Maine Week: Captain Becky’s Wind-Powered Boat
We meet Becky Sigwright, who captains a wind-powered boat that’s been sailing around Maine since before the invention of the telephone. It's Maine Week on the show, so every day we're introducing you ...
22 Des 202513min
We want to hear your travel resolutions!
We're working on a listener-powered episode about travel resolutions and we want to hear yours!What are you hoping to change about the way you travel or move through the world? What inspired this reso...
20 Des 20251min
12 Days of Wonder: World's Quietest Room
Experience the Orfield Anechoic Chamber: a room inside a concrete bunker that was once known as the quietest place on earth. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati...
19 Des 202514min
12 Days of Wonder: The Unclaimed Baggage Center
The Unclaimed Baggage Center in Alabama bills itself as “the nation’s only retailer of lost luggage.” If you’ve ever lost a bag during air travel, it probably wound up there - along with many other tr...
18 Des 202513min
12 Days of Wonder: Puffin Patrol
We go to the Westman Islands off the southern coast of Iceland and meet the heroes who save young birds that have wandered from their nests every summer. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...
17 Des 202512min
12 Days of Wonder: Slowjamistan
We get out our passports and visit The Republic of Slowjamastan, a nation built on good vibes, good music and a dream of eliminating one very popular type of footwear. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWiz...
16 Des 202512min
12 Days of Wonder: Chacaltaya
Hear from the caretakers of a ghost town in Bolivia that was once the world's highest ski resort. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/abandoned-chacaltaya-ski-resort Hosted by...
15 Des 202513min
12 Days of Wonder: Luciadagen
In honor of Lucia Day on December 13, we’re diving into the origins of a Swedish holiday tradition which evolved from sinister pagan lore to a celebration of light, warmth and music. Hosted by Simplec...
12 Des 202516min
