Podcast Episodes

The Tunguska Event

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, 10 months ago

Tolkien Takes Us Places

This fall marks 50 years since JRR Tolkien’s death. In honor of the writer’s life and legacy, we want to take you back to the places where it all beg…

2 years, 10 months ago

La Piedra Movediza (Classic)

A huge rock, teetering on the edge of a hill for thousands of years, brought tourism, fame, and what’s said to be a 100-year curse to the town of Tan…

2 years, 11 months ago

Grave Bells

We go to Bonaventure Cemetery in Georgia to the grave of one Charles F. Mills to learn about a distinct – but at one time widespread – phobia –  and …

2 years, 11 months ago

Baobab Fare

The story of Chef Hamissi Mamba, whose family sought asylum in the US and years later founded an East African restaurant that serves up a small slice…

2 years, 11 months ago

Enchanted Woods

We go to Wilmington, Delaware, to a 4-acre garden with characters and exhibits created using castoff materials and greenery that invites kids to drop…

2 years, 11 months ago

Searching for Squids with Dr. Sarah McAnulty

We go on a journey through the depths of the ocean, meeting a different squid deity at each stop along the way. Our guide is cephalopod expert, biolo…

2 years, 11 months ago

Secret Places with Ashley Ray (Classic)

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

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2 years, 11 months ago

The 49th Parallel (Classic)

A listener takes us to a town on the edge of the longest undefended border in the world. 

Note: US-Canada border regulations have been updated since t…

2 years, 11 months ago

Lake Karachay (Classic)

Lake Karachay in Ozersk, Russia is the site of a former secret Soviet Union nuclear facility - that’s inspired art despite the little that’s publicly…

2 years, 11 months ago