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)

Weekend Road Trip: National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum

Weekend Road Trip: National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum

Today we visit the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which is home to 10,000 bobbleheads inspired by sports, pop culture, politics, and even some niche viral Interne...

30 Mai 13min

The Atomic Clock (Classic)

The Atomic Clock (Classic)

How do we determine the time? Believe it or not, there is an official clock. It’s located in Boulder, Colorado at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and we go there to visit. LEARN MO...

29 Mai 10min

French Horns on Ice

French Horns on Ice

Professional French horn player Kyra Sims tells us about a once-in-a-lifetime trip she took to Antarctica with a program called Polar STEAM, which pairs artists with scientists. She tells us about liv...

28 Mai 25min

Beyond the Game: This Atlanta Monument is a Tombstone For…Gravity?

Beyond the Game: This Atlanta Monument is a Tombstone For…Gravity?

This stone at Emory University is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.    This episode is part of our ongoing coverage of the soccer world championship. In each episode, we...

27 Mai 16min

The Last Wild Apple Groves (Classic)

The Last Wild Apple Groves (Classic)

The variety of apples we enjoy today have a common ancestor that lies in the forests of Kazakhstan, where scientists are studying the wildest version of the fruit.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz co...

26 Mai 12min

Beyond the Game: Mexico City's Footwear Museum

Beyond the Game: Mexico City's Footwear Museum

One of Mexico’s oldest shoe stores holds a collection of more than 2,000 thousand shoes in a museum called el Museo Del Calzado. From booties worn by a rescue dog to slippers owned by Queen Elizabeth ...

25 Mai 12min

Weekend Road Trip: Tinkertown

Weekend Road Trip: Tinkertown

It took Ross Ward more than 40 years to build Tinkertown, an indescribable array of carvings, figurines, and folk art. The project became both a source of inspiration for young artists, and an unexpec...

23 Mai 19min

Fairy Circles (Classic)

Fairy Circles (Classic)

We head to the Namib Desert in Africa, where the landscape is dotted with mysterious, pimple-like indents known as fairy circles. Where do these things come from? Scientist Walter Tschinkel has spent ...

22 Mai 11min

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