The Atlas Obscura Podcast

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Our theme and end credit music is composed by Sam Tyndall.

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Episoder(1381)

Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Life Saving Station

Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Life Saving Station

Pea Island is a wildlife refuge, and one of the most untouched parts of the Outer Banks. But a century ago, this small piece of land was the site of one of the most remarkable water rescues to date. A...

30 Jun 17min

Beyond the Game: Toronto’s Casa Loma

Beyond the Game: Toronto’s Casa Loma

Reporter Elah Feder ventures into one of her hometown’s biggest tourist attractions: A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire. This episode...

29 Jun 17min

The Tower of Baa-Goat

The Tower of Baa-Goat

We visit the tower of Baa-Goat, which is inhabited by a flock of goats who speak Swiss French. Along the way we hear about 19th century architectural follies, why goats like to climb, and how sometime...

27 Jun 11min

Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum (Classic)

Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum (Classic)

This museum in John Day, Oregon, was once a Chinese general store and medicine shop that dates back to the 1800s. But these days it’s a perfectly preserved time capsule, down to the fruit – down to th...

26 Jun 15min

The Minnesota-Shaped Forest (Classic)

The Minnesota-Shaped Forest (Classic)

We follow one man’s journey down an internet rabbit hole that becomes a search for a one-of-a-kind forest and its mysterious creator. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for ...

25 Jun 24min

Beyond the Game: In Missouri, America’s Largest Pig Museum

Beyond the Game: In Missouri, America’s Largest Pig Museum

How did a farm in Missouri wind up with 60,000 collectible pigs? The story involves a radio DJ with a dartboard, an unsuspecting fitness-instructor-turned-farmer, and a fateful phone call. This episod...

24 Jun 14min

How Kelly McEvers Visited All 50 States

How Kelly McEvers Visited All 50 States

Kelly McEvers has visited all 50 states. But not on purpose. Plus: we want to hear from you. Have you visited all 50 states? Or maybe you’re really close? Tell us about your 50 state journey – whether...

23 Jun 13min

Beyond the Game: Seattle’s Beacon Food Forest

Beyond the Game: Seattle’s Beacon Food Forest

Today, we step onto the four acres of Seattle’s Beacon Food Forest. And we learn how what started as a neighborhood project evolved into an open-source grocery store.  This episode is part of our ongo...

22 Jun 18min

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