Podcast Episodes

Wild Life Week: Why Would a Researcher Pull a Lion’s Tail?

Producer Abbey Perrault takes a trip into the Kenyan savanna, where she meets researchers who are studying how people share space with unlikely neigh…

1 year, 6 months ago

Wild Life Week: Celery Makes A Nature Documentary

We all love to zone out to a soothing nature documentary. But what you’ll learn about them in this episode will make you watch – and listen! – a lot …

1 year, 6 months ago

Wild Life Week: The Female Alphas of Yellowstone

Decades after eradicating its wolves, Yellowstone National Park decided to reintroduce them. In the 1990s, the wolves were thriving—until one wolf de…

1 year, 6 months ago

Wild Life Week: Exploring Our Alien Planet with Cara Giaimo

The natural world is weird. Dylan talks with Cara Giaimo, co-author of our forthcoming book Wild Life, about the world’s tiniest chameleon, an acroba…

1 year, 6 months ago

Ottoman Bird Palaces (Classic)

These miniature mansions and luxurious homes were built for the feathered residents of Istanbul. 

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1 year, 6 months ago

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is dedicated to telling the stories of the league’s greatest players, its impact on communities, and the game-chang…

1 year, 7 months ago

Auctioning off Roadside America

Pegged as the “world’s greatest indoor miniature village,” Roadside America was a beloved roadside attraction in Shartlesville, Pennsylvania. The cre…

1 year, 7 months ago

Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: Sa Cabaneta & Provincetown

Saying farewell to summer with a lazy day in Mallorca, and a blustery night in Massachusetts. “3 p.m. in Sa Cabaneta” and “7:10 p.m. in Provincetown”…

1 year, 7 months ago

The Wimbledon Queue

Producer Emma Morgenstern spends nearly 6 hours waiting in a famous line. Will she get into the most exclusive tennis tournament in the world – or fa…

1 year, 7 months ago

Seven Keys Lodge (Classic)

The world’s largest random, assorted key collection located outside Denver, CO, was inspired by a literary infatuation and includes keys to danger an…

1 year, 7 months ago