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The Timbuktu Manuscripts Apr 26, 2022

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These documents highlight the intellectual legacy of an ancient civilization based in Timbuktu, Mali.

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Islands of America Apr 25, 2022

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Writer and island-hopper Anna Marlis Burgard takes us on a tour of three of the 135 strange, incredible, and wondrous islands she’s explored in the United States.

Learn more about Anna's Islands of America adventure: http://www.islandsofamerica.com/

CORRECTION: A previous version of this episode misidentified the name of the Skete on Nelson Island. It is the St. Nilus Skete, not the St. Nicholas Skete.

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Ubatuba Whale(s) Re-listen Apr 22, 2022

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We dig into the tales of TWO whales washing ashore along the southeastern coast of Brazil. And learn how one became a scientific marvel and the other, a local landmark.

Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ubatuba-whale

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Bloody Island Apr 21, 2022

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This island between Missouri and Illinois was a preferred meeting place for duels to the death in the early 1900’s.

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The Louis Armstrong House Museum Apr 20, 2022

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Famed Jazz musician Louis Armstrong’s house in Corona, Queens in New York is now a museum preserving his legacy.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/louis-armstrong-house

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Gnomesville Apr 19, 2022

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A community of kitschy lawn gnomes have taken over an Australian roundabout.

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

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The Ends of the World Apr 18, 2022

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Science writer Peter Brannen takes listeners on a tour of the world’s five major mass extinctions.

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Shoreham Power Plant Re-listen Apr 15, 2022

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We venture out to Long Island, not for the beautiful beaches, or an Islanders game, or to hang with Billy Joel. We're here to explore the fraught history of a gigantic, ominous sea foam-green nuclear power plant.

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Listener Encounters with the Unknown Apr 14, 2022

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Last month we asked listeners about your encounters with the unknown, and boy did you all deliver! This presents two stories we received from listeners Maggie and Melissa.

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The Rotary Jail Museum Apr 13, 2022

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The only remaining operational Rotary Jail, found in Crawfordsville, Indiana, shows visitors how inmates were once locked within the building’s walls.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/rotary-jail-museum

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