Bay Curious
Bay Curious is a show about your questions – and the adventures you find when you go looking for the answers. Join host Olivia Allen-Price to explore all aspects of the San Francisco Bay Area – from the debate over "Frisco", to the dinosaurs that once roamed California, to the causes of homelessness. Whether you lived here your whole life, or just arrived, Bay Curious will deepen your understanding of this place you call home.
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Bay Area, I Love You
We took your stories and turned them into a collective love letter to the Bay Area.
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We Built This City on ... Water and Marsh?
What parts of the Bay Area are built on artificial fill? And is anything being done to shore up that land for an earthquake?
11 min
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You're Really, Really Curious About BART
Six of your BART questions answered by KQED's transit editor Dan Brekke
14 min
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Jerry Brown’s Impact on Oakland May Surprise You
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What's The Real History of El Camino Real?
Legend has it that El Camino Real is an ancient road that connects the Spanish missions. But is it true?
8 min
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Why Do S.F.'s Crosswalks Play a Machine Gun Sou...
10 min
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What Are Those Grids of Glass in the Sidewalk —...
They are called vault lights and they've been used to illuminate a lot of iconic architecture projects.
9 min
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Rising Seas and Sinking Land: The Precarious Fu...
Treasure Island
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Between Romance and War: the Making of Treasure...
From the beginning, Treasure Island was the site of a tension between something romantic — a world's fair — and the powerful, overwhelming force of World War II.
8 min
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How Charlie Chaplin and Silent Films Flourished...
The town of Niles, now a neighborhood in Fremont, was a hub for silent film making in the early 1900s.
12 min
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A Look Back at the Occupation of Alcatraz, 50 Y...
A 19-month long protest on Alcatraz Island galvanized the Native American Civil Rights movement,
10 min
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Why Is There A Texas Flag Outside S.F. City Hal...
In this lightning round episode, we answer two questions about San Francisco.
9 min
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Think the Bay Used to Be Bluer? You're Not Imag...
The waters of the San Francisco Bay might best be described as a creamy artichoke. But it wasn't always this way.
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It's Our Birthday! Come Behind the Scenes
Bay Curious turns three this November. To celebrate, we answer your questions about the show.
11 min
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Secret Tunnels Under San Francisco?
Listeners want to know if the rumors of secret tunnels are true.
13 min
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Why Can't You Swim in Most of the Bay Area Lakes?
The history and questionable science of why you can't swim in California reservoirs
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How Rocky Road Ice Cream Got Its Start in Oakland
Rocky Road was America’s first blockbuster ice cream flavor after chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.
9 min
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You Gotta Check Out These Offbeat Museums
Take a tour of a few of the small and unusual museums in the Bay Area.
11 min
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Do Preserved Bodies Dwell in Lake Tahoe's Depth...
The Bay Curious team partners with TahoeLand to answer your Lake Tahoe questions.
11 min
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Sutro Tower’s Journey From Eyesore to Icon
When Sutro Tower was first proposed in San Francisco, nearly everybody hated it. How did it get built?
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The State Capitol Almost Moved to Berkeley and ...
The fountain symbolizes a big moment in Berkeley's history, and how one developer’s dream almost changed California history forever.
10 min
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Oh, SFO: Why So Delayed? (And What’s With the “...
In 2018 SFO was the third-most-delayed major airport in the U.S. in terms of arrivals. Find out if Karl the Fog has anything to do with it.
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How the Bay Area Came to be a Hub for Casual Style
Our casual vibes go way back — but that doesn't mean there isn't creativity within Bay Area fashion.
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Why Are There So Many Palm Trees in the Bay Area?
It has more to do with religious ceremonies than tasty dates.
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Think Bay Area Nightlife Ends Early? That Could...
Bars in the Bay Area close at 2 a.m., a full two hours earlier than NYC -- but a new bill might be about to change that.
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