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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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Martian Meteorites and Greek Columns with the AO Places Team Sep 21, 2021

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Places editors Jonathan and Michele are back again with a few new standout entries to the Atlas … including a spot in Antarctica that’s home to the oldest Martian meteorite and a column in Greece that symbolizes the fear and ritual past generations embraced when faced with their own plague.

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The World’s Largest Collection of Small Versions of Large Things Sep 20, 2021

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Artist Erika Nelson didn’t set out in life to necessarily become one of the foremost connoisseurs of large things, but her museum in Lucas, KS is nevertheless the ultimate tribute to the roadside attraction.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/worlds-largest-collection-of-smallest-versions-of-largest-things

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Magical Summer Memories Vol. 2 – Via Francigena Sep 16, 2021

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All summer we’ve been asking you to send us your summer travel stories. Our second installment in the series follows one listener from London to Rome – on foot.

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Nepali Folk Musical Instrument Museum Sep 15, 2021

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This secluded museum beats the drum for the preservation of Nepal's musical heritage.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nepali-folk-musical-instrument-museum

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The Mirror Lab Sep 14, 2021

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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

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Good Vibrations Antique Vibrator Museum Sep 13, 2021

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This museum’s buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/good-vibrations-antique-vibrator-museum

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Magical Summer Memories Vol. 1 Sep 09, 2021

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All summer we’ve been asking you to send us your summer travel stories. This is the first of a series of listener-powered episodes about this magical season.

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World’s Loneliest Tree Sep 08, 2021

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About 400 miles south of New Zealand, on the subantarctic Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku, stands a Sitka spruce whose nearest neighbor is 170 miles away.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/worlds-loneliest-tree

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Million Dollar Point Sep 07, 2021

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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.

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

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Atlas Obscura 101 Sep 06, 2021

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We’ve made 100 episodes of the show and figured it was time to hear from the people who make it happen. Enjoy! (And go back and catch up on any episodes you’ve missed)

Kulning: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-atlas-obscura-podcast/episode/kulning-82833088

Mafra Library Bats: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-atlas-obscura-podcast/episode/mafra-palace-library-bats-84059889

Clausland Mountain Tunnels: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-atlas-obscura-podcast/episode/clausland-mountain-tunnels-200225799

The White Squirrel of Prospect Park: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-atlas-obscura-podcast/episode/the-white-squirrel-of-prospect-park-200230461

Bolton Strid: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-atlas-obscura-podcast/episode/bolton-strid-200226079

Booming Dunes: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-atlas-obscura-podcast/episode/booming-dunes-84568835

The Village Where Every Person's Name Is a Song: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-atlas-obscura-podcast/episode/the-village-where-every-persons-name-is-a-song-200229462

Hachiko: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-atlas-obscura-podcast/episode/hachiko-200223598

Museum of Broken Relationships: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-atlas-obscura-podcast/episode/museum-of-broken-relationships-200228325

Newark Earthworks: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-atlas-obscura-podcast/episode/newark-earthworks-200225907

Grasshopper Glacier: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-atlas-obscura-podcast/episode/grasshopper-glacier-83007114

Women of the Black Panther Mural: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-atlas-obscura-podcast/episode/women-of-the-black-panther-mural-200226616

Kilwa Kisiwani: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-atlas-obscura-podcast/episode/kilwa-kisiwani-200229175

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