Tempted to ignore the revolving door? Here are the revolutions that made the city a magnet for this seemingly simple device.
Bay Curious - Why Are BART Trains So Loud?
Sometimes the noise on BART is so loud you can hardly think. Why such a racket? And could it possibly damage your hearing? Sam Harnett and Eli Wirtschafter help host Olivia Allen-Price get to the bottom of this weeks questions, which comes from listener Eric Bauer.
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the memory palace - An odd, pre-election bonus episode: a full reading of Song of Myself
As counter-programming to the clamor and nonsense of these last days before the American Presidential election, here is Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" in its entirety. Really.
VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE
New episode next week.
Curious City - Do Lotto Dollars Really Fund Education?
Schools are really crimped for cash. Hold up, wasn’t the lottery supposed to help with that?
Curious City - Do Lotto Dollars Really Fund Education?
Schools are really crimped for cash. Hold up, wasn’t the lottery supposed to help with that?
Bay Curious - Why Are Ships Buried Under San Francisco?
Ships from the Gold-Rush era are hidden deep underground throughout the city. How did they get so far from the shoreline?
Bay Curious - Welcome to the Bay Curious Podcast
Bay Curious gets to the bottom of the mysteries — both profound and peculiar — that give the Bay Area its unique identity. And we do it with your help! You ask the questions. You decide what we work on. And you join us on the journey to find the answer.
Ask a question at BayCurious.org.
Ask a question at BayCurious.org.
Curious City - Second City: The Origins of Chicago’s One-way Rivalry with New York
There was a time Chicago gave New York a run for its money. How did we end up the Second City?
Curious City - Second City: The Origins of Chicago’s One-way Rivalry with New York
There was a time Chicago gave New York a run for its money. How did we end up the Second City?
the memory palace - Episode 98 (Under Our Feet)
The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows.
Notes * This episode came by special request from my daughter, who heard about Waterhouse Hawkins in her second grade classroom. She came home and said, “Dad, I think I’ve got a good Memory Palace story for you.” * She and I found a great kids book called The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, by Barbara Kerley. * Grownup readers might want to check out All in the Bones by Valerie Bramwell and Robert Peek.
Music * We start off and finish with Kola, Lighthouse Version by amiina. * We hear their Leather and Lace as well. * There’s Mountain Path, by WMD. * We hear Prelude for Piano and Malaria by Worrytrain. * We also hear Manny Returns Home from Bernard Hermann’s score to The Wrong Man. * And Krolock on Sledge from the fantastic score to The Fearless Vampire Killers.