Turns out Irvine, CA is interesting.
TourPods has 34 narrated audio stories about Irvine — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
University of California, Irvine
Ngũgĩ’s Long Journey to a Home for Many Languages
A writer’s fight over language reaches a new stage in Irvine.
Irvine
When Irvine Meadows Took Its Final Bow
How a beloved Orange County amphitheater ended with one last season.
Irvine
Why Irvine Feels Light on Ghost Lore
A planned city’s neat beginnings left less room for old hauntings.
Irvine
The Planned City and Its Loudest Argument
How Larry Agran came to embody Irvine’s battles over land, growth, and the Great Park.
Irvine
Tony DeLap and the Art of Teaching Perception
How one artist-professor shaped seeing at UC Irvine and beyond.
Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic
Where Beckman’s Precision Met Medicine Through Light
How one inventor’s legacy helped turn laser science into patient care at UC Irvine.
University of California, Irvine
A Campus Built for Tomorrow, Cast as the Future
How a young campus became a ready-made movie future.
Irvine
Joan Irvine Smith and the Ranch That Wouldn’t Disappear
An heiress became a public voice for open space on former ranch land.
University of California, Irvine
The Circle at the Center of UC Irvine
How William Pereira designed a campus around people, not traffic.
Bren Events Center
The Banner That Marked a Rising Power
How a 2009 title became part of UC Irvine’s identity.
Limestone Canyon Nature Preserve
After the Flames, Limestone Canyon Answered
A wildfire story about fear, protection, and the stubborn return of life.
Irvine
From UCLA Engineer to Irvine Connector
How Henry Samueli turned engineering into an Irvine legacy of technology and giving.
University of California, Irvine
Oakley Hall and the Writing Life at UC Irvine
How one novelist helped shape a young campus and its future writers.
Irvine
A Library Trail in the Maribel Ramos Case
How a disappearance became a homicide case, and how detectives traced a crucial lead.
Irvine
Jessica Hardy and the Long Swim Back
A swimmer’s Irvine-linked path from setback to Olympic gold.
Irvine
Where an Irvine Grocery Run Becomes Dinner
How Mitsuwa became both pantry stop and food destination in Irvine.
Frederick Reines Hall
Frederick Reines and the Invisible Work of Irvine
How a neutrino pioneer helped give a young campus scientific gravity.
Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Where Lima Beans Gave Way to Curtain Calls
How an arts school helped give a planned city its cultural heartbeat.
Irvine
When the Traveling Circus Hit Irvine Meadows
How Lollapalooza turned an Irvine amphitheater into an alternative-rock crossroads.
Orange County Great Park
From El Toro to Great Park
A military air station became a public landscape through decades of argument and change.
Tanaka Farms
The Farm the City Grew Around
A family farm in Irvine keeps feeding people as the landscape changes.
University of California, Irvine
From Locker to Lecture Hall
Chris Burden’s improbable long relationship with UC Irvine.
University of California, Irvine
Before the City, the Campus
How ranchland in Orange County became UC Irvine in 1965.
Irvine
Not a Park, but a Landmark
How a working ranch landscape won national recognition without becoming a single park.
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