Podcast Episodes

Temple of Pythons (Classic)

We visit southern Benin to hear the story of the Temple of Pythons and clear up some misconceptions about one of the world's most misunderstood spiri…

3 months, 1 week ago

Walking the Johnny Appleseed Trail with Isaac Fitzgerald

Isaac Fitzgerald grew up taking long walks with his father in rural Massachusetts. And on those walks, his father told him stories about legendary fi…

3 months, 1 week ago

A Syrian Seed Library, Under Siege

When armed fighters captured his workplace during Syria’s civil war, Ali Shehadeh decided to pay them a visit. He was determined to save his life’s w…

3 months, 1 week ago

The Paris Sewer Museum

We dive into the dirty history of the famed Paris sewer system, from its unorthodox cleaning methods, to a pneumatic postal service that ran via the …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

National Ice Core Lab (Classic)

Scientists in Denver, Colorado store and conduct tests on miles of ice core samples dating back hundreds of thousands of years. 

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Weekend Road Trip: The Mark Twain Stump

In 1891, a knot of men murdered a 1,300-year-old tree to prove it wasn’t a "tall tale." We visit the Mark Twain Stump, a 16-foot-wide wooden stage th…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Enchanted Woods (Classic)

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…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Haw Par Villa (Classic)

This amusement park in Singapore holds the Ten Courts of Hell, a series of dioramas that depict the kind of horrible fates awaiting people who behave…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

AO Mailbag: Who Gets to DJ on a Long Road Trip?

Producers Jerome and Johanna join co-host Kelly McEvers to answer questions about souvenir-buying stress, multigenerational travel, and what to liste…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Lunchbox Museum

Allen Woodall’s first lunchbox was a brown paper bag. Since then, he’s amassed a collection of over 5,000 lunchboxes, all housed in a museum in Colum…

3 months, 3 weeks ago