Podcast Episodes

Looking Toward the Sky with Summer Ash (Classic)

Episode 1430

Telescope tourist, rocket scientist and STEAM educator Summer Ash gives us the nitty gritty on the V.L.A. - a 22-mile telescope in New Mexico whose f…

9 hours ago

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The Mutter Museum

Episode 1429

Today, we go to the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, and meet the two historians who are working to better connect us to the mysteries and beauty of th…

1 day, 9 hours ago

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The 9/11 Tour Guide

Episode 1428

Christina Staton is a tour guide of the 9/11 Memorial. And today, she guides us tell us about the overlooked places, memorials and sculptures of the …

2 days, 9 hours ago

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The Fresh Kills Landfill of New York City

Episode 1427

Today, with the help of Ben Naddaff-Hafrey from Revisionist History, we’re going to Fresh Kills in Staten Island: a pile of trash that grew so tall a…

3 days, 9 hours ago

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Kelly's Picks: A Visit to the Museum of Broken Relationships

Episode 1426

All week, host Kelly McEvers surfaces some of her favorite episodes from the archive. Here's today's story: 

This episode will break your heart. And t…

6 days, 9 hours ago

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Kelly's Picks: The Integratron

Episode 1425

All week, host Kelly McEvers surfaces some of her favorite episodes from the archive. Here's today's story: 

In August 1953, airstrip operator George …

1 week ago

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Kelly's Picks: Alone on the Alaskan Frontier

Episode 1424

All week, host Kelly McEvers surfaces some of her favorite episodes from the archive. Here's today's story: 

What drives a person to live in isolation…

1 week, 1 day ago

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Kelly's Picks: The Last Baldwin House

Episode 1423

All week, host Kelly McEvers surfaces some of her favorite episodes from the archive. Here's today's story: 

James Baldwin’s former home in the South …

1 week, 2 days ago

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Kelly's Picks: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Episode 1422

All week, host Kelly McEvers surfaces some of her favorite episodes from the archive. Here's today's story: 

One of the many objects that went down wi…

1 week, 3 days ago

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Is Alton, Illinois America's Most Haunted Small Town?

Episode 1419

Alton, Illinois has been called the most haunted small town in America. It’s a place where practically every building has its own ghost story, from a…

1 week, 5 days ago

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