Pando the Trembling Giant
Fishlake National Forest is home to the biggest organism by mass on the planet - but this giant is shrinking and an usual group has banded together to help defend it. We have a new book coming out! ...
27 Sep 202113min
Magical Summer Memories Vol. 3 - The Cardiff Giant
All summer we’ve been asking you to send us your summer travel stories. In this installment we hear a listener’s tale of a theological dispute that became a real money-maker known to some as “Old Hoax...
23 Sep 202112min
Rödstensgubben
A trip to Sweden prompts producer Sarah Wyman to dig into a superstitious story passed through generations about the Red Stone Man. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for i...
22 Sep 202112min
Martian Meteorites and Greek Columns with the AO Places Team
Places editors Jonathan and Michele are back again with a few new standout entries to the Atlas … including a spot in Antarctica that’s home to the oldest Martian meteorite and a column in Greece that...
21 Sep 202111min
The World’s Largest Collection of Small Versions of Large Things
Artist Erika Nelson didn’t set out in life to necessarily become one of the foremost connoisseurs of large things, but her museum in Lucas, KS is nevertheless the ultimate tribute to the roadside attr...
20 Sep 202114min
Magical Summer Memories Vol. 2 – Via Francigena
All summer we’ve been asking you to send us your summer travel stories. Our second installment in the series follows one listener from London to Rome – on foot. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compan...
16 Sep 202112min
Nepali Folk Musical Instrument Museum
This secluded museum beats the drum for the preservation of Nepal's musical heritage. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nepali-folk-musical-instrument-museum Hosted by Simp...
15 Sep 202111min
The Mirror Lab
A spinning furnace tucked under the football stadium at the University of Arizona is building giant telescope mirrors. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/richard-f-caris-mirr...
14 Sep 202115min
