Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchUnusual Love Stories Week: A Long Walk Home
This week, we’re featuring unusual love stories – from couples who were introduced by a mule, to the world’s most loyal dog, to a post office sustain…
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Send Dylan Your Questions!
We’re looking for questions for our next mailbag episode. Maybe you’re looking for travel advice, maybe you want to hear more about a weird thing tha…
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Songs of Ice with the Places Team (Classic)
Stories of how giant monuments built for a specific site sometimes need to go on a journey to get there.
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Paul Scheer’s Life in Three Places
Dylan talks with actor and comedian Paul Scheer about three places that have shaped him. And to Dylan’s surprise, Paul doesn’t pick good memories. In…
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Ben Franklin’s Musical Invention
Dylan tries his hand at playing a “glass armonica,” a musical instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin. Its high-pitched, eerie sounds were rumored t…
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Africville
Africville was a Black-Canadian community north of Halifax, Nova Scotia. But when the Canadian government decided it wanted the land the community sa…
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First Travel Dates
Listener stories of traveling with a significant other for the first time – for better or for worse.
Plus: We want to hear your stories about traveli…
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Medfield State Hospital (Classic)
This abandoned hospital outside Boston, Massachusetts was originally conceived as a place to help people with mental health issues. But it wound up d…
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Joe Magarac: The Other Man of Steel
Joe Magarac is a folk hero that allegedly was born from the stories of immigrant steelworkers in the early 20th century. He is the Paul Bunyan of Ste…
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More First Trips Abroad
Last month, we asked you for stories about your first trips abroad. That really struck a chord – we got too many great stories to fit in a single epi…
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