Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe 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.
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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 sur…
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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.
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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.
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Meet the Man Who Sets America’s Living Rooms on Fire
Today we visit the ATF Fire Research Laboratory where investigators recreate arson attacks and analyze burn patterns.
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Discovery Hut (Classic)
Atlas Obscura's Gemma Tarlach shares what it's like to step inside a relic from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and to find traces of a famo…
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Hunting for Meteorites with Steve Arnold
Today we're powering up our metal detectors and keeping a very close eye on the surface of the earth as we set out in the hunt for meteorites with St…
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This 80s Icon Has A Shrine In A Berlin Hostel
In the basement of a Berlin hostel – in a corridor connecting their brewery to the luggage storage area – is a shrine to a pop culture icon with a su…
1 year, 8 months ago
My Life in Three Places: Dylan Thuras
Dylan takes us on a tour of three places that have shaped his life.
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Mother Jones and the Battle of Blair Mountain
How a woman in her 70s inspired some of the biggest labor uprisings in American history.
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