The Pompeii of Nebraska
In 1971, a paleontologist discovered an animal graveyard in northeastern Nebraska. It was crammed with species that lived in North America millions of years ago: camels, rhinos, and three-toed horses…...
30 Des 202516min
Minneapolis’s Giant Pencil
When a 180-year old bur oak tree collapsed during a rainstorm, a couple in Minnesota made a new life for it. Plus: How many U.S. states have you visited? Join the AO community and create your own U.S....
29 Des 202512min
Maine’s Burning Blueberry Fields (Classic)
Travel to Penobscot, Maine, where one farmer maintains the tradition of burning his crop each year to rejuvenate it the next. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informat...
26 Des 202512min
Maine Week: All Lighthouses Have Ghosts (Classic)
Over the course of its 200 year history, the lighthouse on Wood Island in Maine has been home to a celebrity dog, a grisly murder, some mischievous ghosts, and a monster storm that may or may not have...
25 Des 202517min
Maine Week: Chef Jason and The Well
A couple decades ago, Jason Williams was working at a local restaurant in Portland, Maine. One day he was driving around to farmers markets looking for ingredients, when he found a special place. And ...
24 Des 202511min
Maine Week: Hanako Nakazato’s Pottery Studio
Since settling down in the small town of Union, Maine, the Japanese-born ceramicist Hanako Nakazato has shaped her pieces around her endlessly surprising, largely untouched environment. It's Maine Wee...
23 Des 202510min
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
