Podcast Episodes

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, unexplaine…

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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 ju…

1 year, 2 months 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…

1 year, 2 months 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 int…

1 year, 2 months 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…

1 year, 2 months ago

Art on Wheels

Dylan and producer Gabby Gladney dive into the colorful world of art cars, from Houston’s epic parades to DIY creations in Minneapolis. 

Then, Dylan t…

1 year, 2 months ago

Cabbage Patch BabyLand General Hospital

Writer Joshua Rigsby takes a very strange journey into the birthplace of Cabbage Patch Kids. After he returns, he can never look at the dolls the sam…

1 year, 2 months ago

New Year, New Travel Resolutions

We’re (almost) back! And we want to hear your New Year’s travel resolutions. 

Send a voice memo to hello@atlasobscura.com. Or, give us a call at 315-9…

1 year, 2 months ago

The Divorce Colony (Holiday Classic)

For a brief period the small frontier city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota drew in socialites and celebrities who were desperate to end their marriages.

1 year, 2 months ago

In the Doldrums with Bernie Harberts (Holiday Classic)

Ultimate slow travel adventurer (and friend of the show) Bernie Harberts returns to tell us what happened when he spent months floating alone at sea.…

1 year, 2 months ago