Bad Rap Week: Dylan and Alan Fall Down the Rat Hole
Dylan has complicated feelings about rats. On one hand, they’re amazingly resourceful creatures. On the other, they caused the bubonic plague (and other harmful situations). So when Terrestrials produ...
29 Apr 202515min
Bad Rap Week: Listeners Defend Places with Bad Reputations
From laundromats to Sacramento, listeners go to bat for places with bad reputations. All week, we’re collaborating with the great podcast Terrestrials to tell stories about people, places, and animals...
28 Apr 202512min
Leaning Tower of Niles (Classic)
Niles, Illinois is home to an exact replica of Italy’s leaning tower of Pisa - only it’s half the size of the original structure.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/leaning-tow...
25 Apr 20259min
Retracing Historic Journeys with Elise Wortley
Adventurer Elise Wortley retraces the footsteps of historic female explorers – and she does it all with no modern gear, no shortcuts, and no guarantees that it is going to work out.Learn more about El...
24 Apr 202527min
The Kolache Triangle
Producer Alexa Lim travels in search of the Kolache Triangle. Along the way, she visits some of the state’s Czech communities, and hears how the kolache became the gem of the Texas roadside snack. Hos...
23 Apr 202514min
Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: 2:30 a.m. in McMurdo Station and 11:45 p.m. in Oulu
Two small stories about two cold nights in different parts of the world. 11:45 p.m. in Oulu was written by Anne Korkeakivi, and 2:30 a.m. in McMurdo Station was written by Elizabeth Endicott. Both ess...
22 Apr 20259min
Dylan’s Mailbag: A Disturbing Listener Question
Dylan and producers Amanda and Johanna answer a listener question that leaves them deeply shaken, and slightly disturbed.Have a question for Dylan? Give us a call at 315-992-7902 and leave a message. ...
21 Apr 202514min
Gnomesville
Thousands of kitschy lawn gnomes have taken over an Australian roundabout. Read more in the Atlas here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collecti...
18 Apr 202512min
