The Mystery Man of Marree
In 1998, a giant drawing of an Aboriginal man mysteriously appeared in the Australian Outback. Some locals were thrilled. Others wanted it destroyed. Producer Elah Feder goes looking for the culprit, ...
23 Jan 202524min
Mobile Bay’s Tidal Wave of Fish
Every summer, along a 15 mile stretch of the Alabama coastline, an almost magical natural phenomenon washes up on the beaches. Hundreds of fish and sea creatures usually hidden in the deep swim toward...
22 Jan 202513min
Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: To the Platinum Blonde DJ On Her Way to Laos
A traveler in Vang Vieng, Laos writes a letter to a fellow traveler. This essay was edited by Lenora Todaro and originally appeared in Off Assignment. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pc...
21 Jan 202513min
Atlas Obscura Presents: "Bigfoot is from North Carolina" with The Broadside
Sasquatch is Southern. And its cultural and economic impact in Appalachia is sizable. Today, we bring you an episode of The Broadside, a podcast produced by WUNC in Durham, NC.Appalachia is Bigfoot te...
20 Jan 202519min
Brown Dog Statue (Classic)
This memorial marks the life of a pup who sparked riots over animal rights issues in London. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/brown-dog-statue Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWi...
17 Jan 202513min
Don’t Ask Jacques Ze Whipper What He Does for a Living
If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to run away and join the circus, this episode is for you. Dylan talks with Jack Lepiarz, also known as Jacques Ze Whipper, about how he created a life for hims...
16 Jan 202520min
The Town That Moved a Windmill
When Peter James first stumbled on the Lowfield Heath Windmill, it was falling apart. Determined to save it, he embarked on a years-long effort with the town that would lead to its complete deconstruc...
15 Jan 202513min
The Kola Superdeep Borehole
In the 1980s, a team of Soviet scientists dug a hole in the Earth’s crust so deep that they reached Hell… complete with high temperatures, unexplained happenings, and even the tortured screams of damn...
14 Jan 202517min
