Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Various Ends of the World (Winter Wonder Classic)
Science writer Peter Brannen takes listeners on a tour of the world’s five major mass extinctions.
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Spacecraft Cemetery (Winter Wonder Classic)
Where does space stuff go after it dies? To this spot deep, deep in the Pacific ocean.
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2 years, 8 months ago
Fun and Funny Science with Mary Roach (Winter Wonder Classic)
Author Mary Roach takes us into the hidden corners of the scientific world. From training to poop in space to the surprisingly pleasant Common Cold U…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Grave of Miss Baker (Winter Wonder Classic)
Visitors leave bananas on the grave of “America’s First Lady of Space,” an early astronaut whose incredible life was forgotten.
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2 years, 8 months ago
The Tunguska Event (Winter Wonder Classic)
We head to a remote region of Russia, to the epicenter of what would become known as the Tunguska Event. An event that may seem unfathomable… except …
2 years, 8 months ago
Amir Siraj and the Interstellar Object (Winter Wonder Classic)
Amir Siraj was a sophomore in college when he discovered what may be the first documented interstellar object to hit Earth.
2 years, 8 months ago
Tumbleweed Christmas Tree (Winter Wonder Classic)
Chandler, Arizona creates a Christmas Tree made entirely of the diaspore of this Western plant.
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2 years, 8 months ago
A Holiday Announcement
Over the last two and a half years, the Atlas Obscura podcast has published well over 500 original episodes. For the next few weeks, we're taking a h…
2 years, 8 months ago
President Heads (Classic)
42 giant busts of U.S. presidents are slowly crumbling in a field in Virginia.
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2 years, 8 months ago
Sniffing out What’s Special with Saskia Wilson Brown
Specific smells have been linked to specific geographies, cultures, and mythologies for THOUSANDS of years. Today, we hear from Saskia Wilson-Brown a…
2 years, 8 months ago