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The Future of San Francisco's Famous Fog is, Well, Foggy

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KQED

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Fog is an indelible part of the magic and culture of San Francisco, providing inspiration for poets and artists and a sometimes-welcome buffer against summer heat. But a new New York Times story by John Branch warns that fog’s future is uncertain, imperiled by a changing climate. Branch joins us to talk about his reporting on the city's famous fog and its elusive future. Guests: John Branch, reporter, the New York Times. Diane Frank, author, editor, "Fog and Light: San Francisco Through the Eyes of the Poets Who Live Here." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From KQED.

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From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Alexis Madrigal.

1:04.5

Last week, broiling under the heat dome, our team was filled with gratitude for the fog

1:08.8

that normally keeps the inner ring of the Bay Area cool.

1:11.6

Then as we were batting around the idea of how to properly celebrate the white tendrils rushing over our mountains or bursting through the Golden Gate,

1:17.6

the New York Times published a huge new feature that might have been called in praise of fog.

1:21.6

We're appreciating fog. After this Rex life, Raj. Demons brush me, anxiousness, it's crazy shit when I walk through the fall.

1:50.0

Spend your whole life searching for what you already have.

1:56.0

Some think they'll find it in a bag of cash.

1:59.0

Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal. Here are the two greatest city reveals in this country.

2:09.3

At number two, there is coming upon New York City from some crowded highway and spotting it in the distance, buildings like cliffs, the sheer, unimaginable scale of that

2:20.0

place, and the country it represents. But there is a better view. And that is San Francisco

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