Bay Curious - What Happens to San Francisco’s Recycling Once It Leaves the Curb?

Take a trip to Recology's Recycle Central, where San Francisco's waste is sorted and sent off for processing. Join the Bay Curious team as they test your trash I.Q.


Reported by Lindsey Hoshaw. Produced and edited by Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour and Julia McEvoy. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.


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Curious City - Christmas Tree Lots: Who Are The Folks Who Keep The Season Bright?

Pop-up tree lots sprout up on every Chicago corner during the holiday season, only to disappear. Who are the people who make these happen and what's the business like? As one operator says it, "It’s fast, it’s furious and it’s over in about three and a half weeks."

Curious City - Christmas Tree Lots: Who Are The Folks Who Keep The Season Bright?

Pop-up tree lots sprout up on every Chicago corner during the holiday season, only to disappear. Who are the people who make these happen and what's the business like? As one operator says it, "It’s fast, it’s furious and it’s over in about three and a half weeks."

Bay Curious - Did the Emptying of Mental Hospitals Contribute to Homelessness?

After patients were released from mental hospitals, there wasn't always a place for them to go. On this week's episode, we explore if deinstitutionalization was a factor in the Bay Area's homeless crisis.


Reported by Jessica Placzek. Produced and edited by Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour and Julia McEvoy. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.

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the memory palace - Episode 100 (Peregrinar)

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows.

Notes

Music

  • Starts with Affinity by Gavin Luke.
  • Moves into Little Dume by Christian Naujoks.
  • Finish of with Call from Julianna Barwick.

Bay Curious - Where Did the Wild Parrots of San Francisco Come From?

The busy streets of San Francisco seems like the last place you'd find wild parrots. And yet, there they are. How'd they get here?


Reported by Jessica Placzek. Produced and edited by Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour and Julia McEvoy. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.


Ask us a question at BayCurious.org.

Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.