Barking Sea Lions, Howling Bridge: The Iconic Sounds of the Bay Area

KQED's Forum

KQED

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

When we learned that engineers are frantically working to get rid of the annoyingly loud hum that started projecting from the Golden Gate Bridge last summer, it got us wondering about other iconic sounds of the Bay Area. We’ll talk with KQED’s Bay Curious host Olivia Allen-Price about the stories behind some of the sounds of the area, like the sometimes deafening cawing of crows and the rattle of a cable car chains underfoot. And we’ll want to hear, really hear, from you. Call us with your imitation of the sounds that say “Bay Area” to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Support for KQED podcasts comes from San Francisco International Airport.
0:05.0	Did you know that SFO has a world-class museum?
0:07.9	Get ready to be wowed by art, history, science, and cultural exhibitions throughout the terminals.
0:14.0	Learn more at flysfo.com slash museum.
0:18.6	Switch to Comcast Business Mobile and save hundreds a year in your wireless bill.
0:22.7	Comcast Business, powering possibilities.
0:25.2	Restrictions apply.
0:26.0	Comcast business internet required.
0:27.3	Comparse two unlimited intro lines and lowest price 5D plans of top three carriers.
0:30.3	Tax on fees extra, reduce speeds after 30 gigabytes of usage.
0:32.6	Data thresholds may vary.
0:35.0	From KQED.
0:37.4	Welcome back to Forum.
0:38.7	I'm Alexis Madrigal.
0:40.4	When we learned that engineers are frantically working to get rid of the mysterious, annoying, possibly even alluring, loud hum that started emanating from the Golden Gate Bridge last year, it got us wondering about other iconic sounds of the Bay Area.
0:57.6	Cable cars, boghorns, that sound Bart makes for some reason when it washes up to speed.
1:02.6	These are the sounds of home for those of us who live here, and we want to talk about them.
1:06.9	We always want to hear from you, but we really want to hear from you during this segment.
1:17.6	For example, we haven't heard anyone say there's a defining sound of San Jose or Livermore or Gilroy. So give us a call at 866-733-6786.
1:21.6	That's 866733-6786.
1:25.6	You can also get in touch on Twitter and Facebook, but really for this one,
1:28.7	honestly, you should call. I'm not alone in my fascination with Bay Area Soundscapes, and I'm
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from KQED, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of KQED and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.