Black History in Plain Sight with Places Editors Jonathan and Michelle
For years, contributions from Black Americans to public spaces like beaches and museums have been hard to detect. Places Editors Jonathan and Michelle Cassidy take us to New Jersey’s Chicken Bone Beac...
29 Feb 202416min
Jerry’s Hat Museum
We visit Jerry’s Hat Museum, where a retiree has turned to an old chapel to house a collection of thousands of hats, pens, odds, ends and other artifacts from his Illinois hometown.READ MORE IN THE AT...
28 Feb 202412min
Hints of Home
Listeners share their stories of places that made them feel at home, from the beaches of Australia to a ubiquitous coffee shop.WE WANT YOUR STORIES! We’re working on a new slate of episodes that will ...
27 Feb 20249min
Hotel Theresa (Classic)
The Hotel Theresa in Harlem, New York played a pivotal role in the influential neighborhood’s cultural identity. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our...
26 Feb 202412min
Eastern State Penitentiary (Classic)
The founders of this prison in Philadelphia aimed to revolutionize incarceration for the better - and unintentionally created new horrors. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/...
23 Feb 202414min
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
A producer revisits her hometown (Houston) and goes to the Buffalo Soldiers Museum, learning about the contributions of Black members of the armed forces and one man in particular, who started the col...
22 Feb 202411min
Stone of Destiny
This giant rock has been used in the coronation of every English monarch since the 1300s, but is it authentic? Or could the real one be in a Scottish bar? We parse through the evidence and debate!READ...
21 Feb 202418min
World’s Loneliest House
We visit the misnamed “world’s loneliest house” and visit the flocks of puffins who live there. Some people want to eat them, some want to protect them. And these two groups collide here. If you want ...
20 Feb 202417min
