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The Atlas Obscura Podcast — Places & Travel
The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Your guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Kelly McEvers and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters transport you to a new wonder every day. Along the way, you’ll meet fascinating people and hear their stories.

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Latest Episodes:

Galileo’s Middle Finger Jan 31, 2023

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

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/galileos-middle-finger

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Tangier American Legation Museum Jan 30, 2023

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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 “America’s first friend.”

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tangier-american-legation-museum

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Classic: Cueva de los Tayos Jan 27, 2023

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

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cueva-de-los-tayos

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Rae Wynn-Grant and the Bear Jan 26, 2023

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

To hear more about her encounter with a lion: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/podcast/not-your-average-field-trip/

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Empress Anna’s Ice Palace Jan 25, 2023

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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 something else?

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/russia-anna-ioannovna-ice-palace-castle

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Lee’s Legendary Marbles and Collectables Jan 24, 2023

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

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lees-legendary-marbles-collectables

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Urnes Stave Church Jan 23, 2023

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

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/urnes-stave-church

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Classic: The Great Stalacpipe Organ Jan 20, 2023

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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.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-great-stalacpipe-organ-luray-virginia

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Cementerio Municipal José María Azael Franco Guerrero Jan 19, 2023

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

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tulcan-municipal-cemetery

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The Lion House Jan 18, 2023

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

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-lion-house-gorongosa-mozambique

Further Reading:

S is for Samora (book by Sarah Lefanu)

Let My People Go (poem by Noémia de Sousa)

Apartheid’s Contras: An Inquiry Into the Roots of War in Angola and Mozambique (pdf book by William Minter)

The Mozambican Civil War (1977-1992) (article by Samuel Momodu, BlackPast.org)

Mozambique History Net (Resource)

A Year in Gorongosa (film by Augusto Bila, narrated by Gabriela Curtiz)

In Mozambique, a Living Laboratory for Nature’s Renewal (article by Natalie Angier, The New York Times)

Narrative Fortresses: Crisis Narratives and Conflict in the Conservation of Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique (article by Christy Schuetze)

White Man's Game: Saving Animals, Rebuilding Eden, and Other Myths of Conservation in Africa (book by Stephanie Hanes)

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