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The Atlas Obscura Podcast
The Atlas Obscura Podcast
Stitcher Studios & Atlas Obscura

An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore... more

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Episodes

Spooky Week: The Gray Man (Classic)

A South Carolina ghost story is a harbinger of hurricanes and a window into history. Read more in the Atlas:... more

01 Nov 2024 · 12 minutes
Spooky Week: The Story of the Mad Gasser with Colin Dickey

In 1944, a strange spate of “gas attacks” in a small Midwestern town reveals what was really lurking in mid-century... more

31 Oct 2024 · 23 minutes
Spooky Week: Places That Give Us the Creeps

Listener stories about places that give off big creepy vibes – from an abandoned ice factory to a haunted university music... more

30 Oct 2024 · 12 minutes
Spooky Week: No More Scary Stories at Camp

To avoid traumatizing kids, many summer camps are banning scary stories. But can a little fun with fear be a... more

29 Oct 2024 · 17 minutes
Spooky Week: Elmer McCurdy’s Nine Lives

In 1976, a television crew filming an episode of the show “The Six Million Dollar Man” descended on a rundown... more

28 Oct 2024 · 17 minutes
The Smallest Mollusk Museum (Classic)

The Smallest Mollusk Museum in New York City is part of a fleet of tiny museums that might just have... more

25 Oct 2024 · 14 minutes
Living on Mars

Kelly and Zach Weinersmith walk Dylan through the practicalities of making a home on the red planet. Check out their... more

24 Oct 2024 · 20 minutes
The South's Hidden Confessional

Outside the French Quarter lies Hidden South, an antique shop like any other. And hidden amongst the oddities is a... more

23 Oct 2024 · 10 minutes
Aftel Archive of Curious Scents

Producer Alexa Lim visits a collection of natural aromas in Berkeley, California. She gets a whiff of some of the... more

22 Oct 2024 · 14 minutes
Bessie Stringfield, Motorcycle Queen of Miami

In the 1930s and 1940s, a young Black woman named Bessie Stringfield decided she’d strike out on her own and... more

21 Oct 2024 · 13 minutes
The Atlas Obscura Podcast
Spooky Week: The Gray Man (Classic)
The Atlas Obscura Podcast