Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLocal Legends Corner with Colin Dickey: Tommyknockers
Deep in the Phoenix Gold Mine in Idaho Springs, Colorado, a strange noise inspires a legend.
Every Thursday this month, writer Colin Dickey joins us t…
7 months ago
Famous Last Words
Today, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk is viewed as the founder of the modern Czech state – a George Washington-like figure. When he died in the 1930s, his fi…
7 months ago
The Zither King of Missouri
We learn how a small town in Missouri became a world capital for a unique instrument – and how one man would go from being a down-on-his-luck furnitu…
7 months ago
Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: To the Bear We Didn't Find
A girl and her father take a walk in the woods. This essay was written by Emily Lowe and edited by Tusshara Nalakumar Srilatha, and originally appear…
7 months ago
Aurora Alien Gravesite (Classic)
A small town in Texas has embraced the story of the visit and demise of an otherworldly being from the 1800s… and what many say is America’s only ali…
7 months, 1 week ago
They Had Submarines During the Civil War?
Probably when you think of submarine warfare, WWI or WWII comes to mind. Not… the American Civil War. But oh, they had them back then! Or rather, the…
7 months, 1 week ago
Thomas Paine’s Bones
“Founding Fathers” like Washington or Jefferson have gigantic monuments in Washington, statues galore and palatial house-museums. But what about…Thom…
7 months, 1 week ago
The Miraculous Staircase
The Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico has a pretty unusual spiral staircase – it winds round and round like a DNA helix, and has no visible cent…
7 months, 1 week ago
What You Collect
Listeners share stories about their most treasured collections.
Plus: We want to hear your stories about traveling with kids! Give us a call at 315-99…
7 months, 1 week ago
Under Our Feet: The Mail Rail
We go underground in London, where there is a railway built for one purpose and one purpose only: to keep the city’s mail moving on time. All this we…
7 months, 2 weeks ago