Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLocal Legends Corner with Colin Dickey: Moundsville
The West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia was once a home to thousands of prisoners. Today, it’s a tourist attraction. But its pas…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Glass Flowers
Over the course of 50 years, a father and son team made exquisite glass botanical models that would transform our understanding of the natural world.…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Pinball Hall of Fame
Maybe you associate Las Vegas with slot machines more than with pinball machines. But what you might not know is that pinball, today found in every f…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Plain of Jars (Classic)
This archaeological dig in Phonsovan, Laos is one of the most important and dangerous prehistoric sites in Southeast Asia.
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
Star Trek Original Series Set Tour (Classic)
Sets from the original 1960’s Star Trek have been recreated for fans and actors alike in Ticonderoga, New York.
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6 months, 3 weeks ago
Local Legends Corner with Colin Dickey: Mustang Ranch
Colin Dickey is no stranger to dubious ghost tales. But when he went to Nevada to report at a brothel called the Mustang Ranch, he experienced someth…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Burning of Zozobra!
In the months leading up to Labor Day, a dedicated team of craftspeople and volunteers gather in the Santa Fe Plaza Mall to build…a puppet. Not just …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Last Chinese Town in America
In 1915, a devastating fire destroyed the Chinatown in Walnut Grove, California. In its aftermath, a group of Chinese immigrant residents founded the…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Rites of Passage (Classic)
The Atlas Places Team bring two stories - one from the campus of Gallaudet University and the other from Cornell University to tell us about usual tr…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame (Classic)
A basketball fan goes to the hall of fame – and no, it’s not the big one in Massachusetts that you may be thinking about. Hear the story behind a Mid…
6 months, 4 weeks ago