Robot Saints (Classic)
We meet the robot saints – sculptures made of wood and wire, of cams and pulleys during medieval times – that might just help us understand this new AI age we all find ourselves living in. LEARN MORE ...
4 Aug 16min
The World Erotic Art Center
Today. we're visiting the World Erotic Art Museum in Miami, a place that shattered the line between fine art and our deeply held taboos. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...
3 Aug 15min
The Museum That Began in One Woman’s House (Classic)
Mary Maschal set out to document women’s history, unintentionally becoming part of it herself. Learn more about the Women's Museum of History here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ad...
31 Jul 9min
Germany’s Most Romantic Post Office Box
For decades, people have been addressing love letters to an oak tree deep in the Dodauer Forest in Germany called the Bridegroom’s Oak. The hope is that a passerby might find their letter, write back ...
30 Jul 23min
The Hotel That Gave ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ Its Name
“Stockholm Syndrome” is a term in pop psychology that’s come to mean situations where hostages develop emotional bonds with their captors. But it comes from an actual hostage situation back in the 197...
29 Jul 17min
Your '50 States' Quests
We asked you about traveling to all 50 states, and in response got several stories about interesting quests and journeys across the U.S. Up Next: Tell us your stories about visiting the U.S National P...
28 Jul 12min
The Sul Ross Desk (Classic)
In the 1980s, a group of friends on the track team at Sul Ross State University hauled a discarded dorm room desk to the top of a mountain. They left a notebook there to keep track of their run times ...
27 Jul 14min
The Big Duck (Classic)
The story of a big idea, and a big duck – and how this duck would go on to become an important architectural landmark that would influence buildings all around the world. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: htt...
24 Jul 13min
