Podcast Episodes

Pigeon Towers of Iran (Classic)

This elaborate architecture throughout Iran served a very unique purpose - gathering pigeon guano. 

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Getting Lost with Susan Orlean

Travel writer Susan Orlean is an admitted terrible tourist. But she’s an expert at getting lost – with a purpose. Today, she takes us to some of the …

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A Walk Through Sandwich History with Barry Enderwick

Barry Enderwick has made and tasted more than 1000 sandwiches from across history. Today, he and Dylan make – and eat three sandwiches that each tell…

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The Mysterious Origins of Virginia’s Swimming Ponies

For one day every July, the Assateague Channel on Virginia’s marshy eastern shore is filled with the bobbing heads of swimming ponies. These feral ho…

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How Caribou Gave Us a Peek at Life 9,000 Years Ago

In 2008, a researcher floating in a boat in Lake Huron had an idea for how to learn more about our prehistoric ancestors. It involved sonar, a lot of…

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We Want to Hear Your Unusual Road Trip Stories

We're working on another listener-led episode and want to know: What is your favorite unusual road trip destination? The weirdest road trip memory ho…

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House the Giants Built (Classic)

Anna Swan had an adventurous life before settling in Seville, Ohio and building a house large enough to fit her large life.

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Double Header for the Fourth

Today we have two classic episodes to share about hidden histories of America. In one, we’ll hear the story of an unconventional Revolutionary patrio…

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The Big Duck

The story of a big idea, and a big duck – and how this duck would go on to become an important architectural landmark that would influence buildings …

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New York City’s Black Oyster King

Thomas Downing, who arguably invented fine dining in New York City, had a secret going on underneath the floor of his popular oyster house. Writer Br…

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