Happy Pride: Mapping the Gay Guides (Classic)
To round out Pride Month, we’re sharing one of our favorite classic episodes. For decades, a one of a kind travel guide opened up the world for gay travelers. Today, historians are using them to creat...
30 Jun 202514min
It’s Getting Hot in Here (Classic)
Let’s all go to hell. Seriously. Hell, Michigan, that is :)READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hell-michigan Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for i...
27 Jun 20259min
Four Rooms at the Omni Parker House Hotel
In an homage to the 1995 movie Four Rooms, Dylan talks with historian Susan Wilson about how the history of Boston – and the United States at large – was influenced by events that occurred in four dif...
26 Jun 202533min
More First Travel Dates
A couple months ago, we asked for your stories about traveling with a significant other for the first time. We got so many responses, that we decided to make a Part II. Plus, we want to hear your que...
25 Jun 202511min
The Biblioburro
In a small rural town in Colombia, one man mounts books on the backs of donkeys and takes to the hills. This is how he operates his bookmobile, aka “Biblioburro.” For more information about where to s...
24 Jun 202511min
Why Is There a Statue of Columbo in Budapest?
The TV show Columbo, about a loveable schlub detective, is internationally beloved. But Hungary has an extra special relationship with the show, dating all the way back to the 1970s when the communist...
23 Jun 202516min
The Coffee Palace (Classic)
A majestic building in Santos, Brazil used to be the center of the coffee trade. Go deeper with professor Ian Read’s work here and read more in the Atlas here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company...
20 Jun 202512min
Ashley House (Classic)
For decades, the Ashley House in Sheffield, Massachusetts preserved and promoted the story of Col. John Ashley, a wealthy businessman who opened his home to those fighting against British rule on the ...
19 Jun 202514min
