Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBad Rap Week: Listeners Defend Places with Bad Reputations
From laundromats to Sacramento, listeners go to bat for places with bad reputations.
All week, we’re collaborating with the great podcast Terrestrial…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Leaning Tower of Niles (Classic)
Niles, Illinois is home to an exact replica of Italy’s leaning tower of Pisa - only it’s half the size of the original structure.
READ MORE IN THE ATL…
11 months ago
Retracing Historic Journeys with Elise Wortley
Adventurer Elise Wortley retraces the footsteps of historic female explorers – and she does it all with no modern gear, no shortcuts, and no guarante…
11 months ago
The Kolache Triangle
Producer Alexa Lim travels in search of the Kolache Triangle. Along the way, she visits some of the state’s Czech communities, and hears how the kola…
11 months ago
Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: 2:30 a.m. in McMurdo Station and 11:45 p.m. in Oulu
Two small stories about two cold nights in different parts of the world. 11:45 p.m. in Oulu was written by Anne Korkeakivi, and 2:30 a.m. in McMurdo …
11 months ago
Dylan’s Mailbag: A Disturbing Listener Question
Dylan and producers Amanda and Johanna answer a listener question that leaves them deeply shaken, and slightly disturbed.
Have a question for Dylan? G…
11 months ago
Gnomesville
Thousands of kitschy lawn gnomes have taken over an Australian roundabout.
Read more in the Atlas here.
11 months, 1 week ago
The Manhattan Well with Lauren Willig
Today, if you venture into the basement of a certain clothing store in the Soho neighborhood of NYC, you’ll find an unusual sight: an old well. This …
11 months, 1 week ago
The Alresford Spy Toilet
We head to a public bathroom in Alresford, England to hear how a toilet played a key role in flushing out an infamous Cold War espionage ring.
11 months, 1 week ago
Why Is Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Sitting Empty?
The unusual-looking Price Tower, a 1-of-1 from starchitect Frank Lloyd Wright, has been the pride of Bartlesville, Oklahoma for more than 60 years. B…
11 months, 1 week ago