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.
Bay Curious - The Not-So-Crystal Clean History of San Francisco’s Drinking Water
As San Francisco's population exploded in the 1850s, speculators looked to cash in by delivering fresh drinking water to the new boomtown.
ATXplained - People Keep Moving To Austin. But Where Are They Coming From?
About 145 people moved to Austin each day last year. Where did they move from?
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Curious City - How Chicago Women Created The World’s First Juvenile Justice System
The U.S. legal system treated children the same as adults until the late 19th century, when a group of Chicago women demanded change.
Bay Curious - How Old Oakland’s Historic Buildings Survived Decay (and Demolition)
Many of the classic buildings were condemned and padlocked in the 1970s before an architect undertook a massive project to restore them.
ATXplained - How Did Texas Become The Only State With Its Own Toast?
It started almost 80 years ago, with a restaurant and some too-thick bread.
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San Antonio Storybook - Chapter 3: Inside the Rink
This month the Rollercade celebrates its 60th birthday. The skating rink is a local institution and generations of San Antonians have skated across its smooth wood floor. In this chapter of the "San Antonio Storybook," we’ll tell the story of how the Rollercade came to be built and the family responsible for keeping the Alamo City rolling.