Voynich Manuscript
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...
16 Touko 202317min
Big Bertha Drum (Classic)
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 ...
15 Touko 202310min
Kilwa Kisiwani (Classic)
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 Hosted by Simplecast...
12 Touko 202315min
Butter Sculptures
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 ...
11 Touko 202316min
Close to the Edge
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 you...
10 Touko 202315min
Iowa Remnant Prairies
Elusive patches of land in America’s Midwest can show us what the environment was like 150 years ago and tell us about the future. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inf...
9 Touko 202314min
National Poo Museum
We spend time with the world’s foremost poo enthusiasts, who operate a museum in England where poo is elegant, elevated and celebrated.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nation...
8 Touko 202311min
Mississippi River Basin Model (Classic)
A walk through this scale model has you feeling like a giant, and striding from Baton Rouge to Omaha in an hour. LEARN MORE about the model and the group trying to revive it, here: https://friendsofmr...
5 Touko 202313min
