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The Atlas Obscura Podcast Stitcher Studios
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4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
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An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Our theme and end credit music is composed by Sam Tyndall.
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Reppin MORE of our Weird Hometown Traditions
From a rubber duck contest to hypnotizing chickens, listeners share stories about annual customs, events and practices that set their hometowns apart from others.
MORE: We're going to be bringing you more listener-led stories this year, and we need your help. Tell us about a place you went with your parents that was special to you. Maybe it was the annual trip to Niagara Falls or a national park. Or maybe it was just a one-time thing but had an outsized impact. Call and tell us at 315-992-7902 or email us at Hello@AtlasObscura.com. -
Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum
We visit the Louisiana town where the infamous – but often misunderstood – couple’s story came to an end.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bonnie-and-clyde-ambush-museum -
Tell us your stories of traveling with your parents!
We're going to be bringing you more listener-led stories this year, and we need your help. Tell us about a place you went with your parents that was special to you. Maybe it was the annual trip to Niagara Falls or a national park. Or maybe it was just a one time thing but had an outsized impact. Call and tell us at 315-992-7902 or email us at Hello@AtlasObscura.com.
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The Livestock Living at the End of the World (Classic)
The pigs once plopped on an uninhabited Auckland Island known for capturing castaways now play an important role in modern medical research.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-lives-on-auckland-islands -
To the Moon and Back with Rebecca Boyle
Science writer and journalist Rebecca Boyle has a new book about all about the ways in which the moon has impacted nearly every aspect of human life – including our conception and invention of time.
MORE IN THE ATLAS: Rebecca is a regular contributor to Atlas Obscura and you can find more about her work here and check out her book here. -
Musée Mécanique
We empty out our change purse and visit Dan Zelinsky - the owner and head mechanic of the Musée Mécanique - one of the few remaining vintage arcades in the country.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/musee-mecanique-san-francisco
Customer Reviews
Please stop frying.
Please, stop with this affection. It’s distracting and makes it appear that you’re too exhausted to finish a sentence.
Transportive!!
A beautiful and fun show that makes me feel like I’m dipping into other worlds. Fascinating topics that make me realize the world is bigger than I ever knew
Every episode is mind expanding
Can’t get enough of this one!