Podcast Episodes

Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: To the Platinum Blonde DJ On Her Way to Laos

A traveler in Vang Vieng, Laos writes a letter to a fellow traveler. This essay was edited by Lenora Todaro and originally appeared in Off Assignment. 

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Atlas Obscura Presents: "Bigfoot is from North Carolina" with The Broadside

Sasquatch is Southern. And its cultural and economic impact in Appalachia is sizable. Today, we bring you an episode of The Broadside, a podcast produced by WUNC in Durham, NC.

Appalachia is Bigfoot t…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Brown Dog Statue (Classic)

This memorial marks the life of a pup who sparked riots over animal rights issues in London.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/brown-dog-statue

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Don’t Ask Jacques Ze Whipper What He Does for a Living

If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to run away and join the circus, this episode is for you. Dylan talks with Jack Lepiarz, also known as Jacques Ze Whipper, about how he created a life for him…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

The Town That Moved a Windmill

When Peter James first stumbled on the Lowfield Heath Windmill, it was falling apart. Determined to save it, he embarked on a years-long effort with the town that would lead to its complete deconstru…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

The Kola Superdeep Borehole

In the 1980s, a team of Soviet scientists dug a hole in the Earth’s crust so deep that they reached Hell… complete with high temperatures, unexplained happenings, and even the tortured screams of dam…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

First Trips Abroad

Listener stories about traveling abroad for the first time – from a trip to Germany in 2020, to a chalet in Switzerland in 1986, to a trip to Iran just before the Shah revolution. 

Plus, we want to he…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Endangered Wolf Center (Classic)

The Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka, Missouri was founded by zoologist and wildlife TV host Marlin Perkins and was home to an extraordinary wolf who gives us hope for the future of wolf survival. 

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Zach Stafford’s Life in Five Places

Zach Stafford found great career success at a very young age – he’s a writer, producer, and co-host of the news & culture podcast Vibe Check. His intense work schedule has taken him all over America,…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Christine's Cell

In the year 1329, a woman named Christine Carpenter was enclosed in a tiny cell in the walls of a church in Shere, England. She was expected to spend the rest of her life praying in almost complete i…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago