Demographic shifts, changes in attitudes towards public drinking and the politics of the Daley family led to the shuttering of many Chicago bars.
Bay Curious - Why is Piedmont a Separate City From Oakland?
Piedmont is surrounded on all sides but the city of Oakland, yet has remained an independent city since it incorporated in the the late 1800s. We take a closer look at the wild circumstances that lead Piedmont to form, and discuss some of the tensions that exist between Oakland and Piedmont residents today.
ATXplained - Who Is The Crossing Guard Who Waves To Everyone Near Mendez Middle School?
Are there people in your life that you see all the time, but have never stopped to meet?
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San Antonio Storybook - Chapter 2: Confluence Theatre
A large group of politicians recently descended on an empty lot in downtown San Antonio to break ground on a new federal courthouse. Of course, San Antonio already has a federal courthouse. In this chapter of the San Antonio Storybook we’ll find out the history of this building and the important part it played in the history of San Antonio.
Curious City - BAM! A Pothole Damaged Your Car! Now What?
It takes a lot of information and a lot of patience, but here’s what you need to know to get reimbursed from the city.
Curious City - BAM! A Pothole Damaged Your Car! Now What?
It takes a lot of information and a lot of patience, but here’s what you need to know to get reimbursed from the city.
Bay Curious - Lightning Round: Where Kids Live, Palo Alto’s Two Downtowns and S.F.’s Weeping Women
We answer three listener questions: Where do kids live in the Bay Area? Why does Palo Alto have two downtowns? And what's with the 'weeping women' statues at the Palace of Fine Arts?
Curious City - These Four Design Ideas Turned ‘The Hancock Center’ Into An Iconic Skyscraper
Bruce Graham and Fazlur Khan changed the way architects and engineers thought about the structure of the modern skyscraper.
Curious City - These Four Design Ideas Turned ‘The Hancock Center’ Into An Iconic Skyscraper
Bruce Graham and Fazlur Khan changed the way architects and engineers thought about the structure of the modern skyscraper.
the memory palace - Episode 139: 1,347 Birds
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Music
First up is Requiem from Nico Muhly's score to How to Talk to Girls at Parties.
November by Colleen.
Edward Hong's arrangement of Sleep from the Smoke and Mirrors Percussion Ensemble.
The solo version of Broad Channel by Bing & Ruth
Won't Be a Thing to Become by Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld
Notes
- Here's Shane Dubay and Carl Fuldner's study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, including Fuldner's remarkable photographs.