Big Bertha Drum
She’s about 8 feet wide and 500 pounds. And her history spans all the way from the stockyards of Chicago...to a nuclear test during the Manhattan Project...to a stadium at the University of Texas at A...
31 Aug 202110min
Åtvidaberg Sun Cannon
Sun cannons have been around since the 1600s. But as far as we know, there’s only one left that’s still up and running. We pay it a visit. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/...
30 Aug 202112min
Dead Companions
We nearly stump host Dylan Thuras with a seemingly simple question: Who are the top five dead people he would like to go on a road trip with? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz....
26 Aug 202115min
The Tank
An industrial water tank-turned-concert hall in the high deserts of Colorado is nothing less than a sonic wonder of the world. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-tank-ran...
25 Aug 202113min
Beishan Broadcast Wall
On the tiny Kinmen Island, a bow-tie-shape strip of land between China and Taiwan, sits a giant weaponized wall of sound that still stands--and still broadcasts--today. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https:/...
24 Aug 202114min
Places with a Purpose
There are tens of thousands of entries in the Atlas -- In these episodes, we hear from the people who sift through them, Jonathan and Michele, and hear about their favorites. Learn more about submitti...
23 Aug 202113min
American Chestnut Foundation
The story of the unimaginable destruction of the American Chestnut tree and the group of scientists, academics and tree lovers who are desperately trying to bring them back from the edge of extinction...
19 Aug 202113min
Traveling While Aging
Host Dylan Thuras confronts the good and the bad ways travel changes as you move through different life stages. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our...
18 Aug 202115min
