The city deserves cred as an industrial giant, but it was also the first city of flowers, a pickle powerhouse and the heart of American celery.
Bay Curious - Rusty Navy: The Bay Area’s ‘Mothball Fleet’ Enters a New Era
Reported by Craig Miller. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour, Jessica Placzek, Suzie Racho and Penny Nelson. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.
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Curious City - What Happened To Chicago’s Japanese Neighborhood?
Lake View once had a thriving Japanese community, but it fell victim to a push for assimilation. As one Japanese-American puts it: “You had to basically be unseen.”
Bay Curious - What Gets Shipped Through the Port of Oakland?
Oakland is home to the fifth-busiest container port in the country and all around it, containers are stacked sky high like colorful, life-size Lego bricks. Listener Ajith Kumar asked Bay Curious: “Why are there millions of containers in West Oakland? How much trade is happening via those containers every month?” Bay Curious gets the answer. Credits: Jessica Placzek, Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour and Julia McEvoy.
the memory palace - “Relics”: A Special Bonus Episode
This special, bonus episode was commissioned by Freepoint Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It's intended to be listened to while walking around Fresh Pond, across the street from the hotel, though it can be enjoyed anywhere.
ATXplained - Why Are There So Many Mattress Stores In Austin? 🛏
You’re standing in a mattress store. Right across the street are two more mattress stores.
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the memory palace - A Scavenger Hunt (The Met Residency Episode 7)
Show Notes
Nate DiMeo was the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Artist in Residence for 2016/2017. He produced eight pieces inspired by the collection and by the museum itself. This is the eighth episode of that residency.
This residency is made possible by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Chester Dale Fund.
This episode is written and produced and stuff by Nate DiMeo with engineering assistance from Elizabeth Aubert. Its Executive Producer is Limor Tomer, General Manager Live Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This episode was produced in collaboration with composer, Mary Lattimore.
Artwork Discussed
Music
- The music in this piece was composed and performed by Mary Lattimore.
Curious City - Chicago Bathhouses: A Century Of Sanitation, Sex And Sweat
A quick tour of places where residents would chill, get clean and — sometimes — get down.
Curious City - Chicago Bathhouses: A Century Of Sanitation, Sex And Sweat
A quick tour of places where residents would chill, get clean and — sometimes — get down.
Bay Curious - Mountain Lions: Real Threat to Bay Area Hikers?
A Bay Curious listener who hikes a lot wonders: Should he be scared of mountain lions? We find out for him.
Reported by Vinnee Tong. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour, Penny Nelson, Suzie Racho and Julia McEvoy. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.
Ask us a question at BayCurious.org.
Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.