DailyShorts – Page 490

September 6, 2018

Bay Curious - How Do You Define the ‘Bay Area’?

Where the boundaries of this region are will vary according to who you ask and what you're looking to define.

Reported by Jessica Placzek. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi and Suzie Racho. Additional support from Julia McEvoy, Ethan Lindsey, Erika Kelly, Julie Caine, David Weir, Amanda Font, Carly Severn and Katie McMurran. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question or sign up for our newsletter at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

September 2, 2018

Curious City - Hidden in Plain Sight: Inside Downtown Chicago’s Windowless, Doorless Buildings

Here’s a peek at what goes on inside some of these “mystery buildings” and how their architectural disguises have evolved over the decades.

September 2, 2018

Curious City - Hidden in Plain Sight: Inside Downtown Chicago’s Windowless, Doorless Buildings

Here’s a peek at what goes on inside some of these “mystery buildings” and how their architectural disguises have evolved over the decades.

August 30, 2018

Bay Curious - The Mystery of the ‘East Bay Walls’

For more than a century, stone walls scattered through the East Bay hills have proven a puzzle.

August 26, 2018

Curious City - This Synagogue’s Story Mirrors The History Of Jewish Migration Across Chicago

We trace one synagogue’s migration, from the Maxwell Street neighborhood to North Lawndale to West Rogers Park.

August 24, 2018

ATXplained - We’re Doing A Live Show! Come Be A Part Of It!

Join us on Friday, September 21 at 7 p.m. at the Texas Union Theater on the UT campus.

Details and tickets (they’re free) are right here.

The post We’re Doing A Live Show! Come Be A Part Of It! appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

August 23, 2018

Bay Curious - Who’s Behind the Knitted Animals in San Francisco’s Civic Center?

Some have called yarn bombing a feminist response to graffiti. Meet the sisters behind one of San Francisco's most prominent displays.

Reported by Suzie Racho. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi and Suzie Racho. Additional support from Carly Severn, David Weir, Katie McMurran and Howard Gelman. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question or sign up for our newsletter at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

August 22, 2018

Bay Curious - Palms, Prophecy … and Permits? How Fortunetelling Works in the Bay

How the state Supreme Court cleared the way for psychics in California, and how regulation works.

Reported by Carly Severn. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi and Suzie Racho. Additional support from Julie Caine, Julia McEvoy, Ethan Lindsey and Howard Gelman. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question or sign up for our newsletter at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

August 22, 2018

the memory palace - Episode 130 (Independence Hall 2: The Legend of Walter Knott)

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia.

Music

We start with Penguins from Michael Hurley.
Hit Lullaby (the 1st) by the legendary, Lauren Connors, twice.
Hear Gentle Threat, from Chilly Gonzalez.
Equality Under the Law from John Williams' Lincoln score.
Start talking Philadelphia with Sun Ra's Arkestra doing The Lady with the Golden Stockings.
Maggi's Flute - Lifting Off, by Joanna Brouk
In an 18th Century Drawing Room from Raymond Scott.
And Evelop from Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

August 19, 2018

Curious City - What Happened To The East Chicago Residents Forced Out By Pollution?

More than 1,100 people had to move due to pollution. We follow two of them as they fight to find housing.