Harvard Bridge Smoots
How an MIT fraternity pledge instituted a new, unique unit of measurement. Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/harvard-bridge-smoot-measurements Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWi...
8 Juli 202115min
Valley of the Whales
The fossils of Wadi al-Hitan (Valley of the Whales) in Egypt give us a glimpse of a remarkable evolutionary history. Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/wadi-al-hitan Hosted b...
7 Juli 202111min
Dude Chilling Park
A renegade art project in Vancouver galvanized a small community, pitted residents against city government, and ultimately resulted in a new name for a chill park Read more in the Atlas: https://www....
6 Juli 202114min
A (Quick) 4th of July Greeting from the Largest Pothole in the World
Host Dylan Thuras convinces his family to stop at this most unusual attraction in Pennsylvania Read More in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/archbald-pothole Hosted by Simplecast, an Ads...
5 Juli 20213min
Museum of Broken Relationships
This episode will break your heart. And that’s a good thing. Read More in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/museum-of-broken-relationships Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See p...
1 Juli 202115min
Science that Doesn’t Stop
Host Dylan Thuras riffs on a subject that has long fascinated him: the world’s longest-running science experiments. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about ...
30 Juni 202114min
Shoreham Power Plant
We venture out to Long Island, not for the beautiful beaches, or an Islanders game, or to hang with Billy Joel. We're here to explore the fraught history of a gigantic, ominous sea foam-green nuclear ...
29 Juni 202112min
The Danse Macabre
Mortician Caitlin Doughty gives us a dance lesson in the two-step we were all born to do. Check out Doughty’s ‘Ask a Mortitican’ series here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5iiEyLwSLvlqnMi02u5gQ H...
28 Juni 202114min
