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The Atlas Obscura Podcast

532 Episodes

10 minutes | Jun 2, 2023
Hitler’s Toilet (Classic)
It roamed the seas, served an evil dictator, survived a war, and ended up in a New Jersey auto-repair shop bathroom.
15 minutes | Jun 1, 2023
Tonopah Mining Camp
We step into the shoes of the miners who once labored in the Nevada mountains, via a trip to the Tonopah Historic Mining Park. This episode was produced in partnership with Travel Nevada. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tonopah-mining-park LEARN MORE about the Tonopah Historic Mining Park and Travel Nevada 
12 minutes | May 31, 2023
Koutammakou
A race is on to save this world heritage site that straddles the border of Togo and Benin. It’s home to remarkable earth tower homes called Takienta, and the Batammariba people, whose existence is threatened by climate change and migration. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/koutammakou-batammariba
12 minutes | May 30, 2023
Woman with the Handbag
We go to Sweden, where some people are intent on making a woman a permanent symbol of resistance, whether or not she would have wanted it. Check out some of Samuel Merrill’s research work on the photo here. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/woman-with-the-handbag-statue
11 minutes | May 29, 2023
Tick Collection
We go to Statesboro, Georgia to the US National Tick Collection to learn what ticks, often thought of as little monstrosities, can teach us. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/us-national-tick-collection
13 minutes | May 26, 2023
Tina Turner Museum (Classic)
The Flagg Grove School in Brownsville, Tennessee has become a museum dedicated to its most famous student.  READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tina-turner-museum
15 minutes | May 25, 2023
Micropia (Classic)
Take a trip to Micropia, the world’s only museum dedicated to microscopic organisms, and learn about our invisible life companions. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/micropia
13 minutes | May 24, 2023
American Chestnut Foundation (Classic)
The story of the unimaginable destruction of the American Chestnut tree and the group of scientists, academics and tree lovers who are desperately trying to bring them back from the edge of extinction. LEARN MORE: Visit https://acf.org/ to find out more about this massive conservation effort
16 minutes | May 23, 2023
The Mirror Lab (Classic)
A spinning furnace tucked under the football stadium at the University of Arizona is building giant telescope mirrors.  READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:  https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/richard-f-caris-mirror-laboratory
13 minutes | May 22, 2023
Åtvidaberg Sun Cannon (Classic)
Sun cannons have been around since the 1600s. But as far as we know, there’s only one left that’s still up and running. We pay it a visit.  READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/atvidaberg-sun-cannon
13 minutes | May 19, 2023
Chile Pepper Institute
Habaneros!  Jalapenos! Green! Red! These days, an appreciation for chiles is pretty mainstream. But that wasn’t always the case. We head to New Mexico to learn how this food became such a huge part of our culture, and visit an institute dedicated to its continual improvement.    READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chile-pepper-institute
12 minutes | May 18, 2023
Fugitive Train Wreck
A North Carolina town has become a draw for people who want to see the wreckage of the train wreck from the movie “The Fugitive.” But a more interesting – and true – story happened just a pistol shot away. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-fugitive-train-wreck-sylva-north-carolina
12 minutes | May 17, 2023
Theatricum Botanicum
A once-blacklisted Hollywood star created a magical theater in Topanga Canyon, California, that still endures and inspires today. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/theatricum-botanicum
18 minutes | May 16, 2023
Voynich Manuscript
One of the oldest books in the world is also the most misunderstood. A medievalist tells us about the Voynich, which is in the collection of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale.  READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/beinecke-rare-book-manuscript-library
10 minutes | May 15, 2023
Big Bertha Drum (Classic)
She’s about 8 feet wide and 500 pounds. And her history spans all the way from the stockyards of Chicago... to a nuclear test during the Manhattan Project...to a stadium at the University of Texas at Austin.  READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/big-bertha-drum
16 minutes | May 12, 2023
Kilwa Kisiwani (Classic)
We dig through more than 1,000 years of dirt, history,  colonialism, and myth on the Swahili Coast. Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kilwa-kisiwani-ruins
17 minutes | May 11, 2023
Butter Sculptures
Where can you find the smoothest, most scrumptious edible art? If you ask our host, Dylan, it’s in the Minnesota State Fair butter sculpture room. He’s joined in this episode by Gastro Obscura writer Sam O’Brien, who got the scoop on the yummy centerpieces. 
16 minutes | May 10, 2023
Close to the Edge
We all dream of the perfect vacation when everything goes right. This episode is about the opposite. Hear stories of people having near death travel experiences. TELL US YOUR STORY: We want to hear your stories too! Give us a call at (315) 992-7902, and leave a message telling us your name, and about your own near-death travel experience. You can also record a voice memo and email it to us at hello@atlasobscura.com. Looking forward to hearing from you.
14 minutes | May 9, 2023
Iowa Remnant Prairies
Elusive patches of land in America’s Midwest can show us what the environment was like 150 years ago and tell us about the future.
11 minutes | May 8, 2023
National Poo Museum
We spend time with the world’s foremost poo enthusiasts, who operate a museum in England where poo is elegant, elevated and celebrated. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/national-poo-museum
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