Malcolm and the Mermaid
Host Dylan Thuras chats with author and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell about a beloved Disney movie, and the deeper questions it raised about the stories we tell ourselves -- and our children -- about pla...
5 Aug 202115min
La Piedra Movediza
A huge rock, teetering on the edge of a hill for thousands of years, brought tourism, fame, and what’s said to be a 100-year curse to the town of Tandil, Argentina Read more in the Atlas: https://www....
4 Aug 202116min
Winchester Mystery House
Does this sprawling mansion in San Jose, California live up to its reputation as one of the most haunted places in the world? Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/winchester-mys...
3 Aug 202114min
Salton Sea
The story of how humans desperate for water created a lake the size of the city of Los Angeles. And then, how that thirst turned toxic. Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/salt...
2 Aug 202116min
The Boiling River
A river in the Amazon is so hot that anything that falls into it will die … but how did it get this way? Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-boiling-river-of-the-amazon-pue...
29 Jul 202116min
The Village Where Every Person’s Name Is a Song
In Kongthong, India, every person’s name is a unique song, composed by their mother within a week of their birth, part of a centuries-old tradition. Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.co...
28 Jul 202114min
The Kalamazoo Gals of the Old Gibson Guitar Factory
The story of the women who stepped up to produce thousands of guitars during World War II, only to be written out of the history. Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-old-g...
27 Jul 202115min
The Family Tree
A listener’s voicemail sent us searching for the story of a very special -- and giant -- oak tree Peoria, Illinois, and the family of arborists who cared for it. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compa...
26 Jul 202112min
