An Update on California’s Jurupa Oak
This summer we learned about a 15,000-year-old oak tree in California that was facing a potential housing development. Today, we learn its fate. Listen to our original episode about the Jurupa Oak her...
30 Syys 202411min
Carhenge (Classic)
This experimental automotive replica of Stonehenge has become a symbol of the town of Alliance, Nebraska. But residents haven’t always been fans.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/pl...
27 Syys 202412min
Small Town, Big Story: The Pennsic Wars of Slippery Rock, PA
Every summer, more than 10,000 people flock to this Pennsylvania town for two weeks for the largest gathering of medieval arts and culture anywhere in the world. This episode was produced in partnersh...
26 Syys 202418min
Small Town, Big Story: Heating Up in Thermopolis, WY
We go to a central Wyoming town, just a couple hours from Yellowstone, that's appropriately named Thermopolis. City of Heat. It’s home to one of the largest mineral hot springs in the world. But it tu...
25 Syys 202415min
Small Town, Big Story: The Giant Omelet of Abbeville, LA
We’re visiting a town 150 miles west of New Orleans in the absolute heart of Cajun country, where every year, thousands of people come from across the country to march through the streets, play music,...
24 Syys 202417min
Small Town, Big Story: The Storytellers of Jonesborough, TN
Every October, amateurs and professionals alike gather in this small town in the Appalachian Mountains to hone their storytelling chops and share them with crowds of thousands. In this episode, host D...
23 Syys 202416min
Enchanted Hart Haus (Classic)
Steve and Amy Hartbauer have turned their home in residential Denver, CO into a massive mosaic and decade’s long expression of inner inspiration. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/p...
20 Syys 202410min
Our Material World with Ed Conway
Dylan talks with journalist and author Ed Conway about three materials that our entire civilization depends on: salt, copper, and sand. They visit the biggest man-made hole on Earth, a salt mine large...
19 Syys 202423min
