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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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The Mirror Lab (Classic) May 23, 2023

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A spinning furnace tucked under the football stadium at the University of Arizona is building giant telescope mirrors.

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https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/richard-f-caris-mirror-laboratory

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Åtvidaberg Sun Cannon (Classic) May 22, 2023

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Sun cannons have been around since the 1600s. But as far as we know, there’s only one left that’s still up and running. We pay it a visit.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/atvidaberg-sun-cannon

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Chile Pepper Institute May 19, 2023

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Habaneros! Jalapenos! Green! Red! These days, an appreciation for chiles is pretty mainstream. But that wasn’t always the case. We head to New Mexico to learn how this food became such a huge part of our culture, and visit an institute dedicated to its continual improvement.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chile-pepper-institute

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Fugitive Train Wreck May 18, 2023

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A North Carolina town has become a draw for people who want to see the wreckage of the train wreck from the movie “The Fugitive.” But a more interesting – and true – story happened just a pistol shot away.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-fugitive-train-wreck-sylva-north-carolina

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Theatricum Botanicum May 17, 2023

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A once-blacklisted Hollywood star created a magical theater in Topanga Canyon, California, that still endures and inspires today.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/theatricum-botanicum

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Voynich Manuscript May 16, 2023

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One of the oldest books in the world is also the most misunderstood. A medievalist tells us about the Voynich, which is in the collection of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/beinecke-rare-book-manuscript-library

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Big Bertha Drum (Classic) May 15, 2023

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She’s about 8 feet wide and 500 pounds. And her history spans all the way from the stockyards of Chicago... to a nuclear test during the Manhattan Project...to a stadium at the University of Texas at Austin.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/big-bertha-drum

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Kilwa Kisiwani (Classic) May 12, 2023

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We dig through more than 1,000 years of dirt, history, colonialism, and myth on the Swahili Coast.

Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kilwa-kisiwani-ruins

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Butter Sculptures May 11, 2023

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Where can you find the smoothest, most scrumptious edible art? If you ask our host, Dylan, it’s in the Minnesota State Fair butter sculpture room. He’s joined in this episode by Gastro Obscura writer Sam O’Brien, who got the scoop on the yummy centerpieces.

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Close to the Edge May 10, 2023

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We all dream of the perfect vacation when everything goes right. This episode is about the opposite. Hear stories of people having near death travel experiences.

TELL US YOUR STORY: We want to hear your stories too! Give us a call at (315) 992-7902, and leave a message telling us your name, and about your own near-death travel experience. You can also record a voice memo and email it to us at hello@atlasobscura.com. Looking forward to hearing from you.

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