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Bay Curious

For Love and Hair

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9999 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

The coronavirus pandemic is affecting people in ways big and small. Some are very personal. What's it like to date an immunocompromised person right now? And, listener Marcus Adams wants to know if hair stylists are allowed to make home visits if they take safety precautions. We've got answers. Additional Reading: Getting Through Coronavirus Blues: Cute GIFs and Weird Haircuts Under Stay-at-Home Orders, Bay Area Takes Hair Maintenance Into Own Hands Dating While Immunocompromised Reported by Chloe Veltman and Asal Ehsanipour. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Katie McMurran and Rob Speight. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Bianca Hernandez, Ethan Lindsey, Kathleen Quillen, and Sasha Kohka.

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0:00.0

From K-QED. I'm not sure if it was shelter in place boredom or just necessity, but last weekend I sat down with a comb and an arsenal of YouTube videos queued up to try and learn how to

0:14.9

French braid my very curly hair.

0:17.6

Section under the front which is now into the middle and then that third section is

0:22.0

under as well.

0:23.0

Now if you haven't tried this yourself before,

0:25.0

you should just know that it's a lot harder than it looks.

0:29.0

So she wants me to section it into three distinct sections. You're twisting strands of hair

0:38.7

into a precise pattern behind your head. It requires dexterity and muscle memory and focus, none of which

0:47.0

I've been able to master.

0:48.6

But this last weekend, given the very scraggly and just frankly misshapen state of my hair I decided to throw myself at

0:56.1

the project. Just having a go without a mirror can help you learn how to braid a little bit

1:00.8

what is happening it did not go super well.

1:05.0

So I've maybe successfully tied my hair into a knot.

1:10.0

So I've maybe successfully tied my hair into a knot. So I was relieved when I learned that I am not alone. We had gotten a question from a listener about how to keep hair looking fresh during shelter in place. We're going to answer that question on the

1:24.6

show today. Plus we've got the story of a couple who are dating while sheltering in place

1:29.6

apart. I'm Olivia Allen Price. Stick around, it's Bay Curious is brought to you by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, still family owned, operated, and argued over.

1:49.0

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1:55.3

Visit Sierra Nevada.com to find your new favorite beer today.

2:01.5

We got a question from listener Mark Adams on the topic of hair.

2:05.0

Can hair stylus and barbers perform their function at homes if they and their clients wear protective gear.

2:13.0

We asked reporter Chloe Veltman to cut to the chase.

2:16.0

And the short answer to this question is,

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