From Grace Cathedral to the Marin Headlands, why are there so many labyrinths in the Bay Area? Why did the state capitol almost move to Berkeley? Should Monterey Jack cheese really be called Pacifica Jack? These are just a few of the wild, wonderful, and endlessly fascinating questions Olivia Allen-Price and the team at KQED’s Bay Curious podcast set out to answer each week.

Now Allen-Price has compiled dozens of the Bay Area’s most captivating stories in a new book: Bay Curious: Exploring the Hidden True Stories of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this sure-to-be-lively session, Allen-Price will chat with two fellow journalists whose curiosity about and love for the Bay Area rivals Allen-Price’s own: Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight of the San Francisco Chronicle‘s Total SF podcast. Bring your burning questions, or the Bay Area secrets you’ve been dying to share!

This event is free!

Where: SF Chronicle Stage in the Park at the Bay Area Book Festival
Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Downtown Berkeley