Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCampsites Are Hard to Get in California. Try Dispersed Camping Instead
If you aren't the type of person to wake up at 6:30am six months before you want to go camping to reserve a spot, you might be interested in disperse…
10 hours ago
The Wetsuit: Born of San Francisco's Frigid Waters
Jack O'Neill is often credited with inventing the first wetsuit and selling it out of one of the nation's first surf shops near San Francisco's Ocean…
2 weeks ago
The Brutalist Embarcadero Fountain Some Love, Many Hate
Since it was first unveiled in 1971, the 710-ton brutalist-style Vaillancourt Fountain has been a divisive piece of public art. The tangle of concret…
3 weeks ago
The Delightful Story Behind A Thrift Store Vinyl Find
Jess Garcia loves perusing San Francisco thrift stores for treasures. One day, she came across a vinyl record titled "In Baghdad By the Bay: Cora and…
4 weeks ago
The 24 Hour Job of Running Alameda's Bridges
Sarah Reid noticed a control booth attached to one of Alameda's many drawbridges, and wondered if people are inside, working the bridge. Turns out th…
1 month ago
Concord's Long Road from Navy Weapons Station to Walkable Neighborhood
Suzanne Howard was playing around with Google Maps one day and zoomed in on Concord, in the east bay. She noticed a large open space near Concord Hi…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Most Beautiful Taco Bell in the World
The Pacifica Taco Bell, just outside of San Francisco, is legendary for its beachfront views and retro architecture. But it could never be built toda…
1 month, 1 week ago
How to Make Friends in the Bay Area
It's hard these days to make a good old fashioned friend! Especially here in the Bay Area, where there are so many demands for our time and attention…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Real Voices From San Francisco's Great Quake of 1906
Recently uncovered and long forgotten oral histories from Black Americans who survived the 1906 Earthquake and Fire are front and center in this epis…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Broken Alphabet of SF's Westside Streets
On the west side of San Francisco, the streets running east-west follow a bit of a pattern. They seem to be alphabetical, starting in the middle of t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago