Best Bacon Wrapped Business Podcasts (2025)

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Transamerica Pyramid: From 'Architectural Butchery' to Icon 22:16

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The Transamerica Pyramid, located in downtown San Francisco, is a skyline staple. But when it was proposed, people hated the idea of a towering symbol of capitalism so close to neighborhoods like North Beach and Chinatown. Turns out the block where the pyramid stands has a long and storied history. We dig into all that, as well as how public percep…

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What Is That Massive Tunnel on the Beach South of Fort Funston? 15:59

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On a Daly City beach just south of Fort Funston there's a large tunnel carved into the cliff. Bay Curious listener Francisco Alvarado noticed it one day while walking his chihuahua, Little Bean, down the beach. The tunnel is large enough for a person to stand up and several feet wide, so of course Francisco's mind started racing. What could this my…

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What Is the PayPal Mafia? 33:49

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Some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley have been popping up in political circles. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has been advising President Trump; billionaire Peter Thiel introduced JD Vance to the president; and many more less well known folks are poised to take on positions of power in the new administration. So who are all these people and how a…

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How Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs Became Iconic Bay Area Street Food 28:44

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If you've ever walked around Pier 39 in San Francisco or made a late-night exit from a concert at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, you're probably familiar with the bacon wrapped hot dog. But who are the vendors behind these savory snacks? And what's with the bacon and onions? Bay Curious listener Olivia Godfrey wanted to find out more. Additional Re…

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A Ford Factory Changed Milpitas, Then it Became a Mall 18:16

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The Great Mall of Milpitas wasn't always a mall; it used to be a massive Ford factory. Bay Curious listener Brandon Choy wanted to know more about its history. The San Jose Assembly Plant opened in 1955 after relocating from Ford's outdated Richmond location. The new factory put Milpitas on the map, transforming a sleepy agricultural town into a th…

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San Francisco Businesses That Date Back to the Gold Rush 21:53

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Several Bay Area businesses have been around for a really long time. Normandin's car dealership in San Jose opened in 1875 and first sold horses and buggies. And KCBS is understood to be one of the first radio stations in the world, getting its start around 1909. But some San Francisco businesses go even further back, to the Gold Rush. Listener Sco…

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Why Are Private Schools So Popular In San Francisco? 20:43

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When it comes to private school enrollment, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo and Marin counties are all well above the state average. But why? In today's episode, we'll explore the many reasons San Francisco families choose to send their kids to private schools. It's a trend rooted in the history of desegregation that's been hard to reverse. A…

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Check Out KQED's New Show Hyphenación 2:30

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Join host Xorje Andrés Olivares and guests to explore what it means to live within a hyphenation. Each week we bring together a couple of hyphenated Latinos to have easy conversations about hard things: family, careers, relationships, belonging … everything is on the table. Hyphenación—where conversation and cultura meet!…

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A Peek Into The Lives Of Four Bay Area Teens 40:12

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As part of Youth Takeover Week at KQED The Bay and Bay Curious have teamed up to collaborate with four high school students who live in San Pablo, Fremont, Walnut Creek and San Jose. For several months, these teenagers — two juniors and two seniors — have shared what’s going on in their lives, what’s got them worried, what’s making them excited and…

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Olivia's Out On Maternity Leave 19:52

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Olivia Allen-Price will be taking a step back from the show for a few months to give birth to her second child. Bay Curious producer and editor Katrina Schwartz will be stepping into the host role while she's gone. The two are both parents of young children in the Bay Area, so for this bonus hand-off episode they discuss some of the ways living her…

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Who is the 'Stevens' of Stevens Creek? 17:47

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A lot of things in the South Bay, specifically around Cupertino and Mountain View, are named after somebody called Stevens. There’s Stevens Creek Boulevard, the Stevens Creek watershed, and Stevens Creek Reservoir, to name a few. Our question asker, Pete Smoot, wants to know: Who exactly was Stevens? Turns out we should really be asking: "Who was S…

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How Canned Salmon Became Big Business in San Francisco 21:40

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Starting in the mid-1800s, salmon canneries were big business along the West Coast, stretching all the way up to Alaska. San Francisco played an outsized role in the industry — especially in providing the workers who did the tough, dirty, low-paid work in the canneries. We trace the salmon connections between San Francisco and Alaska and learn abou…

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The Berkeley Park That Was Once All Trash 20:44

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Bay Curious listener Tom Rauch grew up in Berkeley in the 1960s. Some of his most vivid memories from that time are of the old Berkeley dump. “It really was just this big, giant pit where you backed up your car, opened up your trunk and just shoveled whatever you had into this open pit,” he said. Fast forward to today, and the dump is long gone. In…

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Behind the Fillmore's Iconic Music Posters 19:28

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These days, when you see a show at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, you might be lucky enough to get your very own poster for free. They’re a highly anticipated parting gift given out at the biggest shows. “The posters are artifacts, pieces of time,” says this week's question asker ,Ben Kaiser. “They’re as much [a part] of the concert as t…

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Your Bay Area Transit Questions, Answered: Bridge Tolls, Lane Closures and Vanity Plates Too 29:06

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One of the topics we get the most questions about from our audience is transportation. Today we round up answers to a handful of your questions, including: Where does all that toll money from Bay Area bridges go? Why has one toll booth on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge been closed for years? Why are do so many of our interstates end in "80"? …

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Fairy Houses And A Very Green Waterfall 19:07

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A Bay Area artist in Richmond has been stealthily building and placing fairy houses around his neighborhood. His creations bring ‘endless fun and fascination’ to the East Bay town. And, across the Bay Bridge, a waterfall in Golden Gate Park is sometimes an "alarming shade of green." What's going on with the water there? Additional Reading Point Ric…

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San Francisco's Oldest Lesbian Bar: Wild Side West 16:10

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San Francisco's oldest lesbian bar, The Wild Side West, is in the Bernal Heights neighborhood. It's been open since 1962 and has a long history of offering sanctuary to a community that hasn't always felt welcome elsewhere. As lesbian bars around the Bay Area have been closing, the Wild Side West has survived in part because of dedicated regulars, …

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Transamerica Pyramid: From 'Architectural Butchery' to Icon 22:16

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What Is That Massive Tunnel on the Beach South of Fort Funston? 15:59

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What Is the PayPal Mafia? 33:49

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How Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs Became Iconic Bay Area Street Food 28:44

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A Ford Factory Changed Milpitas, Then it Became a Mall 18:16

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San Francisco Businesses That Date Back to the Gold Rush 21:53

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Why Are Private Schools So Popular In San Francisco? 20:43

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Check Out KQED's New Show Hyphenación 2:30

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A Peek Into The Lives Of Four Bay Area Teens 40:12

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Olivia's Out On Maternity Leave 19:52

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Who is the 'Stevens' of Stevens Creek? 17:47

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How Canned Salmon Became Big Business in San Francisco 21:40

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The Berkeley Park That Was Once All Trash 20:44

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Behind the Fillmore's Iconic Music Posters 19:28

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Your Bay Area Transit Questions, Answered: Bridge Tolls, Lane Closures and Vanity Plates Too 29:06

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Fairy Houses And A Very Green Waterfall 19:07

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San Francisco's Oldest Lesbian Bar: Wild Side West 16:10