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The Gold Rush Delicacy That Started A War: Eggs
During the Gold Rush, people flocked to the San Francisco Bay Area to make their fortunes. A few entrepreneurial folks realized seabird eggs could pr…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Origins of the Bay Area's Donut and Chinese Food Combo
Bay Curious listener Jaimie Cohen wants to know: "Why are there restaurants that serve Chinese food, doughnuts and burgers all in one location? And w…
5 years, 4 months ago
Marin Was Once Armed With Nuclear Missiles, Luckily They Were Never Deployed
Bay Curious listener Chris Johanson wants to know whether the Nike Missile site in the Marin Headlands ever housed nuclear weapons. It's true. Vetera…
5 years, 4 months ago
How Bay Area Homelessness Compares Globally
Many people in our community are experiencing homelessness -- about 35,000 throughout the Bay Area at last count. Matthew Schmitz was shocked by how …
5 years, 5 months ago
Crumbling Tunnels to Nowhere: The Story Behind Santa Cruz's Mountain Route
How did a cutting edge railroad become crumbling tunnels to nowhere? This week, the story of the Mountain Route, a long lost rail line that once cut …
5 years, 5 months ago
Lightning Round! Ch-ch-changes Around the Bay Area
We’re answering your questions in a Bay Curious lightning round. We tackle changes you’ve noticed this past year on our bridges, on the water, and in…
5 years, 5 months ago
Why There’s a Cross on San Francisco’s Highest Peak
For years, Bay Curious listeners Julia Thollaug and Phil Montalvo have wondered the same thing: "What's the deal with the cross on Mount Davidson?" T…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Wacky Lumberjack Frat Behind 'Hoo Hoo Way'
Bay Curious listeners Peter Caravalho and Sarah Caravalho Khan live in Cupertino. While wandering around their neighborhood they wondered where the s…
5 years, 6 months ago
Your Stories From the Year of COVID
We asked you to send us reflections on how your life has changed in the year since Bay Area leaders first issued a shelter-in-place order —the emotio…
5 years, 6 months ago
Why So Trashy? Your Highway Questions Answered
In this episode we answer your questions about Bay Area highways. Herb Masters has noticed what looks like a ghost freeway where 280 and 380 intersec…
5 years, 6 months ago