Like millions of black Southerners during the Great Migration, they sought greater freedom and opportunity. They found it in the blues.
Bay Curious - Meet Charley Parkhurst: The Gold Rush’s Fearless, Gender Non-Conforming Stagecoach Driver
Read our web story: Meet Charley Parkhurst: The Gold Rush’s Fearless, Gender Non-Conforming Stagecoach Driver
Reported by Jessica Placzek.
Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Katie McMurran, Rob Speight, Suzie Racho, Paul Lancour and Ryan Levi. Additional support from Julie Caine, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and David Weir. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.
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Curious City - It’s Complicated: The University Of Chicago’s Relationship With Its Neighbors
Community activists and a university representative reflect on why the relationship has been difficult in the past and where it stands now.
Curious City - It’s Complicated: The University Of Chicago’s Relationship With Its Neighbors
Community activists and a university representative reflect on why the relationship has been difficult in the past and where it stands now.
the memory palace - Rebroadcast: Origin Stories
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Bay Curious - From Arks to Anchor-Outs: The History of Waterfront Living on Richardson Bay
People have been living for free anchored in Richardson Bay for decades, but living on the water in Marin County goes all the way back to the state's early days.
Curious City - Stories Behind CTA ‘L’ Lines’ Strange Curves, Dips and Twists
Here’s who and what to blame if you spill your coffee on your commute.
Curious City - Stories Behind CTA ‘L’ Lines’ Strange Curves, Dips and Twists
Here’s who and what to blame if you spill your coffee on your commute.
Bay Curious - The Flying Aircraft Carrier That Once Called Moffett Field Home
If you’ve driven north on 101 through Mountain View, you really can’t miss Moffett Field. Seeing the giant open airfield is one thing — but what really grabs the eye is the larger-than-life birdcage-looking structure known as Hangar One. This week on the show, we learn why the airfield was built, what majestic airship that was once house there, and what’s going on at Moffett Field now.
Read the web story: That Giant Structure Off 101 Once Housed a Flying Aircraft Carrier
Reported by Rachael Myrow.
Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Robert Speight, Paul Lancour and Ryan Levi. Additional support from Julie Caine, Suzie Racho, Ethan Lindsey, Pat Yollin and David Weir.
Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.
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the memory palace - Episode 140: Jackie Mitchell
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Music
We start off with Chez Thomas, by Charles Delarue
Go to The Graceful Ghost, one of William Bolcom's 3 Ghost Rags.
Then Krzysztof Komeda's Ballet Edude II
A touch of Ellington playing A Single Petal on a Rose.
Then Concerto no. 5 en la minuer: Allegro ma non molto, as performed by Wilhelm Friedeman Bach and Brigitte Haudbebourg frames...
Philharmonics - Piano Sessions found on the Deluxe Edition of Agnes Obel's Philharmonics album.
Then we go to Nathaniel Johnson's gorgeous, Penelope's Theme from the score to the delightful film, The Brothers Bloom.
Sneeuwland by Oskar Schuster.
Judith by Jacob David.
Notes
- I read a bunch of articles on Jackie, but if you're looking for one-stop-shopping that can send you off in other research avenues, I'd probably suggest this article by Zack Harold in Lapham's Quarterly.