The Loma Prieta Earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area on October 17, 1989. The quake and the community galvanization that followed birthed a mystical protector forged from iron. His family still lives on the San Francisco Bay Bridge, but where?   This is the tale of the Bay Bridge Troll.   This story was <a class="sc-1bctqj2-0 qOIqX" href= "https://www.kqed.org/news/11892152/the-tale-of-the-bay-bridge-troll"> originally reported</a> for the KQED podcast Bay Curious.

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The Loma Prieta Earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area on October 17, 1989. The quake and the community galvanization that followed birthed a mystical protector forged from iron. His family still lives on the San Francisco Bay Bridge, but where?...

The San Francisco Bay Bridge Troll

Swipe through the modern phenomenon of app-based romance. Featuring VidaSelect CEO Scott Valdez, and a true story about a San Francisco Grindr-hookup that sparked a relationship. Hosted & Produced by <a href= "http://christopherjbeale.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Christopher J. Beale</a> and Josh Taylor

<description>&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Swipe through the modern phenomenon of app-based romance. Featuring VidaSelect CEO Scott Valdez, and a true story about a San Francisco Grindr-hookup that sparked a relationship.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Hosted &amp; Produced by &lt;a href= "http://christopherjbeale.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Christopher J. Beale&lt;/a&gt; and Josh Taylor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Swipe through the modern phenomenon of app-based romance. Featuring VidaSelect CEO Scott Valdez, and a true story about a San Francisco Grindr-hookup that sparked a relationship. Hosted & Produced by  and Josh Taylor

Our overnight romance with dating apps

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<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Why do we make New Year’s Resolutions?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;You’ll discover that this tradition has evolved over time. In this episode, &lt;a href= "http://christopherjbeale.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Christopher Beale&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "http://twitter.com/modernmousejosh" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Josh Taylor&lt;/a&gt; dive into the history of New Year’s resolutions, Auld Lang Syne, Methodist watch night services and popping champagne!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/143642/PeterFenton.jpeg" alt="Peter Fenton" width="300" height="450" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Plus, our guest&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.bypeterfenton.com/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Peter Fenton&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;(Author of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1737618257?&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bypeterfenton-20&amp;linkId=6ebb08070285a8b71bc9d7e767ab16e9&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl"&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Abandon All Hope&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;) shares a personal story of a family tragedy that changed the way he lives, and the way he makes resolutions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;br /&gt; To support our work, join us &lt;a href= "http://patreon.com/nomidnight" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Why do we make New Year’s Resolutions? You’ll discover that this tradition has evolved over time. In this episode,  and  dive into the history of New Year’s resolutions, Auld Lang Syne, Methodist watch night services and popping champagne! ...

The bizarre tradition of New Year’s resolutions

An Unpacked bonus featuring an announcement about the future of the podcast, and Christopher is at California's Great America with <a href= "https://www.kalw.org/arts-culture/2021-11-16/safety-patrol-double-mommy-duty" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a short story</a> about how the pandemic changed one person's approach to the job they love. - Thanks to California's Great America, Alaina Duffield, KALW, Lisa Morehouse, Abukar Adan, and Josh Taylor. - <a href="http://twitch.tv/nomidnightmedia" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Follow us on Twitch!</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;An Unpacked bonus featuring an announcement about the future of the podcast, and Christopher is at California's Great America with &lt;a href= "https://www.kalw.org/arts-culture/2021-11-16/safety-patrol-double-mommy-duty" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;a short story&lt;/a&gt; about how the pandemic changed one person's approach to the job they love.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks to California's Great America, Alaina Duffield, KALW, Lisa Morehouse, Abukar Adan, and Josh Taylor.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitch.tv/nomidnightmedia" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow us on Twitch!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

An Unpacked bonus featuring an announcement about the future of the podcast, and Christopher is at California's Great America with  about how the pandemic changed one person's approach to the job they love. - Thanks to California's Great America,...

Other People's Kids

Unpacked will return! In the meantime check out episode one of Christopher Beale's new podcast Stereotypes - Straight Talk from Queer Voices. Listen and <a href= "http://podfollow.com/stereotypes" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">subscribe</a>! - Everyone’s coming out is different. Some folks can’t come out, and for many — when we finally do — we discover that there are more questions on the other side. Meet Rae, a gender non-binary person who has learned to treat coming out as a process the length of a lifetime. Plus, Chris shares how he got caught in the act and forced out of the closet in high school. - You can contact Christopher Beale on <a href= "http://twitter.com/realchrisjbeale" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Twitter</a>, and connect with the show at <a href= "http://stereotypespodcast.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">StereotypesPodcast.org</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Unpacked will return! In the meantime check out episode one of Christopher Beale's new podcast &lt;strong&gt;Stereotypes - Straight Talk from Queer Voices&lt;/strong&gt;. Listen and &lt;a href= "http://podfollow.com/stereotypes" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;subscribe&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Everyone’s coming out is different. Some folks can’t come out, and for many — when we finally do — we discover that there are more questions on the other side.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Meet Rae, a gender non-binary person who has learned to treat coming out as a process the length of a lifetime. Plus, Chris shares how he got caught in the act and forced out of the closet in high school.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;-&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You can contact Christopher Beale on &lt;a href= "http://twitter.com/realchrisjbeale" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, and connect with the show at &lt;a href= "http://stereotypespodcast.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;StereotypesPodcast.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Unpacked will return! In the meantime check out episode one of Christopher Beale's new podcast Stereotypes - Straight Talk from Queer Voices. Listen and ! - Everyone’s coming out is different. Some folks can’t come out, and for many — when we...

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