Podcast Episodes

A Journey Around the World with Sebastian Modak

For one year, this journalist had the coolest assignment – as the New York Times “52 Places” reporter. Its charms and challenges were more than he ever imagined.

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

The Cincinnati Subway (Classic)

There are two miles of abandoned tunnels beneath the streets of Cincinnati, OH. A relic of an attempt to establish underground transportation in the city. 

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Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Ganvie Lake Village

A producer sits down with Dylan and recounts his trip to a place referred to as “The Venice of Africa.”

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Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Vent Haven Museum

This museum in Kentucky is either your dream place or your nightmare, depending on how you feel about dummies. Because there are more than 500 of them there, resting in peace.

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Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Tell us your plans for the Great North American Eclipse!

The Great North American Eclipse will be April 8, 2024. Where will you be watching it? Who will you be with? And why is it important to you to see this marvelous event? Give us a call at 315-992-7902…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Arrows Across America (Classic)

An adventurous couple sets out to document and unearth the arrow’s of America’s past, once used to help pilots find their way across the skies.

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Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Marching through the galaxy with Dr. Moiya McTier

Author, astrophysicist, folklorist, and science communicator Dr. Moiya McTier guides Dylan through the galaxy, and along the way reveals why she loves space so much, how folklore helps people underst…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Arecibo Observatory (Classic)

This site, and the enormous telescope that sits on it, is loved and lost to both scientists and everyday Puerto Ricans.

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Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

A Mission to find a Meteor with Amir Siraj

Friend of the show Amir Siraj tells us the wild tale of his search for an interstellar object – a journey that led the astrophysicist to the bottom of the ocean floor.

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Goblin Valley State Park (Classic)

Today the story of how a street lamp, a tangle with municipal government, and a love of the stars led a man to Goblin Valley, Utah a “dark sky certified” place for lovers of the night sky.

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Published on 1 year, 9 months ago