Podcast Episodes

Kelly McEvers and New Mexico: A Love Story

As we approach Valentine’s Day, Atlas Obscura co-host Kelly McEvers shares two stories about a state that has a special place in her heart: New Mexic…

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This "Burning Town” Is Thriving

Centralia, Pennsylvania also attained a sort of cult favorite status -- often discussed a place you cannot and should not visit. But in this episode,…

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Meet the Woman Visiting Every Museum in NYC

Jane August has set a goal to visit every single one of NYC’s roughly 200 museums. She’s chronicling her journey on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram at…

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Planting Seeds for the Future

In honor of Black History Month, we are bringing you two stories about people who used nature to change their environment and communities. 

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Flavor Graveyard (Classic)

Behind the Ben & Jerry's factory in Vermont sits a very peculiar graveyard... one dedicated to dearly departed ice cream flavors.

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Carville National Leprosarium

We visit a remarkable institution where people with Hansen's disease, or leprosy, learned to play music, had Mardi Gras parties, and published their …

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The Untold Story of Alice Ball

In 1930, the King of Thailand gifted a tree to the University of Hawaii in Manoa for developing a treatment for leprosy. For decades, the tree has st…

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The Piltdown Man: England’s Most Notorious Science Hoax

In 1912, Piltdown, England wasn’t known for much. It was a quiet rural area with farms, winding tree-lined roads, and a pub. But then, a lawyer annou…

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The Great Venus Fly Trap Heist

This story is about a heist that took place back in 2013 – not at a museum, or a gallery, or a royal palace, but at a garden. What these thieves were…

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Tell Us: We want to hear your story!

We're working on an episode about interesting places to lay your head -- and we'd love to hear YOUR story about the places you have stayed during you…

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