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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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Hunting for Meteorites with Steve Arnold Jul 18, 2024

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Today we're powering up our metal detectors and keeping a very close eye on the surface of the earth as we set out in the hunt for meteorites with Steve Arnold, who’s been in the game for more than three decades. If you want to learn more, check out Steve’s website, and read this profile of the meteorite hunting community.

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This 80s Icon Has A Shrine In A Berlin Hostel Jul 17, 2024

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In the basement of a Berlin hostel – in a corridor connecting their brewery to the luggage storage area – is a shrine to a pop culture icon with a surprising connection to the city’s history. (Hint: It’s David Hasselhoff.)

Plus: Atlas Obscura has a new book coming out! Pre-order your copy of Wild Life today.

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My Life in Three Places: Dylan Thuras Jul 16, 2024

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Dylan takes us on a tour of three places that have shaped his life.

Listen to our episodes about the Corn Palace, House on the Rock, and Gold Medal Flour.

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Mother Jones and the Battle of Blair Mountain Jul 15, 2024

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How a woman in her 70s inspired some of the biggest labor uprisings in American history.

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Pigeon Towers of Iran (Classic) Jul 12, 2024

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This elaborate architecture throughout Iran served a very unique purpose - gathering pigeon guano.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pigeon-towers-iran

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Getting Lost with Susan Orlean Jul 11, 2024

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Travel writer Susan Orlean is an admitted terrible tourist. But she’s an expert at getting lost – with a purpose. Today, she takes us to some of the places that have shaped her life. And she talks about throwing out the guidebook – opening herself up to these experiences – and the art of getting lost.

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A Walk Through Sandwich History with Barry Enderwick Jul 10, 2024

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Barry Enderwick has made and tasted more than 1000 sandwiches from across history. Today, he and Dylan make – and eat three sandwiches that each tell us something about history, culture, and ourselves.

Pre-order Barry’s book, Sandwiches of History: The Cookbook, today! We also have a new book coming Pre-order a copy of Wild Life today!

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The Mysterious Origins of Virginia’s Swimming Ponies Jul 09, 2024

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For one day every July, the Assateague Channel on Virginia’s marshy eastern shore is filled with the bobbing heads of swimming ponies. These feral horses are celebrities in the area, but nobody actually knows exactly how they got there. Atlas Obscura senior editor Gemma Tarlach tells us the story and wrote about it here.

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How Caribou Gave Us a Peek at Life 9,000 Years Ago Jul 08, 2024

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In 2008, a researcher floating in a boat in Lake Huron had an idea for how to learn more about our prehistoric ancestors. It involved sonar, a lot of patience, and some very bumbling AI caribou. Listen to Morgan Springer’s original story here. For more stories about the land, water, and inhabitants of the Great Lakes, check out Points North wherever you get your podcasts.

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We Want to Hear Your Unusual Road Trip Stories Jul 06, 2024

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We're working on another listener-led episode and want to know: What is your favorite unusual road trip destination? The weirdest road trip memory holed deep in your subconscious. Where was it? What did it look like? What do you remember? Maybe there is a place you have taken a friend, or your own kids and just thought. Oh man, they are going to freak out… It can be a good memory, a bad memory, or just a weird one. Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message, or send a voice memo to Hello@AtlasObscura.com.

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