Podcast Episodes

The Red Book

In the early 1900s, influential psychologist Carl Jung spent more than a decade documenting the strange images that popped up in his unconscious mind and documenting them all in a beautiful illustrat…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Road Trip Week: Meramec Caverns (Classic)

This giant limestone cave outside of St. Louis, MO. is home to a combination of kitsch and world-class scenery.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/meramec-caverns

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Road Trip Week: Exploring the Borscht Belt with Marisa Scheinfeld

Dylan is joined by Marisa Scheinfeld, a photographer who has dedicated years to exploring the lost and abandoned properties of the Borscht Belt. A stretch of hundreds of hotels, resorts and summer ca…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Road Trip Week: Listener Stories

You bring us road trip stories from all over the globe. Along the way, we hear about encounters with wild boars, a visit to a famously large ball of twine and a lifelong friendship that began on the …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Road Trip Week: Alone with a Camera in the Desert

Strap on your hiking boots and say goodbye to your spouse. We’re pulling off the highway and going on a trek through Dinosaur National Monument with photographer Randy Fullbright. To see Randy’s phot…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Road Trip Week: Where to Go

It’s Road Trip Week! Dylan hops in a (virtual) car and embarks on a Great American Road Trip. Along the way, Atlas Obscura staffers recommend their favorite road trip stops – from a strange doll hosp…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

The Theater of Electricity (Classic)

Step inside the Theater of Electricity in Boston and learn about the World’s Largest Air-Insulated Van De Graaff Generator.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/worlds-largest-a…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Our Lives Through Hollywood’s Eyes

Writer and journalist Walt Hickey joins Dylan for a conversation about the different ways film and television have impacted us and our real world surroundings, a topic that’s the subject of his new b…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

The Arrow Stork

The story of a stork, a spear and a scientific mystery that led to breakthroughs in the way we understand bird migration.

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

A 15,000 Year Old Tree and a Housing Development

In the California’s Jurupa Valley, residents discovered a treasure in their backyard: a 15,000 year old tree. Now, it may disappear.

Read Shannon Osaka’s article about the Jurupa Oak.

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago