Podcast Episodes

The Hand Collection

You can learn a lot about a person from their hands. In this episode, we hear the story of a doctor who made it possible for us to hold onto the stories of presidents, astronauts, musicians, artists …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Secret Places with Ashley Ray

Podcaster, TV critic and comedian Ashley Ray has more than a soft spot for her Midwest hometown. Hear why she thinks it may just be the best kept secret. 

HEAR MORE FROM OUR GUEST: Ashley has her own …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Flavor Graveyard

Behind the Ben & Jerry's factory in Vermont sits a very peculiar graveyard... one dedicated to dearly departed ice cream flavors.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ben-jerry-…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Josephine Baker’s Chateau (Classic)

Writer and travel educator Tracey Friley tells the story of the glamorous life of entertainer, French Resistance agent, and civil rights activist, Josephine Baker and the pilgrimages women still make…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Forbes Pigment Collection (Classic)

A repository in Cambridge, Massachusetts holds over 2,700 pigments that’ve been quietly coloring the world around us since the beginning of human history. 

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobs…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

World Famous Crochet Museum

Step inside the cutest, most cuddly museum for handmade crafts. This museum, set near Joshua Tree National Park, has been called “a vortex of love and joy and peace.”

LEARN MORE about the museum and s…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Reed College Reactor

Students at Reed College study things like philosophy, history and English. But for the past 50 years they’ve also had access to a scientific instrument many people have never seen. We visit the Worl…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

The Greenbrier

You’d never guess that beneath a historic, genteel southern resort sits a massive bunker that the US government built in case of catastrophic events. Hear the story of the Greenbrier Resort that was …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Close to the Edge PART 2

We asked, you answered. Hear listener stories of near death travel experiences.

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Maine’s Burning Blueberry Fields (Classic)

Travel to Penobscot, Maine, where one farmer maintains the tradition of burning his crop each year to rejuvenate it the next. 

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-do-peop…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago