Podcast Episodes

Atlas Obscura Presents Sound Influence: Rita Moreno and Pachyman

Today and tomorrow, we’re presenting Sound Influence: The Art and Soul of Puerto Rico. 
 

Legendary actress, singer, dancer and EGOT winner Rita Moreno…

1 year, 7 months ago

Riding with Dilla

Producer Gabby Gladney sees her South Side Chicago neighborhood in a new light thanks to Mahogany Bus Tours, a local company sharing hidden histories…

1 year, 7 months ago

Is This America’s Ugliest Statue?

In the 1880s, an eccentric California dentist gave away free public water fountains in the hopes they would encourage people to drink less alcohol. O…

1 year, 7 months ago

The Places We’re Thankful For

Listener stories about the places we’re thankful for – from a beloved neighborhood, to an odd and out-of-place house down the block, to a library tha…

1 year, 7 months ago

The Blue Whale of Catoosa (Classic)

Catoosa, Oklahoma is the cite of a massive landlocked whale - and possibly the greatest anniversary gift ever.

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1 year, 7 months ago

Bohemians, Bootleggers, and Bogus Bottles: A History of Absinthe

Journalist and food writer Evan Rail considers himself a beer guy, but when a mysterious bright green spirit started shaking up the scene in the Czec…

1 year, 7 months ago

The Integratron

In August 1953, airstrip operator George van Tassel claimed he was woken up in the middle of the night by an intelligent lifeform from outer space na…

1 year, 7 months ago

St. Paul Island vs. the Rat

On a remote island 200 miles off the coast of Alaska, a community hunts for a single, elusive rat. 

Read Daniel Wu’s original reporting on the rat str…

1 year, 7 months ago

The Internet, IRL

Places editors Michelle Cassidy and Diana Hubbell tell us about two real-world places that have been shaped by the internet.

1 year, 7 months ago

We want your stories of places you're grateful for!

Blame it on this time of year, but we've been ruminating a lot on the places we're thankful for. And we want to hear your thoughts for a future episo…

1 year, 7 months ago