Podcast Episodes

The Portland Treasure Map (Classic)

A map in the archives of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library in Portland, Oregon may be the key to finding buried treasure that has yet to…

8 months, 1 week ago

The World’s Largest Time Capsule

In 1975, a man in Seward, Nebraska dug a gigantic hole in his yard and made the world’s largest time capsule. On July 4, 2025, the capsule was opened…

8 months, 1 week ago

Dylan’s Mailbag: Solo Travel

Dylan and producers Johanna and Amanda answer listener questions about solo travel. Have a question for Dylan? Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and lea…

8 months, 1 week ago

Nue (Classic)

A Seattle restaurant pushes diners to eat beyond their borders through its embrace of global street foods.

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Exploring the Pan-American Highway with Pati Jinich

The Pan-American Highway is considered the longest road in the world – it stretches nearly 20,000 miles, from Alaska to Argentina. In her new docuser…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

How Polar Explorers Entertained Themselves

Early polar explorers faced long nights and dangerous expeditions. To entertain themselves, they wrote and published niche newspapers and periodicals…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

The Last Limburger Plant in America

Chalet Cheese Cooperative in Monroe, Wisconsin is the last cheese plant left in America that makes the ultra-stinky Limburger cheese: a cheese that i…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Where You Would Spend Your Last Day Before the Apocalypse

A few weeks ago, the Atlas Obscura staff told us where they would spend their last days before the apocalypse. Now we’re sharing your stories – from …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Civic Musical Road (Classic)

The grooves cut in this road outside Lancaster, CA play the finale of the William Tell Overture. 

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Cigar “Readers” of Cuba

If you were to visit a cigar factory in Cuba, you’d hear something unexpected: the sound of the daily news report, or maybe a poem or a novel, being …

8 months, 3 weeks ago