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Your guide to the world's strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Kelly McEvers and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters transport you to a new wonder every day. Along the way, you'll meet fascinating people and hear their stories.

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Museum of Innocence

This museum built of memories in Istanbul, Turkey was created in a book before it was created in real life. 

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https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-museum-of-innocence-2-istanbul-turkey


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Traveling While Aging (Classic)

Host Dylan Thuras confronts the good and the bad ways travel changes as you move through different life stages. 


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Lake Natron

Lake Natron in Monduli, Tanzania can leave welts and burns on human skin but is a bit of a paradise for another animal.

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https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lake-natron


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Sinchi Warmi Amazon Lodge

Learn how a group of indegnous women in Puerto Misahuallî, Ecuador fought “machismo” to become entrepreneurs and build an eco-friendly getaway. 

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https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sinchi-warmi-amazon-lodge


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Chemin de la Mâture

This treacherous path cut through a stretch of the Pyrenees Mountains in France may have played a key part in one nation’s quest for international influence and possibly helped foment a revolution.

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https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chemin-de-la-mature


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Corpus Clock and Chronophage

Explore a modern landmark in a medieval city. The Corpus Clock in Cambridge, England honors both the past and future of telling time.

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https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/corpus-clock-corpus-christi-chronophage


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Gastropod’s “Buried Treasure: Weeds, Seeds, and Zombies.”

Atlas Obscura presents Gastropod’s episode “Buried Treasure: Weeds, Seeds, and Zombies.” Gastropod Hosts Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley examine a scientific quest – and one of the world’s longest running experiments - to see how long weeds can survive.  They find zombie seeds, a treasure hunt, and more. 

Gastropod: https://gastropod.com/buried-treasure-weeds-seeds-and-zombies/

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https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dr-beals-seed-viability-experiment


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The World’s Oldest Living Things Re-listen

As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this tour of the world's oldest living things - with artist Rachel Sussman who’s been documenting these ancient things for 10 years.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-month
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/lists/worlds-oldest-living-things


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The Office of Collecting and Design Re-listen

 As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this conversation with Jessica Oreck who has spent the last 30 years collecting odd and forgotten objects. Now, they’re all beautifully curated and on display in the Office of Collecting and Design in Las Vegas.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-month
Follow the Office of Collecting and Design on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/office.of.collecting/?hl=en
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/office-of-collecting-and-design


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The Kalamazoo Gals of the Old Gibson Guitar Factory Re-Listen

 As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this story of the women who stepped up to produce thousands of guitars during World War II, only to be written out of the history.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-month
Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-old-gibson-guitar-factory-kalamazoo-michigan


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Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Re-listen

As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this story of a national park in Southwest Uganda that is home to nearly half the world’s population of endangered mountain gorillas. They and the local community rely on each other to survive.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-month
Learn how to help the Bwindi Mountain Gorillas: https://ctph.org/
Sound of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and the mountain gorillas was recorded by Nick Penny. To see more of Nick’s work, visit: https://www.nickpennyphotography.com/
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bwindi-impenetrable-forest


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Kulning Re-Listen

As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this story of how herdswomen in Northern Sweden have lured cows home with haunting melodies.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-month
 

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: 

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-kulning


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Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary

Criminal and This is Love host Phoebe Judge brings us to the ancient ruins of Torre Argentina in Rome - the site of Julius Caesar’s assasination,  which also happens to double as an enormous sanctuary for cats.  
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/torre-argentina-roman-cat-sanctuary


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Life Changing Locations with the Places Team

Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Places Team bring listeners two Atlas Obscura locations developed as the result of a life-changing decision - to embark on a massive art project and live.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hercules


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Pyramid of Djoser

Travel to the world’s oldest intact pyramid in Egypt - and learn about the genius who also influenced the fields of architecture, astronomy, and medicine.
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Edna Lawrence Nature Lab with Brian Chesky

AirBnB founder and CEO Brian Chesky discusses how design experiences, like those found at the Edna Laurence Nature Lab, shape his work.


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Good Vibrations Antique Vibrator Museum Re-Listen

As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive including this museum’s buzzing collection which honors vibrator history.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/womens-history-month

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/good-vibrations-antique-vibrator-museum


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Ford’s Folly

A giant abandoned dam in Sudbury, Massachusetts, marks the inglorious failure of America’s champion of industry to triumph over nature. 
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Rhubarb Triangle

Farmers in Yorkshire, England take years to coax their rhubarb plants into a world-renowned delicacy using a century-old technique.
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/rhubarb-triangle
 


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Haitian Monument

The Haitian Monument in Savannah, Georgia was built to commemorate the Haitian soldiers who came to the rescue of Patriots fighting in the Revolutionary War.


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Kuruvungna Sacred Springs

Eight thousand years ago, this land’s first inhabitants built a village around a sacred spring. And today, in what is now Los Angeles, CA, their descendants still work to protect the site.

Learn more about the Gabrielino-Tongva Springs Foundation: http://gabrielinosprings.com/wpsite/


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Women of the Black Panther Mural Re-Listen

As part of Women’s History Month Atlas Obscura will be sharing some episodes from the archive starting with the story of how a 30-foot-tall mural on the side of a house in West Oakland is teaching an often left out part of the history of the Black Panther Party-- the women who fueled the movement. 

Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/black-lives-matter-murals

Learn more about this project and sign up for a tour of the mini-museum here:  http://www.westoaklandmuralproject.org


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Possum Monument

Wausau, Florida’s monument and annual festival celebrate this furry critter’s contributions to the community. 

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Elephant Clock

The Elephant Clock, a replica of an ancient invention, sits in Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai, surrounded by stores like The Gap, and H&M. 

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Hotel Theresa

The Hotel Theresa in Harlem, New York played a pivotal role in the influential neighborhood’s cultural identity. 


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The Capitol Stones

Gigantic pieces of the United States Capitol rest in Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC - waiting for anyone willing to step off the beaten path. 

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Brushes with the Unknown

Members of the Atlas Obscura team share their experiences with unknown phenomena.  


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Civic Musical Road

The grooves cut in this road outside Lancaster, CA play the finale of the William Tell Overture. 

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St. Brigid’s Well

St. Brigid’s well in Clare, Ireland is site integral to the story of how a pagan goddess became a Christian saint. 

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The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office

This office, established by the founder of the American Red Cross, changed the lives of thousands of Civil War soldiers and their families.

READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/clara-barton-missing-soldiers-office-museum


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