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Organ Stop Pizza (Classic) Mar 08, 2024

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The largest theater pipe organ in the world lives in a restaurant in Mesa, Arizona. Phenomenal musicians play requests while diners feast on pizza.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/organ-stop-pizza

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Exploring the Abandoned with Blake Pfeil Mar 07, 2024

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Dylan sits down with guest Blake Pfeil about what inspired him to begin exploring abandoned spots, what those spaces have taught him about escapism, sobriety and the sometimes blurry line between real and unreal that he finds there.

MORE: Blake is an artist and adventurer. He’s also the creator and host of the podcast “Abandoned: All-American Ruins.” Check it out here.

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Mr. Kaor’s Letters Mar 06, 2024

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We visit a quaint Dutch fishing village and attempt to unravel the mystery that unfolded there… a mystery that involved strange and curious letters and a voyage to the other side of the world.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mr-kaors-portrait

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GALS Gone Wild Mar 05, 2024

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On our second day with Sporkful senior producer Andres O’Hara, we see what happens when invasive creatures that have made their way to the US refuse to leave… even when they’re slow and slimy.

MORE: If you like these episodes, and are looking for more surprising and fascinating food stories, check out The Sporkful, which just released a new series called Deep Dish, which looks at the surprising history of dishes like bagels, tacos al pastor, and tamales.

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What Happens to the Food You Try To Sneak into the Airport? Mar 04, 2024

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With the help from a podcast friend (Andres O’Hara of The Sporkful), we go inside one of the busiest airports on earth. And we find out the fate of all the food that gets confiscated by customs. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t get eaten.

If you like these episodes, and are looking for more surprising and fascinating food stories, check out The Sporkful, which just released a new series called Deep Dish, which looks at the surprising history of dishes like bagels, tacos al pastor, and tamales.

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Madame Tussaud (Classic) Mar 01, 2024

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Dylan braves one of New York’s most touristy sites to bring listeners the lesser-known history of Madame Tussaud’s origins.

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Black History in Plain Sight with Places Editors Jonathan and Michelle Feb 29, 2024

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For years, contributions from Black Americans to public spaces like beaches and museums have been hard to detect. Places Editors Jonathan and Michelle Cassidy take us to New Jersey’s Chicken Bone Beach and Chicago’s Field Museum to highlight a couple of these stories.

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Jerry’s Hat Museum Feb 28, 2024

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We visit Jerry’s Hat Museum, where a retiree has turned to an old chapel to house a collection of thousands of hats, pens, odds, ends and other artifacts from his Illinois hometown.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/jerrys-hat-museum-illinois

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Hints of Home Feb 27, 2024

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Listeners share their stories of places that made them feel at home, from the beaches of Australia to a ubiquitous coffee shop.

WE WANT YOUR STORIES! We’re working on a new slate of episodes that will feature listener stories, and want to hear yours.

Tell us about your hometown’s weird or unique local tradition. Walk us through what goes down—who’s there and what’s happening? Is there an interesting history behind it? What was your relationship to this tradition like when you were growing up—did you partake? What’s your relationship to it now? Did/does it play a role in how you think about the world, or the corner of it you come from?

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Hotel Theresa (Classic) Feb 26, 2024

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The Hotel Theresa in Harlem, New York played a pivotal role in the influential neighborhood’s cultural identity.

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