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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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Caring for Canids Apr 25, 2023

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Welcome to the Judith A Basset Canid Education & Conservation Center, where a California couple has dedicated their lives to showing folks man has even more best friends than previously thought.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-jab-canid-education-and-conservation-center-jabcecc

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Telling Time through the Trees with the Places Team Apr 24, 2023

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Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring us stories about the trees that have witnessed history.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: Read the story of Emancipation Oak in Hampton, VA and the Travel Log from California.

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International Cryptozoology Museum (Classic) Apr 21, 2023

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It’s easy to dismiss Bigfoot, the yeti, the Loch Ness monster, and other cryptids as far-fetched X-Files fodder. But the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine aims to show that when investigations into unknown creatures are done right, they involve real science, and have real scientific value.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/international-cryptozoology-museum

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John Brown’s Farm Apr 20, 2023

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In the Adirondacks of northern New York sits John Brown's Farm, a monument to the famous abolitionist, and the last vestige of Timbuctoo, an ambitious but failed settlement that some hoped could help African Americans secure the right to vote.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/john-brown-farm

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For Keeps Books Apr 19, 2023

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In Atlanta, on this historic Auburn Avenue, sits a small bookstore and reading room that’s been called “an interactive art museum of Black Thought.”

LEARN MORE: https://www.forkeepsbooks.com/

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Pack Your Bag(pipes) with Ross Jennings Apr 18, 2023

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Ross Jennings, aka the First Piper, has been on a world-spanning quest to play the bagpipes in every country of the world.

LEARN MORE: https://www.thefirstpiper.com/

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Bete Giyorgis of Lalibela Apr 17, 2023

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We go to Northern Ethiopia and learn about an ancient King who left a great legacy to his people and the world: the rock hewn church known as St. Giyorgis, where religious services are held to this day. See a virtual rendering of all the rock hewn churches of Lalibela at the Zamani Project.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bete-giyorgis-lalibela

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Red Sea Blue Hole (Classic) Apr 14, 2023

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This stunning geological marvel just north of Dahab, Egypt has been called the deadliest dive spot in the world. But is that reputation deserved?

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/red-sea-blue-hole

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Fun and Funny Science with Mary Roach Apr 13, 2023

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Author Mary Roach takes us into the hidden corners of the scientific world. From training to poop in space to the surprisingly pleasant Common Cold Unit, all the way to the inside of Elvis’s colon. If you want to check out her work, we recommend starting with Packing for Mars.

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Fairy Circles Apr 12, 2023

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We head to the Namib Desert in Africa, where the landscape is dotted with mysterious, pimple-like indents known as fairy circles. Where do these things come from? Scientist Walter Tschinkel has spent the last several years studying and experiencing a natural occurrence so enchanting, locals describe it as “The footprints of the gods.”

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/fairy-circles-southern-africa

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