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How SantaCon Got Its Start in San Francisco Counterculture
Episode 111
The event's roots go back to 1994, when a counterculture group called the Cacophony Society hosted "Cheap Suit Santas."
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7 years, 5 months ago
Bike Theft: How It Works, and What Police Are Doing
Episode 110
Thousands of bikes are stolen in San Francisco every year. What are police doing about it? And how does this crime operation work?
Reported by Daniel …
7 years, 6 months ago
Why Are San Francisco Houses So Close Together?
Episode 109
Early on, housing lots in San Francisco were subdivided into plots as little as 25 feet wide -- just enough room for a parlor and a staircase.
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7 years, 6 months ago
‘Frisco’: It’s Not Just for Tourists
Episode 108
Frisco is the nickname we love to hate. How did this once widely-used name fall out of favor?
Reported by Vinnee Tong. Bay Curious is made by Olivia A…
7 years, 6 months ago
There Were Once More Than 425 Shellmounds in the Bay Area. Where Did They Go?
Episode 106
These mounds were used by Ohlone as burial sites for their ancestors, to help navigate bay waters and as a gathering place.
Reported by Laura Klivans.…
7 years, 6 months ago
Who Invented the Martini? A Bay Area Story, With a Twist
Episode 115
There are two origin stories for the much-beloved martini, and both place its birth in the Bay Area.
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7 years, 7 months ago
Why Is Part of Alameda Island in San Francisco?
Episode 105
The answer stretches back to 1820, when California was still a part of Spain.
Reported by Ryan Levi. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessic…
7 years, 7 months ago
Ghost of a Legend: How a San Francisco Civil Rights Icon Was Made a Monster
Episode 104
One of San Francisco's purported “ghosts,” has a remarkable real-life story often left out of San Francisco's history books.
Reported by Carly Severn.…
7 years, 7 months ago
The San Francisco Origins of Green Goddess Dressing
Episode 103
California's iconic Green Goddess Dressing may be herbal and delicious — but its name has a not-so-savory history.
Reported by Sasha Khokha. Bay Curio…
7 years, 7 months ago
Black Power, the 1968 Olympics and the San Jose State Students Who Shook the World
Episode 112
As John Carlos and Tommie Smith stood on the medal stand, raising their fists in a black power salute, the San Jose State students were praying they …
7 years, 7 months ago