Dozens of unconnected fast food joints serve up the same popular Chicago cheeseburger under the same name. Where did it all begin?
Curious City - Nicky’s And The Big Baby: A South Side Burger Mystery
Dozens of unconnected fast food joints serve up the same popular Chicago cheeseburger under the same name. Where did it all begin?
Bay Curious - Lightning Round: Dead Whales, Expensive Gas and ‘Earthquake Weather’
This week we answer three listener questions: What happens to whale carcasses that wash ashore? Why is gas so expensive in the Bay Area? What is 'earthquake weather' and is it real?
the memory palace - Episode 144: Nature Naturally
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Music
Duet for Ghosts by Ed Harcourt tops and tails this one.
We here the top of Pomeriggio Zenzero from Paulo Conte.
Some of Thankful by Bill Frissell.
And Ingo Metzmacher's 6th Study for Player Piano
Notes
- The most comprehensive thing I read on George Melendez Wright is from this supplementary piece to the Burns National Parks documentary, by Susan Shumaker.
Bay Curious - California Sounds: What’s It Like to Navigate the Bay Area While Blind?
Follow one man through his morning routine to get a taste of what's helpful and harmful for commuters who are blind.
ATXplained - Who Is The Man In Southwest Austin Who Fostered Over 100 Babies With His Wife?
For the next episode in our Hi, Who Are You? series, KUT’s Nadia Hamdan introduces us to Burrell W. Lankford.
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ATXplained - Why Is Austin’s ‘Official’ Pride Festival In August — And Not June, Like Most Everyone Else’s?
June is when many places celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month. So why doesn’t Austin?
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Curious City - Did City Officials Know About The Manhattan Project’s Work In Chicago?
A key experiment in the development of the atom bomb was hidden in plain sight on University of Chicago’s campus. Who was in on the secret?
Curious City - Did City Officials Know About The Manhattan Project’s Work In Chicago?
A key experiment in the development of the atom bomb was hidden in plain sight on University of Chicago’s campus. Who was in on the secret?
Bay Curious - Marin Was Once Armed With Nuclear Missiles, Luckily They Were Never Deployed
Veterans say the Cold War missile batteries that ringed the Bay Area packed nuclear warheads with a punch that more than equaled the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs combined.