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Bay Curious

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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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550 episodes

  1. The Oakland Cemetery that Doubles as a Public Park 16:58
  2. History, Dancers and...Ghosts? North Beach's Condor Club 22:04
  3. How the Church of Satan Was Born in San Francisco 25:49
  4. Prop 45: Faster Environmental Reviews for Certain Projects 17:06
  5. Prop 44: Health Clinic Spending Requirements 15:44
  6. Prop 43: Special Tax Voter Threshold 19:07
  7. Prop 42: Bans New State Taxes on Investments and Personal Property 16:14
  8. Prop 41: Requires Audits of New Special Taxes 15:19
  9. Prop 40: One Time Tax on Billionaires 25:07
  10. Prop 39: Requires Voters Show ID to Cast A Ballot 15:13
  11. Prop 38: Immunology Research Bond 20:29
  12. Prop 37: Creates Middle-Income Homebuyer Program 15:42
  13. Prop 5: Recall Reform 15:58
  14. Prop 4: Public Financing For Political Campaigns 13:16
  15. Prop 3: Tax on High-Income Earners 16:35
  16. Prop 2: The Rainy Day Fund 20:36
  17. Prop 1: Affordable Housing Bond 16:09
  18. Bay Curious Presents: The Speaker 45:29
  19. The Best Scary Movies Set in the Bay Area 30:44
  20. The Forgotten Chinese Flower Growers in the S.F. Bay Area 16:39
  21. The Island Lighthouse Turned Romantic B&B 26:23
  22. Why So Many Golf Courses in Public Parks? 16:36
  23. Why Flock License Plate Readers Are So Controversial 36:06
  24. Belay On! Outdoor Rock Climbing in San Francisco 21:51
  25. A Long-Awaited Refresh for S.F.'s Trash Cans 14:40
  26. Welcome to Anchorage 9: Where Ships Park 17:34
  27. Got Existential Questions About AI? Try “Life, Automated” 5:02
  28. Bruce Lee's Bay Area Legacy 30:27
  29. The Life of Ishi, Last of His Tribe 19:49
  30. The Mariners Who Guide Massive Ships Into the Bay 20:25
  31. The Yemeni Cafe Boom 15:15
  32. The Bay Area Sex-Loving Commune That's Still Going Strong 19:14
  33. What Happens When the Bay Area’s Beloved Ferries Break Down? 14:34
  34. Campsites Are Hard to Get in California. Try Dispersed Camping Instead 18:27
  35. The Wetsuit: Born of San Francisco's Frigid Waters 22:29
  36. The Brutalist Embarcadero Fountain Some Love, Many Hate 20:10
  37. The Delightful Story Behind A Thrift Store Vinyl Find 27:27
  38. The 24 Hour Job of Running Alameda's Bridges 18:48
  39. Concord's Long Road from Navy Weapons Station to Walkable Neighborhood 16:01
  40. The Most Beautiful Taco Bell in the World 17:04
  41. How to Make Friends in the Bay Area 27:28
  42. Real Voices From San Francisco's Great Quake of 1906 22:51
  43. The Broken Alphabet of SF's Westside Streets 14:05
  44. Redevelopment in San Jose is Hard. Cambrian Park Plaza Shows Us Why. 17:47
  45. George and Gracie: The Robot Voices of BART 14:00
  46. Overlogged and Thirsty: Bay Area Redwoods Are Struggling 23:36
  47. The Towering Cross in the Middle of San Francisco 16:14
  48. The Mercury Mine That Built a Boomtown Near San Jose 22:04
  49. Unsung Heroines: Rebel Girls of the Bay Area 18:30
  50. The Bear on the California Flag 24:43