Topic: Curry Village

A major trademark dispute at Yosemite National Park has resulted in the renaming of iconic landmarks like Curry Village and the Ahwahnee Hotel. The outgoing concessionaire, Delaware North, claimed ownership of the names, forcing the National Park Service and new contractor Aramark to implement temporary name changes.

The hosts perform a knighting ceremony for Timothy Crow and Yael Ossowski. The discussion then shifts to a controversial trademark dispute where the National Park Service is being forced to rename iconic Yosemite landmarks like Curry Village and the Ahwahnee Hotel due to a $54 million legal battle with a private concessionaire.

A personal connection to Yosemite's Curry Village is revealed, as the landmark was founded by the speaker's ancestors, Margaret and David Curry. The segment recounts the history of "Firefalls," a nightly event where a bonfire was pushed off a cliff, and expresses outrage that the "Curry" name is being removed due to corporate greed.

An outbreak of hantavirus at Yosemite National Park's Curry Village has resulted in three deaths and thousands of potential exposures. The hosts discuss the conflict between "Greens" who want to limit tourism and "douchebags" seeking high-end luxury accommodations like the Ahwahnee Hotel. They suggest the virus outbreak may be leveraged by factions wanting to replace affordable tent cabins with more profitable lodging.

The hosts discuss the hantavirus outbreak at Curry Village in Yosemite National Park. Dvorak suggests the story might be a "hit job" by environmental groups like the Sierra Club to shut down the historic log cabins as part of an "Agenda 21" style land-use restriction.