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Bay Curious podcast

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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.

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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#483

SFO's One-of-a-Kind Art Museum

Barry Asin flies through SFO about once a month and often stops to take a look at the art ... more

11 Dec 2025

20 MINS

20:27

11 Dec 2025

#482

The Historic Mansion Hidden Under the Bay Bridge

Tucked under the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge is a once-grand mansion known as the N... more

04 Dec 2025

25 MINS

25:43

04 Dec 2025

#481

Were Chain Stores Once Banned in San Francisco?

San Francisco is known for its distinct neighborhoods, each with its own shopping street, ... more

20 Nov 2025

17 MINS

17:01

20 Nov 2025

#480

The Girl in the Fishbowl at Bimbo's 365 Club

Rita Hayworth, Robin Williams, Adele — these are just a few of the huge stars that have gr... more

13 Nov 2025

16 MINS

16:53

13 Nov 2025

#479

When Biological Weapons Were Secretly Tested in San Francisco

In 1950, the U.S. military sprayed bacteria over San Francisco as part of a biological wea... more

06 Nov 2025

18 MINS

18:31

06 Nov 2025

#478

Who Killed Jane Stanford? Inside A 120-Year-Old Mystery

Stanford University on the San Francisco peninsula is a rarified place, so its intriguing ... more

30 Oct 2025

23 MINS

23:53

30 Oct 2025

#477

Proposition 50, Thoroughly Explained

California voters have one proposition on the ballot this November: Proposition 50. It's s... more

23 Oct 2025

21 MINS

21:38

23 Oct 2025

#476

The Punk Club That Changed San Francisco

In San Francisco, Mabuhay Gardens was the epicenter of punk. Located on Broadway at the ed... more

16 Oct 2025

35 MINS

35:53

16 Oct 2025

#475

Why So Many Motels on Lombard Street?

Lombard Street is famous for its winding brick lane, but beyond that iconic block lies som... more

09 Oct 2025

18 MINS

18:05

09 Oct 2025

#474

La Llorona: Ghost or Protector? You Decide

In the popular telling, La Llorona is a ghost. She’s the spirit of a woman who haunts wate... more

02 Oct 2025

18 MINS

18:18

02 Oct 2025

#473

Bears, Coyotes, Mountain Lions While Hiking or Camping? What You Should Do

As we go about our lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and explore this beautiful state, i... more

25 Sep 2025

22 MINS

22:28

25 Sep 2025

#472

SF Stairways: Shortest, Longest, and Steepest

There are over 900 stairways in San Franciso. Some are simple wooden stairs, others beauti... more

18 Sep 2025

20 MINS

20:40

18 Sep 2025

#471

The Bay Area’s Got A Wild Pig Problem

Originally imported to Monterey County for sport by a wealthy landowner in the 1920s, wild... more

11 Sep 2025

15 MINS

15:30

11 Sep 2025

#470

Amusement Parks of Yore: Playland-at-the-Beach and Idora Park

Summer is coming to an end, so we're taking a journey back in time to remember two amuseme... more

28 Aug 2025

18 MINS

18:12

28 Aug 2025

#469

Reversing Extinction? Sea Otters and Butterflies Hold Clues

The Bay Area is a biodiversity hotspot, home to species found nowhere else on Earth. But d... more

21 Aug 2025

26 MINS

26:14

21 Aug 2025

#468

Are Seagulls Native to the Bay Area?

Seagulls are everywhere in the Bay Area — flocking to Giant's games in San Francisco and c... more

14 Aug 2025

19 MINS

19:57

14 Aug 2025

#467

How Fremont Became Known As 'Little Kabul'

Over the past 40 years, Afghans have steadily immigrated to the East Bay town of Fremont, ... more

07 Aug 2025

24 MINS

24:09

07 Aug 2025

#466

Julia Morgan: A Thoroughly Bay Area Architect

Julia Morgan, the pioneering female architect, was born in San Francisco, raised in Oaklan... more

31 Jul 2025

45 MINS

45:22

31 Jul 2025

#465

How Daly City Became A Filipino Hub

Nearly one in three Daly City residents identify as Filipino, [according to 2019 Census da... more

24 Jul 2025

18 MINS

18:20

24 Jul 2025

#464

What Does It Mean to Live In an Unincorporated Area?

Alameda is the second most populous county in the Bay Area, after Santa Clara. Oakland is ... more

17 Jul 2025

13 MINS

13:25

17 Jul 2025

#463

A Summer Trip on the Rails

Train travel isn't as common as it used to be, but there's one Amtrak route that train ent... more

10 Jul 2025

31 MINS

31:47

10 Jul 2025

#462

The Legacy of Alameda's Japanese-American Baseball Team

The island of Alameda has produced some great baseball players. Hall of Fame hitter Willie... more

26 Jun 2025

17 MINS

17:45

26 Jun 2025

#461

Transamerica Pyramid: From 'Architectural Butchery' to Icon

The Transamerica Pyramid, located in downtown San Francisco, is a skyline staple. But when... more

12 Jun 2025

21 MINS

21:16

12 Jun 2025