Podlipodcast player Webplayer

The Bay

The Bay

Why Do BART Announcements Sound So Ancient?

The Bay · Apr 17, 2026 · 15:04

0:0015:04

Listen in the Podli app 🎧

Follow your favourite podcasts, listen offline and in the car with CarPlay and Android Auto, and always pick up where you left off. Free to try.

You know the sound: a robotic, ancient-sounding voice as you wait for BART: 6-car Blue line train for OAK Airport in 15 minutes. 

In America's tech capital, why do BART announcements sound so old? In this episode from our friends at Bay Curious, reporter Ana De Almeida Amaral sets out to find the answer.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episodes: The Bay

PodliGet the free Podli app
↓ App