Hashima Island
Hashima Island in Japan was once the most densely populated place on Earth. Until – almost overnight – everyone left. Additional information for this episode was provided by Joshua Synenko of Trent Un...
2 Maj 202213min
Sputnik IV Crash Site Re-listen
Typically, space junk ends up deep in the Pacific Ocean. This is the story of when it plunged back to earth … onto a street in small-town Wisconsin.Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com...
29 Apr 202213min
Forest of the Future Library
This forest in Oslo, Norway will provide the trees for paper as part of a century long art project featuring famed contemporary authors. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/for...
28 Apr 202214min
The Last Tenement
The Last Tenement in Boston’s old West End has come to represent everything that can go wrong with urban planning.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-last-tenement Hosted by...
27 Apr 202215min
The Timbuktu Manuscripts
These documents highlight the intellectual legacy of an ancient civilization based in Timbuktu, Mali.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/timbuktu-manuscripts-mali Hosted by Sim...
26 Apr 202212min
Islands of America
Writer and island-hopper Anna Marlis Burgard takes us on a tour of three of the 135 strange, incredible, and wondrous islands she’s explored in the United States.Learn more about Anna's Islands of Ame...
25 Apr 202214min
Ubatuba Whale(s) Re-listen
We dig into the tales of TWO whales washing ashore along the southeastern coast of Brazil. And learn how one became a scientific marvel and the other, a local landmark.Read more in the Atlas: https://...
22 Apr 202215min
Bloody Island
This island between Missouri and Illinois was a preferred meeting place for duels to the death in the early 1900’s. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about ...
21 Apr 202214min
