by 2020 made national news. How’s that going?
ATXplained - What’s The Real Story Behind Dan’s Hamburgers And Fran’s Hamburgers?
Their signs looked oddly similar. The names were pretty darn close, too. Is the origin of Dan’s and Fran’s an urban legend?
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Curious City - Caps On Or Off? Pizza Boxes OK? Answers To 10 Common Chicago Recycling Questions
Think you know all the recycling rules? Think again. Check out this quick guide to some common dos and don’ts of Chicago recycling.
Bay Curious - Why Wild Turkeys Love the Bay Area’s Suburbs
The turkeys we see today are descendants of birds captured near the Rio Grande in Texas that were brought to California. Learn more about our wild turkeys and hear the story of a turkey that broke into prison.
the memory palace - Episode 142: Private Robinson on Pawnee Rock
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.
Music
- We hear Concierto Para Piano Y Orquesta En Sol Mayor - Adagio Assi as played by Martha Argerich.
Notes
Jacob S. Robinson's Journal of the Santa Fe Expedition Under Colonel Doliphan in 1846.
Hampton Sides' fantastic Blood and Thunder.
Curious City - From Vienna Beef To PBR: Five Food And Drink Legacies Of The 1893 World’s Fair
Lots of items in your local grocery aisle claim to have been at the 1893 World's Fair. We piece together these savory origin stories.