Why Are There Rainbows on the Tunnel Between S.F. and Marin? (Plus Bonus Anniversary Questions)

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2017

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

It started as a quest to make Bay Area highways more beautiful. Plus, three other bonus questions! Reported by Jessica Placzek and Olivia Allen-Price. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Suzie Racho, Penny Nelson, Paul Lancour and Julia McEvoy. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:02.0	Shh, turn off the lights.
0:05.0	Quick, quick, quick, get down.
0:07.0	Ow, you're on my leg.
0:08.0	Oh, sorry.
0:09.0	Sh, they're going to hear you.
0:10.0	Oh, here they come.
0:11.0	Here they come.
0:12.0	Quiet.
0:13.0	Surprise!
0:17.0	Welcome to the Bay Curious
0:20.0	A Curious Anniversary Show.
0:24.0	We're celebrating one year done and dusted.
0:27.5	That's dozens and dozens and dozens of your questions answered.
0:32.6	And we thought, what better way to celebrate
0:34.8	than answering a bunch more?
0:36.9	I'm Olivia Alan Price.
0:38.1	And I'm Jessica Plachik.
0:39.9	Today we'll learn how San Francisco's tenderloloin got its name and the truth behind a Star Wars legend.
0:47.0	Plus, the story of the Rainbow Tunnel in Marin and the man behind the voice of Popeye.
0:53.0	Grab a piece of cake and stick around.
0:57.0	Support for Bay Curious is brought to you by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company,
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