A Curious City fan asked us about an odd detail on an old Chicago map. Was it really a Native American burial mound?
Curious City - Map Quest: Searching for Chicago’s ‘Lizard Mound’
A Curious City fan asked us about an odd detail on an old Chicago map. Was it really a Native American burial mound?
Bay Curious - Have Ride-Hailing Apps Made Traffic Worse?
Traffic is worse in the Bay Area. Are Lyft and Uber making it worse? Or could they be our salvation?
Reported by Eli Wirtschafter. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi, Suzie Racho, Erika Kelly, and Julia McEvoy. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.
ATXplained - Why Do So Many Self-Storage Places Keep Popping Up In Austin?
It seems like they’re everywhere: Self-storage facilities. Why are there so many being built in Austin?
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The Boring Talks - #12 – British Earthquakes
Rhodri Marsden is underwhelmed by British earthquakes. He thinks it's time to reassess how we report these 'tremors'. Is he right? Maybe.
Presenter: James Ward Contributor: Rhodri Marsden Producer: Luke Doran
Curious City - Mold-A-Rama-Rama! The Secrets Behind Chicago’s Plastic Souvenir Empire
How a Chicago-area family turned cheap plastic souvenirs into a nostalgia empire.
Curious City - Mold-A-Rama-Rama! The Secrets Behind Chicago’s Plastic Souvenir Empire
How a Chicago-area family turned cheap plastic souvenirs into a nostalgia empire.
the memory palace - Episode 124 (Junk Room)
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX.
Music
- We start off with Theme de Simon from Georges Delerue.
- Go to Alpine Sketch from Christian Loffler's Young Alaska.
- Hear some of Three Dances: II Pavane arranged for the Chromos Tuba Quartet.
- The Plum Blossom from Yusuf Lateef's great Eastern Sounds record.
- Juve & Fandor by amiina.
- The Unquestioned Answer by Laura Spiegel.
- Etude by Joep Beving.
- Rainfall by David Darling and Michael Jones.
Bay Curious - Oil Beneath San Mateo County? You Betcha
Bay Curious travels down the Peninsula and back in time to discover the history of oil drilling in San Mateo County.
Reported by Rachael Myrow. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Ryan Levi, Erika Kelly and Julia McEvoy. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.
ATXplained - Can You Get A Refund If The MoPac Toll Lanes Aren’t Moving At 45 MPH?
The operators of the MoPac tolls lanes say the “goal” is 45 mph — so what happens if it doesn’t meet that goal?
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