Podcast Episodes

Bad Rap Week: Ashley Ray’s Secret Place (Classic)

Dylan sits down with podcaster Ashley Ray, who has more than a soft spot for her Midwest hometown. Hear why she thinks it may just be the best kept s…

1 year ago

Bad Rap Week: Prowling for Coyotes in Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery

As a child, Lulu Miller had a beloved dog. But one day, the dog disappeared – and in all likelihood, it was probably eaten by coyotes. Since then, Lu…

1 year ago

Bad Rap Week: Searching for Wonder in the Most Boring Mall in Canada

Toronto is home to a massive underground mall called the PATH, a labyrinth of hallways with shops, banks, and no fewer than nine Tim Hortons. At 30 k…

1 year ago

Bad Rap Week: Dylan and Alan Fall Down the Rat Hole

Dylan has complicated feelings about rats. On one hand, they’re amazingly resourceful creatures. On the other, they caused the bubonic plague (and ot…

1 year ago

Bad 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…

1 year 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.

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1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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 …

1 year 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…

1 year ago