Podcast Episodes

Reppin our Weird Hometown Traditions

From Tractor Day to an Italian style wedding to the streets of New York City to throwing water into the air in negative 20 degree weather, we take a …

2 years, 2 months ago

Atlas Obscura Live: Two Places And A Lie

This week wasn't special only because of the eclipse. We also recorded our first live show, during the Atlas Obscura Ecliptic Festival in Hot Springs…

2 years, 2 months ago

My Life in Three Places with Rick Steves

Rick Steves has seen a lot of strange, incredible and wondrous places over his decades-long career as the leading authority on European travel. And t…

2 years, 2 months ago

Brown Mountain Lights

We’re heading to the mountains of western North Carolina, where for more than a century, people have witnessed unusual displays of shimmering and som…

2 years, 2 months ago

Minister’s Treehouse (Classic)

The world’s biggest treehouse was inspired by a message from God.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ministers-tree-house

2 years, 2 months ago

Total Eclipse of Our Hearts

Today, millions of people across North America donned solar glasses, and looked up. And since our show is all about wonder and curiosity and incredib…

2 years, 2 months ago

Stay Tuned: A special eclipse episode is coming tonight!

Millions of people will be getting in their cars, breaking out the cardboard glasses and looking to the sky for today's Great North American Eclipse……

2 years, 2 months ago

Nevada Week: The Martin

At The Martin, family-style dining is rooted in a very specific history and cultural experience that began with Basque sheepherders in the 1800s and …

2 years, 2 months ago

Nevada Week: How I Learned to Love Las Vegas

A spectacular art installation is hidden inside an all-luxury shopping mall in Las Vegas. As of April 2024, the exhibit appears to be closed. 

This ep…

2 years, 2 months ago

Nevada Week: National Atomic Testing Museum

Las Vegas was once the preferred tourist destination for watching weapons of mass destruction explode. This episode is part of Nevada Week, where we …

2 years, 2 months ago