Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThis Old Bay Area House
Why would a house have a garage if it was built before cars were available? How come some Bay Area homes have a front door that's technically on the …
3 years, 8 months ago
Can Religious Groups Help Build Affordable Housing?
A UC Berkeley study estimates there are about 38,000 acres of land owned by faith groups in California, an area roughly the size of Stockton, that ar…
3 years, 8 months ago
The East Bay Mystery Walls
For more than a century, people in the Bay Area — and especially the East Bay — have puzzled over the existence of stone walls scattered on ridges fr…
3 years, 8 months ago
Should There be Cattle in Point Reyes?
Beth Touchette has lived in Marin County for a long time, and has often seen seen cattle grazing in Point Reyes National Seashore. It's an unusual si…
3 years, 8 months ago
Ask Me Anything with the Bay Curious Team
For our final episode of the year, Olivia Allen-Price and Katrina Schwartz answer the questions we get most often about the show: How do you choose w…
3 years, 9 months ago
Iconic Transamerica Pyramid
Over the years, many Bay Curious listeners have wondered about how the iconic Transamerica Pyramid came to be. So, in the year of its 50th birthday w…
3 years, 9 months ago
Homes for All: Richmond's 1950s Attempt at Integrated Housing
A group of Black ministers convinced a local Richmond developer to build homes that would be available to all Americans, including Black Americans, i…
3 years, 9 months ago
Why Doesn't BART Go More Places?
UC Berkeley graduate student Ziad Shafi was surprised when he arrived in the Bay Area and saw that BART trains only have one route through San Franci…
3 years, 10 months ago
Intoxicating Beats: The Bay Area’s African Music Scene
The Bay Area has a vibrant and eclectic music scene, but when Jessica Kariisa moved here last year she couldn’t find many places playing the African …
3 years, 10 months ago
Why A Lot of Plastic Isn't Getting Recycled
Oakland resident Paul Beach cares a lot about recycling. So, he was troubled to hear rumors that all his carefully sorted recyclables might be going …
3 years, 10 months ago