Podcast Episodes

The Kindred Spirit Mailbox

Nestled on North Carolina’s southern shoreline, the Kindred Mailbox keeps countless secrets and confessions left in the sand. This episode tells the …

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Beyond the Game: LA's Kuruvungna Sacred Springs

Eight thousand years ago, this land’s first inhabitants built a village around a sacred spring. And today, in what is now Los Angeles, CA, their desc…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Weekend Road Trip: National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum

Today we visit the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which is home to 10,000 bobbleheads inspired by sports, pop c…

4 weeks ago

The Atomic Clock (Classic)

How do we determine the time? Believe it or not, there is an official clock. It’s located in Boulder, Colorado at the National Institute of Standards…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

French Horns on Ice

Professional French horn player Kyra Sims tells us about a once-in-a-lifetime trip she took to Antarctica with a program called Polar STEAM, which pa…

4 weeks, 2 days ago

Beyond the Game: This Atlanta Monument is a Tombstone For…Gravity?

This stone at Emory University is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.   

This episode is part of our ongoing coverage of…

1 month ago

The Last Wild Apple Groves (Classic)

The variety of apples we enjoy today have a common ancestor that lies in the forests of Kazakhstan, where scientists are studying the wildest version…

1 month ago

Beyond the Game: Mexico City's Footwear Museum

One of Mexico’s oldest shoe stores holds a collection of more than 2,000 thousand shoes in a museum called el Museo Del Calzado. From booties worn by…

1 month ago

Weekend Road Trip: Tinkertown

It took Ross Ward more than 40 years to build Tinkertown, an indescribable array of carvings, figurines, and folk art. The project became both a sour…

1 month ago

Fairy Circles (Classic)

We head to the Namib Desert in Africa, where the landscape is dotted with mysterious, pimple-like indents known as fairy circles. Where do these thin…

1 month ago