Podcast Episodes

The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office

This office, established by the founder of the American Red Cross, changed the lives of thousands of Civil War soldiers and their families.

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Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Vermontasaurus

This folk art dinosaur was almost pushed to extinction due to lack of a building permit. 

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Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Lake Karachay

Lake Karachay in Ozersk, Russia is the site of a former secret Soviet Union nuclear facility - that’s inspired art despite the little that’s publicly known of the site.

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Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Sites of Vision with the Places Team

Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring listeners two Atlas Obscura locations created by people compelled by visions - the East West Peace Church in Munich, Germany, and th…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Ponyhenge

Lincoln, Massachusetts is home to one of the strangest pony herds you’re likely to see - and it’s been growing for more than a decade. 

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Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

The Last Sears in New York City

Producer Johanna Mayer takes a trip to the last Sears in New York City, a Brooklyn landmark, with two people whose lives were shaped by the department store. 

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Extreme Travel with Dave Seminara

Host Dylan Thuras speaks with Dave Seminara, author of the book Mad Travelers, about extreme travel and the people who love it.  

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Panorama of the City of New York

The Panorama of the City of New York a star of the 1964 World’s Fair where it competed for attention with new technology like touch-tone phones and the Ford Mustang. The artwork now lives in the Quee…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

International Cocoa Quarantine Center

Nicola Twilley takes us to suburban London, where a 1000 square meter greenhouse is all that stands between us and the chocapocalypse. 

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Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Milky Seas

Join host Dylan Thuras, a satellite scientist, and a ship captain in search of gigantic swaths of bioluminescence that can radiate up from the surface of the sea over thousands of square miles. 

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago