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A while ago, we asked you to send us stories about your collections – and we got so many great responses, that we decided to make another episode abo…
6 months ago
Baseball’s Muddy Little Secret
On the heels of the World Series, Kelly and Amanda discuss an unusual tradition in baseball: the fact that, before each game, every single ball is ru…
6 months ago
Freud Museum London (Classic)
Sigmund Freud’s famous psychoanalytic couch is preserved in his final office in London, England.
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6 months ago
Luomus Spiders (Classic)
The Finnish Museum of Natural History in Helsinki has been home to an infestation of Chilean recluse spiders for more than 50 years.
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6 months, 1 week ago
Local Legends Corner with Colin Dickey: LaLaurie Mansion
There’s a mansion in New Orleans with a truly horrific past. Author Colin Dickey, who has joined us every Thursday this month, reveals the real life …
6 months, 1 week ago
How Buffalo Changed City Parks Forever
When the city of Buffalo, New York invited landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to town in the late 1860s, they were hoping he’d replicate the s…
6 months, 1 week ago
Your Stories of Traveling with Kids
From long flights to strenuous trips, listeners share stories about traveling with their kids for the first time.
Plus, we want to hear stories about…
6 months, 1 week ago
Moynaq (Classic)
A city in Uzbekistan used to be the site of one of the world’s largest seas. Now it’s a dusty reminder of one of the largest and most forgotten envir…
6 months, 1 week ago
Gregynog Hall (Classic)
We go to the former estate of the Davies sisters, two unusually wealthy Welsh women who traveled the world, fell in love with art, served their count…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Wishing Tree (Classic))
There’s a special tree in Portland that’s full of a city’s hopes, dreams, and wishes.
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6 months, 2 weeks ago