Curious Louisville
Louisville Public Media
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Have you ever had a question about the Derby City that you just can't answer? That's where Curious Louisville comes in. Listeners submit their questions, the public votes on which questions to investigate, and 89.3 WFPL finds the answers.
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MAR 11, 2026
How did U of L's David Isaacs become the 'Godfather' of college basketball stats?
Did you know that one team from the University of Louisville has been part of every NCAA men’s basketball Final Four since 1969? You won’t see them on the court, but look on the sidelines and you’ll …
9 MIN
JAN 30, 2026
Does road salt end up in the Ohio River?
The city of Louisville has a fleet of around 50 salt trucks, and when it snows, each can carry 10 tons of snow at a time to scatter on our roads and expressways. When the snow melts, most of us…
8 MIN
DEC 10, 2025
Were there Civil War barracks in Old Louisville?
Have you ever used the "places" feature in the Wikipedia app? It shows you interesting sites near your location. Michelle Kadikian, who lives in Old Louisville, used that feature while at…
8 MIN
AUG 27, 2025
Did a German spy really live in my house?
When Sarah and Lowe Sutherland bought their house back in 2007, a friend of a friend told her a titillating story: "I was a paper boy on your street back in that during the war, and when I was…
7 MIN
JUL 28, 2025
What's with the beeping box in NuLu?
It sits alongside a brick building in Louisville’s NuLu neighborhood. It’s a metal box, about the size of a dresser, or maybe a deep freezer, but a little taller. And it makes a beeping sound. Sort o…
7 MIN
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