Podcast Episodes

President Heads (Classic)

What to do when you have 20-foot-tall busts of nearly every U.S. President and nowhere to put them?

This episode was produced in partnership with Visit Williamsburg. 

Published on 9 months ago

Dreamland Resort

Dylan visits a patch of Nevada desert known at times as Paradise Ranch, Dreamland Resort, or as most people know it, Area 51. His goal? To try and find out where The X-Files end, and the truth begins…

Published on 9 months ago

Jeremy Bentham’s Auto-Icon

Jeremy Bentham began planning for his death at a young age. He wrote a will in 1769, at the age of 21. But how did this philosopher’s dead body wind up on display in a university student center?

Published on 9 months ago

Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: 7 a.m. in Kelso and 10:30 a.m. in Choteau

Two small stories about early morning, otherworldly encounters with animals. 7 a.m. in Kelso was written by Emma Jones, and 10:30 a.m. in Choteau, Montana was written by Annika Berry. Both essays wer…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Dylan’s Mailbag: Illegal Edition

Dylan and producer Johanna take your questions about exploring abandoned ruins, where they want to carve their initials, and whether they should feel guilt for going on multiple trips to the same loc…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Tell Us About the First Time You Left Home

We want to hear your stories about the first time you left home to live somewhere else. Why did you make the move? How did you choose your new home… and how did you feel when you arrived? 

Give us a …

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Gocta Waterfalls (Classic)

One of the world’s tallest waterfalls is nestled in Northwestern Peru, right where the Amazon rainforest crashes into the Andes Mountains.

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Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

The Real Office Space Behind Apple TV’s Severance

Apple TV’s Severance takes a dystopian view of the middle management office space, where the sprawling corridors, overhead fluorescent lights hide the mysterious purpose of Lumen Industries. But that…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Chapel Creek Ranch (Classic)

This ranch in Sanger, Texas trains people in jousting and sword-fighting with the goal of making them knights of the highest order - for the Medieval Times dinner theater chain. 

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Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

The Sunken Pirate City at Port Royal

Off the southern coast of Jamaica, there are the underwater ruins of pirate city from the 1600s – a city that could be considered the Las Vegas of its time. But its days would come to an end when it …

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago