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May 27, 2017

the memory palace - Episode 110 (Lost Camels)

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

Music

We hear a bunch of Ryland, by Julian Lage off his World's Fair LP.
We hear the Flamingos do Where or When.
We hear Chilly Gonzalez' Salon Salloon
And finish out on Small Memory by Jon Hopkins

Notes

There's a bunch out there about the Camel Corps. You'll have fun Googling around. But some of the best details in here, including the remarkable thing about the Red Ghost, comes from this article from a 1961 issue of American Heritage.

May 25, 2017

Bay Curious - You Live in S.F. and Your Home Was Built in 1906: True or False?

Ask around in the more historic parts of San Francisco and you’ll find a good number of the homes were built in 1906. Or so people have been told.

Reported by Penny Nelson. Produced and edited by Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour, 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.

May 21, 2017

Curious City - Rubber Stamp Aldermen: Why Does Chicago City Council Always Vote For What The Mayor Wants?

Most aldermen almost always vote with the mayor, but that's starting to change.

May 21, 2017

Curious City - Rubber Stamp Aldermen: Why Does Chicago City Council Always Vote For What The Mayor Wants?

Most aldermen almost always vote with the mayor, but that's starting to change.

May 18, 2017

Bay Curious - Are Plastic Bag Bans Actually Helping the Environment?

California became the first state to ban single-use plastic bags in November. A middle-schooler from Sacramento wants to know if the ban actually helps the environment.

May 14, 2017

Curious City - City Of Big Potholes: Is Asphalt The Best Choice For Chicago’s Streets?

In the past decade the city paid out nearly $3 million drivers whose cars were damaged by poor road conditions. Is asphalt to blame?

May 11, 2017

the memory palace - Episode 109 (The Year Hank Greenberg Hit 58 Home Runs)

Music, Footnotes & Ephemera

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

Music

We start out with some of Pound for Pound from The Bad Plus
Go to Waltz by Mother Falcon
Into the Light by Marisa Anderson
With Everything that Breathes by Greg Haines
Day One Four by F.S. Blum and Nils Frahm
Andrew Cyrille, Jimmy Lyons, and Jeanne Lee do Nuba
And then Davis S. Ware does Mikuro’s Blues, which I’ve loved for a long time.

May 11, 2017

Bay Curious - Can’t Get That Camping Spot? It Could Be Bots

Some people are using bots to get campsites at state and national parks. Is it legal? Is it fair?

Credits: Jessica Placzek, Olivia Allen-Price, Paul Lancour, Vinnee Tong, Julia McEvoy

May 11, 2017

ATXplained - Were There Convicts On Convict Hill?

In 1881, the first Texas Capitol building burned to the ground, and leaders set about building a new one. They wanted to use local materials, including limestone from a quarry in Oatmanville – the area now known as Oak Hill – so they built a 6-mile railroad line from Oatmanville to the Capitol site. Then they needed workers.

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May 7, 2017

Curious City - Boystown: How Chicago Got Its Gay Neighborhood

Political activism and businesses helped shape the city's gay neighborhood, but there's a debate about its future.