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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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Songs of Ice with the Places Team Jan 17, 2023

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Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring you stories of how sometimes giant monuments built for a specific site need to go on a journey.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/yakhchals

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/snowflake-bentley

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Green Mill Jazz Club Jan 16, 2023

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This internationally recognized jazz lounge has been running for more than a century. Its guests have included Frank Sinatra, Charlie Chaplin and less reputable icons like Al Capone.

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Classic: The Curse of the Kreischer Mansion Jan 13, 2023

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Host Dylan Thuras visits a Staten Island mansion with a dubious and vitriolic past, only to learn the site’s curse may not be as obvious as it seems.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kreischer-mansion

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Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour Jan 12, 2023

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Barnali Ghosh and Anirvan Chatterjee take us on a walking tour of Berkeley, CA, where they share their community's legacy of radical South Asian activism.

Learn more about the Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour: https://www.berkeleysouthasian.org/

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The Mail Rail Jan 11, 2023

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This railway was built for one purpose and one purpose only: to keep the London’s mail coming on time.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-mail-rail-london-england

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Chicago Bridge Houses Jan 10, 2023

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Drawbridge operators in Chicago, IL used to live at these specific homes nestled at the base of their bridges.

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Making Films with Sky Hopinka Jan 09, 2023

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Venture into the mind of Sky Hopinka, member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient. He and host Dylan Thuras discuss his work, his past and what he’s still searching for out on the road.

Visit Sky's website to watch Jáaji Approx. and to learn more about his work: http://www.skyhopinka.com/jaaji-approximately

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Classic: Million Dollar Point Jan 06, 2023

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We visit Vanuatu in the South Pacific and go underwater to visit a very strange place from a very strange episode at the end of World War II.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/million-dollar-point

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Medical Clowning Program Jan 05, 2023

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The history of medical clowning extends back to Ancient Greece and the time of Hippocrates and is taught in workshops throughout the world.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/medical-clowning-program-at-haifa-university

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The Plant Jan 04, 2023

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This former meat-packing plant in Chicago, Illinois is now a site where people work to create a new kind of community in the city’s post-industrial remains.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-plant-chicago-illinois

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