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Why Are There Rainbows on the Tunnel Between S.F. and Marin? (Plus Bonus Anniversary Questions)
It started as a quest to make Bay Area highways more beautiful. Plus, three other bonus questions!
Reported by Jessica Placzek and Olivia Allen-Price.…
8 years, 6 months ago
Bay Curious Lightning Round: Inspiration for AT-ATs, the ‘Tenderloin’ and Popeye’s Voice
Episode 52
This week the Bay Curious podcast is celebrating our one-year anniversary with a lightning round of questions and answers!
Is it true that George Luca…
8 years, 6 months ago
El Camino Not-So-Real: The True Story of the ‘Ancient Road’
Episode 51
Legend has it, El Camino Real is an ancient road that connects the Spanish missions. But is it true?
Reported by Rachael Myrow. Bay Curious is Olivia …
8 years, 7 months ago
Why Are There So Many Dead People in Colma? And So Few in San Francisco?
Reported by Jon Brooks. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho and Julia McEvoy. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Mil…
8 years, 7 months ago
Wildfires: You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got Answers
What does containment mean? How are wildfires named? What happens after your house burns?
Reported by Lindsey Hoshaw, Jessica Placzek, Sukey Lewis and…
8 years, 7 months ago
What are the Mysterious Brick Circles in San Francisco Intersections?
Spend some time walking around San Francisco, and you'll probably notice the large, brick circles decorating the pavement at some intersections. What…
8 years, 7 months ago
How San Francisco’s Drag Royalty Does Good, While Looking Fierce
How an S.F. drag artist founded one of the biggest and most bejeweled charities dedicated to LGBTQ causes.
Reported by Chloe Veltman. Bay Curious is O…
8 years, 7 months ago
Their Country Hated Them, But They Fought for It Anyway
Bay Curious listener Marcy Ballard wrote to us wanting to know more about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team — a segregated, Japanese-American unit tha…
8 years, 8 months ago
Quake Prep: BART’s Tunnel Plan and the Muni Bus That Could Save You
Picture a set of binoculars — only a pair the size of a low-rise building. That’s the shape of BART’s Transbay Tube — the dual-bore, 3.8-mile passage…
8 years, 8 months ago
History of the Berkeley Pier: A Ferry Tale
For years Martin Kunz has been looking down the hill from his office at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, out over the water, at one of the longest piers…
8 years, 8 months ago