Deep in the Santa Cruz Redwoods, Your Mind Will Play Tricks On You

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Listener Clayton Schloss sent Bay Curious this question: "Why do so many people have bumper stickers on their cars from the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz? What is that place?" Reporter Amanda Font takes us on a journey to "the Spot," where perception appears to bend reality. Additional Reading/Listening: What's Behind One of California's Most Ubiquitous Bumper Stickers? The California Report Magazine Podcast Reported by Amanda Font. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Sebastian Miño-Bucheli and Brendan Willard. Help on this episode from Suzie Racho, Victoria Mauleon, Sasha Khokha. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Carly Severn, Lina Blanco, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Jenny Pritchett.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.E-D.
0:10.0	I first noticed those bright yellow bumper stickers while driving down for a trip to Santa Cruz.
0:15.0	You know the ones, with big black letters that say, Mystery Spot.
0:20.0	Those stickers are on cars all over the Bay Area,
0:26.0	and they're one of those things that once you start looking for them,
0:29.0	you see them everywhere.
0:31.0	The O in the word spot, it kind of looks like a record, so for years I
0:36.4	actually thought that Mystery Spot was maybe a beloved record store, but no, not so. It's something much more weird and eclectic and yes, I'll even say it mysterious. Today in the show we're taking you inside this Santa Cruz attraction where perception
1:01.6	appears to bend reality.
1:04.0	And spoiler alert, we'll look at the science behind what makes it the mystery spot.
1:09.0	I'm Olivia Alan Price, you're listening to Bay Curious.
1:13.0	Support for Bay Curious is brought to you by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, still family owned, operated, and argued over.
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1:32.6	Visit Sierra Nevada.com to find your new favorite beer today.
1:38.0	K-QEDs Amanda Font headed down to the mystery spot with a friend. So here we are at the mystery spot.
1:45.0	This is my friend and colleague Chloe Morizano.
1:50.0	She's here with me as my sort of chief
1:53.2	experiences since I've been here so many times before. Are you excited?
1:57.8	I'm very excited.
1:59.3	Prepare to be amazed.
2:01.3	I've been to the mystery spot seven times. be amazed.
2:02.6	I've been to the mystery spot seven times in the last decade.
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