Podcast Episodes

Galileo’s Middle Finger

Host Dylan Thuras leads listeners on a journey that leads to the preserved middle finger of Galileo Galilei, astronomer, physicist and engineer.

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Tangier American Legation Museum

This building in Tangier was one of the first pieces of land owned by the United States Government outside of the country, and was a gift from “Ameri…

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Classic: Cueva de los Tayos

This Ecuadorian cave has captured the attention of  government officials, scientists, and professional cavers and is home to a particularly rare crea…

3 years, 6 months ago

Rae Wynn-Grant and the Bear

Rae Wynn-Grant, Ph.D. is a wildlife ecologist specializing in large carnivores. And in this episode she unfolds a mystery for listeners. 

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Empress Anna’s Ice Palace

Empress Anna’s Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia was the site of an incredibly strange wedding. Was it a cruel joke? A strategic power move? Or so…

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Lee’s Legendary Marbles and Collectables

Lee's Legendary Marbles & Collectables in York, Nebraska is a pilgrimage of sorts for serious collectors and a curiosity for the casual passerby.

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3 years, 7 months ago

Urnes Stave Church

This intricately carved church in Luster is one of Norway’s great treasures of architecture.

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Classic: The Great Stalacpipe Organ

The Luray Caverns in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia are home to an instrument that draws out the secret sounds of millenia-old stone.

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Cementerio Municipal José María Azael Franco Guerrero

The José María Azael Franco Guerrero Cemetery in Tulcán, Ecuador is a topiary anomaly and a lush green paradise for the dead.

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3 years, 7 months ago

The Lion House

This abandoned lodge in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique has been reclaimed by local lions - a story deeply enmeshed in the larger history of th…

3 years, 7 months ago