Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDid I Actually Contact a Dead Person? A Science Editor In Search of His Mother’s Ghost
Can spirits really speak to us from beyond death? That's what science editor and skeptic Jon Brooks has been wondering for 27 years, since he and a f…
3 years, 11 months ago
When and Why the Bay Area Became So Liberal
There’s no question that today, the nine-county Bay Area votes solidly blue. But it hasn’t always been this way. One of the most conservative Republi…
3 years, 11 months ago
Why Does the Bay Area Have So Many Microclimates?
Scott has lived all over the Bay Area and he still can't get over how different the weather can be from one place to another. He wants to know why th…
3 years, 11 months ago
Prop 31: Flavored Tobacco
Prop Fest 2022 breaks down all the statewide propositions on your ballot. Proposition 31 is a referendum on a law California legislators passed in 20…
3 years, 11 months ago
Prop. 30: Taxes For Greener Transit
Prop Fest 2022 breaks down all the statewide propositions on your ballot. Proposition 30 is a climate measure meant to reduce the state's greenhouse …
3 years, 11 months ago
Prop. 29: Dialysis
Prop Fest 2022 breaks down all the statewide propositions on your ballot. Proposition 29 would require onsite licensed medical professional at kidney…
3 years, 11 months ago
Prop. 28: Arts Education Funding
Prop Fest 2022 breaks down all the statewide propositions on your ballot. Proposition 28 would guarantee a set amount of funding from the general fun…
3 years, 11 months ago
Props. 26 & 27: Sports Betting
Prop Fest 2022 breaks down all the statewide propositions on your ballot. We're tackling Propositions 26 and 27 in one episode because they overlap i…
3 years, 11 months ago
Prop 1: Abortion and Reproductive Rights
Prop Fest 2022 breaks down all the statewide propositions on your ballot. Proposition 1 would solidify abortion and reproductive rights into the stat…
3 years, 11 months ago
Wanna Try Roller Skating in San Francisco? Better Head to Church
Bay Curious listener Katie Talda recently visited San Francisco's only indoor skating rink, the Church of 8 Wheels. The novelty of skating inside an …
4 years ago