Eight improvisers who got their start in Chicago explain what draws so many aspiring funny people to the city’s improv scene.
the memory palace - Episode 121 (The Nickel Candy Bar)
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Music
- We hit two sections from Bernard Herrmann's score to Tender is the Night: The Embrace and The Breakdown.
- A bit of Sambolero by Luiz Bonfa.
- Labyrinth II by Caitlin Aurelia Smith.
- Walter Meets the Beaver from Marcel Zavros' score to The Beaver.
- Two tracks, "1" & "2" from AAESPO's album, Layers.
- Maria Arvos' Last Days of Summer.
- And Time Times Three by Palm.
Notes
- The most comprehensive article I encountered on Doug Davis is here.
- I found this biographical essay on Otto Schnering particularly useful.
- The Oxford Companion to American Food & Drink, edited by Andrew F. Smith.
Bay Curious - The Beautiful Bay Bridge Frank Lloyd Wright Never Got to Build
What would the San Francisco Bay look like if Frank Lloyd Wright got to build the bridge he proposed in 1949?
Reported by Rachael Myrow. Produced and edited by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour and Ryan Levi. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.
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ATXplained - How Do Emergency Alert Systems Work In Austin?
The story behind that annoying weekly test of the Emergency Alert System.
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Curious City - What Happens To The Lincoln Park Zoo Animals In The Winter?
Do the animals go somewhere warm, like Florida? Does the zoo give them coats? We took a behind-the-scene tour of the zoo to find out.
Curious City - What Happens To The Lincoln Park Zoo Animals In The Winter?
Do the animals go somewhere warm, like Florida? Does the zoo give them coats? We took a behind-the-scene tour of the zoo to find out.
ATXplained - Why Was I-35 Designed As A Double-Decker Through Central Austin?
Interstate Highway 35 is many things to many people. It is a vital thoroughfare for commerce and shipping. It is also an economic and social barrier through much of Austin. And nearly from its construction, it has been a source of frustration for drivers stuck in its traffic. I-35 has inspired a number of questions and even legends about its design and those who made it.
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Bay Curious - Unwrapping the Bay Area Origins of the Fortune Cookie
There are California and Japanese connections to the fortune cookie, going back more than a century.
Bay Curious - Why a Tire Shop Built ‘The City’s Biggest Fortune Cookie’
This sign in front of the tire shop was built in 1958, and it has displayed nothing but quotes ever since.
Reported by Jessica Placzek. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Ryan Levi, Paul Lancour, 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.
Curious City - Why Aren’t There More Statues Of Women In Chicago?
Statues of historic men can be found throughout Chicago’s parks and plazas. But one Curious Citizen wonders, "Where are all the women?"