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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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Underwater Places Aug 02, 2022

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Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring listeners two stories where sculpture meets the depths: The Sunken Crosses of Malpique and a harbor in Odense, Denmark.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sunken-crosses-of-malpique

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hans-christian-andersen-odense-harbour

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Concrete Animals of Mexico Aug 01, 2022

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

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/concrete-animal-cemetery

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Classic: Milo Bitters Jul 29, 2022

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

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Plain of Jars Jul 28, 2022

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

Learn more about the Plain of Jars Archaeological Research Project: https://plain-of-jars.org/

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/plain-of-jars

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The Smallest Mollusk Museum Jul 27, 2022

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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.

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Maillardet’s Automaton Jul 26, 2022

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

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/maillardets-automaton

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Buck Atom on Route 66 Jul 25, 2022

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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.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/buck-atom

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Welcome to Provincetown Jul 22, 2022

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We're sharing with you a new Witness Docs show: Welcome to Provincetown, a documentary podcast in the vein of reality television about a small town on the Cape with a strong LGBTQIA+ history. Warning: The episode does contain explicit language. Find out more about Welcome to Provincetown and other Witness shows at: https://www.witnesspodcasts.com/

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The Voice at Embankment Station Jul 21, 2022

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The voice announcement at Embankment Station in London is unlike any other announcement on the Tube.

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Roger Williams Root Jul 20, 2022

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The hunt to memorialize Rhode Island’s founder created one of the state’s strangest and most enduring myths.

To Learn more about Roger Williams relationship to local indigenous tribes: http://library.providence.edu/encompass/narragansett-history/secondary-sources/the-landing-of-roger-williams/

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/roger-williams-root

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