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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

The Blue Whale of Catoosa (Classic)

Catoosa, Oklahoma is the cite of a massive landlocked whale - and possibly the greatest anniversary gift ever

22 Nov 2024 · 13 minutes
Bohemians, Bootleggers, and Bogus Bottles: A History of Absinthe

Journalist and food writer Evan Rail considers himself a beer guy, but when a mysterious bright green spirit started shaking... more

21 Nov 2024 · 20 minutes
The Integratron

In August 1953, airstrip operator George van Tassel claimed he was woken up in the middle of the night by... more

20 Nov 2024 · 16 minutes
St. Paul Island vs. the Rat

On a remote island 200 miles off the coast of Alaska, a community hunts for a single, elusive rat.

19 Nov 2024 · 12 minutes
The Internet, IRL

Places editors Michelle Cassidy and Diana Hubbell tell us about two real-world places that have been shaped by the internet.

18 Nov 2024 · 14 minutes
We want your stories of places you're grateful for!

Blame it on this time of year, but we've been ruminating a lot on the places we're thankful for. And... more

16 Nov 2024 · 2 minutes
The Wren’s Nest (Classic)

The Wren’s Nest in Atlanta is both a museum and former home of journalist Joel Chandler Harris and a hub... more

15 Nov 2024 · 13 minutes
Nate DiMeo’s Personal Memory Palace

Nate DiMeo, host and creator of The Memory Palace podcast, walks us through some of the rooms in his own... more

14 Nov 2024 · 20 minutes
Malaria Bat Roosts

During the early 20th century, malaria was ravaging the world. We hear the story of Dr. Charles Campbell, who had... more

13 Nov 2024 · 15 minutes
The Sul Ross Desk

In the 1980s, a group of friends on the track team at Sul Ross State University hauled a discarded dorm... more

12 Nov 2024 · 14 minutes
The Atlas Obscura Podcast
The Blue Whale of Catoosa (Classic)
The Atlas Obscura Podcast