Jerry’s Hat Museum (Classic)
We visit Jerry’s Hat Museum, where a retiree has turned to an old chapel to house a collection of thousands of hats, pens, odds, ends and other artifacts from his Illinois hometown. READ MORE IN THE A...
7 Apr 12min
AO Mailbag: Best Movie to Watch on an Airplane?
Co-host Kelly McEvers and producers Johanna and Jerome answer questions about whether you should experience certain places with other people, the best movies to watch on an airplane, and the delicate ...
6 Apr 17min
Ganvie Lake Village (Classic)
A producer sits down with Dylan and recounts his trip to a place referred to as “The Venice of Africa.” READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gavie-benin Hosted by Simplecast, an...
3 Apr 15min
Tasting the World’s Most Unique Honeys with Marina Marchese
Marina Marchese is a beekeeper and trained honey sommelier. She explains how honey tastes like the place where it’s made… and guides co-host Kelly McEvers through a taste test of some of the world’s m...
2 Apr 24min
Was It All A Hoax?
Today, we are celebrating the spirit of April Fools’ Day with two stories about hoaxes. One is about a mythical creature in Fouke, Arkansas and the other about a giant sea serpent in a small town of N...
1 Apr 13min
Deadly Beard
For one sixteenth century Austrian mayor, a long, luscious beard was both his claim to fame – and the cause of his downfall. Read more about Hans Steininger and his deadly beard: https://www.atlasobs...
31 Mars 14min
The Farewell Spit
Daren Grover was on vacation near the top of New Zealand’s South Island when he got a call: some whales needed help. Hundreds of them had stranded on a spot so notorious for whale strandings, it’s cau...
30 Mars 14min
Exotic Feline Rescue Center (Classic)
Long before Joe Exotic got the country talking about big cats, there was Joe Taft – regular guy – who began raising and rescuing these types of felines in Indiana. MORE: https://www.atlasobscura.com/...
27 Mars 12min
