Podcast Episodes

Classic: The Thousand-Year Rose

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II. 

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3 years, 7 months ago

The Blue Whale of Catoosa

Catoosa, Oklahoma is the site of a massive landlocked whale - and possibly the greatest anniversary gift ever

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3 years, 7 months ago

Ottoman Bird Palaces

These miniature mansions and luxurious homes were built for the feathered residents of Istanbul. 

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3 years, 7 months ago

Underwater Places

Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring listeners two stories where sculpture meets the depths: The Sunken Crosses of Malp…

3 years, 7 months ago

Concrete Animals of Mexico

Producer Abbey Perreault gives listeners an introduction to the long-unknown creator behind the widely known concrete fauna of Mexico’s urban playsca…

3 years, 7 months ago

Classic: Milo Bitters

A listener in Lawrence, Kansas takes us on his journey of discovering the secrets of his hometown.

3 years, 7 months ago

Plain of Jars

This archaeological landscape in Phonsavan, Laos is one of the most mysterious, important, and dangerous prehistoric sites in Southeast Asia. 

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3 years, 7 months ago

The Smallest Mollusk Museum

The Smallest Mollusk Museum in New York City is part of a fleet of tiny museums that might just have a big impact on the world.

3 years, 7 months ago

Maillardet’s Automaton

This mechanical boy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was a mystery - until it began to write. 

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3 years, 7 months ago

Buck Atom on Route 66

Space Cowboy Buck Atom stands watch over an old gas station in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is a link to the glory of Route 66’s Muffler Men. 

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3 years, 7 months ago